Selkirk Launches Limited Everglade Colorway Across Top Paddle Models This Spring

Selkirk's signature white, black, and red has been its calling card for years. The Everglade colorway, which dropped April 1, puts a teal-green palette across three distinct paddle categories, and after hands-on time with Selkirk's InfiniGrit lineup, the real question for anyone planning a spring retreat isn't whether the color is worth it. It's whether the underlying paddles are.

Selkirk applied the Everglade treatment to the Project Boomstik, the SLK ERA Power, and the LUXX Control Air with InfiniGrit. These three share aesthetics and InfiniGrit surface technology, but their construction and price points differ substantially. The Boomstik ($333 MSRP) is the power flagship, built around a Moment of Inertia Tuning System that distributes weight precisely to the edges for a larger sweet spot without lead tape. Selkirk claims 14% more exit speed compared to the ERA Power and backs the Boomstik with a Limited Lifetime Warranty. The ERA Power comes in at $200 and uses a Dynamic Fusion Core with a three-layered fiberglass and T700 Raw Carbon Fiber face. The LUXX Control Air with InfiniGrit is the control-first pick, built for players whose game runs on dink consistency and precise placement rather than raw velocity.

The shared InfiniGrit surface technology is the durability argument that actually matters for retreat play. InfiniGrit triples the spin durability of traditional raw carbon surfaces and sustains up to 2,000 RPMs across the life of the paddle. A retreat player running four or five consecutive days of court time will notice surface degradation on a standard raw carbon paddle by day three. That's the functional case for any InfiniGrit model; the Everglade colorway rides on top of it.

One practical consideration the color does raise: visibility on outdoor courts in direct sunlight. Selkirk's standard white faces reflect light clearly, aiding quick reads of the paddle face on fast kitchen exchanges. Darker, more saturated colorways absorb light. The difference is subtle in most conditions, but on high-glare outdoor surfaces with variable lighting, a dark-faced paddle is worth noting before you pack it as your primary.

Feel consistency across the three models is not a selling point of this drop. The Boomstik, ERA Power, and LUXX Control Air are built for different playstyles and feel different in hand despite carrying the same colorway. Treat the Everglade as a visual identifier applied to three separate purchase decisions, not as a unified product family.

On availability: the drop carried the hallmarks of a genuine limited run. The Dink launched a Gleam-powered giveaway on April 1 promising three winners their choice of Everglade paddle, with entries open through mid-April. Selkirk's prior limited runs establish that "limited" is not decorative language here. The Tesla Plaid paddle, a Selkirk collaboration released in January 2026, sold out in under three hours at $350 and built an active resale market almost immediately. Players who travel with a backup paddle and want an Everglade in their bag should treat the current window as real.

For a player who wants a retreat-ready second paddle, the ERA Power Everglade offers the lowest buy-in with InfiniGrit durability and some secondary-market upside if the run closes early. The Boomstik Everglade justifies its $333 price only if your primary complaint with your current setup is sweet-spot size and power that fades over a long session. The LUXX Control Air with InfiniGrit is the pick for a control player who has been deferring an upgrade and wants the new surface without switching categories.

The colorway is the hook. The InfiniGrit technology is the reason to actually buy.