Sword-fish Quick Facts
…Lost Sword-fish quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | Kolohe Andino’s favorite RNF-Retro, extended at his request and direction: …Lost took his magic 5’6 RNF-Retro, added 3" of length by extending and pulling in the nose with some gradual nose rocker, narrowed the whole board a bit, pulled the tail in slightly and blended the rails more, keeping the double side-cut “Pelagic” outline, tail rocker and bottom curves; the first one was a 5’9 x 19.25" x 2.38" |
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| Board type | Fast, aggressive, powerful performance fish; “a furiously fast Pelagic fish” reminiscent of a classic Clyde Beatty Rocket-Fish |
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| Best waves | Every day: fast paddling, easy to ride and “no need for good waves yearning”, from small Trestles-style waves up, with the speed and precision to be surfed hard |
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| Built for | Everyone, in …Lost’s words: “fast, precise, playful and just plain fun… a bullet of a board for everyone”; Kolohe called it maybe the best alternative board he had ever ridden |
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| Tail | Wide, powerful fish (swallow) tail behind the side-cut “Pelagic” outline |
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| Design | Long, pointed nose with gradual nose rocker, double side-cut “Pelagic” outline, wide fish tail and a ridiculously fast rocker, with the RNF-Retro’s tail rocker and bottom curves and more blended rails |
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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. For a fishier feel, the FCS II Split Keel Quad or the Futures Mayhem Evil Quad also suit it. |
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| Stock sizes | 5’2 to 6’6 (23.50 L to 43.95 L) |
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| Sizing | Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with 1 to 2 L more volume; about 2" to 4" shorter than a Driver 3.0, or about 3" longer than you would ride an RNF-Retro |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Light Speed, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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Sword-fish Q&A
What size Sword-fish should I get?
…Lost built the Sword-fish as an extension of the RNF-Retro, 3" longer with a pulled-in nose, so if you ride an RNF-Retro, go about 3" longer, the way Kolohe went from a 5’6 RNF-Retro to a 5’9 Sword-fish. Coming from a shortboard, treat it like a fish: shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with a tad more volume, and we recommend 1 to 2 liters more. In …Lost’s stock dims that works out about 2" to 4" shorter than a Driver 3.0. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’8 (19.50" x 2.40", 29.50 L). Stock sizes run from 5’2 (18.50" x 2.20", 23.50 L) to 6’6 (21.75" x 2.80", 43.95 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 Sword-fish use?
The Sword-fish 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. Kolohe wanted a fish that was fast, aggressive and powerful, so for hold at speed we go with the raked family both brands pair with …Lost’s performance boards; if you want it to feel more like a traditional fish, the FCS II Split Keel Quad or Futures’ Mayhem Evil Quad, the sets we recommend for the RNF-Retro, also fit. 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.
How is the Sword-fish different from the RNF-Retro?
It is the RNF-Retro taken further at Kolohe Andino’s request. Starting with his 5’6 RNF-Retro, …Lost added 3" of length by extending the nose and pulling it in with some gradual nose rocker, narrowed the entire board a bit, pulled the tail in slightly while keeping the double side-cut Pelagic outline, kept the tail rocker and bottom curves the same and blended the rails a bit more. The result is a longer, pointier, more precise and more powerful fish that still has the RNF-Retro’s speed.
What waves is the Sword-fish for?
Everyday surf: …Lost calls it a fast paddling, easy to ride, speed burning, pocket turning board with “no need for good waves yearning”. It was born in small Trestles waves, where Kolohe surfed his RNF-Retro better than Matt Biolos had seen anyone surf a fish, and the side-cut outline, wide tail and fast rocker keep it fast and precise when the waves have more push.
What is the history of the Sword-fish?
Kolohe Andino, inspired by how well his little neon RNF-Retro worked in small Trestles waves yet not satisfied, asked Matt Biolos to make something even better. …Lost documented Kolohe’s first surf on the first attempt, a 5’9 x 19.25" x 2.38", and knew they were onto something: “I love it. It might be the best alternative board I’ve ever ridden. Let’s make it a model!” So they did, and Kolohe Andino’s Sword-fish joined the line as a fast, aggressive, predatory fish with a longer, pointed nose.
What constructions does the Sword-fish come in?
We always stock the Sword-fish in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Light Speed, Lib Tech, C4 and Carbon Wrap. Each in-stock board on this page lists its construction. All constructions are available for custom order through our …Lost 3D board builder.
Can I custom order a Sword-fish?
Yes. Use the Custom Order Sword-fish 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
Designed at the request of (and direction from) Kolohe Andino, as an extension of his favorite RNF-Retro.
Kolohe surfed his little neon RNF-Retro better than I’d ever seen anyone surf any fish in small Trestles waves.
Inspired, yet not satisfied, he came to me wanting to create something even better.
“I love that little Retro-fish. It works way better than I ever would have thought, but I can’t get my head completely around that short little nose. If that thing had a longer nose on it, I could probably ride it in contests.
I really want that fish with a longer, more pulled nose. Make it about 5’9”, so it feels more like a real shortboard up front. Maybe a bit narrower overall. I want a longer rail, with more drive off my front foot. More power, a bit stiffer, more aggressive and even faster. Ridiculously fast. You can leave everything else kinda the same.”- KA
Gauntlet laid…. So we went to work and to do just that.
Starting with Kolohe’s magic little 5’6” RNF-Retro we added 3” of length, by extending the nose, pulling it in and added some gradual nose rocker. We also narrowed the entire board a bit and pulled the tail in just slightly, retaining the double side-cut ”Pelagic” outline. We kept the tail rocker and bottom curves essentially the same but blended the rails a bit more.
The end result being a 5’9” 19.25” 2.38” little speedster, reminiscent of a classic, Clyde Beatty “Rocket-Fish” .
We documented Kolohe’s first surf on our first attempt, and knew we were onto something. “I love it. It might be the best alternative board I’ve ever ridden. Let’s make it a model!”.
So we did….
Kolohe Andino’s SWORDFISH: A fast, aggressive and powerful predatory “Fish”, with a longer, pointed nose, side cut “Pelagic” outline, wide fish tail and ridiculously fast rocker.
