THIS BOARD HAS NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH IN MY OPINION.
I AM SUP SURFING FOR 2 YEARS ALREADY AND SURF PRETTY GOOD.
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS SUP AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
IF IT WOULD BE RIGHT FOR ME.I AM 82 KG 1.75 AND LIKE TO HAVE A SHORT BOARD STYLE SUP.
ANY ONE HAD GOOD/BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BOARD?
APPRICIATE YOURE OPINIONS

COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH THE FACT THAT EACH ONE HAS ITS PROSPECTIVE AND THE SAME BOARD CAN BE REVIEWED DIFFRENTLY BY 2 PEOPLE.
SINCE I DONT REALY HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY IT OUT BEFORE BUYING AND BEFORE I SPENT MONEY ON A BOARD ITS IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THAT BOARD.THIS WAY I CAN RULE OUT SOME BOARDS THAT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT FOR MY SIZE.THANKS FOR EVRYONE THAT CAN SHAD SOME LIGHT OVER THIS ISSUE.

I have the 8.10 wide point, have had it for three weeks, it's the best board I have ridden. I have moved down from a 9.0 Hero, which served me very well, but the wide point does these things differently
- gets onto waves quicker
- gets through chop and breaking waves easier
- gets from the bottom to the top of sections quicker,
- is slightly tippier than the hero, one inch makes a big difference
- is quicker on the wave face, I feel like I can make more sections and actually make reos and floaters

I brought the carbon version which is lighter, but demoed the standard version
Love this board
I weigh around 100 kgs, 6 foot tall

I am not sponsored by starboard but would like to be. Anyone?

Hey mate, if you use the search function with the right keywords you will find some good info, i think. But i see some comments in response to my thread about best boards for choppy surf (in the general sup forum) about the starboards that will interest you. Including someone who loves the 8'10. Good luck. ... Sometimes you just have to go for it.

I have no doubt that the 8.10 is an outstanding surf machine
Just wundering if for my size I would be able to move it around with
A strong foot on the tail?due to all the positive feedback for that sup
I have ordered one. Just hope it will be alright for my size.
Thanks all

I got a 8.10 silver from 2011. Thats a different shape as the 2012 that I demo-ed.
The 2011 is thicker and has a slightly wider tail with the widest section more to the back AND a lot more rocker as the 2012. so they are really different.

I,m 90kg and paddled my8.10 2011 in everything from double overhead clean and fast Atlantic waves at the Canary Islands to slow kneehigh northsea mush.
My prefered fin set-up due the width of the board is a FCS PC7 Quad set.
In the really big waves the 2011 was too rockered making it unstable at higher speeds and to fat to keep real well set in very steep sections. For that I bought a Hokua9.0 In everything lower and slower the 8.10 is a dream.
The northsea is always choppy and confused waves and the board is really stable and like written by others before, its fast enough and really turny to make the most of it.
The 8.10 allows yu to turn really really tight (for its tailsize) and is comfortable when floating on the white water due the width.
The 2012 is imo a little less in the slow mushy stuff I rip at home but better/more allround at the faster and bigger waves and with 10l less its easier to keep rails in the hollower sections (but still no competition to my Hokua at that kind of waves).
Its a really nice board but you have to work hard in a way of stomping on the tail and really throwing your whole weight in to get the best out of it.