I,ve been riding the 5'10 for the last couple of seasons. nicely finished product, bamboo laminate top and bottom from FireWire. nice and light. Good flex. no dents or Delams after a full 12 months hard riding. ,011 was a nice clean concave thruster,thin, fast and loose. ,012 was a big change, quad, boxier, thicker rails, rolled bottom with a concave deck. slower than the previous model but super smooth in turns and in choppy water. I ended up putting smaller rear fins in which livened the performance up and I have been really happy with it. I reckon they are one of the better boards going around. great for aerials due to the light weight and they take a pounding so worth the extra expense. got a demo at the shop,regards, Tim ps I ride strapped