Icon · Surf lifesaving spec
Icon Hydrus Sport
The stable Hydrus: same 5.79m length, but 54cm wide instead of the class-minimum 48. Six extra centimetres of beam turns a race ski into a club and training boat that a nipper or a new member can sit on.
- Length
- 5.79 m
- Beam
- 54 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 15 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 5.79 m
- Beam
- 54 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surf lifesaving spec
- Skill level
- beginner
- 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: Club training, nippers and surf practice.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 97 kg. It stays workable from 86 kg to 103 kg, and sits at its best between 90 kg and 99 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
- Wide enough for a genuine beginner
- Same construction and price as the race hulls
- Full-length ski, so it is not a toy
Trade-offs
- 54cm beam is not legal for ILS racing
- Slow next to the Elite and GMAX
- 15kg is heavy to carry up a beach
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.
