V3 Rocket Quick Facts
…Lost V3 Rocket quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | An extension of …Lost’s Rocket collection, released in 2014 |
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| Board type | All-round hybrid for just about any type of surfer, from the average everyday surfer to the traveling pro |
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| Model history | Quickly became a surf-shop sales standout and custom-order favorite around the world; Nate Yeomans won the O’Neill Cold Water Classic (fall 2014) on a stock 5’9 in standard construction and the SunDiego AmSlam on a stock 5’7 in Black Dart, and Luke Davis won a WQS event on a 23-liter 5’4 |
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| Sizes ridden | From Matt Biolos’s personal 6’0 x 40 L go-to board all year long to Luke Davis’s 23 L 5’4: “the diversity is clear” |
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| Tail | Winged diamond |
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| Design | The V3 Rocket’s relaxed centerline rocker for glide and down-the-line drive, a healthy amount of concave and a winged diamond tail; the V3 Stealth is the version built around a more traditional shortboard nose |
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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 | 5’3 to 6’6 (23.30 L to 45.05 L) |
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| Sizing | Shorter and wider than your regular shortboard, with your usual volume or up to 1 L more; about 2" to 4" 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: Black Dart and C3. All constructions are available for custom order |
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| Custom orders | Yes, through our …Lost 3D board builder |
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V3 Rocket Q&A
What size V3 Rocket should I get?
The V3 Rocket is a hybrid, so ride it shorter and wider than your regular shortboard with your usual volume or a touch more. Comparing …Lost’s stock dims, it runs about 2" to 4" shorter than a Driver 3.0 of the same volume. For example, if you ride a 5’11 Driver 3.0 (28.50 L), look at the 5’8 (19.50" x 2.32", 28.55 L), or the 5’9 (19.75" x 2.38", 30.00 L) if you want a bit more foam. …Lost points out the range it covers: Matt Biolos rides a 6’0 at 40 liters as his go-to all year, while Luke Davis won a WQS on a 23-liter 5’4. Stock sizes run from 5’3 (18.50" x 2.13", 23.30 L) to 6’6 (21.50" x 2.88", 45.05 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 V3 Rocket use?
The V3 Rocket 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 pick both brands make for …Lost’s performance hybrids and shortboards, which suits the V3’s down-the-line drive. 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.
Who rides the V3 Rocket?
Just about everyone, according to …Lost: from the average everyday surfer to the traveling pro, almost all who ride a V3 are stoked. Matt Biolos rides a 6’0 x 40-liter V3 as his personal go-to all year, Luke Davis won a WQS event on a 23-liter 5’4, and Nate Yeomans won the O’Neill Cold Water Classic in fall 2014 on a stock 5’9 in standard construction and the SunDiego AmSlam on a stock 5’7 in Black Dart.
How is the V3 Rocket different from the V3 Stealth?
The V3 Stealth is the V3 Rocket with a more traditional shortboard nose: …Lost added length and rocker to the nose and pulled in the forward outline, gave the tail deeper fluted wings and a more radical diamond, and kept the V3’s relaxed centerline rocker and concave. The V3 Rocket is the original, wider-nosed hybrid, and …Lost says the Stealth is ridden 1" to 2" longer than a stock V3 Rocket.
What is the history of the V3 Rocket?
Released in 2014 as an extension of …Lost’s Rocket collection, the V3 Rocket quickly became a surf-shop sales standout and a custom-order favorite around the world. Within its first year Nate Yeomans won two pro events on stock V3s, and it became available in C3 and Black Dart constructions alongside standard poly.
What constructions does the V3 Rocket come in?
We always stock the V3 Rocket in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Black Dart and C3. 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 V3 Rocket?
Yes. Use the Custom Order V3 Rocket 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.
