In our fourth SUPboarder PRO test for 2020 we’re testing Longboard Surf SUPs – looking towards the Longboard shapes that will offer a good level of performance for the more experienced riders but also the boards that will help the improver/intermediate SUP Longboard surfer to progress into more performance surfing.
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kekoa
4 years ago
Good day gents. Just watched your 2020 longboard review…thank you so much, as usual very informative and very well done. I may be biased as i ride the 9×28 104L New Deal, but i can’t help but wonder how the 10×29 or my board the 9×28 would have faired in the review. I know you did mention that there are many different dims of this board, and that is being perfectly fair and your explanation to people about the criteria of a longboard and each person’s individual style indeed matters…but, would have loved to see the 9×28 101L Starboard next… Read more »
hey Kekoa, Yes I agree with you. It would of been great to get a board like your’s is the test. Because at the moment we are growing at very much the early days of the SUPboarder Pro tests we haven’t been able to be too picky about the exact boards sizes we get. Some brands just didn’t have them in stock at the time of the test. For the next tests we will be selecting each board well in advanced from the brands. Then they mill be more closely matched in the future. Thanks for the support with it,… Read more »
seanross
4 years ago
Great testing! Next time the manufacturers need to get you more boards… especially Sunova. Keep em coming! I learn a lot about boards and technique by videos that compare different shapes.
I was really tempted by a longboard by some of your previous reviews. But since it would barely make it in my apartment, and air travel isn’t possible with over 9′ boards, I decided on a shorter, hybrid shape…
Great video. Exactly what I was looking for. Right now my longboard sup is a 2017 Nalu 10’6″. I weigh 235 lbs without a wetsuit and am 5’9″. I can throw the board around in most waves pretty well and noseride it OK. I’m in the market for a 10′ performance board like these, but need the volume for my weight. The hard part is, I’m going to keep my Nalu for the certain days and for the family and don’t want to spend $$$$ on something that will be too similar. I also don’t want to struggle too much.… Read more »
hhmm. good questions. Are you looking at the smaller 130L Fanatic? This board will give you that more lively fun riding feel compared to you Nalu. But I cant help thinking that the Infinity New Deal 10×29 could be a great board. Being that wider board it totally will change that outline shape and give more curve into the tail. This board could be lovely and a great volume step down for you. This is a hard one to decide about…. let me know if you are thinking smaller Fanatic?
Thanks for the comments. I’ve ridden 130Ltr. boards before and their just really isn’t enough volume. I want to be able to, but would have to shed some serious pounds. The boards I’m looking at are ones around 140ltr. My main concern is finding something more performance than my 160ltr 10’6″ Nalu. Here are the boards I’m thinking about. The 2020 Fanatic Stylemaster 30.5 wide at 145Ltr, the 2020 10′ S-Sandwich Nalu 29 wide, and the 10′ by 29 Infinity New Deal. I like the construction of the Fanatic, but want to make sure it performs better than my 10’6″… Read more »
Well, all of those boards will have much thinner rails and be geared up for more performance surfing compared to your old 10’6. Dropping the width as much as possible will help make the boards feel faster and more different too. So with all that considered, its then between the Naish and Infinity because the fanatic is wider(only a bit). So…. if those 2 were on the beach, I would pick the Infinity! It would be close, but I would say the Infinity will be lighter and because of that more lively too. Does that help?
raggyraggy0_0
4 years ago
Informative test, but where would the Naish Nalu Pro10′ 2019 fare in this test ?
Think that the brands / importers are missing a trick here ! Few offer demo’s of high end equipment in reverent conditions, so buying new equipment untried / untested is a gamble! Keep up the good informative work . . .
Hey Robert, No we haven’t got one yet ☹️. But I will really hope Naish send us one for the 2021 Pro longboard test. If they dont there is going to be some unhappy paddlers out there including me! Sorry about that.
JPS
4 years ago
Great test, but i have a question… I’m french and i already have a Fanatic Stylemaster 10×30 2016. I want to change it for the 2020, but i don’t know which one to choose. I’m 175cm high and 82kg. I worry about the width of the 28.5”. I think i won’t have enough stability. On the over way, i think the 30,5” will be to wide and too much volume… The 28,5” is probably the right choice for big waves and the other one for knee high ones. Would you help me??? Thanks JPS
Hi JPS. I see your problem but I would still look to the smaller board. They are still very stable boards and I feel that moving off of your older 30″ wide board to a narrower 28.5″ will not be too hard to do. And the small board still works well in the smaller waves too. I hope that helps?
Ryan MORRIS
4 years ago
Signed up for the pro to watch this video, but i am not able to find the full length video. any assistance would be great! thank you.
