Editor's Pre-Test Notes:
- Arrived late, but the wind is up so without further delay…
Tester Notes:
Intermediate/Advanced Testers
Catherine Kurz, lightweight
Very forgiving board. Planes quickly and easily. Foot straps didn't go small enough for me
Antonia Maier, lightweight
It's so smooth and jibes good. Wide wind range and comfortable and easy to control.
Mac Barnes, middleweight
Fun, fun, Yahoo! This is so much better for me than some of its rivals.Big and wide, but nicely balanced. Handles power, level in the chop, jumps and turns great.
Josh Sampiero, heavyweight
Solid speed – rode more like a slalom board than a wave board. Would own it – exciting when powered up w/ good upwind drive. But it didn't plane up incredibly early, and a touch bouncy through chop.
Expert Testers
Giampaolo Cammarota, lightweight
It's awesome!
Jake Miller, lightweight
Turny, planed quick and nice pads. Good light-wind wave board for my weight. Good all-around board. Just a little bumpy in chop.
Dave Wissink, middleweight
Planed up smooth and early. Nice pads and straps. Good all-round performance – especially for bump and jump. Not a wave board, felt big in the turns.
Eddy Patricelli, middleweight
Great spark – right out of the box, and first step off the beach. Planing was up there, but not surpassing Naish. Low-profile rails – feels responsive and loose, yet tame too. Feels at home under my feet – like I've owned this board for years. Fun ride. Period. Carves several radius jibes, but I need a wave to give it real-deal turn
Need more time on this. It arrived late …Cautious review – ¼ the time on it as others; ¼ total result sheets from team, but tempted to give it big thumbs up.
Dave Troup, heavyweight
Great all-around blasting for bump and jump. Worked well upwind. Smooth jibes. Good freestyle platform. Solid float underfoot when slogging. Good board for guy that bump and jumps, but may go to surf.
