Hello All,
I'm chasing a new board as I want to improve my surfing and seeking some advice. I've been supping for a couple of years and love it but previously surfed non stop from a young kid to late 20's until family and mortgage came along and now middle age. I am currently using a 2013 9'x 30" atlantis vex profusion and love it but was thinking of going to the waterborn evoke 7'11 x32" in brushed carbon sold by the surfboard warehouse as it is only 5 litres difference in float but would be great in the surf to throw around.

Any advice would be great as I would love to hear the good / bad before I drop and $$.

Cheers
Whitey

A friend of mine has one of them except not in the carbon he's only had it a few months says it is sweet and cheep but seams to be doing the job.

My farther in law just got a 10'6 x 32 waterborn evoke in brushed carbon for under $900 from surfboard warehouse. it looks great for the $... My first board was a 10'5 waterborn convertible, cost $850, been treated badly by the kids but is still in top nick

G'day all again, thanks for the replies gents and I have an update. I ended up buying a 7'11 evoke but in the bamboo. The store had a second which was an unwanted prize that they bought back and I got it for a great price and couldn't say no (thanks Mooloolaba boys!!). I'm stoked with it and it turns like a short board, no **!!! Stable as in the surf with the 32" width and I've had it 1' slop to 6' charging and it's great. I realise they are probably mass produced in China but when I destroy it I'll get another and will still probably still be ahead on the $$. Just another point, I'm not sold on the carbon. I held the bamboo and the carbon in each hand and I thought they were the same weight. One of the guys in the store reckoned the carbon was heavier. Definately not worth the extra $$ I reckon. Cheers Whitey (yt04).

Hi Tim,
after a couple of emails from Mitchel in one of your stores, my mouse is hovering over the purchase button on a 9'4 evoke.....
am just a bit hesitant, as have only seen one over here (WA)
coming off 11' with 190 litres, do you reckon will still float me OK (6' and 92 kgs) for between sets, and a little bit of flat water. (some breaks up north in WA are approx. 1km paddle out)
also would you have some pics from side on, just want to get better idea of rocker.
appreciate your help
Ross

downsouthSUP said..
Hi Tim,
after a couple of emails from Mitchel in one of your stores, my mouse is hovering over the purchase button on a 9'4 evoke.....
am just a bit hesitant, as have only seen one over here (WA)
coming off 11' with 190 litres, do you reckon will still float me OK (6' and 92 kgs) for between sets, and a little bit of flat water. (some breaks up north in WA are approx. 1km paddle out)
also would you have some pics from side on, just want to get better idea of rocker.
appreciate your help
Ross

Hi Ross,

I've just recently "downsized" from an 11' x 33" 190L to the Waterborn 8'10" x 32" 148L Evoke (Carbon). I've only had the board for a couple weeks now so I'm still "adjusting" to the big step down in size. I'm 5'8" and ashamedly 110kg :-(

I'm quite comfortable paddling around on the Swan River, but things get a lot more challenging as soon as I take it out on the ocean. At this stage, I'm chalking this up to the "getting to know your board" stage, finding the sweet spot to stand, adjusting paddling technique etc. In hindsight, I probably should have gone one size up for the 9'4" 160L which may have made my transitioning down an easier process for my weight. But what this has enabled me to focus on is crucial foot placement and learning the C-Stroke. Still having fun, just working a lot harder and getting a lot wetter ;-)

I've only just started paddling this year (Feb) so I'm nowhere near qualified to provide advice other than from my experiences to date. But I'm thinking at your weight you'll be fine on either the 8'10" or 9'4" after the initial adjustment period. Here are a couple of photos just after the nervous unwrapping of the the box. I must admit, it was VERY well packaged and for extra measure I ordered a cover at the same time - my thanks to Tim and the guys at TSW.

If you do or have already pushed that purchase button, my advice before you take it out in the water is to check that the Gore-tex valve is correctly seated and working properly. I stupidly made the assumption being a Gore-tex valve I wouldn't need to touch it. Whilst I was washing down the board I noticed that a little pool of water around the recess of the valve was disappearing whilst on a flat surface. So I investigated further and found a little excess plastic around the valve recess which I removed and made sure the seat was nice and clean for the valve and O-ring seal to sit flush against when screwed down. You'll need a 16mm socket and finger tight will be enough for the O-ring seal and Gore-tex membrane to do it's job. Since I did this, it's no longer taking in water and on occasion I can see bubbles emanating from the valve whist out paddling.

Hope this is has provided some help and I look forward to sharing the joy of being out there on the water with you guys.

Tuyen

Hi i purchased a 9 and a 10 from the surfboard warehouse on the goldcoast i couldnt be happier it has been up and down the east coast now for a couple of months and i have used in surf and flat with the quad fin setup, loving it