Hey Ryan. When you are logged in does the SUPboarder logo change to SUPboarder Pro, at top of website? 9 out of 10 times its to do with you PC or Mac needing to clear its cache. Try logging in in a new browser or window. If it still doesn’t work let me know and I will get one of the team to look at it. Thanks for signing on to pro any other questions and comments please let us know 🙂
chris Sly
3 years ago
Hi guys thanks for a thorough review. I’ve just started a PRO subscription and loving it so far. In my advancing years I’m moving towards the idea of SUP longboarding. I’ve been enjoying my second hand Loco 8’9 board around 130 litres for a couple of years and want a change. I can’t do radical manoeuvres, I just like getting on a wave and going with the flow. I wondered about the Redwood paddle 10’ by 30 inch as I am a 70 kg intermediate SUP surfer. I’m attracted by the price but also I spend quite a bit of… Read more »
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment. If you’re after a relaxed session, then dropping below that 115L will make it feel wobbly when paddling and waiting for waves. Of course the 130L model would be the ultimate cruiser and best for learning to nose ride as width does help with balance. However, the 10′ x 28″ @ 115L should be suitable with your weight and will definitely feel a little more agile when on the wave. The 10ft length will also help with stability 🙂 Hope that helps Chris. Thanks.
Fabrizio Fedeli
2 years ago
Thanks for the video review, i’m 70 kg 5.9 and i ‘m surfing on a fanatic style master 2020 10×28.5. i’m thinking to buy a Redwood paddle spoon , i’d like to have similar stability , glide of the fanatic , but also a good speed and manoeuvrability. Di you think i should go for the 10×28 or 10×30? Thanks.
If you feel comfortable and balanced standing on the 10′ x 28.5″ Stylemaster, we’d suggest dropping to the 10′ x 28″ Redwood Spoon. This will give you added speed and manoeuvrability. Only if you need more stability, opt for the 30″ wide model.
Thanks for the info, i ‘m trying to choose between 10×28 or 9.2×30 to have stability and manoevrability. I’d like to have your opinion about that. Best regards. Fabrizio
Hi Fabrizio, which brand are you asking about? And could you please let me know your ability level, weight and height? Happy to help you with recommending the right board. Thanks
Hi Beau, i’m 5.9 weight 70kg , the brand Is the Redwood spoon , i’m intermediate, riding a stylemaster . What sup do you suggest between 9.0 x30 and 10×28? Thanks. Best regards.
Hi Beau , i’m trying to figure out the differences between the redwoodpaddle spoon 9.2×30 and the 10×28. In stability manoevrability Speed and Easy turns. I’m 1.78 x 70kg intermediate riding small waves 6/7 ft hight. Thanks a lot
Hi Fabrizio, thanks for the question. The 9’2″ is going to feel much easier to turn because of the reduced length, weight and volume of the board. Although it is wider, you will notice some good stability from side to side, but once in some choppier conditions you may feel slight wobbles from front to back compared to the longer 10ft model. Smaller boards will generally be faster to manoeuvre on the wave. The 10ft would be a good choice if you want something more traditional that glides well, gives you the ability to walk up and down the board… Read more »
Fabrizio Fedeli
2 years ago
Great testing , i’m trying to find differences between the 10×28 Redwood spoon and the smaller model spoon 9.2×30. what’s the difference on riding and making turns? Thanks.
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Good day gents. Just watched your 2020 longboard review…thank you so much, as usual very informative and very well done. I may be biased as i ride the 9×28 104L New Deal, but i can’t help but wonder how the 10×29 or my board the 9×28 would have faired in the review. I know you did mention that there are many different dims of this board, and that is being perfectly fair and your explanation to people about the criteria of a longboard and each person’s individual style indeed matters…but, would have loved to see the 9×28 101L Starboard next… Read more »
hey Kekoa, Yes I agree with you. It would of been great to get a board like your’s is the test. Because at the moment we are growing at very much the early days of the SUPboarder Pro tests we haven’t been able to be too picky about the exact boards sizes we get. Some brands just didn’t have them in stock at the time of the test. For the next tests we will be selecting each board well in advanced from the brands. Then they mill be more closely matched in the future. Thanks for the support with it,… Read more »
Great testing! Next time the manufacturers need to get you more boards… especially Sunova. Keep em coming! I learn a lot about boards and technique by videos that compare different shapes.
I was really tempted by a longboard by some of your previous reviews. But since it would barely make it in my apartment, and air travel isn’t possible with over 9′ boards, I decided on a shorter, hybrid shape…
Wicked thanks for the comment Sean. Yeah Sunova should of got on that test but they didn’t show willing… So hopefully next time.
next one please! Come on Sunova.. hehe
A must!
Great video. Exactly what I was looking for. Right now my longboard sup is a 2017 Nalu 10’6″. I weigh 235 lbs without a wetsuit and am 5’9″. I can throw the board around in most waves pretty well and noseride it OK. I’m in the market for a 10′ performance board like these, but need the volume for my weight. The hard part is, I’m going to keep my Nalu for the certain days and for the family and don’t want to spend $$$$ on something that will be too similar. I also don’t want to struggle too much.… Read more »
hhmm. good questions. Are you looking at the smaller 130L Fanatic? This board will give you that more lively fun riding feel compared to you Nalu. But I cant help thinking that the Infinity New Deal 10×29 could be a great board. Being that wider board it totally will change that outline shape and give more curve into the tail. This board could be lovely and a great volume step down for you. This is a hard one to decide about…. let me know if you are thinking smaller Fanatic?
