We did quite a few Maliko downwind runs in Maui last week on the new boards. Firstly, they look sick. Couple of things I noticed -
- you need to transfer your weight continuously when catching runners to help trim the board and stop from nose diving, especially in short chop
- if the nose does dive, it recovers better then most boards I have paddles. You can pretty much keep the power on and the nose pushes through
- the board is on the fly the entire time. Its lively and easy to tap over the smallest of bumps. This makes paddling in running sea state exciting as you can continuously link your runs and get some incredible rides
Cant wait to get mine!!