The Ultimate Wave Catcher
They call it the aircraft carrier.It catches everything.
The 9'6″ San O is the highest-volume board we make — 101 litres of effortless paddle and rock-solid stability. The easiest way on earth to learn, and a true longboard to cross-step and nose-ride once you have.
The Longboard Trade-Off
Every log makes you pick a problem.
Traditional longboards force a choice between heavy-and-fragile or cheap-and-soggy. The San O refuses both.
- ✕ 25 lb+ to wrestle down the beach
- ✕ Dings, cracks and pressure dents
- ✕ $1,000+ and precious about every rock
- ✕ Open-cell foam soaks up water — heavy and wet
- ✕ Draggy bottom kills your glide and trim
- ✕ Too flexy to ever walk the nose
- ✓ Just 20 lb — watertight molded foam, never waterlogs
- ✓ 101L glides like a glassed log, no drag
- ✓ Triple-stringer stiffness — solid enough to nose-ride
Solid Watertight CoreTriple Stringer60/40 RailsBuilt To Hold A Line
A 9'6″ log that weighs twenty pounds.
Catching waves is the easy part on a board this big. The San O is engineered so it still rides like a real longboard once you're up and walking.
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Solid, watertight core
One piece of molded foam, completely sealed. Ding it and it won't soak up water or delaminate — it stays 20 lb, session after session.
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Triple stringer system
Three stringers run the length of the board, giving a 9'6″ deck the stiffness it needs to hold its shape while you walk to the nose.
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Wax-free shark-skin deck
Custom molded texture grips wet from tail to nose — so cross-stepping has traction everywhere, with no wax to melt in the car.
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Hand-finished 60/40 rails
Finished by hand for proper hold in the wave face — the difference between trimming clean and sliding out.
One Board, Three Stages
Learn on it. Log on it for years.
A true longboard for 1–4ft waves. The San O has the easiest learning curve in the lineup — and the glide to keep rewarding you long after.
The easiest learning curve
101L of float and a wide, flat deck make this the most forgiving board we sell. You'll catch waves the first day and have room to spare.
Cross-stepping & trim
The stiffness and 60/40 rails let you trim down the line and start cross-stepping toward the nose — real longboarding, not just survival.
Noseriding & cruising
High volume and a wide nose make a stable platform to perch and hang five. On small days, this is the most fun board in the water.
Performance Foam vs. Every Other Log
The honest comparison.
Everything In The Box
One fair price. Ready to log.
No fin upsell, no surprise shipping. Your San O ships complete with a full 2+1 fin set — center fin plus side bites — so you're rigged and ready out of the box.
- Included9'6″ San O Surfboard23.5″ wide · 101L · square tail · Blackout
- Free9″ Performance Center FinSingle-fin drive and tracking for clean trim
- Free2× SB1 Side BitesRun it as a 2+1 for extra hold and control
- FreeFree U.S. ShippingBoxed and reinforced to the continental USA
- Add-on9'+ Longboard LeashSized for a 9'6″ — add at checkout
Real San O Owners
Made to learn on. Built to last.
"I'm 52 and started from zero. Stood up the first morning. There's so much float you almost can't miss a wave — they really did nickname it the aircraft carrier."
"Caught myself walking to the nose by week three. It's stiff enough to actually log — I didn't expect that from a foam board. And carrying 20 lb is a joke compared to my old glasser."
"This is the loaner I hand every friend who wants to try. It's been dropped, dinged, and left in the sun all summer. Still watertight, still glides. Bulletproof."
Designed With The Ocean In Mind
The original recyclable boards.
When your San O has lived its life, send it back and we'll recycle it for you — and credit your next board. Closed-cell foam, built in Huntington Beach since 1961.
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Before You Paddle Out
Questions, answered.
Not sure if you want the 9'6″ San O or the 8'0″ DOHO? The 60-second board-match quiz will sort it.
Take the Board QuizWill this fit in my car? +
Can I really nose-ride it? +
Is it heavy to carry? +
Is it good for a total beginner? +
Do I need wax? +
What size waves does it like? +
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The highest-volume board we make. Catches everything, weighs twenty pounds, and rides for the nose. The easiest good time in surfing.
Free U.S. shipping · Free 2+1 fin set · No wax · recyclable construction