Wake Surf #2

Wake-surf sizing isn't a one-to-one translation from shortboard sizing. The wedge you're riding (steep and short behind a wake-surf- specific boat vs. softer behind a v-drive on the Sacramento Delta), your weight, and how aggressive you ride all factor in. Heavier riders or softer wakes lean longer with more foam; lighter riders or steeper wakes go shorter and tighter. The featured stock-dim set for Wake Surf #2 is being finalized — start a conversation and we'll spec the right length, width, and thickness for the way you ride before we cut foam.

`[BLAKE: ?]` — refine with specific weight bands once stock dims are locked.

`[BLAKE: ?]` — the stock fin layout is being confirmed in the same review pass that locks rider intent (surf-style vs. skim-style). Surf-style wake boards typically run a twin or quad layout — more fin means more drive when you set the rail, more hold through the steepest part of the wedge. Skim-style runs looser: finless or one small fin for snap and rotation. Wake Surf #2 is built to your spec; whichever family fits your riding, we'll spec the box system and stock fins on order. Cross-line fin recommendations are landing in a dedicated fin-guide pass — until then, Blake will recommend based on your weight, the wake, and the boards you've ridden before.

It's at home behind a wake-specific boat at Castaic Lake on a glassy morning, on a hot afternoon at Lake Mission Viejo, or on a Lake Havasu trip when the water finally lays down. For riders who travel for it — Lake Powell glass, the Sacramento Delta, the long pulls behind a tow boat in mainland Mexico — Wake Surf #2 packs as a primary or alongside a looser skim-style. The shape is built for the wedge a wake-specific boat throws; behind a v-drive with less push, you'll want to go a touch longer with more foam to keep the board alive through the softer wake.

It's for the rider who treats the boat wake the way a surfer treats a clean point — patient on the rail, looking for the pocket, working with the wedge instead of skipping across it. If you're newer to wake surfing and still standing up consistently, a wider, foamier shape will paddle and plane better; this is a board that rewards a rider who's already moving with the wave. If you ride year-round, chase the lake circuit, or take wake trips — this is the right platform to dial in to your specs.

Build timeline depends on the finish tier. Clear-resin sanded ($750) is the fastest turnaround. Resin tint sanded ($900) takes longer because the color goes into the lam and the timing on the tint window matters. Tint gloss + polish ($1,100) is the most labor- intensive — resin tint plus a gloss coat polished to show-quality. Specific timelines reflect the current shop queue and are confirmed on order. 25% deposit secures your slot; balance is due on completion. Designed in Shape3D, CNC-cut at our Dana Point facility, finished by Jack Sykes — every step is in-house.

The Phase 5 Diamond Turbo and Ronix Koal Classic Fish are the two best surf-style references in the wake-surf market — both built for drive off a steep wedge, both twin-or-quad oriented. The biggest difference with Wake Surf #2 is the build: Phase 5 and Ronix ship fixed catalog SKUs in their own factory specs; Wake Surf #2 is built to your specs from the start — length, width, thickness, tail shape, fin layout, glass schedule, and finish are all yours to dial in before we cut foam. If the catalog board fits you, the catalog board is faster. If the catalog board is close but not quite right — width is off, you want a different tail, you ride a different wake — that's where build-to-order is worth it.

`[BLAKE: ?]` — glass schedule defaults are being finalized in the construction-pricing review. Wake-surf boards typically run a heavier glass schedule than performance shortboards — they take repeated impacts from boat-wake compression and rider loading without the relief of a moving wave face, so the glass needs to hold up to that. PU vs. EPS is a real choice for wake builds — EPS for buoyancy in soft wakes, PU for the standard responsive feel. Stringer, foam density, and resin-tint specifics all live in the build-flow accordion; each links to a dedicated guide. Talk to Blake before you lock the glass schedule for a wake build.

Wake-surf demo logistics are different from ocean surf — there's no beach to walk down to. The shop in Dana Point has the model on display so you can handle it, look at the rocker, get a feel for the foam distribution and outline. For on-water demos, the practical path is connecting with a customer who already rides one (the wake-surf community in SoCal isn't large; we'll make the intro if one's available) or coming out on a session if our schedule lines up. The honest answer is most Wake Surf #2 buyers commit based on the conversation about specs and the build process — that's why we ask so many questions before cutting foam.

- Q2, Q7 carry preserved `[BLAKE: ?]` markers because the answers depend on rider-intent sign-off and construction defaults that haven't been called yet. Both should be revisited in the same review pass that locks those. - Q1 carries a preserved marker for the same reason — sizing guidance gets sharper once the featured stock-dim set lands. - Q6 is the competitor-frame question. It pulls from the surf-style Top 3 anchors in `wake-surf-2.descriptions.md` §6; if Blake flips rider intent to skim-style, swap the references to the Top 3 skim anchors (Phase 5 Hammerhead, Ronix Carbon Air Core 3 Skimmer, Inland Surfer Air). - No contour PNG exists for Wake Surf #2 (`contour_png_path: null`), so the contour-specific question that the prompt allows when a PNG is present is replaced here by Q3 (where it works), which carries the geographic grounding instead.