Honcho · Surfski · Out of production
Honcho Guevara
5.8m x 48cm intermediate ski built for smaller paddlers, and the boat people cross-shopped against the Epic V10 Sport when both were new.
- Length
- 5.8 m
- Beam
- 48 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
Specifications
- Length
- 5.8 m
- Beam
- 48 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- intermediate
- New price
- Not listed new
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Coastal racing and chop for a lighter paddler.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 89 kg. It stays workable from 78 kg to 94 kg, and sits at its best between 82 kg and 90 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Honcho skis were designed and built in Cape Town by Andrew Fyfe, who came to boats from a long career in fibreglass manufacture. The range ran from the Oceans Pro race hull down to the Guru, one of the first purpose-built beginner skis on the market.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Sized for smaller paddlers, which few skis of its era were
- Stable enough to train on
- Cheap second-hand
Trade-offs
- Brand is gone: no parts, no warranty, no dealer
- No published weight or layup table
- Short waterline for the beam
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
The Guevara is out of production. It turns up on the second-hand market; there is no new-boat channel for it.
Maker closed Honcho is no longer trading. Honcho stopped building. There is no live site and no dealer support; forum threads are paddlers hunting parts.
Nobody sells Honcho new. The second-hand market is the only channel.
Out of production, and the company is gone. Second-hand only, mostly in South Africa.
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