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2027 Raptor The Barra Wakesurfer

2027 Raptor The Barra Wakesurfer

Regular price $699.95 AUD
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A 4'11" skim-rockered PU board with a swallowtail β€” built to do the hard part, which is getting you off the rope and holding you in the pocket.

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Pre-Order β€” arriving September / OctoberCharged today, ships the day it lands. Stock is arriving progressively β€” contact us for a date on your size.

About This Product

2027 Raptor The Barra Wakesurfer | Ditch The Rope

For riders looking to drop the rope, learn to sit in the pocket and start slashing turns, The Barra is the board that gets you there. Offered in a single 4'11" length that suits just about anyone, it is compression moulded around a PU core with a layer of fibreglass top and bottom β€” a build that shrugs off the knocks a learner board takes while it is still being handed around the boat.


Key Technical Features

  • Subtle Nose Rocker: Just enough lift in the nose to stop you pearling when the wave pushes you forward β€” the single most common way a first wakesurf session ends early.

  • Swallowtail: A small swallow breaks the tail into two release points, giving you more control and a tighter pivot when you start pushing turns off the top.

  • Minimal Rocker Through the Middle: A skim-style rocker line, so the board stays fast and loose across the flats rather than bogging behind a small wave.

  • PU Core, Compression Moulded: One layer of fibreglass top and bottom, pressed rather than hand-shaped β€” consistent flex and a shell that handles boat rash.

  • Full EVA Deck Pad: Grip from nose to tail so you can move your feet around while you find where the board wants to sit in the wave.


Why You'll Love It

This is a beginner-to-intermediate board and it is honest about it β€” an experienced surf-style rider chasing airs will want something shorter with more tail rocker. What the Barra does brilliantly is the hard part: getting you up, getting you off the rope, and holding a stable line in the pocket long enough for it to click. Made for boat surfing behind a properly weighted wake.


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Free Returns & Exchanges

Free returns are granted if you receive an item that is faulty, or is not as described.

We do not cover return fees if you change your mind or order incorrectly.

We only accept returns to us within 14 days of date of receiving, in the condition that you received it and we will happily exchange it or issue a refund. *Conditions Apply.

PLEASE NOTE: Sale items are offered at significantly discounted prices so please choose carefully as weΒ WILL NOTΒ offer exchanges or returns on sale items.

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Happiness Guarantee

We want you to be happy with the product you buy, so all our products offer a 12-month repair and replacement warranty for factory defects or manufacturing errors.

All warranty claims and repairs must only be assessed by the manufacturer and/or manufacturer's representative and will be repaired, replaced, or credited at their discretion excluding any shipping fees.

A valid proof of purchase will be required for all warranty claims.

Contact us on support@welcomeboardstore.com.au or call 039781472 for more information.

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About Raptor

Raptor is the boardsports arm of Straightline Sports Co, an Australian family watersports business based in Echuca, Victoria. The range is built around what actually gets ridden behind an Aussie boat β€” kneeboards, wakeboards, wakeskates, wakesurfers, combo skis, slalom skis and towables β€” designed in-house by a team that rides the gear it draws.

The brand's reputation was built on kneeboards, where the Madhouse, Powerfish and Misfit are fixtures on lakes and rivers around the country, and it has since carried that same value-for-money thinking into wakeboards and skis. Raptor sits alongside sister brand Straightline, whose ropes and handles have been an Australian benchmark for decades. Stocked through more than fifty specialist dealers nationwide. Shop the Raptor range now at Welcome Boardstore.

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