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AFS Blackbird V3 8’0 x 19″ 1/2

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Mount twin-track Disciplines downwind, wing discontinued

The Blackbird V3 has 10 sizes on record, discontinued sizes included, from 100 to 135 L. Its slenderness, 4.91, is greater than that of 94% of the 1,895 current boards that publish a length and a width.

Closest boards from other brands

Mount is shown beside each board, never matched on.

Current boards from other brands within ±7% of volume and ±2% of length, and ±2% of slenderness where both publish a width of the AFS Blackbird V3 8’0 x 19″ 1/2, closest first.
BrandBoardVolume LΔ volumeLength mmΔ lengthSlendernessMount
Loco SurfingLoco Downwind Hydrofoil Board 8'120+0.0%2,438+0.3%——
AppletreeApple Skipper Down Wind V2 8'0''118-1.7%2,438+0.3%4.93 (+0.3%)twin-track
ArmstrongDownwind Mk III 125L 7'11125+4.2%2,413-0.7%4.93 (+0.5%)—
DC Shaping CoThe Crossing 7’10” x 19" 120L120+0.0%2,388-1.7%4.94 (+0.7%)—
KT FoilingGinxu Dragonfly Surf 2 Carbon 120120+0.0%2,388-1.7%4.82 (-1.7%)twin-track
IndianaSweet Stick DW 8'0128+6.7%2,438+0.3%4.93 (+0.3%)twin-track

Specifications

Every figure is AFS's own, read from the source linked in the last row, converted to millimetres and kilograms where the brand prints inches or pounds. Slenderness is computed here, length ÷ width.
FamilyBlackbird
ModelBlackbird V3
Size, as the brand prints it8’0 x 19″ 1/2
Volume, L120
Length, mm2,430 (8'0")
Width, mm495
Thickness, mm—
Weight, kg6.0
Slenderness (length ÷ width)4.91
Slenderness band4.0–5.0
Mounttwin-track
Strap insertsno
Build—
ConstructionPVC Sandwich Carbon
Disciplinesdownwind, wing
Rider weightup to 95 kg (the brand’s stated range)
Rider levelintermediate
Model yeardiscontinued
Sourcemanufacturer · read 2026-10-02

Every figure above is the manufacturer's published claim, converted to comparable units.

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