Red7 · Surfski · Out of production
Red7 Green7 (Surf70 cork-composite)
Identical hull shape to the Surf70 Pro (diamond-section high-volume bow, flat-ish rocker, narrow catch) with a cork/foam composite core in glass or carbon skins for a lighter, more impact-resistant finish. Same triple bullet-scupper drainage.
- Length
- 6.6 m
- Beam
- 42 cm
- Deck
- 33.5 cm
- Lightest
- 14 kg
Specifications
- Length
- 6.6 m
- Beam
- 42 cm
- Deck height
- 33.5 cm (est.)
- Category
- Surfski
- Skill level
- intermediate
- New price
- Not listed new
Layup weights
On-water profile
Both scores are rated at the hull's own design weight. How these are derived.
Suits: Strong downwind with excellent directional stability ('as though on rails') and good upwind manners; weakness is a wide turning circle, more felt in round-the-cans racing.
Paddler weight
This hull is built around a paddler of about 85 kg. It stays workable from 75 kg to 90 kg, and sits at its best between 79 kg and 87 kg.
Derived from published hull dimensions and calibrated against manufacturer paddler limits, not taken from a marketing range. The method, in full.
Generations
Cork-composite 'eco' variant of the Surf70 Pro hull, built after Red7's factory fire - glass by Republic Sports, carbon/cork by Carbonology Sport. Same hull/handling as the Pro; last genuinely current Red7 product before dormancy.
What works, and what it costs you
What works
- Distinctive eye-catching finish
- Cork core notably more impact/ding resistant (hammer-test demo)
- Rock-solid directional stability downwind
- Very rigid three-point footplate
- Same fast-draining bullet scuppers as the Pro
Trade-offs
- Widest turning circle of the reviewed Red7 range - handicap in round-the-cans racing
- Rudder cables reportedly stuck/needed replacing on reviewer's boat
- Long-term cork-core durability unproven at this age
- Brand and both third-party makers no longer producing it
What paddlers say
Rob Mousley (surfski.info, 2010): 'one of the nicest boats I've ever paddled', praised comfort/drainage/directional stability, only gripe wide turning circle.Reported experience
Hein van Rooyen (Carbonology Sport): demonstrated cork panels' dent resistance vs standard foam-core with a hammer test; cork dents shallower and largely self-recovered.Reported experience
Gallery
Where to buy
The Green7 (Surf70 cork-composite) is out of production. It turns up on the second-hand market; there is no new-boat channel for it.
Maker closed Red7 is no longer trading. Dormant since the factory fire around 2011-2012. Nothing has been built since and there is no manufacturer support.
Nobody sells Red7 new. The second-hand market is the only channel.
Boutique limited run even when new (~2009-10, ~30% below equivalent carbon). Verify cork core hasn't delaminated/lost stiffness given age. No current support.
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