Soleil Series Velvet Hour Thunderbolt Silver 9’6 x 23 x 3 1/16 Surfboard – Lavender

The Velvet Hour is like the magic hour. Being in the water from sunset to dark is Soleil’s favorite time — when the sky is colorful it evokes a feeling that’s hard to explain. Named for the lavender and blush boards, as it pulls from the soft and vibrant hues of sunset in Malibu. These boards are also logs — which is perfect for the all kinds of surf!

This log is a classic Australian style involvement log design made popular in the late 60s in Australia before the transition era. Its wide point is slotted back from the center point making for a wider tail area pushing the effective volume to the rear of the board. The wider tail helps create a lift for nose riding when you’re in the pocket and it’s got a narrow nose profile for control in steep tight pockets when you’re tip riding. It also has a concave to create that extra lift for nose riding. When you combine all these design elements you get a board that nose rides seamlessly in the pocket and then with that wide point back, creates a pivot point which allows a board to be super maneuverable.

Combining all of the best things about a traditional log into one design and including the magic of the Thunderbolt flex pattern, potentially makes this the most user-friendly women’s performance log on the market.