Dark Arts x Tomo Vader 2.0 Surfboard - Custom

Got the darkarts 5‘7 Vader 33L (being an upper intermediate 6‘4/88kg surfer with a FW/Tomo/… quiver and many boards tried/sold).
Ordering it I knew the size was right, though 1-2L below my usual volume, as I used to surf a 5’8 Vader LFT some years back. I did really like it then, but it was a tad big (1-2 sizes), thus a tad stiff sometimes and generally a bit difficult in flatter and gutless waves.
This new Vader 2.0 is a peace of art. The built is exceptional in any aspect, the lines are incredible, this is next level stuff and a clear upgrade to its predessor. With the vee bottom the Vader 2.0 is thicker in the centerline, the rails are a bit finer/lower, and the tail is more refined. The weight is low, but not too much so. It looks wide.
Tested it 3 days in France, in small and in big conditions (2-3ft and 6-8ft well overhead), it is a winner. Paddles great, ducks good (at this perfect volume !), catches the big stuff easily and also the tiny stuff - gets off like a dream. On the wave it goes where you want it to go, precise, quick, feeling light like a feather, but connected to the water, more so than the old Vader with its single concave. In the turns it surfs surprisingly normal, with speed and control and good grip. I was not sure when I took it into the big surf, mid tide, semi steep, but it was functional just like any HPSB, controlling the speed well (again, at this perfect volume). For steep drops it require some adaptation I guess.
To resume: the board is an absolute winner, in any tech, but even more so in dark arts technology. If you want an unreally fast and easy board for 3-7ft waves, buy one. Size it low.
If that is not your shape - any other shape in the dark arts range will most likely blow minds too.
Aloha

the vader is in the millennium falcon super fast board super easy to turn a very early start lots of volume with big rail and yet good grip the Vader v2 gives you the impression of being able to go anywhere on the wave and do whatever you want. we very easily want a smile machine and of course as usual boardhop just perfect