Custom ViperHEI MATAU Steering
Prepay Price · $30 Off Retail Baked In
Your paddle joins the next Viper batch, built from scratch in Tahiti. From there, it's sent to SoCal Va'a and immediately shipped to you.
We email 3–5 days before the batch goes to Viper — you get 48 hours to cancel. After that it's being built. Full details.
When your blade comes off the mold in Tehurui, it's already yours. Your spec. Your style.
Orders $450 and up ship free. Stack covers or gear and the shipping's on us.
Pre-Order the exact Viper Va'a paddle you want. Trust us — it's worth the wait.
The Peperu Series was designed by champions — crafted by Rete Ebb, 4-time Super Aito champion, and refined by David Tepava, coach of the legendary Shell Va'a team — for the precision, comfort, and control demanded at the highest levels of competition.
Choose your blade
- Small — 24 × 54 cm: calm to moderate water; smooth control with less fatigue.
- Long — 23 × 58 cm: heavy conditions; extra leverage and command for powerful correction.
Choose your shaft
- Carbon — lighter and stiff.
- Bamboo — slightly heavier, with superior impact resistance.
At a glance
- 100% multiaxial carbon blade
- Stiff, durable, and responsive
- Approx. 600 g
- Trusted by champions, tested in top-tier competition
The Not SoFine Print
Straight Talk · No SurprisesHow It Works
Customs are batch orders. Yours goes on the list the moment you check out; a few days after the deadline above we place the whole batch with Viper. From there it's built from zero — average wait from the deadline is about 4 months — and we email every update along the way.
Why $30 Off
You pay up front. That helps our cashflow and lets us order more often — so every custom sells at $30 under retail. You're not paying extra for made-to-order. You're paying less.
Cancellation
Customs can only be canceled before the batch is sent to Viper. We email you 3–5 days before placing it; you have 48 hours to pull out. No response counts as confirmation to proceed.
How ToOrder
Shaft Flex
A steering blade lives a rougher life than a paddle — it leans on the ama, bangs the gunwale, holds against pressure. Soft (100% bamboo) takes the knocks: more impact-resistant, springier, easier on your joints over a long day in the seat. Hard (100% carbon) is lighter and stiffer — corrections land the instant you ask.
Blade Size
Two steering cuts, both on Viper's Peperu 4° blade. Small — 24 × 54 cm (930 cm²): quicker to swing, easier corrections. Long — 23 × 58 cm (971 cm²): more face to lean on when the water gets big.
Paddle Length
Cut in half-inch steps, 38.5–54 inches. Not sure? Guess a touch long — a paddle can always come down, it can never grow back.
See WhereIt's Born
Eight moves, fifteen builders, one shed on Ra'iātea. Your blade is drawn, molded, laid up by hand, signed, and flown to SoCal — we wrote the whole story down.
