The Sweet Potato from Firewire and Dan Mann
Unleash Your Inner Surfer: Master the Art of Groveling with the Firewire Sweet Potato
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While Dan Mann has proven himself to be a master shaper of all types of surf craft, it was the Sweet Potato that first made him a household name. A short, wide, volume-heavy groveler with straight rails and a deep double concave that effectively “splits” the board in half in order to allow it to turn and transition from rail to rail, the Sweet Potato was an instant hit with anyone who found themselves stuck surfing tiny longboard waves but not wanting to ride a longboard.
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Now, Dan Mann has updated his popular Sweet Potato model with a new swallowtail and further refined his bottom contours to make the board even more responsive and user-friendly—without sacrificing any of the surfboard’s speed while paddling and flying down the line.
Features of Firewire Sweet Potato:
The Firewire Sweet Potato surfboard is designed with several key features that make it a popular choice among surfers. These features include:
- Full rails and wide outline for early planing: The Sweet Potato's full rails and wide outline allow it to plane early, converting small waves to surfable. This makes it an ideal board for small, gutless waves.
- Double barrel concave splits board when tilted: The board's double barrel concave splits the board when tilted, adding drive and a loose feeling. This allows surfers to generate speed and maneuverability in small waves.
- New swallowtail allows tighter turns: The Sweet Potato's new swallowtail design increases maneuverability, allowing surfers to make tighter turns and ride the board more aggressively.
- 5 fin setup: The board's five-fin setup provides hold and speed without limiting turn radius. This allows surfers to customize their fin setup to suit their individual preferences and wave conditions.
- Volcanic construction is eco-friendly and lively: The Sweet Potato's Volcanic construction is eco-friendly and lively, making it a popular choice among environmentally-conscious surfers. The construction uses a combination of sustainable materials, including bamboo, recycled EPS foam, and bio-based epoxy resin.
Benefits of Firewire Sweet Potato
The Firewire Sweet Potato surfboard offers several benefits to surfers, including:
- Fun and unique surfing experience: The Sweet Potato's wide design and unique features provide a fun and unique surfing experience, particularly on small waves. The board's full rails and double barrel concave allow surfers to generate speed and maneuverability, making it a popular choice for groveling.
- Early planing: The board's full rails and wide outline allow it to plane early, converting small waves to surfable. This makes it an ideal board for small, gutless waves.
- Increased maneuverability: The Sweet Potato's new swallowtail design increases maneuverability, allowing surfers to make tighter turns and ride the board more aggressively.
- Customizable fin setup: The board's five-fin setup provides hold and speed without limiting turn radius. This allows surfers to customize their fin setup to suit their individual preferences and wave conditions.
- Eco-friendly construction: The Sweet Potato's Volcanic construction is eco-friendly and lively, making it a popular choice among environmentally-conscious surfers. The construction uses a combination of sustainable materials, including bamboo, recycled EPS foam, and bio-based epoxy resin.
The new Sweet Potato comes stock with five fin boxes, providing the option to ride it just about any way you please—as a thruster, twin, quad, and even quad+nubster.
Built for weak to average waves in the one- to four-foot (face) range, the Sweet Potato comes in Firewire’s patented Helium construction, which utilizes the ultimate in space-age technology to produce a board that is ultra-light and fast, but without sacrificing speed, strength, or durability.
The semi-stepped deck provides increased volume while still keeping the rails thin for responsive maneuverability, while the full volume in the nose allows you to ride a super shortboard without sacrificing speed on even the fattest of sections.
Reviews by Surfers on Firewire Sweet Potato
The Firewire Sweet Potato surfboard has received positive reviews from surfers who have ridden the board. Watch them here.
Stop thinking of “groveling” as a bad word, and instead prepare to have fun no matter what the conditions look like.