Quick little review...

I was coming back from Tassie on the boat the other night and happened to run into Matt from GSI. It was good to
see someone on the boat to hang out with and knock back about 20 x JD n Cokes.

Anyway, when we got off the boat Matt was kind enough to lend me the new 7'10" 7S Sup. I got to ride it that day
and then again on the weekend just past. Here's my views on this board.

Dimensions 7'10" x 31.5" x 4.5"

Initially the first surf I really struggled but after a few waves got the hang of it. (conditions were a sucky fast
perfect 3' to 4' glass). The second surf was again glassy but not as critical and only 1' to 2'.

PRO's
- Stability was fine without even a wobble and paddled out without any dramas.
- Catching waves was extremely easy, as easy as any 9'+ board I've surfed
- Speed on the wave was suprisingly fast
- Super loose, I got some backhand corkers and the board felt great. A couple of tail slides on the forehand.
- Weight is very good for a production board
- Strength feels fine and priced very well

CON's
- Width made it hard to really get it on it's rail at times on the bigger sets, hence the tail slides.
- A couple times the rail struggled to hold in steeper faces possibly due to width and thickness
- You need to get back on the tail to make it turn hard and then get weight forward to keep it moving
- Lacks a little glide compared to longer narrower boards

Overall a great fun little board, ideal for smaller waves in the 1' to 3' range or the fatter 4'ers. Paddles really well,
catches waves easy and very loose and stable. It would probably suit a slightly taller/heavier guy than me so they
can really tip it over and carve a turn. I would imagine it would be a great top to bottom board for the heavier guy.
For me it would probably go a bit better if it was 1' narrower and 1/2" thinner. But it's definately an affordable well
rounded short board.