2014 Starboard 8 x 28 Pro 96L
Rider 2 yrs sup exp
Weight 84kg
Starboard Local Team

I have just come back from an overseas trip where I was stoked to get out on my Starboard Pro for pretty much 10 days running, so I feel well placed to give some feedback on this board


Manourvaibilty - This is why I am on this 96 Litre board, I love how the board can turn on such a tight radius, and how you can really carve those roundhouse cut backs and throw it around.

Stability - with the flatter deck it seems pretty stable for a board this size, I don???t often fall in without a good reason, but defiantly go for a dive more towards the end of a session or if it is choppy, it did take me a fair few sessions to get used to it but now feel I could not go for a board with more volume.

Down the line - held a really nice line on the face of the wave with the rail gripping into the wall nicely and producing good speed to get around those faster sections.

Larger waves - I found I could not crank off the bottom as hard as I would like to but would have to draw the bottom turn out a bit while leaning a touch on the paddle, seems to snap in the pocket really well. Though (smaller and medium wave you can push it on the bottom turn)

Yawing - it seems to paddle pretty straight changing sides about every six paddles or so, I find myself forward of the handle position most of them time.

Durability - after a bit of knocking around it still seems brand new (except for some sculpturing to one fin.