The DRK is built for performance-focused surfers who want a high-response shortboard that disappears beneath their feet in quality surf.

• The experienced shortboarder looking for a more sensitive, more demanding step up from an all-around performance board
• The surfer who regularly rides the FRK or FRK Plus and wants something more refined and tighter in the back half
• The intermediate-to-advanced surfer who surfs good waves often and wants a board that rewards precise footwork and committed surfing
• The surfer building a two-board quiver who wants a dedicated good-wave board that handles real power without going into full gun territory
• The performance surfer who wants Kelly Slater's actual competition shape in a boardbag-friendly size range

This board is for surfers who want to push harder, not for days when you're trying to make average conditions work.

The DRK is built for quality surf — punchy, round, and with real power. It comes alive in head-high to a little overhead conditions where the wave has shape and energy to work with, and responds best when the wave is nuggety and round rather than walled and sectiony. The pulled-in tail and forward wide point make it quick and precise, which works in your favor when the wave offers a tight section or a critical lip line, and demands engagement when it doesn't. On flatter, weaker days there are better tools for the job. When the surf is good and you want to surf your best, this is the board.

The DRK shares its DNA with the FRK — same bottom contours, same rocker, same fin cluster — but Dan Mann made two deliberate changes to tighten the shape for Kelly. The first was adjusting the rail and foil to sit more balanced under his chest. The second was pushing the wide point forward, which pulls in the back half of the board into a more elliptical, narrower outline leading to the tail. A narrower tail means more sensitivity underfoot and a smaller margin for error — the board reads your input more precisely and responds faster, which amplifies good surfing and exposes hesitation. The result is a cleaner, more pulled-in version of the FRK's silhouette with a round pintail that holds and drives through steep sections and critical turns.

Built in Ibolic with Volcanic lamination, the Revo Max is Firewire's most durable and responsive construction combination. The I-beam EPS core stiffens the board underfoot while high-density parabolic rails allow the board to flex and recoil through turns. The Volcanic basalt fiber lamination adds the response characteristics of carbon with better durability and a significantly lower environmental impact than traditional carbon cloth. In the water, this combination feels lively and immediate — quick to respond to weight shifts and efficient at transferring energy through turns.

Ibolic 2.0: An I-beam core construction with high-density foam running through the stringer channel and parabolic rails controlling flex from nose to tail, finished with a carbon strip inlay on the bottom deck for added rigidity and a reinforced fiberglass lamination.

5 Fin. Fins not included.

Surfboard Shipping

We can only ship boards purchased from the shop at this time due to Cargo policy.

Due to handling requirements, surfboards are shipped with specific protocols and fees.

a. Oahu Store Pickup

HAWAII SURFBOARD SHIPPING RATES

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS:

➤ Alaska Air Cargo

(All Size Boards)  - ETA Usually in two days (Boards can be picked up from the Alaska Air Cargo Airport from 7AM in the morning, a day after the board has been sent out.)

Please ensure we have your correct email address on file. Alaska Air Cargo sends pickup notifications exclusively via email; they do not provide phone alerts

NOTE ON STORAGE CHARGES

• Stations in the states of Alaska and Hawai'i, operated by Alaska and Hawaiian Air Cargo: Storage fees will be assessed after five days, excluding weekends and holidays. Minimum charge: $40 per day
• Stations outside of Alaska and Hawai'i, operated by Alaska and Hawaiian Air Cargo: Storage fees will be assessed after 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. Minimum charge: $40 per day

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