V3 Stealth Quick Facts
…Lost V3 Stealth quick facts
| Brand / shaper | …Lost Surfboards, Matt “Mayhem” Biolos |
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| Based on | The V3 Rocket, built around a more traditional nose template at the request of team riders and friends, the same way …Lost once pulled in the nose of the original Rocket to create the Stealth: a hybrid “stealth-ly” hidden in a traditional forward outline |
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| Board type | Hybrid shortboard: the V3 Rocket’s feel blended with the quickness, performance and visuals of a standard shortboard |
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| Best waves | High-speed, wide-tail glide for fat-faced fun, combined with fast, vertical, precise pocket surfing, even in marginal conditions |
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| Tail | Fluted-wing diamond: more pronounced, fluted wings and a more radical “Rocket” diamond than the V3 Rocket |
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| Design | Added length and rocker in the nose with the forward outline pulled in to resemble a modern shortboard nose; the deeper wings add grip and control by reducing surface area, and the flutes help the rail permeate the surface and reduce rail volume for more precise carving; the bottom keeps the V3’s relaxed centerline rocker for glide and down-the-line drive, with a healthy amount of concave that adds lift and creates a hyper-curved rail rocker under the rear foot for free, precise turns on rail. Available by custom order with …Lost’s toed-in Radiator-4 (“R-4C”) channels |
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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 | Pro dims 5’2 to 6’8 (23.00 L to 43.00 L); Bro (Domestic) dims 5’6 to 6’6 (26.50 L to 44.00 L) |
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| Sizing | …Lost: ride it 1" to 2" longer than a stock V3 Rocket; Domestic (Bro) dims are for the bigger, more conservative surfer, or for riding it shorter. In …Lost’s stock dims the Pro chart runs about 1" to 3" shorter than a Driver 3.0 at the same volume |
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| Constructions we stock | Always: PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built. Also stocked at times: Black Dart, Carbon Wrap 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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V3 Stealth Q&A
What size V3 Stealth should I get?
…Lost says to ride the V3 Stealth 1" to 2" longer than a stock V3 Rocket, because of the added nose length. Coming from a shortboard, ride it at your regular shortboard volume or a touch more: comparing …Lost’s stock dims, the Pro chart runs about 1" to 3" 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 5’9 (19.38" x 2.38", 28.50 L) in Pro dims, or the 5’8 (19.50" x 2.38", 28.75 L) in the Domestic (Bro) dims, which …Lost offers for the bigger, more conservative surfer or for surfers who want to ride this design shorter. Pro dims run from 5’2 (18.38" x 2.20", 23.00 L) to 6’8 (21.50" x 2.75", 43.00 L) and Bro dims from 5’6 (19.00" x 2.32", 26.50 L) to 6’6 (21.50" x 2.88", 44.00 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 Stealth use?
The V3 Stealth 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 Stealth’s down-the-line drive and precise rail turns. 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 V3 Stealth different from the V3 Rocket?
The V3 Stealth takes the V3 Rocket and gives it a more traditional shortboard nose: …Lost added length and rocker to the nose and pulled the forward outline in, so it blends the V3 Rocket’s positive characteristics with the quickness, performance and visuals of a standard shortboard. The tail has more pronounced, fluted wings and a more radical Rocket diamond for grip, control and precise carving, while the bottom keeps the V3’s relaxed centerline rocker and healthy concave. It is ridden 1" to 2" longer than a stock V3 Rocket.
What waves is the V3 Stealth for?
…Lost describes it as offering high-speed, wide-tail glide for fat-faced fun, combined with fast, vertical, precise pocket surfing, even in marginal conditions. The relaxed centerline rocker gives glide and down-the-line drive in soft waves, and the concave and winged diamond tail let you turn freely and precisely when it is rolled onto a rail.
What are the R-4C channels on the V3 Stealth?
Radiator-4 Channels, available by custom order. Unlike classic parallel channels, which go fast down the line but tend to be sticky in quick turns, the four R-4C channels are toed in to work with the fins: the two outer channels run parallel with the front fins, angled toward the nose, and the two inner channels are toed in a touch less, all radiating outward through the tail. …Lost says they provide the sensation of added grip and drive, speed through turns, and liven up even soft and sloppy surf, not just clean waves.
What constructions does the V3 Stealth come in?
We always stock the V3 Stealth in PU (poly), Light Speed II and Black Sheep Built, and we have also stocked it in Black Dart, Carbon Wrap and EPS. 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 Stealth?
Yes. Use the Custom Order V3 Stealth 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.
