Honcho · Surfski · Out of production
Honcho Oceans Pro
6.47m x 43cm race hull, the boat Honcho launched with and the top of the range.
- Length
- 6.47 m
- Beam
- 43 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
Specifications
- Length
- 6.47 m
- Beam
- 43 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- elite
- New price
- Not listed new
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Ocean racing and downwind in Cape Town conditions.
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
- Elite footprint at second-hand money
- Well-regarded fibreglass construction
- Cape Town design, tested where the racing is hardest
Trade-offs
- Brand is gone: no parts, no warranty, no dealer
- No published weight or layup table
- Rare outside South Africa
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
The Oceans Pro 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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