Wanted

A. Two to six inches shorter is the typical Wanted sizing. A surfer who rides a 6'2" HPSB will likely sit at 5'8"–6'0" on the Wanted; a surfer on a 6'0" HPSB will likely sit at 5'6"–5'10". The fuller volume curve makes the shorter length paddle and plane like the longer board you'd usually reach for, while the continuous-double contour keeps speed alive through the flatter sections that a shorter board would normally struggle with. Send your daily HPSB dims, weight, and home wave profile when you start the order — we'll dial in the exact length together.

A. That's design intent, not a manufacturing limitation. The Wanted runs a fuller volume curve than the rest of our shortboard line — at 5'10", it's almost an inch wider than our flagship HPSB. Above 6'4", the volume curve pushes outside what we consider modern shortboard territory; the shape would lean toward fuller-foam mid- length feel, not forgiving-HPSB feel. If you're a heavier rider looking for an everyday driver longer than 6'4", we'd talk about a different model entirely rather than stretch the Wanted past its design intent.

A. Most modern shortboards run a single concave through the front and middle of the board, then transition to a double concave or vee under the fins. The Wanted runs double concave through the entire length of the board — same channel system from nose to tail. The feel difference is "always on" drive vs. needing to load the rail to wake the contour up. On a fattier wave face — chest-high T-Street on the right tide, a clean shoulder-high Salt Creek session, a drawn-out mainland Mexico point — the Wanted keeps speed alive through the sections where a single-to-double would lull. The trade-off: the Wanted is less "trackier" off the back foot than a held-rail single, which is part of why we ship it as a thruster default rather than a quad.

A. Stock is a thruster on Futures plugs — modern shortboard reflex, predictable drive, lively off the top. The 5-fin (quad+nubster) custom alt unlocks the quad mode. The continuous-double contour and flat tail rocker pair cleanly with quad — sustained drive, less pivot, more speed maintenance through fattier sections. The center stabilizer is a small FCS II / Pavel-style nubster behind the rear quad fins; it doesn't generate drive on its own but adds pivot bite that quad alone won't deliver. John John Florence rides quad+nubster at J-Bay; the 5-fin custom alt is that build. If you don't have strong opinions on fin mode, go thruster — it's the everyday-shopping reflex for a reason. If you know you prefer quad drive in fattier wave faces, spec the 5-fin custom alt.

A. Fattier-faced everyday SoCal surf with shape — chest-high to head-high. T-Street on the right tide, Salt Creek on a clean morning, Trestles secondary peaks when Lowers is too crowded, San Onofre on a fun day. Travels well to surf-trip destinations where the wave faces draw out instead of going hollow — mainland Mexico point breaks, Indo on the smaller days, Hawaii reef at moderate size. It is not a small-wave grovel — for knee-to-waist mush, a wider flatter shape will paddle and plane better. It's also not a step-up — for steeper, hollower, double-overhead-with-real-push surf, a held-in tail with more rocker handles it better.

A. Squash tail stock; swallow tail available as custom alt (+$15 upcharge). The forgiving-HPSB platform doesn't pair with held-in tails meant for steeper hollower waves, so we don't offer round or pin tails on the Wanted by design. If you're shopping for a held-in tail for steeper surf, we'd point you at a different Lundquist shape entirely.

A. Three finish tiers: $750 clear sanded (the fastest turnaround, 4–6 weeks), $900 resin tint sanded (color in the lam, then sanded smooth, 6–8 weeks), $1,100 resin tint with gloss + polish (top-tier display-quality finish, 8–10 weeks). 25% deposit at order; balance on completion. Designed in Shape3D, CNC-cut, and finished by Jack Sykes in San Clemente — built to your specs across the customizer's tail / fin / foam / resin / aesthetic / structural axes.

A. No. The Wanted is for the intermediate-to-advanced surfer who already rides a modern HPSB and wants a more forgiving everyday driver. The fuller volume curve is what makes the ride-shorter framing work — surfers with HPSB technique will pick it up the first session; surfers still learning to read sections, popping up inconsistently, or surfing on a foam top will have a better time on a board with more volume and a flatter rocker overall. Once you're trimming on a real shortboard and want a board that actually works on fattier-faced days — that's the Wanted's window.