Rode the 9.6 ripper yesterday and this morning on a waist to maybe shoulder high beach break, IF you can surf i reckon you will love it,paddles well, really fast board, turned on a dime was really responsive took a bit to get the feel of the board with the chamfered rail(sorry chippy background) but i want to hang onto it and give it a run in good overhead waves,sadly Andrew has taken it back to the big smoke, Cheers to AA from PSH and Ross from Jungle for letting us play with the toys..