Details:
Brand: Machado
Model: Seaside
Length: 5’4"
Width: 20 5/8"
Thickness: 2 7/16"
Volume: 29.8L
Fins: FCS II - 4 Boxes (4 included)
Construction: Epoxy
Shipping Cost: $89.00
Description:
This board is Epoxy.
The deck is slightly yellow.
The nose has two crude repairs, one is water tight, the other is not.
The tail has a small pro repair and an under-glass crack, water tight.
The right rail has multiple small pro repairs, water tight.
The left rail has a few light surface scratches, water tight.
This board comes with Comes with Machado quad set ( 4 Fins )
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More Information
The Firewire Seaside (shaped by Rob Machado) is a high-speed, performance-oriented hybrid fish surfboard known for generating effortless drive and smooth rail-to-rail transitions.
Key Design & Specs
- Outline & Tail: Standard fish outline with high foam volume concentrated under the chest for easy paddling, paired with a pulled-in, shallow swallow tail and thin rails that sharpen near the back.
- Bottom Contours: Features a deep single concave that transitions into an aggressive double concave (acting like a jet drive).
- Fin Setup: Designed primarily as a quad (often using Machado’s custom split-keel quad template), though it can also be ridden as a twin in smaller conditions.
- Construction: Built with Firewire’s Helium technology (EPS core, aerospace-grade deck skin, and paulownia/balsa rail stringer), making it ultra-light, flexible, and surprisingly durable against dings.
Performance & Wave Range
- Speed: Ridiculously fast and lively; it zips down the line immediately upon standing up without requiring heavy pumping or hard work from the surfer.
- Maneuverability: More vertical, loose, and high-performance than traditional retro fish models (like Machado’s earlier Go Fish), allowing tight arcs and controlled tail release.
- Wave Size: Performs best in waist-high to overhead (approx. 2 to 6 feet) waves, handling everything from clean beach breaks and point breaks to punchy reef sections.
- Paddling: Catches waves easily due to forward volume distribution, though shorter sizes have a refined sweet spot for positioning your chest while paddling.
