2027 Raptor Empire Wakeskate

2027 Raptor Empire Wakeskate | The One That Lives In The Boat

The Empire is a full timber wakeskate built to be the spare board — the one that stays in the boat all summer so there is always something to ride when the wakeboarders are done. Flat 9-ply timber underfoot, a thick moulded EVA deck on top, and a symmetrical outline with a fin at each end so it rides the same in either direction. No bindings, no setup, no excuses.

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Key Technical Features

• Flat 9-Ply Timber Base: A flat base is loose and predictable — it releases for shuvits and slides instead of hooking up mid-rotation, which is exactly what you want when you're learning to skate the flats.

• Thick Moulded EVA Deck: Deep, grippy foam that stays underfoot when you land off-axis, and takes the sting out of the landings you don't get right.

• Symmetrical Shape: Identical nose and tail, so switch feels the same as regular and there's nothing to relearn when you land backwards.

• Larger Single Fin Both Ends: Enough tracking to hold an edge into the wake, still shallow enough to break loose when you pop.

• Three Lengths: 41, 43 and 45 inch — shorter spins easier, longer is more stable underfoot and easier to land.

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Why You'll Love It

Genuinely good for all levels, which is rare and worth saying honestly: a first-timer can stand up on the Empire behind a slow boat within a session, and a skater can still get shuvits and wake-to-wake out of it. It is not a high-end carbon deck and it isn't priced like one — it is the timber board you buy so that everyone in the boat gets a go, and it's the one that ends up getting ridden the most.

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