Last week I broke my laguna bay 9'0 on a massive closeout, dry reef etc etc, i was a dumb ass for even trying!!!! It was by far the best board I have ever surfed. It handled every situation from beach breaks to point breaks and everything in between. I was devastated. I jumped back on my fanatic 9'0 and even tried my old naish 8'10 but nothing was the same as my trusty laguna bay. Today I jumped on a new laguna bay 8'6. The new 8'6 has the new tuflite construction which was different to the hand made 9'0, they surfed the same, same weight, same feel. I surfed it for three hours on both lefts and rights in pretty ordinary conitions, bumpy and lumpy shoulder high. What a great board!!! It turns like a dream, paddles on well and is even stable ( I'm only 75kg) Is there a better surfing board on the market? Can someone enlighten me?