Hilly ,

I have the PSH - 9'6 wide Allrounder and im stoked with it but im 20kg's lighter than you.

I would say go for it only if your confident in the surf and are prepared for it to be a little unstable at rest / choppy conditions.

The 9'6 wide Allrounder is thicker than the ripper model and with a full nose (mal shape) should be more stable and well worth considering.

The Ripper boards are popular for more serious sucky waves for sure but i still have not ridden one.....hope to in a few weeks time.



As for the construction and useability ....Paddle Surf Hawaii boards are A1.

i run Sunny Garcia FCS side fins and a 5 1/2" back flex fin.

We sell PSH at Strapper Surf Torquay.

Hope this helps you , only wish this board had a carry handle on the deck.

Rich

Had the wrong end of the stick thought the new 9 8 was only in 28 inch width will try the 30 inch pintail.

Just spoke to Jas will try it.

Gday Ice,
How and where did you snap your board? You had the Naish didn't you?
Luke

Would you believe he snapped it paddling over a wave, nose of board smacked him on the snoz.

Surprising how easily it snapped, he is a large lump of a lad though. Not a good ad for Naish.

Any photos of the black eyes big fella?

10 5 would be too close to the JL 10 8 which I am inclined to hang on to as it really works well in all size waves and handles chop.

Basecurve said...

Hilly
I am a fully fledged member of the .1 tonne club also. I have just ordered a PSH 9'6 Wide AA from AA!
I have been riding a Starboard 11'2 for a year now so paid my dues and loved every minute on it.
Time to get shorty as some decent swells arrive in Perth .
Should be here in a week or two. If you can wait that long I give you a decent review then ...if you can wait that long.
Ian

Mate im sure you will love it, meant to be a great board check out the pics of stew boy lighting up on one

Hey Luke,

Yes it broke paddling out, I tried to catch a wave and missed it, (1st wave of a 3 wave set) spun around and paddled over the first wave, then just as I got to the top of the second wave it feathered and the lip hit the under side of the nose which then drove the nose of the board into my face....ouch! lots of claret

Check out the crack on the nose! Zinc cream from my face, the other shot shows the whole horrible mess....

Wave was a little over head high at the peak, at a secret northern location

At least I don't have to worry about the deck grip falling off any more...




Craig

Yes it was the 11 4

Basecurve I'm in no hurry can I have a spin when you get it? Pm me if ok. If I can paddle it no worries the surf pedigree of them really interest me.

Off to try the Starboard 9 0 x 30 and the 9 8 x 30 now. The 9 0 quad stinger looks really weird. Had a stinger surfboard in the 70's went like crap in bigger waves wonder if the concepts improved?? People raving about the smaller one in another thread.

The PSH look like 'modern' surfboards and surfboard design has been developed over 50 to 60 years so it should work.

Always surprises me when a 'new' surfcraft comes along like windsurfing, sup or kiting that it takes them so long to get to the modern surfboard outline as the best shape. Why reinvent the wheel? Early kite surfboards were really weird and I suppose early sup design was about volume so they blew up longboards. My first 11 6 was a big yellow pig, but fun, got me in! love the sup.

Hey AA

Yeah the 11'4" it snapped right where my feet went.

Will glue it back together for kids to play on....

Craig.

Hope to see you on the water again soon Ice.
just spent the last week at Rotto playing on the 9'8 at transits and Radar reef. Perfect conditions most of the time. Love the 9'8 and cant wait to get it up north later in the year.

Luke