I've been riding this board for a week now as well as over in the BOP and these are my thoughts on it.

First thing you notice is it is a dug out board to lower the center of gravity and make the board a bit more stable. I myself have never been a fan of doing this to boards as it makes them look more like canoes than surf board but looks aside this board gets along pretty good, it seem to carry pretty good speed and is about as quick as most 12'6 boards out there. It does not like to be behind in the wash and is very hard to push out from behind someone but once in clean water it is quite quick!!
Stability is OK, not great, it does roll from side to side a bit but in saying that it is very hard to fall of this board.
Surfing on a wave is about average for 12'6 boards and what i think makes it harder than it needs to be is that you have to step out of the dug out bit which feels a bit weird.

Overall not a bad board and in the right conditions could win some races with a good engine on it. The weight of the board is good and the handle is great and if you are looking for a 12'6 or BOP board then this one is worth a Demo as it will appeal to most but not all!!!

Jacko

Yes i am spono'ed of Naish!!!!