Features:
- Construction: Softboard
- Outline: Short, stubby and round
- Tail: Squash
- Materials: Soft deck, HDPE "slick" bottom, EPS core with double stringers
- Fin Set-Up: Twin fin (soft PU fins included)
- Fin System: 4'0" and 4'8" feature screw-through softboard system (pictured); 5'2" version comes with integrated fin plugs (fins are provided in both cases)
- Suitable Conditions: Designed for smallish waves up to 3ft or so
- Rider Ability: Beginner board for kids, funboard for adults
Looking for a board to get the kids started early? Maybe one you wouldn't mind catching a few on yourself?
The Bug by Ocean & Earth, which comes in user-friendly softboard construction with a twin-fin set-up, was one of our best-selling boards last summer. It's nice and stable for learning, small enough to be manageable for micro-groms, and has a soft outer layer with round edges, making it a much safer option for kids and beginners.
But more or less anyone can have fun on the Bug. Experienced surfers can muck around on it in the shore break, non-surfers can ride it as a bodyboard. At this price it's an absolute steal.
Note: The 5'2" version of the Bug comes with built-in fin boxes, which are compatible with traditional dual-tab fins, as opposed to the screw-through fin system shown in the photos. Either way the relevant fins, in soft polyurethane construction ideal for beginners, are provided with the board.
Dimensions:
| Height | Width | Thickness | Volume (Ltr) |
|---|
| 4'0 | 18" | 2 1/2" | 22 |
| 4'10 | 19" | 2 3/4" | 30 |
| 5'2 | 19 1/4" | 2 3/4" | 33 |
