WAKEBOARD Base Shapes & Materials

CONCAVES

  • Special dents on the bottom of the wakeboard.
  • Create lift and act as suction-reducing accelerators.
  • The board will sit higher in the water.
  • Cruise like a hovercraft.

CHANNELS

  • Act like long, extruded fins on the bottom of the board.
  • Break surface tension before the rest of the wakeboard hits.

V-SHAPE SPINES

  • Soft landings.
  • Easy roll from edge to edge.
  • Often added to wakeboard with 3-stage rockers to soften landings.

FEATURELESS

  • Wakeboards without any molded-in fins or channels are considered featureless.

BASE MATERIAL

  • Using the wakeboard on sliders that may impact the base.

GRIND BASE

  • Developed in response to the increasing popularity of rail riding.
  • Tough base with exceptional durability to withstand the wear and tear from sliding over PVC, metal or docks.