Crowd Killer Quick Facts
…Lost Crowd Killer quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | The Quiver Killer’s rocker and outline, extended lengthwise to open the design to a wider audience (2018); the Crowd Killer Round followed as a cleaner, round-tail refinement |
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| Board type | High-volume, high-performance mid-length; …Lost calls it a “hyperfunboard” |
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| Best waves | …Lost: dependable and ridiculously easy to ride from tiny surf to the largest days in most parts of the world |
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| Tail | Double-bump (double wing) swallow tail on the original; round tail on the Crowd Killer Round |
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| Design | Slightly wider, wave-catching nose with a “no pearl” flip; relaxed, fast central rocker with plenty of tail rocker and a deep double concave; a two-stage “hidden volume” deck that focuses foam toward the stringer and tapers quickly to the rail. The Round has a bit less concave, lower rail volume and a touch more outline curve |
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| Fins | 5-fin: ride as a thruster or quad (FCS II or Futures boxes). Best template: raked, drive-oriented (FCS Carver family; Futures Rake). Try the FCS II Mayhem Driver Tri, with the Driver quad rears for a quad, or the Futures Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin. |
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| Stock sizes | Double wing swallow 6’4 to 8’2 (36.75 L to 67.25 L); Round 6’6 to 8’6 (38.00 L to 68.50 L) |
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| Sizing | …Lost sets the Round’s dims up to be ridden a bit longer than the swallow at the same volume. As a mid-length, expect to go 6" to 12" longer than your shortboard, with more volume |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed, Black Dart, Lib Tech and C4. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Crowd Killer Q&A
What size Crowd Killer should I get?
The Crowd Killer is a mid-length, so you will ride it longer than your shortboard: as a general rule 6" to 12" longer, with more volume, and …Lost sets up the Crowd Killer Round’s dims to be ridden a bit longer than the original without adding volume. Double wing swallow sizes run from 6’4 (20.50" x 2.56", 36.75 L) to 8’2 (23.00" x 3.20", 67.25 L), and Round sizes from 6’6 (20.50" x 2.56", 38.00 L) to 8’6 (23.00" x 3.18", 68.50 L). If you don’t know your volume, use the Volume calculator at the top of our …Lost 3D board builder: enter your height, weight, skill, fitness and the waves you surf, and it recommends a volume by board type, from shortboard to fish, hybrid and mid-length. Our shop staff can help you pick a size.
What fins does the Crowd Killer use?
The Crowd Killer has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. Neither FCS nor Futures lists this model in its …Lost guide, so we go by the template both brands pair with the Smooth Operator, …Lost’s other mid-length. The template to look for is a raked, drive-oriented fin: on FCS II the Mayhem Driver Tri (Small, Medium, Large), with the Mayhem Driver quad rears (Medium, Large) for a quad. FCS classes the Mayhem Driver as a Carver-family fin: an elongated template with more sweep (rake), built for hold and longer, drawn-out turns. FCS sizes these fins by weight: Small 120–155 lbs, Medium 145–175 lbs, Large 165–200 lbs. On Futures, the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (Medium, Large) gives you the same rake template in a thruster-plus-quad set, or use the R-series Blackstix (R4, R6, R8) as a thruster. Futures sizes its fins as Small 95–135 lbs, Medium 125–175 lbs and Large 165 lbs and up.
Should I get the Crowd Killer with the swallow tail or the round tail?
…Lost says the original double wing swallow feels lively and playful in small surf yet holds long lines in larger waves. The Crowd Killer Round is a natural evolution for surfers with an aversion to wings and swallows: less tail area means more control, smoother turns and more range in a variety of conditions, and it is more forgiving and easier to turn in better waves and at high speed. It keeps essentially the same rocker and foil, with a bit less concave, lower rail volume and some added outline curve.
What is the Crowd Killer based on?
The Quiver Killer’s rocker and outline, extended lengthwise. …Lost calls it a wave-catching, easy-riding machine that does not skimp on performance: a slightly wider nose with a “no pearl” flip so the extra length still fits the curve of the wave, a relaxed, fast central rocker, plenty of tail rocker with a deep double concave, and a “hidden volume” two-stage deck line.
What waves is the Crowd Killer for?
…Lost says it is dependable and ridiculously easy to ride from tiny surf to the largest days in most parts of the world; the round tail adds range in better waves and at higher speeds.
How is the Crowd Killer different from the Smooth Operator?
…Lost describes the Crowd Killer as an over-inflated pump-and-rip stick with a hyper-extended nose rocker and an equally aggressive tail rocker: high volume and performance-minded, but without the effortless glide and horizontal trim of a classic mid-length. The Smooth Operator is …Lost’s board for that classic glide.
Can I custom order a Crowd Killer?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Crowd Killer button on this page, or open the …Lost 3D board builder directly, to design one: you choose the dims, construction, fin boxes, colors and art.
From …Lost
...Lost's Description
The Crowd Killer is a high performance, #hyperfunboard, based off the Quiver Killer rocker and outline. The idea was to extend it lengthwise and open up this design to a wider audience. It's a wave catching, easy riding machine that does not skimp on performance. The Crowd Killer features a slightly wider, wave catching nose, with a "no pearl" flip tail, allowing the added length to still fit into the curve of the waves. A wicked little double bump swallow tail, which feels lively and playful in small surf, yet holds long lines in larger waves. A relaxed and fast central rocker, that glides with ease. Plenty of tail rocker with a deep double concave for whipping wraps like a pro. New "Hidden Volume" two stage deck line which focuses the foam toward the stringer and a rapid taper towards the rail. This creates a flat, stable deck, without feeling full or bulbous, and allows sensitive yet forgiving rails.
