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The Wildcat is Pyzel’s stylish and modern homage to classic board design, offering a sleek aesthetic paired with cutting-edge performance features. It’s a board built for speed, flow, and control—balancing timeless curves with responsive modern surfboard dynamics.
The bottom contour features a clean, relatively flat curve that ensures fast paddling and easy acceleration straight from takeoff. A single-to-double concave runs throughout the bottom, seamlessly blending into a moderate vee and four subtle channels off the tail. This combination provides a dynamic ride: smooth rail-to-rail transitions, enhanced bite off the bottom, and effortless flow over softer sections. The channels help create lift and drive, allowing surfers to maintain speed and react quickly to directional shifts.
The outline blends traditional and progressive elements, with the wide point just forward of center, a moderately wide nose, and a single-wing rounded pintail. This design improves maneuverability without sacrificing speed or control. The refined beak nose adds foam under the chest for improved paddle power, while the modern shortboard-style rails are refined for bite and sensitivity.
The Wildcat is designed to be ridden an inch or two shorter than your daily driver, a half-inch to an inch wider, and with slightly more volume, making it approachable yet performance-ready.
Pros:
Smooth acceleration & glide: Flat rocker and concave-to-vee bottom deliver fast paddling and flow.
Versatile outline: Traditional winged pintail enhances both drive and control in turns.
Responsive feel: Rail channels and bottom contours provide grip, bite, and quick transitions.
Easy paddler: Beak nose adds float under chest for more paddle power.
Stylish yet high-performance: Retro-modern aesthetic with modern functionality.
Cons:
Less suited for critical barrels or high-performance shortboard extremes.
May not deliver maximum responsiveness in very steep, punchy surf.
Summary:
The Wildcat is a retro-inspired yet highly capable modern surfboard that blends classic lines with high-performance tuning. It’s built for speed, flow, and stylish turning, with channels and a winged pintail that give it bite and maneuverability. A strong choice for surfers looking to add a smooth, responsive board to their quiver that excels in a wide range of conditions, from mellow points to clean beach breaks.
