hi all, just an observation on the design of the new breed of board, and where it takes us. Seems to me that specialization in board design and usage has reared its ugly head and the days of the good all rounder are coming to an end. Boards like Naish 11/6 ,Kalama,Walden 10/10 etc,etc seem to be falling into the cracks and the new boards -the 9/3, PSH rippers, rods surfshapes boards, etc are taking over. Not that these new boards aren't great (only my crappy bank balance stops me from ringing rod and ordering one right now) but is the thing that makes SUP so interesting being narrowed to a point where a stand up board can only do one thing. Anyhow, you can probably tell i'm looking around for a new toy and a bit of advice for the inexperienced please. Have the bigger Malibu style boards (i've always had a thing for those Waldens) become obsolete, should I just skip straight to a 8/6 and try try to become a better surfer? Just when i think Boardbumps mega-supa-ripper 8/6 has the upper hand and my hard-earned will be heading north of the border, I think, 'hang on I'm a crap surfer' and 'if I get a bigger board I'll catch more waves,I wont have to line up with everybody else if I get the Walden I could do those nightime melbourne paddles' aaahhh!!!....maybe both??