had a go on a mini whopper yesterday - 9'0 x 33 - 34 - the thing surfed insane! If you chipped the nose it would be sub 9'0.

Have been spending a bit of time over the last few weeks on the new Starboard 8.5 x 29.5 Pro both in flat water and in the surf and am having a blast on it. Have also put several friends and family members on it - from beginners to rippers and all good feedback so far.
Also got some feedback yesterday from a mate fresh in from Indo and apparently the sup of choice over in Bali at the moment is the Starboard 7.11. Good suppers are apparently tearing the place apart on the litttle starby.
Must be true what I read on the Breeze last week - Starboards Rip !!

Ok now i dont get on here much but i do SUP and i have surfed for a long time and i'm sorry but seriously the 8'10 Naish and 8'5 starboard are so different, all you have to do is look at them.

8'10 Naish looks like a short board good rocker nice drawn in nose and tail and short board looking

8'5 Starboard looks like a Mal of sorts 30 inchs wide from nose to tail which has to give the feel of extra stabitily, of course people learning can stand on it.

I have been on both dont own either the Naish out surfed the starboard for sure it went better from rail to rail rather than the flat turn of the starboard. Yoda

yoda said...

Ok now i dont get on here much but i do SUP and i have surfed for a long time and i'm sorry but seriously the 8'10 Naish and 8'5 starboard are so different, all you have to do is look at them.

8'10 Naish looks like a short board good rocker nice drawn in nose and tail and short board looking

8'5 Starboard looks like a Mal of sorts 30 inchs wide from nose to tail which has to give the feel of extra stabitily, of course people learning can stand on it.

I have been on both dont own either the Naish out surfed the starboard for sure it went better from rail to rail rather than the flat turn of the starboard. Yoda

I don't think Starlet was doing a review on the 2 boards - just offering her opinion and personal feelings about the two boards. AND the starboard is actually 29.5 wide and is not a big wide mal looking sup. It is a brand new model and has a very modern shortboard style rocker and more pulled in nose and rounded pin tail.

billboard said...

Oh yeah - would love to have a go on one of the new Lopez tuflite 8'11s - they look insane and from the couple of waves I have seen roscoe on, they go as well as they look.

yeah, forgot about that one. had one of the early ones, not the tuflite. scored some might waves at the alley last season on that board

McTavish 9'0" as a quad offers incredible turning with a bit of slide when you need it, Good all rounder with stability offered with the thicker rail 'nice and easy" Gerry looks insane also.

Im riding the Starboard 8'5 pocket rocket and am quite happy with it. It is pretty wide up the front, but that helps with stabilty in the less than perfect condtions I ride it in.

Just gave you one mate! Happy to help out - go the red

laceys lane said...

i need some more red thumbs at the top of the topic page. i wont to get it totally glowing. come on, hears some help - naish, starboard tropical bends macs jl they all suck

ps did i miss any brands
pps not here, up the top

It's only hospitable to help you out mate, Red thumbs are all yours.

P.S I made myself a new paddle, it came out unreal, have been using it full time. Wooden epoxy laminated shaft, PU Foam core blade and palm grip handle vacuum bagged with Polypropylene cloth. I really like it and i think there is something about wood that feels 'right'. I'd love you to take it for a paddle. Mark 2 is on the way, this time with Pauwlonia, Cedar and Bamboo........

See ya soon.

Hard to answer unless some one has ridden them all!! other wise every one will just say the one they are ridding is the best..IMO

Jacko

Hey Lacey - after another coupla days on the starboard 8.5 I have to say that it is the best sub 9 production board that I have personally ridden and I am loving it (its actually the only one I've ridden but thats beside the point ) and I gotta say that seeing Starlet GC on this board I reckon her surfing has gone up another level again so I hope she likes her newy as much as I do - actually I kinda hope she doesn't so I can get it off her

laceys lane said...

i need some more red thumbs at the top of the topic page. i wont to get it totally glowing. come on, hears some help - naish, starboard tropical bends macs jl they all suck

ps did i miss any brands
pps not here, up the top

Happy to help out mate, red one at the top, green one down the bottom.
Do you get a prize for filling in one side?
Never seen so many coloured in thumb thingys in one post.
Was that you paddling around in the alley slop this arvy on a big white board?

Scotty