{"product_id":"checkmate","title":"CheckMate - Tuflite Pro - Single","description":"\u003cp\u003eGame over; this board wins! The Checkmate is a take-no-prisoners, no holds barred, capture-your-king kind of longboard, so get ready to surf at the top of your abilities.\u003cbr\u003eDesigned by Wayne Rich in the 80’s as a contest board for Dewey Weber’s contest at the pier and refined for Donald Takayama’s following contest in Oside - basically built for the visionary resurgence of longboard competition, the Checkmate is quick off the bottom, nimble rail to rail, and powerful off the tail, the Checkmate is every bit a performance longboard. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast wrapping turning in the pocket and hard down-the-line bottom turns are standard maneuvers for this modern gal. At the same time, a soulful outline meets a timeless bottom contour that rolls into a classic 60\/40 longboard rail, resulting in a board that noserides, trims, and glides as lovely as any traditional log on the market. The Checkmates traditional features remind us to “Never forget.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile we can’t divulge all the Checkmate’s secrets, we can share that a hard edge is snuck into the board’s tail to deliver a controlled drive when cranking tight turns and a lite concave in the nose blends through the front third of the board allowing for lift and acceleration when hangin’ the piggies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe suggest the Checkmate for all surfers looking to expand their repertoire of maneuvers on a longboard. Designed for the beach breaks of Southern California and adapted for Santa Barbara points, the Checkmate works best in long, drawn-out walls head high and below but can be ridden up to a few feet overhead and at your local reef or beach break. If you are an old-at-heart-dog looking to learn a few new tricks, the Checkmate is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qLVkzYZ2Uc4?si=thIzHpC2l_I9eiYE\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wayne Rich","offers":[{"title":"9'4\" x 22.75\" x 3.07\" - 74.20L","offer_id":52517148655963,"sku":"WRTL-CM0904-261","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0854\/3512\/2011\/files\/WAYNERICH_CHECKMATE_0904_TUFLITEPRO_topbottom.jpg?v=1772714171","url":"https:\/\/surftecheurope.com\/products\/checkmate","provider":"Surftech EU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}