HUKI S2-X Unlimited Class Offshore Racer:

Aloha, just giving you the inside track on our newest design.

Jerry Montgomery and I have been developing our Tandem Surf Ski for the past nine months and we're finally ready for production. Engineering a small, dry, stable, fast, rough water surf ski with a wide weight range is no easy task.

The new HUKI model S2-X Tandem Surf Ski is packed with a plethora of options and choices. For starters, she comes with standard foot-well drains and footstraps, and has optional High-Flow Gravity Drains that quickly bail the cockpits if you should be washed over by a monster. She has a thru-hull rudder system, several different carbon rudder blades to choose from, and, a transom mounted kick up rudder option, made entirely out of carbon fiber. You can even switch back and fourth between thru-hull and kick-up rudder. There are adjustable or custom fitted foot-wells in both cockpits as you choose. She has the HUKI Adjustable Response Steering System, and Dual Steering which is the ability to switch steering control to either cockpit. The original HUKI idea for locking your boat to your car top rack using a lock hole through the footwell divider in each cockpit provides a great place to fasten a leash for sure-strong attachment. Comfortable seats allow the paddler to lean back if needed. We can place bungees anywhere in the cockpits and anywhere on the decks in any configuration you desire with our low-profile, no-snag no-screws bungee loops. We can place hatches in the front bulkheads of each cockpit, under the paddlers' knees, or behind the rear cockpit seat. Three standard hatch sizes are offered.

As with our super popular single ski model S1-X, we've used computer software in shaping the hull. Our aim is to enhance proper paddling technique, body position for stability, cockpit position for surfing, and rocker & prismatic coefficient for maximum speed and maneuverability. The HUKI S2-X has angled cut-aways in the gunwale catch zone to help allow for a closer catch and longer pull on this already narrow tandem ski. The cockpits are set far enough apart so as to allow this close catch without tapping the front paddler, but not any farther apart than necessary. At exactly 24.5 feet by 18.75 inches, this surf ski has the narrowest overall beam of any tandem ski I'm aware of, providing sure speed in the flats and correct stroke technique. Stability and volume are noticeably better than our target competitor who claims a 19 inch wide ski that actually measures 19.5 inches wide. Yes, we beat that stability and the volume! Stability & volume are two more great reasons for choosing the HUKI S2-X for offshore racing in the big stuff.

We offer the full line of construction types that we're famous for, from common constructions every manufacturer offers, to the most exotic constructions in the world, specializing in super ultra-light offshore racing and super durable ultra-light adventure racing constructions.

And then there's appearance... Our boats speak for themselves.

Here are a couple pictures of the very first one and only one in existence, GPS speed graphs and paddler comments as well...

In the tracks above, Red areas are where speeds were above 7. MPH, top line is max hit of 10.7 MPH, line just below is 10 MPH. Green areas are sustainable marathon race speeds, blue areas are sub race speeds. Flat water course was back and forth as marked on the top map.

In the tracks below, Blue = < 7, Green = 7 to 8, and Red = > 8. NOTE, these were not flat conditions. You can see us surfing at 10.5 MPH on the way back where the red repeatedly hits the topline. She is fast. About 8mph average for 4 miles into Larger windy/stormy conditions at a good, but not max pace.

Paddler Comments:

In a message dated 2/27/2006 4:02:34 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, carterjohnson25@yahoo.com writes:

took her out again in some 2 to 3 foot wind waves today. She is stable, and fast too. Surfed Great, Very dry ride and the short interval steep wind waves very seldom came over in the front or back. It did not take long at all to get used to her. It is a great big water boat, no doubt about it. The volume is perfect for larger conditions and functionally you need it in the waves. In lesser conditions though, it does look large, but just looking large should not hurt its speed. Knowing that I will want to cruse the coast in her without sitting under water, I personally would not want anything else. Perhaps lake people will feel differently? But it is a Surfs ski, not a k2. We did dump deliberate. I was able to get back in moments. I had no issue at all.

In a message dated 2/25/2006 9:09:39 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, carterjohnson25@yahoo.com writes:

Sally and I took it out today for a long time today. The water lines looked great when we put it in the water as I mentioned on the phone, even with both of us sitting in it. We think it is dead on. We went out to PT Bonita in a Major current and good size waves and wind. It was a very dry ride today. Not a single wave breached the decks. It sits very high above the water which is worlds of difference than the first and second prototypes. This boat did Perfect in big water. The stability we found is very different than the Prototype double. This one seems to roll from side to side easier, giving it the perception of less initial stability, but once on the side, say 15 degrees off up right, you are still very stable. Almost like comparing the S1-R to the S1-X. The over all stability I would say is better, but a very different feel that we will need to adjust to. Paddling the prototype for so long has me in the habit of correcting anything that is not perfectly up right. Paddling the same way was not necessary in this boat; however letting go of that habit will take me some time. It just waist lots of energy on balance checks that were not warranted.