Layups & Construction

Each hull is hand built in-house using vacuum infusion with the highest quality of cloths and core structures, which provides the ultimate strength and rigidity.

Custom layups can be specially ordered for extra lightweight, extra strength, hybrids and more. 

Unlike our competitors, ALL of our carbon hull models come as standard with a visual carbon finish. Who doesn’t like carbon, right? We are the only hull manufacturer to offer this.

Unique feature - our visual carbon hulls (NITRO C-1) do not require gel coat or clear coat to give a glossy finish. Hundreds of hours were spent creating our masters and moulds to produce the highest quality finish on our hulls. As a result, the finish you see is exactly what we see, straight from the mould. After post curing and a quick hand polish, its ready to go. Why is this good? Gel coats and paints are typically the weakest point of a ski and quickly crack on the surface. They are used as a quick route to a clean finish & often hide messy, unprofessional layups. Our finish is purely carbon fibre and resin making it super strong, far more resistant to damage and harder wearing. No other manufacturer offers this.

During development of our hull, DJR & NITRO have partnered with one of the UK’s leading carbon fibre developers who have personally created our entire production process for the NITRO hull. As a result our finished product is built to the highest quality standard.

DJR is a family run business and we take great pride in our hulls. The entire layup of every Nitro hull, from dry carbon, to vacuum bagging and infusion is carried out by one person, Dan Rowan, DJR owner and founder. The entire build process has been developed, tested, refined through extensive and relentless R&D both in house and with our team riders. We decided from day 1 of our journey with Nitro that the complex layup of our hulls must always be carried out by one person from start to finish, who is a rider and understands the significance of every strand of carbon that goes into the hulls. Dan has made every one of our hulls and continues to do so now.