have they landed in australia yet , any one frothing on them, where in west oz do we get them , whats the best for 80 ish kg,for 2 -4ft beachies and reef breaks.

A 9'2 Hull Ripper also landed in Holland ;o)
and I had the opportunity to quickly do some runs. No extensive review yet but to me (90 kg) the 9'2 Hull Ripper Wide (9'2 x 30 3/4) is about as stable as the PSH 9'2 Wide Ripper. Tested in not to choppy conditions. Maybe even a little bit more stable.

Volume is about the same maybe a little bit higher as the 9'2 Ripper.

More testing will be done but boy this is an interesting shape. Very responsive and silky smooth rail to rail transitions.


(For the record: I'm agent in Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg for Paddle Surf Hawaii, Kialoa and Hobie SUP.)

Radman said...

9'2' sounnds good, am after a board with more drive and a looser feel than the 9'1 jl kwad, with better glide and similar stability ,if thats possible ,hilly i think you chasing the same,quad or thruster option will be a bonus... bring it on

Exactly can but hope, proof will be in the pudding so to speak.

Sharkb8 said...

I am in the same boat so to speak. I currently ride a 9ft Angulo which is great but want something more like a short board feel. I haven't any of the PSH boards but all reviews seem to be quite positive. I am trying to compare the 9ft Angulo to the 9'2' PSH wide Ripper. Any ideas.................

Sharkb8, I am 90kg and the 9'2 Wide Ripper is my goto surfing board. Love it!

do they come with quad finset and a large center fin,for thruster option

Radman, 4+1 Futures, Thruster/Quad option.
Comes with Thruster fin set and grip.
Grip comes separate so customers can customise their grip.

AA said...

A beautiful thing to behold
9'6 x 30 1/2 x 4 3/8" Hull Ripper, Red (quicker apparently)
Lets see how it surfs!!

I hope one is in a crate heading west right about now

On their way! Left this morning boys!

Leroy13 said...

Red is definitely faster. Please report on the 9'6"s performance/stability for a 185 cm 95 kg to 100 kg comparitively advanced surfer. The 8'10" Allwave and 8'10" Widepoint are my other options at the moment, so a comparison against them, if possible would be really useful.

I will be able to try a widepoint and hull ripper back to back. They will be chalk and cheese though. WP has massive volume, lots of rocker, thick rails and is almost 2 inches wider. Without testing any I would say in solid surf the hull ripper will out perform both those boards but will be less stable. In small surf the other two will have an advantage due to volume.

Depends what surfing you do.

Will find out soon.

tagan351 said...

g'day AA,

Do you have any to demo? I'm interested in the 9'2 hull wide ripper....coming down from the awesome psh 10'6 WAA (a great board) that I learnt on. The new PSH models look fantastic, I'm sure they surf well too. Cheers.

Hey Tagan, stoked to hear you are progressing on that board!

Balmoral Paddle Surf has 3 demo Hull Rippers-

9'2” x 30 3/4” x 4 1/4” 9-2 Hull Ripper

9'6” x 30 1/2” x 4 3/8” 9-6 Hull Ripper

9'11” x 31” x 4 1/4” 9-11 Hull Ripper

Most dealers around Australia have picked up one or two boards to demo and they should have them for this weekend.

Team riders are currently testing the-

8'9” x 30 1/8” x 4 1/4” 8-9 Hull Ripper
9'1” x 28 7/8” x 4 1/4” 9-1 Hull Ripper Pro
9'6” x 28 7/8” x 4 1/4” 9-6 Hull Ripper Pro

Yes - surprise, surprise, the 8'9 came in at 4 1'4! 5 1/4" was a typo!

AA, I'm planning on being in the remake of "Point Break"(20 ft plus) LOL. Thanks for the heads up. Looks like I'll have to demo them all. Stabilty is the key issue for my buggered back. The 10'2" PSH Hull paddler is almost too stable yet extremely manoueverable. I'm not fussed really but boy is it fun talking about it and then trying!!!

Radman said...

AA said...

On their way! Left this morning boys!

nice one all paid for 9'1' pro hope its white got any hints,eta ....im waiting

Eta Tuesday I would guess then to rocko so week on Friday. Hope next weekend is better than this one

So it's 9'1" pro for radman and the 9'6" for hilly hey........jealous.
I'm keen for some feedback from both of you but was thinking somewhere in between i.e. 9'2".
Things could change before then Beno but might be a chance of a river DW on Sunday or even a kite, if all else fails I'm sure it will be good weather for an ale or two.

any hull ripper pros coming to ocean addicts, 8"9. ?

green menace said...

any hull ripper pros coming to ocean addicts, 8"9. ?

GM, the smaller boards and Pro's are currently with the team guys.

Piros will have a 9'6 Pro on the Goldy this weekend and Ocean Addicts the 9'2 Hull Ripper.

More stock in 4 weeks so we will be able to spread it around a bit more then.

There should be a fair bit of feedback coming though over the next few weeks as just about every board is being ridden somewhere around Australia.

The feedback so far from guys who can ride is that they are no less stable than their flat bottom Ripper equivalent, ie: 9'2 Hull.R similar in stability to 9'2 Wide.R

This will of course depend on your skill level and the conditions you want to go out in.

AA, the US distributor website is saying to go 3 inches longer than you normally ride. I've also been told 6 inches longer. What have you heard?

Any inside scoop if they will be making them shorter than 8'9?