SoCalYokel said..Shlogger said..
Update: I've had some time on the Kai 8'4" Surf and 8'8" ML (wife's board) in anything from waist high beach breaks to a head high point break. both are really fun and perform exactly as advertised. The ML, as you can tell from the outline has a naturally more drawn out turn, but is super fun to washout the tail in cutbacks. It's a very stable board, fast paddler. Liked it both in a Keel setup and Twin plus nub. The Surf is one of the most high performance SUP's I've been on. I was worried it would be too rockered out but it's fast and will turn as hard as you dare. Liked it both in a MR Twin plus nub and thruster Reactor Large.
One complaint. The handle only fits 3 fingers, the boards are light but I don't get it at all. I'm not sure what they were thinking, I like the narrowness as it's out of the way but the length could've been there and depth so you can get a decent grip. Other than that, they knocked it out of the Park.
Hey Schlogger thank you for this. I pulled the trigger and got the 8’2 surf pro as well when one became available here in San Diego. I think I like it about as much as you do, it’s the perfect package, good on knee-high and double overhead. However, I have it with a thruster, and was thinking of putting a twin in it. Would you suggest a twin plus one over keels?
And I agree, the small handle is a giant pain. It’s not a light board, at least mine is not, compared to the Infinities and Starboards I’ve had, and to have to carry it back after a long session is just a bad time.
I’ve ended up just leaving the MR Twins w a trailer in if it’s head or below. I like keels but it just didn’t feel as snappy which is to be expected. I liked it w the Larger Reactor Tri’s in bigger stuff and don’t think I would go quad unless it’s overhead plus as the speed went up but looseness went down just a tad. Of
SoCalYokel said..Shlogger said..
Update: I've had some time on the Kai 8'4" Surf and 8'8" ML (wife's board) in anything from waist high beach breaks to a head high point break. both are really fun and perform exactly as advertised. The ML, as you can tell from the outline has a naturally more drawn out turn, but is super fun to washout the tail in cutbacks. It's a very stable board, fast paddler. Liked it both in a Keel setup and Twin plus nub. The Surf is one of the most high performance SUP's I've been on. I was worried it would be too rockered out but it's fast and will turn as hard as you dare. Liked it both in a MR Twin plus nub and thruster Reactor Large.
One complaint. The handle only fits 3 fingers, the boards are light but I don't get it at all. I'm not sure what they were thinking, I like the narrowness as it's out of the way but the length could've been there and depth so you can get a decent grip. Other than that, they knocked it out of the Park.
Hey Schlogger thank you for this. I pulled the trigger and got the 8’2 surf pro as well when one became available here in San Diego. I think I like it about as much as you do, it’s the perfect package, good on knee-high and double overhead. However, I have it with a thruster, and was thinking of putting a twin in it. Would you suggest a twin plus one over keels?
And I agree, the small handle is a giant pain. It’s not a light board, at least mine is not, compared to the Infinities and Starboards I’ve had, and to have to carry it back after a long session is just a bad time.
I really like the MR twins w a trailer fin for head high and below. Keels didn’t have as much bite for forward projection as twins w trailer.
