Firewire The Gem 2024
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Firewire, 2024
2743mm long · 9'0"
578mm wide
76mm thick
71.3litres
Listed by the brand, read off a photo, or worked out
In one line
Longer and leaner than most. A rounded pin tail, a full nose and parallel rails.
derived · against the 146 other surf boards in the atlas, read off the outlines.
As listed by Firewire
| size | length | width | thickness | weight | price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56.4 L | 8'0" · 2438 mm | 559 mm | 70 mm | – | US$1,300 |
| 64.1 L | 8'6" · 2591 mm | 572 mm | 73 mm | – | US$1,300 |
| 71.3 L | 9'0" · 2743 mm | 578 mm | 76 mm | – | US$1,390 |
| 73.5 L | 9'3" · 2819 mm | 578 mm | 76 mm | – | US$1,390 |
| 76.6 L | 9'6" · 2896 mm | 584 mm | 76 mm | – | US$1,450 |
| 85.9 L | 9'9" · 2972 mm | 591 mm | 83 mm | – | US$1,450 |
Prices as the Firewire store showed them on 2026-10-27, in its currency · the cheapest version first, every version on hover
Every size side by side, tails on one line, one scale
The Firewire Special T 2024 size each rider would pick, by weight and level
75 kg · getting there · look for 33.8–41.3 L
No Special T for you
Every size is too big for 75 kg at this level.
A rule of thumb (0.45 to 0.55 L per kg you weigh), not Firewire’s chart
| level | 60 kg | 75 kg | 90 kg | 105 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First sessions0.6 to 0.9 L per kg you weigh | 56.4 L · big | 56.4 L | 64.1 L | 76.6 L |
| Getting there0.45 to 0.55 L per kg you weigh | too big | too big | too big | 56.4 L |
| Confident0.38 to 0.45 L per kg you weigh | too big | too big | too big | too big |
| Expert0.33 to 0.38 L per kg you weigh | too big | too big | too big | too big |
Rules of thumb, not Firewire’s chart · “small” and “big”: the nearest size, just outside the range · How the sizes are worked out · Find your board
From above, then from the side, true scale · the chosen size solid, the others dashed
Read off the 56.4 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1315 mm from the tail
4.36length over width
412mm wide 12″ from the tail
11,618cm² of planform
Read off the 64.1 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1397 mm from the tail
4.53length over width
413mm wide 12″ from the tail
12,624cm² of planform
Read off the 71.3 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1479 mm from the tail
4.79length over width
406mm wide 12″ from the tail
13,402cm² of planform
Read off the 73.5 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1520 mm from the tail
4.88length over width
405mm wide 12″ from the tail
13,892cm² of planform
Read off the 76.6 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1561 mm from the tail
4.96length over width
406mm wide 12″ from the tail
14,423cm² of planform
Read off the 85.9 L outline · derived
54 %wide point, 1603 mm from the tail
5.03length over width
406mm wide 12″ from the tail
14,965cm² of planform
Rocker of the 56.4 L · scaled from the 71.3 L measured
Rocker of the 64.1 L · scaled from the 71.3 L measured
Rocker of the 71.3 L · measured
Rocker of the 73.5 L · scaled from the 71.3 L measured
Rocker of the 76.6 L · scaled from the 71.3 L measured
Rocker of the 85.9 L · scaled from the 71.3 L measured
True proportions · dots at 10 mm and 12″ in from each tip · bracket: flat to within 3 mm · Measured on Firewire's photo of the 71.3 L. Tail end set by Firewire's photo convention, not checked by a person.
Closest outlines from other models, same sport first, once stretched to one length and width · derived
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail
Surf › Rounded pin tail