Step-deck design
The step-deck lets Pyzel retain foam through the board while reducing the rail's overall chunkiness. That helps keep paddle-friendly volume without making the rail feel overly thick.
Pyzel Precious Surfboard
Pyzel Surfboards · Board Editorial
Precious
Gremlin-inspired speed with a sleeker, more performance-driven feel — built around a step-deck and concave deck that preserve volume while keeping the rails sensitive.
Velocity Project 1–8ft Thruster · Quad · 5-Fin Speed & Performance
The Precious
One board. A whole lot of possibilities.
Pyzel created the Precious after a friend asked for a one-board quiver that could travel around the world and handle a wide range of surf. Its starting point was the Gremlin — a shape known for speed, versatility and fun — but the brief was to make it sleeker, narrower and more performance-oriented, with less chunky rails.
The answer is a step-railed, concave-decked design. The step-deck helps retain foam through the board while allowing a more sensitive rail, and the concave deck adds stability and sensitivity with a potential bonus in paddle power.
Wave Range 1–8ft
Designed to carry speed in weaker sections and remain responsive when the surf improves.
Outline Sleek & Pulled In
Narrower and more pulled in than the Gremlin, with a more performance-oriented feel.
Bottom Single → Double → Vee
The concave bottom provides lift and drive, with vee helping the board roll from rail to rail.
Fin Setup 3 / 4 / 5 Fin
Ride it as a thruster, quad or five-fin; Pyzel also mentions a 2+1 setup.
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The Precious takes the Gremlin's speed and versatility and wraps it in a sleeker, more sensitive performance shape.
Bob Gnarly Pyzel Precious · Editorial Take
What makes it work
Keep the foam. Refine the feel.
The Precious is built around a useful balance: enough foam to paddle easily and carry speed, paired with a step-deck and thinner rails that give the board a more sensitive, high-performance feel.
Concave deck and step rails
The concave deck is intended to add stability and sensitivity. Because the deck dips, the thickness measurement can look modest even though the board carries useful volume.
Gremlin DNA, refined
A flatter entry rocker helps acceleration, while subtle tail curve supports quick, responsive turns. The narrower outline carries speed through slower sections while giving the board a sleeker feel.
The shape
A refined outline with volume where it counts.
Compared with the Gremlin, the Precious has a narrower, more pulled-in outline. Its flatter entry rocker and subtle tail curve are designed to help it accelerate easily, carry speed through weaker sections and turn quickly.
Underneath, Pyzel specifies a single with double concave transitioning to vee. The wide tailblock carries ample vee to help the board tip onto its rail, even at higher speeds.
Outline Narrower and more pulled in than the Gremlin
Rails Thin, step-railed profile
Rocker Medium nose rocker and medium tail rocker
Bottom Single with double concave to vee
Fin options Thruster, quad and five-fin; Pyzel also mentions 2+1
Who is the Precious for?
For surfers looking for one versatile performance board.
A one-board quiver
The Precious was conceived as a board that could travel and cover a broad range of conditions, rather than being limited to one narrow type of wave.
Similar speed, sleeker feel
If the Gremlin concept appeals but you want a narrower outline and a more sensitive performance rail, the Precious takes that DNA in a refined direction.
Choose by volume, not thickness alone
Pyzel specifically advises sizing by volume because the concave deck can make the board sound thin on paper while it still carries more foam than that measurement suggests.
Sizing
Precious dimensions.
Standard stock dimensions published by Pyzel. Use volume as the main reference when comparing sizes, particularly because of the concave deck.
| Size | Width | Thickness | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5'4" | 18 3/4" | 2 3/16" | 26.00L |
| 5'5" | 19" | 2 3/16" | 26.80L |
| 5'7" | 19 1/4" | 2 1/4" | 28.80L |
| 5'9" | 19 1/2" | 2 5/16" | 30.80L |
| 5'11" | 19 3/4" | 2 3/8" | 33.10L |
| 6'0" | 20" | 2 7/16" | 34.90L |
| 6'1" | 20 1/4" | 2 7/16" | 36.60L |
| 6'2" | 20 1/2" | 2 1/2" | 37.70L |
| 6'4" | 20 3/4" | 2 1/2" | 40.00L |
Watch the Precious
See the Precious in action.
Pyzel Precious — Video 1
See the Precious in action and get a closer look at its speed and performance.
Pyzel Precious — Video 2
Another look at the Precious on the wave.
Two useful tools
Know your volume. Then build your board.
Find your ideal volume.
Use our volume calculator to get a starting range based on your weight, surfing ability, fitness and the waves you surf most often.
Find My Volume →Build your Precious.
Choose the Precious, compare the available options and create the board that suits the way you want to surf.
Open Board Builder →Bob's Take
The Precious makes a compelling case for being your everyday performance board.
What makes the Precious interesting is how it tackles a familiar trade-off. A board with plenty of foam can paddle well and carry speed, but thick rails can feel less sensitive. Pyzel's step-deck and concave-deck design are intended to keep useful volume while refining the rail feel.
Its Gremlin roots point towards easy acceleration and versatility, while the narrower outline and tail curve give it a more performance-led character. That makes the Precious worth considering if you want one board for a wide range of sessions, rather than a specialist for only small or only powerful surf.
Our advice: compare sizes by volume first, then consider how the length and width suit your surfing. Pyzel recommends riding a few inches above or below your height depending on ability, and adding around 1/2" to 1" of width compared with your usual shortboard.
Ready to ride one?
Build your Precious.
Start with your volume, then head into the Bob Gnarly Board Builder and create the Precious you're looking for.
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