Icon · Surf lifesaving spec
Icon Hydrus Elite
ILS-legal racing ski at the class limits, 5.79m long and 48cm wide, in ICON's heat-cured VTEK laminate at 15 or 17.5kg. Sold as the sharp end of the Hydrus range for lifesaving competition rather than as an ocean ski.
- Length
- 5.79 m
- Beam
- 48 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 15 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 5.79 m
- Beam
- 48 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surf lifesaving spec
- Skill level
- advanced
- New price
- GBP 2,550
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Surf lifesaving racing: beach starts, surf zone and buoy turns.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 84 kg. It stays workable from 74 kg to 90 kg, and sits at its best between 79 kg and 86 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
ICON Sports is a UK paddlesport brand whose Hydrus range is built to the ILS lifesaving specification — 5.79m maximum length, 48cm minimum width — using what ICON calls VTEK: vacuum, heat-cured epoxy over a PVC foam core with carbon reinforcement.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Priced openly, which most makers in this class do not do
- Two published layup weights
- Purpose-built to the ILS specification
Trade-offs
- Class-limited hull: nothing here is optimised for downwind
- 15kg is heavy if you are comparing it to ocean skis
- ICON does not explain how it differs from the GMAX
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
No mapped dealer for Icon yet. Every maker and market we cover.
ICON lists the Hydrus range at £2,550 in the UK. This index holds Australian and US dollars, so the figure you see is converted from sterling and is not a shelf price.
Similar craft
Closest in stability, speed and paddler weight across the whole index.
