CJ Nelson PARALLAX PLUS 2+1 Fin (7'10-9'9) Thunderbolt Red

The Parallax Plus is for the longboarder who wants the speed and connection of a classic hull design with enough modern refinement to surf it in almost any condition.

• The progressive longboarder who wants a fast, flowing hull ride without the old-school quirks of a pure single-fin
• The traveling longboarder looking for a one-board quiver that handles everything from knee-high glass to overhead power
• The surfer stepping back onto a longboard who wants a board that's forgiving to learn on but deep enough to grow with
• The experienced hull rider who wants a proven shape updated with a wider tail, side bite options, and tamed entry roll
• The all-around longboarder who wants a single board for noseriding, trimming, and drawing real turns off the tail

This is the board for surfers who want classic hull feel with the versatility to handle whatever the ocean delivers.

The Parallax Plus covers a remarkably wide range of conditions for a longboard — that's the entire point of the design. In smaller, softer surf with clean peeling lines, the hull bottom and mellow entry rocker let it glide into waves early and carry speed through dead sections that would stall most longboards. When conditions step up with more size, push, and wall, the added rocker and wider tail give it the control to handle steeper faces, and the side bite plugs let you add grip and drive for committed turns. It also handles choppy, wind-affected water better than most longboards in its class — the internal carbon fiber flex components dampen vibration and keep the board tracking instead of skipping off the surface. In Hawaii, where one day can bring glassy summer lines and the next can bring solid winter swell with bump on it, that kind of range earns its spot on the rack.

The Parallax Plus is built around a displacement hull — the design Nat Young rode at Malibu in 1968 that changed how surfers thought about speed and flow on a longboard. CJ Nelson and Ryan Engle kept the core hull DNA but made three deliberate updates to tame the old-school quirks. They added more rocker so the board handles steeper wave faces without catching. They tamed the hull roll in the entry so the board tracks more predictably from rail to rail instead of searching for its line. And they widened the tail while adding down/edge rails through the back, which shortens the rail line for tighter turns and gives the board real release off the top. The fin setup is a 2+1 — one center fin box plus two side bite plugs — which lets you ride it as a pure single fin for flowing, classic longboard surfing, or add the side bites for extra grip and drive when conditions demand it.

Thunderbolt Red: Thunderbolt's all-around-performance construction. Hand-laminated EPS blank with internal carbon fiber flex components and a 6oz/2oz fiberglass cloth layup on both deck and bottom, built stringerless and vacuum-bagged. Tuned to a balanced medium weight with a medium rebound rate — versatile, user-friendly, and predictable across a wide variety of conditions.

Thunderbolt Black: Thunderbolt's lightest and highest-performance construction. Hand-laminated EPS blank with internal fiberglass flex components and a 6oz carbon fiber + 2oz fiberglass cloth layup on both deck and bottom. Quickest rebound rate in the Thunderbolt range — designed for surfers who want the most responsive, performance-driven feel this hull shape can deliver

2+1 Fin. Fins not included

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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.

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