I have had a finished proto of the Starboard Hyper Nut in my hands for the past 2 weeks and have surfed it in 1 to 2 foot onshore and messy up to 5 foot reef break.. It is Nuts the board rips I am 6'1 and 85kgs and have been paddling for several years my normal board would be the 8" Pro or 8"5 Pro Starboard ( yes I am bias for those who do not know me I am the Starboard Demo guy travelling around the East coast with 18 Boards )
This allows me to surf a lot of boards both Starboard and other when I swap people out in the water so they can ride what I am on..
Hyper Nut is around 104ltrs 7'2 x 28 wide when it is glassy I can stand still without paddling and wait for a wave, If it is onshore and messy I have to keep paddling to stay upright..
It paddles on to a wave quite easily all though you must be a little later and on a steeper face but in all there would not be much difference between it and the 8" Pro.
On a wave it has speeeed to burn accelerates quickly and responds to imput very fast.
Scotty Mc worked very hard to design a Modern Planning Hull that would still turn on a rail!!! it is not use having all that speed if you can only do a dishpan (flat) turn
I the photos you can see he has pulled the tail width in a lot, in fact the tail is not much wider than a standard board this combined with the more rocker through the tail in the deep channel allows the board to get up and turn on the rail..
I will have this board at the ESS Boardstore demo day this Sunday and t the Harry,s Paddle weekend at Stockton Beach on the 21st.
So if you can leaver it out of my hands you can have a ride.. Warning this my hurt your bank balance





Concave through the front

Concave middle





DJ Hand rail measurement (my hand is smaller than DJ)

Rocker line I tried to set it up level with the boards on garage so you can see the rocker through board.
Rod