Huge developments in SUP race boards are expected for the 2011 Race Season. Perhaps none larger than the debut of the 14' Bark Dominator. If you attended a single SUP race this summer, you probably noticed that seemingly one in five stock boards was the 12'6 Bark Competitor. Well, the 14' Bark Dominator promises to be THE board in 2011 in the 14' class. We've had the opportunity to test paddle this board in a variety of conditions and can tell you - - this board moves!
The Dominator that we've been testing is one of the Surftech's new Pro-Elite Carbon/Epoxy construction. Pro-Elite is composed of:
- 1 pound, fused-cell EPS core (no stringer)
- Deck: Two layers of glass, reinforced with high density sheet foam in heavy impact areas
- Bottom: One layer glass combined with a full layer of biaxial/carbon. Bottom is hand-sanded and polished
As a result, the Pro-Elites are very light at about XX lbs, however they are more fragile as compared to Surftech's bulletproof Tuflite construction. The 12'6" Bark Competitor will also be available in the Pro-Elite in 2011. The 14' Dominator Pro-Elite will retail for $2,360 and the 12'6 Competitor for $2,215.
There is an extremely limited run of the Dominator coming out in December which has already been snapped up by dealers on pre-order. Covewater is among those select shops and will be receiving three of the December pre-orders. Additional Dominators will be available in early 2011. To pre-order your Dominator, give us a call at 831.600.7230. These boards will be sold on a first-reserved basis!
