Monday, May 19, 2008

My 6'1 Sunova surfboard Pro model has arrived

Sunova took longer than planned to deliver my board but it's finally here. Its been about a month now if Im not wrong. My first impression was that the board was too thin, rails are really low and it seemed to have not as much volume as I wanted. The board is extremelly well built, a bit different from Firewire and the balsa bottom looks great!

I was really surprised to see that it actually paddles really well and I have no problems getting into waves. I go down to Margaret River every weekend I can as waves here in Perth suck big time. The surf down South is quite heavy, its called by some the Ozzie Hawaii, which means plenty of size and power.

I tested it at some heavy, nasty beach and reef breaks down South, everything between 2' to solid 5' (hawaiian metric system). Board holds really well in hollow waves up to 5 foot. Loose but lots of drive and speed. I'm still getting used to it but I can definitely say that I really like the board.

Sunova 6'1" pro model (18¼, 2¼):


I will keep you informed!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

hi, I'm interested in the same board, but in bigger size. i'm 6' tall, 180 lbs (80 kgs). your remark on the low volume caught my attention and was wondering if you had any hint on the size i should pick. Thanks.