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Great products, great customer service, great mission! Worth every penny.

- Michelle Rumbaut, TX

Abyss Blue Boardshorts

    • Light weight, durable, 2 way stretch for optimal comfort, movement, and shape retention
    • Self-draining, self-stowing (packs down into itself for travel) side pocket with corrosion-resistant zipper and key loop
    • Durable button fly for longlasting comfort
    • Paracord tie at the waist is rot, mildew, and abrasion resistant, and has a tensile strength >200 lbs
    • 100% chlorine, sun, saltwater and sunscreen resistant
    • UPF 50+ sun protection (max rating achievable)
    • No mesh liner
  • Main fabric: 88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex

    Eyelets: brass

    Tie: high tensile strength nylon paracord

    Zipper: polyacetal resin (tough, high-strength thermoplastic)

    Button: polyacetal resin (tough, high-strength thermoplastic)

Customer Reviews

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Shelby (Satellite Beach, FL, US)
Sizing Struggles

I tried to get these as a present for my husband recently. He typically wears a 32 - the 33 was falling off even with the strings tied as tight as possible. The 31 was uncomfortably tight. The shorts were high quality, and the return process has been fine, but it's a shame that even-numbered sizes aren't offered :(

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David Henderson (Raleigh, NC, US)
OK, now that I’ve had them for a while

I can now say that these are my favorite shorts, in and out of the water. Very comfortable, so far have been tough, dry quickly. Just spent a week on my son’s sailboat in British Columbia and forgot them. He says “No dice. They fit great and my girlfriend says they look 100% better than my old ones. They’re mine.” Guess that’s an OK gift for a great trip, but when I tried to order some identical new ones, they were back-ordered. Word must have gotten around!

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Edward Sychra (Elizabeth City, NC, US)
Awesome shorts!

Love the shorts! Very comfortable and well built, and what an amazing company to do business with! The USPS "misdelivered" the first pair and weren't very interested in retrieving them and redelivering them. I contacted Waterlust and they had a second pair on the way (via FedEx) straight away!

My wife has loved her leggings over the past couple years, and I love these shorts. Can't recommend enough!

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Matt Warmack (Seattle, WA, US)
2nd Review for their boardshorts ... these are amazing!

Super fan of your board shorts. I have 3 pairs with different fabrics. All amazing.

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David Henderson (Salt Lake City, UT, US)
Comfy, well cut

The reader should take into account that these comments are made after only wearing the board shorts around the house for most of a day, and that the shorts have yet to hit the water. That said, they're comfortable, fit well and look and feel well-made. The fabric is very lightweight. My wife says that they look a ton better than the crummy counterfeit ones I had to buy in Peru when I forgot a better pair on a long trip. So far, very good!

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Dawn Farrar (North Bend, WA, US)
Great

Nice quality, good fit, the slight stretch make them very comfortable

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