Can anyone compare the Coreban Icon, Simon Anderson Carrier and the Starboard 10'5 widepoint. Glide, Stability, tracking?
I'm 92kg and have an 11' NSP, I do mainly flat water but surf occasionally.

I want to keep the NSP and get a board more for surfing but still good enough for a "do all" board for holidays away.
I tried to demo a icon but it didn't happen. Instead I tried a Simon Anderson SAS.
I found it to be just a little too tippy in the chop. I was told I should go for the wider Carrier and that the Icon was even more unstable than the SAS.
Would the widepoint have too much volume for my intended purpose? I have been told I would be too light for it, as it is for 100kg plus guys

Any comment would be appreciated.

Thanks

Simon

I have tried all 3

the best flat water paddler and surf board imo is the icon

it is tippier than the other 2 but stick at it...

the other 2 at 32 wide will feel more stable. i found the carrier did like to nose dive just a little so you had to watch and adjust for that.

or just go by name

carrier
widepoint
or
ICON

good luck

I've paddled all 3 i'm 105kg

SA -----i found it OK a little hard to find the sweet spot in the surf. i found unless you were in the right spot either the nose or tail began to sink. lateral stability was fine.

wide point----- I like the starbyies but i found this one quite corky. I'd imagine it would not feel dis-similiar to the NSP (i also have a whopper)

I've recently got an Icon not as stable, probably not as much glide but far superior in the surf.

I'd recommend demoing them if possible before making a choice

Good luck
Andrew

Hi Simon, We have the icon in stock now to demo.
I am 105Kg & I would say the Icon is the superior board, & will "do all" but if you found the SAS tippy, as it sits lower in the water, you will fild the icon sit's higher in the water & is quite a bit looser. So Will do all but not in all conditions for you well not to start with. As I have all those boards I would go the Icon & use it as much as possible to get use to it.
I have found the Carrier A great all rounder, If I had one board & was 95kg or less. Surfs great love it in the wave to pump out some speed & power. Paddles well, is not tippy, but over 95kg "105" it is hard to find the sweet spot, from nose to tail, to fix this I stand one foot in front of the handle & one behind to transfer my weight as needed when paddling in the surf, flat water not a prob.
The 10'5" wide Point very comfortable board yes corky & feels like it pushes a bit of water as it has some what of a rocker for wave performance. I feel this is a true comfort board 95kg up & a performance board for 120 kg up when the Wopper would be lacking volume.
Hope that helps.

Thanks to all the personal replies and those on this page.
I think I need to test the icon. I won't be able to demo a board this week due to work but will do so next week.
That Icon in the pure version does look sweet and I think I may be leaning towards that board. I like white boards.
Cheers

Borrowed a SA Carrier today in clean fat waves. What a great board. It ran really well and surfed OK for a 10 ft X 32 wide board although I felt fin placement for me could have been better. You do notice the drop in volume compared to a 10ft Mana. Never surfed an Icon so can't comment.