Before I get into the specifics of this new board, a little history on the name.
The "Wildcat" name is inspired by my grandfather. He is a retired math teacher and for many years was a hobbyist long-range competitive shooter. He, like his dad before him, had a machine shop at home and loved modifying and customizing his equipment for long-range shooting.
The term "wildcat" is a reference to taking something stock and customizing it / modifying it for more precise uses—like competition.
"Wildcats are typically developed by individual enthusiasts, handloaders, and custom gunsmiths who modify existing commercial cartridge cases to achieve a specific, desired ballistic performance, such as higher velocity, greater efficiency, or improved accuracy."
So in the instance of this Wildcat surfboard, we took a board that we love dearly and modified it to make it more performance-oriented for more critical surf conditions.
Pictured here is: 6'4" x 19 3/4 x 2 5/8 and 35.1L
While we do primarily focus on building boards for everyday waves, we don't want to leave your quiver lacking when the surf becomes bigger, more powerful, and higher-stakes.
Hence the slimmed down, trimmed-up, slightly-more-rockered "Wildcat" version of the familiar and proven Pleasant Pheasant.
So, next time you have a surf trip coming up and you're expecting some slighly juicier waves, you can still bring that familiar-feeling favorite with you—in a modified and refined form.
