…Lost Puddle Jumper Sting Surfboard

Who - Beginner to advanced surfers will enjoy the Puddle Jumper Sting.

When - Is it possible to make an all time fave even better? That’s the question...and the challenge. The Puddle Jumper was a genre defining game changer and one of the most popular small wave hybrids of all time. With a plethora of knock-offs and our own growing line up of spin- offs, its evolution and popularity continues. More than a decade in, we still receive custom orders for original Puddle Jumpers almost daily.

What - The PUDDLE JUMPER-STING is inspired by our long time Puddle Jumper collaboration with LIB-Tech, which features a winged squash tail version of the original Puddle Jumper. We wanted to build on this design and take it a step further, incorporating the iconic STING design element. The insertion of the STING came together naturally and with ease, looking like it always belonged. One of our widest and most stable/playful has now been radicalized with the STING. Placed at 18” (roughly 1/4 up from the tail) it immediately looked like a perfect fit, enabling a sharper, tighter and more intense turning fulcrum, into this easy riding playful fun machine. One of the limitations of exceedingly wide hybrids has always been that they are easy to enjoy, but difficult to get truly radical on. The same problem solving that brought the STING to prominence, nearly 50 years ago, is re-applied here, to the OG Puddle Jumper, with amazing results. Bertlemann will love it and Buttons would be stoked!

…Lost Puddle Jumper Sting stock dimensions - stock dims
Length	Width	Thickness	Volume
4'10	18.50"	2.15"	21.50 L
5'0	19.00"	2.20"	23.50 L
5'1	19.25"	2.25"	24.50 L
5'2	19.50"	2.28"	26.00 L
5'3	19.88"	2.32"	27.50 L
5'4	20.25"	2.37"	29.00 L
5'5	20.50"	2.42"	30.50 L
5'6	20.88"	2.46"	32.00 L
5'7	21.25"	2.52"	34.00 L
5'8	21.50"	2.56"	35.50 L
5'9	21.75"	2.60"	37.00 L
5'10	22.00"	2.63"	38.50 L
5'11	22.13"	2.68"	40.00 L
6'0	22.25"	2.72"	41.75 L
6'1	22.38"	2.77"	42.75 L
6'2	22.50"	2.82"	44.25 L
6'3	22.63"	2.85"	45.50 L
6'4	22.75"	2.88"	46.75 L

Length

Width

Thickness

Volume

4'10

18.50"

2.15"

21.50 L

5'0

19.00"

2.20"

23.50 L

5'1

19.25"

2.25"

24.50 L

5'2

19.50"

2.28"

26.00 L

5'3

19.88"

2.32"

27.50 L

5'4

20.25"

2.37"

29.00 L

5'5

20.50"

2.42"

30.50 L

5'6

20.88"

2.46"

32.00 L

5'7

21.25"

2.52"

34.00 L

5'8

21.50"

2.56"

35.50 L

5'9

21.75"

2.60"

37.00 L

5'10

22.00"

2.63"

38.50 L

5'11

22.13"

2.68"

40.00 L

6'0

22.25"

2.72"

41.75 L

6'1

22.38"

2.77"

42.75 L

6'2

22.50"

2.82"

44.25 L

6'3

22.63"

2.85"

45.50 L

6'4

22.75"

2.88"

46.75 L

Puddle Jumper Sting Quick Facts

…Lost Puddle Jumper Sting quick facts
Brand / shaper	…Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos
Collaboration	Aipa x Mayhem: the Sting is Ben Aipa’s design element, re-applied by …Lost
Based on	The original Puddle Jumper, by way of …Lost’s long-running Lib Tech Puddle Jumper, which carries a winged squash tail
Board type	Wide, stable small-wave hybrid with the Sting
Best waves	Small waves
Tail	Squash tail behind the Sting; we also stock a round-tail version
Design	One of …Lost’s widest and most stable plan-shapes, radicalized with the Sting placed about 18" up from the tail, roughly a quarter of the way up the board
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.
Stock sizes	4’10 to 6’4 (21.50 L to 46.75 L)
Sizing	Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 5" to 7" shorter than a Driver 3.0
Constructions we stock	Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed. All constructions are available for custom order
Custom orders	Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder

Brand / shaper

…Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos

Collaboration

Aipa x Mayhem: the Sting is Ben Aipa’s design element, re-applied by …Lost

Based on

The original Puddle Jumper, by way of …Lost’s long-running Lib Tech Puddle Jumper, which carries a winged squash tail

Board type

Wide, stable small-wave hybrid with the Sting

Best waves

Small waves

Tail

Squash tail behind the Sting; we also stock a round-tail version

Design

One of …Lost’s widest and most stable plan-shapes, radicalized with the Sting placed about 18" up from the tail, roughly a quarter of the way up the board

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.

Stock sizes

4’10 to 6’4 (21.50 L to 46.75 L)

Sizing

Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 5" to 7" shorter than a Driver 3.0

Constructions we stock

Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed. All constructions are available for custom order

Custom orders

Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder

Puddle Jumper Sting Q&A

What size Puddle Jumper Sting should I get?

The Puddle Jumper Sting is a groveler, ridden shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with a tad more volume: we recommend 1 to 2 liters more. In …Lost’s stock dims that works out about 5" to 7" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’4 (20.25" x 2.37", 29.00 L) or 5’5 (20.50" x 2.42", 30.50 L). Stock sizes run from 4’10 (18.50" x 2.15", 21.50 L) to 6’4 (22.75" x 2.88", 46.75 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 Puddle Jumper Sting use?

The Puddle Jumper Sting has five fin boxes (FCS II or Futures), so you can ride it as a thruster or a quad. FCS’s official …Lost fin guide pairs the original Puddle Jumper with the Mayhem Driver Tri, and Futures’ Puddle Jumper picks are the F6 Blackstix (neutral) or the Mayhem 3.0 5-Fin (rake). 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.

What is the Sting?

A sharp step in the outline, Ben Aipa’s design from nearly 50 years ago, placed here about 18" up from the tail. …Lost says it gives this easy-riding, playful board a sharper, tighter and more intense turning fulcrum, solving the one limitation of exceedingly wide hybrids: easy to enjoy, but hard to get truly radical on.

How is the Puddle Jumper Sting different from the Puddle Jumper?

It is the original Puddle Jumper plan-shape, by way of the Lib Tech winged-squash version, with the Sting added about a quarter of the way up from the tail. …Lost says the Sting looked like it always belonged, and that Bertlemann will love it and Buttons would be stoked.

What waves is the Puddle Jumper Sting for?

Small waves. The Puddle Jumper is one of the most popular small-wave hybrids of all time, and the Sting version keeps that easy-riding, wide, stable platform while making it quicker and more radical in turns.

Can I custom order a Puddle Jumper Sting?

Yes. Use the Custom Order PUDDLE JUMPER STING 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.