Opium · Surfski
Opium DW
6.45m x 45cm hull named for the job: DW is downwind. Widest of Opium's three long racers, which is the sensible order — the boat you run in big following seas is the one you can still sit on when it is broaching.
- Length
- 6.45 m
- Beam
- 45 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
Specifications
- Length
- 6.45 m
- Beam
- 45 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- advanced
- New price
- Not listed new
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Downwind runs and rough open water.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 93 kg. It stays workable from 82 kg to 99 kg, and sits at its best between 86 kg and 95 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Opium Caiaques is a Brazilian builder with the widest ski range in South America — seven surfskis from an elite 6.45m racer down to a 5.25m beginner hull, alongside OC1, OC2 and OC6 outriggers. Opium publishes an overall hull height for each boat; that figure is not the deck height this index uses for weight bands, so it is not carried across.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Full race length with intermediate-leaning beam
- Purpose-built for swell
- Local support in Brazil
Trade-offs
- No published weight or layup table
- No price published anywhere
- Effectively unavailable outside South America
What paddlers say
No independent owner review located as of August 2026.Reported experience
Where to buy
No mapped dealer for Opium yet. Every maker and market we cover.
Opium sells in Brazil in reais and publishes no list price. Specs here come from the maker's catalogue and Brazilian dealer listings.
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