I just got in from a session on the 9'3", and it has changed me! This board is amazing, truely amazing! I can;'t think of words to describe it yet, so I think I had better go out for another session and try and work out how to explain it to you. This is a level of SUP that is way past expectation. I'll hopefully be back on tonight with some pics!

JB

How does the float compare to the 9'6 JB?

Rod

it has a bit more wobble but once you get on a wave it makes the 9'6 ride like the 11'6

wooooooohooooooooo!!!!!!!!

very nice

loose yet drives hard

the nose rocker just lets you pull off tighter turns in the pocket

woooooooohoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

later

JB said...

I just got in from a session on the 9'3", and it has changed me! This board is amazing, truely amazing! I can;'t think of words to describe it yet, so I think I had better go out for another session and try and work out how to explain it to you. This is a level of SUP that is way past expectation. I'll hopefully be back on tonight with some pics!

JB

Jb if that thing goes half as good as it looks, it would rip! Pretty much thinking I would be to heavy for it.

Just got some great waves on the 9 6" down the line speed, couple of really good late take offs as well really hard to paddle around, heaps of side chop and wind, seen robdog get a couple beasts on the old kalama as well Some days I still find the 9 6" a pig to paddle against the current with side chop and wind, but once on a wave the thing rips

Mate how good is this board there is nothing on the SUP market that i have seen that will compare to this board. If you dont belive us then try it for your self!!!!

Thanks for the great advice A bomber

Hey JB that's not fair.. You guys get to wear boardies and we freeze our arses off in full steamers.. Our summer and turned back to winter.. Great pics btw..

DJ

took the 9'3 out at the local back beach yesterday in some solid waves

looking from the headland it looked 6 foot

after walking 1 km down the beach to get to a rip i noticed the shorey was solid and much bigger than i thought

every thing was looking good so far

got nailed in the shorey then paddled out through the rip steering wide of the main peak then noticed it now looked alot bigger again

as i began to paddle into position i noticed the outside bombie feathering and started to head for the horizon as you have about 45 seconds notice that BIG SETS are coming i paddled over a couple then turned around for a monster thinking hear we go board this is the real test

just paddled over the ledge with the offshore holding me back a bit then the board picked up speed and as i started to draw a line off the bottom looking down the line i then sadly noticed that i couldnt draw a line back up the face to smash the perfect lip that was there teasing me

way to much water moving and the whole way i just hung on to the board as it chattered down the line

again and again i tried to tame it then as i pulled over the back of one i was caught by a wide set and got the biggest pounding and skull drag continued with another 7 waves after that to make sure of the job i went in walked back to the rip and went back out and caught a few more

went in thinking about grabbing my 10'6 that loves waves like that but with a new board i was hanging to surf it some more so i drove to the other side of the headland to escape the swell and went for a paddle in some nice fluffy 4 footers that was sad to say a pleasent change and the board felt at home in it rather than the odd 6 to 8 foot stream train

later i caught up with a few of the boys that commented that i copped the hidding of the day

i agreed with them

as fast as the swell rose it has dropped off again

not yet any way boylos

gotta love getting pumped

now and again and living to tell the great grand kids about it

JB said...
A Bomber, styling....

well thats just great, the one photo of me on the interweb and i look fat...
as you can see the 9'3 can be fun for someone carrying a bit of condition and even in tiny surf.

tha Dogman said...
just paddled over the ledge with the offshore holding me back a bit then the board picked up speed and as i started to draw a line off the bottom looking down the line i then sadly noticed that i couldnt draw a line back up the face to smash the perfect lip that was there teasing me

way to much water moving and the whole way i just hung on to the board as it chattered down the line

dog, your not saying you couldnt turn the 9'3 are you, cause from all other reports the thing turns so fast and hard that it catches most people off guard the first few... sambo said he was virtually running it straight back up the face after a bottom turn the other day. Although maybe your just trying to ride a small manouverable board on too fast a wave, you need the NAISH Gun with its long drawn out lines and controllable pin tail...

Dog, please tell me you didn't try riding overhead with those stocko fins in! I noticed they didn't have the drive in head high. Get an FCS us fin box adapter (mal to FCS) and run a good set of powerful fins. I'm going to fun Sunny Garcias or TC Redlines in mine. Even if you just ran some better thrusters, and found a nice 5-6" tail fin in us that was a little slimmer in foil and maybe a big more (a lot more) tip flex. Even on the 10'6", I found running TC redlines much better for speed and riding off the rail a lot more. But there will definitely be a time when the 9'3" gets over sized, she is one looooose little puppy. enjoy. Once I get my fins back off sambo, I'll you know how if feels with the sunny's on it.

JB

JB said...
Can't wait to get some size, so I can try some different fin combo properly.

I can't wait until somebody gets some video of this board in action.

WWOOHHOOO!! i finally got the 9'3 off jacko and took it for surf this morning.
It was pretty crappy surf and windy when i first got out there but by the end of my session the waves started to clean up.
Put some L simon anderson fins it the side & the board was unreal.

Got some great rides towards the end of my session and i decided to end it and come home and have some eggs.

Maybe i can sneak it away from jacko again this arvo LOL.

XX angie