Powell Peralta x Andy Anderson | Hydrant Dragon Vajra Graphic Shaped Skateboard Deck. Green / 8.45" x 32.03"

$199.00

Powell Peralta x Andy Anderson "Hydrant", shaped skateboard deck was inspired by AA's original Heron shape, but smaller and symmetrical. It measures 8.45" wide and 8.25" at the waist, with a 14.25" wheelbase. The square edge and slightly curved nose and tail deliver solid, stable pop, while the K26 concave and inner cuts create a front-foot pocket for control and a responsive feel.

    • Colour: Green
    • Width: 8.45" and 8.25" at waist 
    • Length: 32.03"
    • Wheelbase: 14.25"
    • Nose: 6.79"
    • Tail: 6.79"
    • Shape: 311
    • Concave: K26
    • Truck hole pattern: Short 4. Standard 2.125" centre to centre truck hole template
    • Construction: North American Hard Rock Maple

    K26 Concave: Powell Peralta’s K26 is a symmetrical, double kick shape with a familiar medium-to-mellow concave. The nose and tail are set closer together than on the K20 and feature a larger radius, allowing for smoother, more precise flicks and tons of pop. 
    The K26 is the first concave designed to optimize the flex and pop of Flight deck construction, but it feels great on 7-ply too! The K26 also accommodates a variety of deck shapes, up to 9.75" wide, with wheelbases of up to 14.5". 

    Designed with Andy Anderson, the Hydrant Vajra delivers precision, stability, and consistency for technical skating.

    Powell-Peralta x Andy Anderson;
    Andy Anderson joined Powell Peralta after George Powell discovered him winning the amateur division of a World Championship Freestyle Skate Contest in Vancouver. Anderson officially turned professional for Powell Peralta in 2019, his first official Powell Peralta pro-video segments were released on December 25, 2020. Known for his unique style with an extensive arsenal of technical tricks which blend old school freestyle skateboarding with modern techniques. Anderson is also known for his commitment to safety, in always wearing a protective helmet while skateboarding, not common among professional street skaters. 

    Powell-Peralta artist Vernon Courtlandt Johnson (VCJ) was tasked with developing Andy Anderson’s Pro Skateboard Graphic. VCJ was inspired by Anderson’s “elegance and eloquence” on a skateboard. When Anderson was asked if he had any ideas for the pro-graphic, and what his “spirit animal was”, Andy replied, a “Blue Heron”.
    In blending Powell Peralta's iconic artistic heritage and Anderson's distinctive style, VCJ developed the “Heron Skull” graphic. Featuring a mystical "Skull" wearing a unique helmet with mystical “Blue Heron” motif details, and a "Heron Skull" to the helmet's centre front. A multi-layered visual that looks like a skull from one angle and a Heron's silhouette from another, with further graphics symbolising Anderson's adaptability and mastery of environments, and his considered choices in safety with the helmet, and his quest to de-stigmatise helmet use in skateboarding.
    The "Heron Skull" graphic becoming Anderson's first Powell-Peralta pro graphic in 2019.

    Andy Anderson’s Pro Signature Artwork

    • 2019: Blue Heron, also known as Heron, Heron 1 and Heron Skull. Featuring an ancient and mystical blue heron wearing a helmet, iconic to Anderson. Includes hidden wetland scenery and symbolic details of adaptability to environments.
    • 2022: The Heron Egg, also known as Heron 2. A continuation of the Heron graphictheme. Depicts a baby heron hatching out of an egg shell. The background features tiny "Herand" symbols - ampersands shaped like herons. 
    • 2024: The Theory Map. Graphic art of a technical nature, featuring an abstract map tracking the physics, flick directions, and catch zones of complicated skateboard flip tricks. It mirrors the scientific way Andy deconstructs flat-ground skateboarding.
    • 2025: The Hydrant. Featuring "George", the original Powell-Peralta banner dragon holding a "Vajra", a sacred ritual object of Hinduism and Buddhism, symbolising indestructible properties, irresistible force, strength, stability, balance and the union of wisdom and method. The graphic embodies Anderson's holistic approach to skateboarding, and bridges his unique versatile skating style with Powell's historic roots. The graphic further pays tribute to 1990s street skating, and the balancing physics of the "Natas (Kaupas) Spin" trick.

    Graphics, colours, veneers and stains may vary slightly from images.
    Griptape included. 

    Size: 8.45"