Intro
In terms of the retailer and selling many boards to one person the Hypto is horse s#@t. It is the quiver killer and the board that could eventually be the demise of the surfboard shop as we know it. For everyone else though its amazing! Like the Dumpster Diver before it it has changed the way people have looked at modern board design. Its the closest thing you can get to a one board quiver and Ando riding his a 8 foot Gland doesn't help the argument against that theory either. When I first started in the shop I think the Hypto Krypto was the first board that I demoed. It was something that caught my eye as I love the idea of a retro board with a performance side to it. If you look at it with no fins in it it is a 70's single fin shape a wide forward outline pulled into a tight pin tail, I have a few single fins lying around the house and the general outline is very similar!
How it goes
With that forward outline and plenty of foam under the chest there is no question that this board goes well in small waves. It glides across fat sections and with a very low entry rocker it paddles well and will get you into anything. Its the tail that gives this board its third dimension its a pulled in tight pin tail meaning it holds in all conditions especially the bigger waves where a board like this would normally skip out or become under gunned this board still finds a way to be drivey and hold in nicely. Thats why you see Ando surfing his as a barrel board because he gets in early and the tail holds. This is also why a lot of barrel boards have become smaller and wider but with a nice tight pin tail on them they fit into the barrel well and there is less board to fit into the pocket when doing turns also on a sucky wave. I surfed this board two days in a row firstly at Juc on a mushy 2 foot easterly day and it did everything i through at it. To my surprise the day after it also went really well in good 3 to 4 foot beacon held well in the barrel and turn well out on the face. I the one thing I found this board is limited in is going above the lip. Although i don't do it all that often the tail doesn't give you the lift to get the projection out of the lip like a wider tailed board does.
Whose it for
Everyone! I haven't had one person to not like the Hytpo at some stage. Yes you can go through fazes on it where you want to be able to go more vertical or have more pivot off the bottom. However if you want a good cruisey board that goes along hits the lip holds well in a sucky wave and draws nice carves then the Hypto is something to have in the quiver. Anyone from a intermediate to a advanced surfer can jump on this board and have a lot of fun. Its one of those boards that I seem to talk a lot about that you can just throw in the car and know you will be able to get a wave on it.
Ideal Fin setup : For optimal performance with this board it must be ridden with the WCT fins or the K2.1's I will explain more in fin section coming soon
Rating: 9
Ideal wave size: 2 to 5 foot
Conditions: Anything you put it in it will go in
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