Lost Surboards Overhauls Iconic Sub Driver Model ... Now With A Swallow Tail

Originally posted on SURFER | By Jake Howard | Last updated Feb 6, 2025 6:29 PM ET

The Sub Driver by Matt Biolos is probably responsible for more contest wins and more mic-dropping video parts than any other individual surfboard model on the market today. I have absolutely no way to verify that statement, but for the last couple of decades everyone from NSSA groms to the world's best have leaned into the design for its ideal blend of dependability and performance.

From old schoolers like Cory Lopez and Chris Ward, to San Clemente heroes like Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane and Griffin Colapinto, to the next generation of stars like Cole Houshmand Noah Beschen, they've all soared with some iteration of a SubDriver under foot.

"Guys like Cole Houshmand and Kade Matson both relied on swallow tail Sub Drivers to qualify for the WT. Michael Rodrigues regularly rips them, as does East Coast stalwart Michael Dunphy and the OG Kolohe," shares Biolos.

And now, new for 2025, Biolos and ...Lost Surfboards have just dropped the Sub Driver 3.0. Getting a fairly significant overhaul, it's a modern update for a timeless design.

"It's got a little fuller nose outline. It's got a little more relaxed entry. It has a little more tail rocker. A different deck line. Updated rails. A wider tail and wide nose gives you a parallel outline through the middle, which gives it a lot of drive," shares Biolos.

"And we're releasing it, first and foremost, as a swallow tail," he adds.

Built for poor to average surf, refined through exhaustive research and development with ...Lost's world-class team, it's "a small wave performance, workhorse weapon."

Summer's only a few short months away, don't be shy about getting your order for the new Sub Driver 3.0 in early.

This article first appeared on SURFER and was syndicated with permission.

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