2026 Regal LS9 Surf

This new 2026 Regal LS9 Surf, stock #5041, is finished in black over pure white and it is specified about as completely as the model comes: a PowerTower, a Power Bimini, an electric windlass, and a walk-through transom, on top of the full Regal Surf System.

The surf hardware first. Roughly 2,500 pounds of integrated ballast, customizable wave-shaping controls, and a Volvo Penta V8 380 hp Forward Drive. Forward Drive is the key piece: the counter-rotating propellers face forward and sit well under the hull, far from the swim platform, which is what makes surfing behind a sterndrive both safe and practical. Because the LS9 is a 7,600 lb boat before ballast, the wave it makes is broad and long rather than sharp, the kind that lets a rider settle in and stay in the pocket.

The helm runs dual Garmin Glass Cockpit touchscreens with surf-specific control displays alongside GPS, sonar, and digital engine and vessel management, so wave settings, speed, and ballast are handled from the same screens as navigation.

The equipment that makes it a better boat on non-surf days is worth noting. The PowerTower folds under power, so the boat clears a covered slip and a garage door, and it carries the tow point and tower speakers. The Power Bimini deploys at the touch of a button rather than being a two-person wrestling match. An electric windlass means the anchor goes down and comes up without anyone going forward. The walk-through transom, the extended swim platform with boarding ladder, and a large enclosed head compartment round it out, and there is dedicated storage sized for surfboards rather than improvised.

Why this is the right boat: on a 29-foot boat with nine feet of beam, an UltraLounge transom, convertible bow lounges, and a real head, the surf system stops being the only reason to own it. This is a luxury bowrider that happens to make a very good wave, which means the whole family votes yes rather than tolerating a stripped-out tournament boat.

It is new and in the indoor showroom at Kelly's Port, 3545 Osage Beach Pkwy., Osage Beach. As Regal's oldest dealer and a family-owned marina on the Lake of the Ozarks since 1977, we rig, launch, and service these boats ourselves. Call 573.348.3888 to look at stock #5041 or to arrange time on the water behind it.