The DARTH is a modern performer!
The cut off shape has become more and more popular in the surfing industry and works especially well for kitesurfing. They not only have an aggressive riding style in small to medium waves, they edge upwind with the efficiency of a twin tip.
The cut off shaped surfboards lift up out of the water as they plane similar as they feature a bottom shape that behaves more like a modern planning hull than a displacement hull found on a traditional surfboard.