Sub Scorcher Sting Quick Facts
…Lost Sub Scorcher Sting quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Collaboration | Aipa x Mayhem: the Sting is Ben Aipa’s design element, re-applied by …Lost |
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| Based on | The original Sub Scorcher swallow, a …Lost classic that broke out under a young Kolohe Andino and has remained a custom-order mainstay |
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| Board type | Generously dimensioned, playful performance shortboard for small waves |
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| Best waves | Small waves |
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| Skill level | …Lost calls it an everyman’s playful performance shortboard |
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| Tail | Shallow, 6"-wide swallow behind the Sting |
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| Design | Mellow rocker, a wide, stable outline and a shallow single to double concave to vee in the tail; a bit more width through the center and extra rail rocker than the original Sub Scorcher; the Sting sits about 18" up from the tail, a quarter of the way up the board, followed by a gradual tail 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 | 5’4 to 6’6 (24.25 L to 44.50 L) |
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| Sizing | A touch more volume than your regular shortboard; at that volume it runs about 2" to 3" shorter than a Driver 3.0 |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed and EPS. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Sub Scorcher Sting Q&A
What size Sub Scorcher Sting should I get?
We recommend a touch more volume than your regular shortboard, since the Sub Scorcher Sting is a small-wave board. Comparing …Lost’s stock dims, with 1 to 2 liters more than your shortboard it runs about 2" to 3" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’9 (19.75" x 2.53", 30.25 L). Stock sizes run from 5’4 (18.50" x 2.32", 24.25 L) to 6’6 (22.00" x 2.92", 44.50 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 Sub Scorcher Sting use?
The Sub Scorcher Sting 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 Sub Driver, …Lost’s other small-wave performance shortboard. 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 makes a sharp reduction in width and creates an acute angle, a tighter turning fulcrum, for jamming quick, radical, controlled turns into tight sections or out on the open face.
How is the Sub Scorcher Sting different from the Sub Scorcher?
…Lost started with the original Sub Scorcher swallow, added a bit of width through the center and some extra rail rocker, and injected the Sting a quarter of the way up from the tail, followed by a gradual tail curve into a 6"-wide shallow swallow. The extra width assures easy entry and quick planing; the Sting adds the radical turning.
What waves is the Sub Scorcher Sting for?
Small waves. …Lost describes the Sub Scorcher as a relaxed-rocker, conservatively outlined, higher-volume, easy-riding spin on the modern performance shortboard: as easy paddling, planing and riding as a pointed-nose shortboard gets.
Can I custom order a Sub Scorcher Sting?
Yes. Use the Custom Order SUB SCORCHER 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.
