{"product_id":"2027-raptor-darkside-wakeboard","title":"2027 Raptor Darkside Wakeboard","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2027 Raptor Darkside Wakeboard | One Board, Beginner To Advanced\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRaptor's best-selling board, reshaped for 2027. The \u003cb\u003eDarkside\u003c\/b\u003e answers the problem every family boat has — one board a first-timer can learn to edge on that a good rider still wants to take a set on. The removable centre fin is how it does both. Leave it in and the board tracks straight and predictable while someone learns to hold an edge. Pull it out and it frees right up: looser, faster across the flats, carrying speed into the wake for proper pop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eKey Technical Features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRemovable Centre Fin:\u003c\/b\u003e The one feature that makes this board work for a whole family. Fin in for tracking and control while learning; fin out for a loose, skatey ride once edging is second nature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProgressive 3 Stage Rocker:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuous through the middle, kicked at the tips — it holds speed across the flats and still releases hard off the wake instead of dragging you through it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNXT 1 Core Construction:\u003c\/b\u003e Raptor's core build wrapped around a PU core, tuned for durability over outright lightness — the right call on a board that will get shared, dropped and left in the sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBi-Axial Layered Glass:\u003c\/b\u003e Glass laid in two directions rather than one, so the board resists twist as well as bend. That is what keeps the edge feeling the same on your tenth set as your first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTST Top Seam Rails:\u003c\/b\u003e Raptor's rail construction, joining deck to base along the top seam — the join that takes the hit on every flat landing and every knock against the swim platform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMoulded Side Fins:\u003c\/b\u003e Fixed and shaped into the base, so there is nothing to shear off on a shallow launch and nothing to lose at the ramp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRaptor's own sizing: 130cm suits kids around 8–10 years old, 135cm the average adult height and weight, and 140cm anyone over 5'8\" or 75kg. That spread is the point — this is the board for the boat that tows a beginner, a teenager and someone who can already hit wake-to-wake, without buying three boards. Honest limit: if you are riding cable and chasing rails, look at the Severance instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBuy Now at Welcome Board Store for the best in authentic Wake gear and apparel. For more Wake tips, news, and brand deep-dives, be sure to check out \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/welcomeboardstore.com.au\/blogs\/news\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Welcome Journal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raptor","offers":[{"title":"130","offer_id":44488218837095,"sku":"9355917004117","price":549.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"135","offer_id":44488218869863,"sku":"9355917005046","price":549.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140","offer_id":44488218902631,"sku":"9355917004131","price":549.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0049\/4426\/5319\/files\/DARKSIDE_TOP_6f46e535-e13e-4be6-90de-43d760601010.jpg?v=1787796584","url":"https:\/\/welcomeboardstore.com.au\/products\/2027-raptor-darkside-wakeboard","provider":"Welcome Boardstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}