The 12'6" Hobie Elite is incredibly light and undoubtedly one of the top race boards on the market - as evidenced by paddlers such as Chuck Patterson and Byron Kurt at Battle of the Paddle.  Direct research and development with Hobie's team riders resulted in the latest 12'6 Hobie race board which paddles extremely quickly and at the super light weight, gives and advantage to all race paddlers of any still level.  Utilizing the latest in high tech materials the Poly Carbon Epoxy construction "PCX" creates a board that is light weight, durable, and stiff for speed.