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The Shapes

The Hydrus Workshop · Eagle, Idaho

The Shapes

Armalight hardboards, hand-shaped in Eagle, Idaho by Jason and Nick Zawadzki and a crew of world-class paddlers. Whitewater weapons, race hulls, and river surfboards, refined over years of R&D and thousands of river miles.

Not currently for sale
Armalight construction is coming back. Estimated Summer 2027.
KING DUB Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Whitewater River SUP

KING DUB 8'8" / 9'8"

The whitewater workhorse that started it all. Stable enough to learn on, responsive enough to surf a standing wave, and tough enough to bounce off rock without a second thought.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki, Jeff Banks

BARRACUDA Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Freestyle Whitewater SUP

BARRACUDA 10'6"

A technical whitewater freestyle board shaped with World Champion paddler Barry Kennon. Stability, speed, and control for demanding rapids.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki, and World Champion Barry Kennon

STEPPIN RAZOR Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Freestyle / River Play SUP

STEPPIN RAZOR 8'6"

A compact freestyle board built to play all day in the current and surf river waves. Quick, loose, and dangerous in the best way.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki, Barry Kennon

UFO 7'11 Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
River Play & Surf SUP

UFO 7'11 7'11"

A downriver play machine. Short enough to catch more waves and throw quick turns, with the volume to stay stable through the rapid.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki

MAD MAX Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Elite Race SUP

MAD MAX 12'6" / 14'

An elite race board built to run with the fastest hulls in the world. Carbon-Armalight construction holds race rigidity without the fragility that kills pure-carbon boards.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki and Team

ELYSIUM EXPEDITION Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
All-Water Race & Expedition SUP

ELYSIUM EXPEDITION 12'6" / 14'

A sharp piercing bow that slices flat water and chop alike. Built to cover serious distance, from all-day expeditions to the race line.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki and Team

DROP RAIL SCUD Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Paddle Surfboard

DROP RAIL SCUD 6'6" / 6'8"

A paddle surfboard that rides like a hard surfboard, not an inflatable. Unique bottom contours and a drop-rail outline built for river waves and ocean lines.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki

MONTROSE Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
Hyper River Surfboard

MONTROSE 5'3" - 5'7"

A hyper river surfboard with parallel rails and a wide diamond nose. Built to find speed on the smallest, trickiest waves.

Shaped byHand-shaped in Eagle, Idaho

PB&J Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
River Surfboard

PB&J 5'4" / 5'10"

A quick, rail-to-rail river surfboard with pinched rails and a pro-model tail. Enough planing area to catch the wave and keep you in the pocket.

Shaped byPeyton Banks, Jason Zawadzki

BLISSCUIT Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
High-Volume River Surfboard

BLISSCUIT 5' - 5'7"

Called the most thoughtful river surfboard ever designed. Maximum float in a compact footprint, built for mushy, slow waves.

Shaped byHand-shaped by Jason Zawadzki

BREAKBEAT Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
River & Wake Surfboard

BREAKBEAT 4'6" - 5'

The quickest-turning shape in the quiver while still holding speed. Built to spin and stay in the wave when other surfers get flushed.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki

ENZO Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
River & Wake Surfboard

ENZO 4'10" / 5'4"

Fast, with drive and spring in the tail. A stable outline that gets you back outside and right into the next turn.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki

CAKE Armalight hardboard, top deck and hull views
River & Wake Surfboard

CAKE 4'10" - 5'4"

A fast, balanced shape that turns quicker than it has any right to. Armalight construction you can feel is stronger than fiberglass.

Shaped byJason Zawadzki, Nick Zawadzki

Every board on this page was designed, shaped, and river-tested in house. Armalight is our own composite construction, built for the abuse that destroys ordinary hardboards. This is the shape library. It is coming back.
In memory of Nick Zawadzki
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