The issues really come down down to the level of performance you’ll get, especially when it comes to smaller surf.Ī friend who used the Hypto Krypto for a while when it was first released (and is certainly a much higher level of surfer than myself!) described the performance of the Hypto Krypto as 50% in small waves and 80% in pumping waves. On the yes front – yes it will allow you to surf a shorter board than you might be used to (especially if you’re dropping down from a longboard or mini mal) and yes it will allow you to keep your wave count up and you’ll certainly get more waves than on a traditional shortboard.Īnd yes you can surf this board in a huge range of conditions – from sloppy waist high beach breaks to pumping tropical reefs, as Craig Anderson so beautiful demonstrated. So is the Hypto Krypto surfboard worth the hype and does it live up to everything it promised to deliver? Hayden got a Hypto Krypto under his feet in reeling 8 foot Mentawais barrels at Kandui and the result was they could spit out boards as fast as Anderson got spat out of that perfect tube!Ĭraigs continued performance on the Hypto Krypto and whole Hayden Shapes range has certainly been a key to the success of the Hypto for sure. Craig AndersonĪnother key to its success was Hayden working relationship with style guru, surfer Craig Anderson. The Hayden Shapes Hypto Krypto allowed the average joe surfer to get on a board much smaller than usual – the high volume helped ease the transition, whilst the drop in length gave the board a much more performance feel than this market was used to.Įasy to paddle, enough volume for the everyday surfer and advances in glassing technology all made the Hypto Krypto seem like the perfect board for all conditions. When it was launched over 5 years ago the surfboard industry was very firmly focused on high performance shortboard and the market wasn’t nearly as diverse as it is today. What Made It Such A Success First High Volume ShortboardĪrguably the Hypto Krypto was the first high volume shortboard that targeted the everyday surfer. For myself the size calculator on the Haydenshapes (I’m 6 foot and around 90kg) put me on the 5’11 with 34.72 litres. Running from 5’2 (which comes in at just over 23L) through to a chunky 7’0 (packing in 58.6L!) there’s a huge range of sizes. It also comes in the patented FutureFlex technology – combing a stringerless, high density EPS core, finished off with biaxial fiberglass, epoxy resin and a parabolic carbon fibre frame. Well the Hypto is one of the best selling surfboard models of all time and brought in the dawn of the high volume shortboard which worked in a huge variety of conditions.įeaturing a pretty flat rocker, with a slight flick in the nose, double V through the tail and a single to double concave running through the main part of the board it’s often referred to as the one board quiver (although admittedly I’ll contend that statement later on!) and can handle everything from 1 to 8 foot. So what is the Haydenshapes Hypto Krypto? Hypto Krypto – Is It Worth The Hype? (+ 4 Other Surfboards To Consider).

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