Rode one of these new babies at tiny scarbs yesterday - 30 inches wide (the magic number!) and a beautiful pulled in pin - which i reckon lets these things shine when the speed and power surf comes on.

compared to my much beloved 11'2 - prob 7.3% less stable - gives away a little but really not very much - i am 85 kgs and the board was hard to fall off!


A bit less glide for flat water paddling - still pretty good though - we had a glassy morning so it was really good for rating this aspect.

Step back turns - on my 11'2 i have go a step and a half back to whip a quick 180. On the 10'5 its more like half a step - if that

Balance - feels great - everything feels like it is right under your body in the centre of the board - the 11'2 required a little more walking for trim - which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Surf - i would like to add to this as i get this board into some larger and more pushy waves - but i did get some waist / thigh high runners - it was super easy and safe to put the 10'5 into a rail line floater- and easy to land them.

Surfing speed - this board feels FAST - which is pretty good because the 11'2 that i am used too already rockets along nicely. the board felt SUPER lively and plenty loose.

As a supper of 2 years now i have found my new all rounder - and will reluctantly and tearfully move on my Starboard 11'2 (which i would definitely keep if i could justify the bucks)

say more when you can ... my 10.5 is due to arrive in a few days and i'm super excited to see how it does compared to my 11.2!

windy ,mates back from Bali last night,so SUP hire info on its way!

that's just what i was hoping to hear. can't wait for mine to arrive ... one of these days!

Is this the board in the catalogue called the Drive? What material was it made out of?

the fin i got is black, with 'drake' in gray, a white scoop of color behind that; it's marked as a SUP 9" fin. anyway, it sounds like the one you've got, give or take. thanks for the tip re the side biters; i'll leave them off and see how that goes. the big fin looks like a nice one. thanks again!

I'll swap you my old 11'2'' for your 10'5''!!

Sounds great

Have been a bit neglectful and only had a paddle on mine so far, but hopefully catch some waves over Easter. Keep on going to the shed to make sure that it is still there and hasn't taken itself surfing.

After the SB 12', now time to try and get stuck in and catch some monsters over winter. Not that the 12' was any slouch bigger waves IMHO.

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