Anybody surf one of these yet?

Let's hope they have one in Merimbula at the Corona.

DJ

DavidJohn said...

Let's hope they have one in Merimbula at the Corona.

DJ

Spoke to starboards east coast demo guy today. he is hoping to have one for Merimbula

billboard said...

As far as I know they arrive in Aus' mid november - very very very much looking forward to this little beast and have early dibs on one already Just have to decide which of my beloved starbys to part with to finance the 9.5
I hope to get a run on a demo as soon as they arrive so will post some thoughts on it asap.

I believe they have already landed in the states so it would be worth your while getting on www.standupzone.com and contacting "Wardog" for the low down on these beautiful new boards.

B

way to go billboard mine is ordered as well, had to get in early apparently they are going like hotcakes.

I saw one of these boards today and reckon that they are gonna be THE board for 2012

rodders67 said...

Greenroom said...

I saw one of these boards today and reckon that they are gonna be THE board for 2012

thats a massive call greenroom....theres quality sups hitting the market everyday especially custom Aussie made

Yep and I'm calling it. Why go custom when you can try before you buy

Greenroom said...

I saw one of these boards today and reckon that they are gonna be THE board for 2012

Fully agree mate - this and the all-new pocket rocket are gunna be huge !

Hi Greenroom, did you get a chance to see a wide point 8'2" at the same place?

DJ there won't be one of the 9'5" x 29" Wide Points, at Merimbula there will actually be two. Rod will have one in his trailer and I have just packed one in my van getting ready to hit the road next weekend. Looking forward to the Strapper Demo at Torquay, then a few days in Melbourne and then Merimbula.

Greenroom, you missed the 8'2" a demo carbon one was on the floor amongst the other boards we had just cracked.

Just hoping our next container that is due this week gets here before the weekend or Marco will be hand carying a board or to to Merimbula again.

Ian

So, you liked the demo then?

windup said...

Ian Grose said...

DJ there won't be one of the 9'5" x 29" Wide Points, at Merimbula there will actually be two. Rod will have one in his trailer and I have just packed one in my van getting ready to hit the road next weekend. Looking forward to the Strapper Demo at Torquay, then a few days in Melbourne and then Merimbula.

Ian

Hopefully if Mark from ESS orders me a 9'5"WP in wood today, hope to have it before Merimbula.

vee8 said...

Ho Hum has anyone actually rid'in a demo of this board and reviewed it or is
everyone gunna keep craping on about it[}:)]

I haven't ridden Jennifer Hawkins - but I still rate her very highly

Just got the call from the shop, picking mine up on Friday, hopefully get some waves on the weekend/early next week. Then I can post some "crape" to go along with all the other "ho hum craping on" that others have been doing.

I just demo'd a 9'5" briefly. Should note that I am fairly new to SUPing and only had a quick demo in small surf but here is what I thought. I am 6'5" tall, 90kg and now riding small waves. I had previously demo'd the 2011 10'5" widepoint a few moths ago but didnt like it as it was too thick and corky and a bit unstable in chop for its size and width - probably due to thickness and v bottom. I thought the whopper was better for a big guy starting out, so I have been on a whopper for a while but now looking for my next board, hence keen to try the new 2012 model widepoints. They seem to have corrected the stability and cocky issue with the new models by getting rid of the V for a concave for stability and reducing the thickness and probably the rail too. The 9'5" felt stable despite it being a foot shorter the the 2011 10'5" model and felt really good underfoot and much easier to turn on the few waves i rode and more alive. Very keen to get back out on it in a week or two. Will be interested to see what the other guys say. But in my brief initial observation the 2012 is a mile ahead of the 2011 model..... so I bought one straight away without blinking.

Greenroom said...

col303 said...

Hi Greenroom, did you get a chance to see a wide point 8'2" at the same place?

No I didn't. Sorry Col.
I'm just looking in the catalogue now and it looks pretty cool.
A choice from 51 boards

Yes I've seen it now. What a saweet looking board. The tail looks amazing. Looks to be a super fast and stable board. Perfect for tackling those beach breaks head on

LouD said...

Whopper gone???

Ericson said...

Just got the call from the shop, picking mine up on Friday, hopefully get some waves on the weekend/early next week. Then I can post some "crape" to go along with all the other "ho hum craping on" that others have been doing.

Still got Whopper but balance and skills slowly improving so I want something that surfs a bit better. Unfortunately weight hasn't come down so I still need volume and width. Borrowed a 9'8" x 30 from the shop and went for a surf in some small glass, thought I was the coolest guy ever as it almost felt like a shortboard again. Took it out next day in slightly bigger but lots of chop and felt like a kook again.

Looking forward to the WP as I reckon it will be a good size/shape for the likes of me, big and fat, but intermediate skill level. There seems to be a big void between the big boards and the performance boards. I reckon the excitement around this one is that its a bit of both, and I reckon my needs are not unique in the SUP world. Blokes that don't surf as well as they used to, weigh a lot more than they should, but still want a board that isn't just point and shoot.

BigJohn said...

They seem to have corrected the stability and cocky issue with the new models by getting rid of the V for a concave for stability

the issue with concave is stable as when static but will not turn when travelling at speed. Sup is design is compromise stability v surfability. designers put v in so they turn, starbys fat rails make it difficult to sink a rail at speed unless you are big wave dave in small waves they rule

I do believe the 2012 shapes are a step forward but there is a lot of room to move as far as surf performance goes. My 2c