Thanks for the comments. I’ve ridden 130Ltr. boards before and their just really isn’t enough volume. I want to be able to, but would have to shed some serious pounds. The boards I’m looking at are ones around 140ltr. My main concern is finding something more performance than my 160ltr 10’6″ Nalu. Here are the boards I’m thinking about. The 2020 Fanatic Stylemaster 30.5 wide at 145Ltr, the 2020 10′ S-Sandwich Nalu 29 wide, and the 10′ by 29 Infinity New Deal. I like the construction of the Fanatic, but want to make sure it performs better than my 10’6″… Read more »
Well, all of those boards will have much thinner rails and be geared up for more performance surfing compared to your old 10’6. Dropping the width as much as possible will help make the boards feel faster and more different too. So with all that considered, its then between the Naish and Infinity because the fanatic is wider(only a bit). So…. if those 2 were on the beach, I would pick the Infinity! It would be close, but I would say the Infinity will be lighter and because of that more lively too. Does that help?
Informative test, but where would the Naish Nalu Pro10′ 2019 fare in this test ?
That’s exactly what we were thinking but Naish didn’t wanna send us one or couldn’t get us one in time. We did try!
Think that the brands / importers are missing a trick here ! Few offer demo’s of high end equipment in reverent conditions, so buying new equipment untried / untested is a gamble! Keep up the good informative work . . .
Yes I think many of them have realised that now, so we are looking forward to seeing how much interest we get on the next video test 🙂
Hi Rubin. Any updates or testing on the Naish 10′ Nalu S- Glass Longboard? thanks
Hey Robert, No we haven’t got one yet ☹️. But I will really hope Naish send us one for the 2021 Pro longboard test. If they dont there is going to be some unhappy paddlers out there including me! Sorry about that.
Great test, but i have a question…
I’m french and i already have a Fanatic Stylemaster 10×30 2016. I want to change it for the 2020, but i don’t know which one to choose. I’m 175cm high and 82kg. I worry about the width of the 28.5”. I think i won’t have enough stability. On the over way, i think the 30,5” will be to wide and too much volume…
The 28,5” is probably the right choice for big waves and the other one for knee high ones.
Would you help me???
Thanks
JPS
Hi JPS. I see your problem but I would still look to the smaller board. They are still very stable boards and I feel that moving off of your older 30″ wide board to a narrower 28.5″ will not be too hard to do.
And the small board still works well in the smaller waves too. I hope that helps?
Signed up for the pro to watch this video, but i am not able to find the full length video. any assistance would be great! thank you.
Hey Ryan. When you are logged in does the SUPboarder logo change to SUPboarder Pro, at top of website? 9 out of 10 times its to do with you PC or Mac needing to clear its cache. Try logging in in a new browser or window. If it still doesn’t work let me know and I will get one of the team to look at it. Thanks for signing on to pro any other questions and comments please let us know 🙂
Hi guys thanks for a thorough review. I’ve just started a PRO subscription and loving it so far. In my advancing years I’m moving towards the idea of SUP longboarding. I’ve been enjoying my second hand Loco 8’9 board around 130 litres for a couple of years and want a change. I can’t do radical manoeuvres, I just like getting on a wave and going with the flow. I wondered about the Redwood paddle 10’ by 30 inch as I am a 70 kg intermediate SUP surfer. I’m attracted by the price but also I spend quite a bit of… Read more »
Hi Chris, thanks for the comment.
If you’re after a relaxed session, then dropping below that 115L will make it feel wobbly when paddling and waiting for waves. Of course the 130L model would be the ultimate cruiser and best for learning to nose ride as width does help with balance. However, the 10′ x 28″ @ 115L should be suitable with your weight and will definitely feel a little more agile when on the wave. The 10ft length will also help with stability 🙂
Hope that helps Chris. Thanks.
Thanks for the video review, i’m 70 kg 5.9 and i ‘m surfing on a fanatic style master 2020 10×28.5. i’m thinking to buy a Redwood paddle spoon , i’d like to have similar stability , glide of the fanatic , but also a good speed and manoeuvrability. Di you think i should go for the 10×28 or 10×30?
Thanks.
If you feel comfortable and balanced standing on the 10′ x 28.5″ Stylemaster, we’d suggest dropping to the 10′ x 28″ Redwood Spoon. This will give you added speed and manoeuvrability. Only if you need more stability, opt for the 30″ wide model.
Thanks for the info, i ‘m trying to choose between 10×28 or 9.2×30 to have stability and manoevrability. I’d like to have your opinion about that.
Best regards.
Fabrizio
Hi Fabrizio, which brand are you asking about? And could you please let me know your ability level, weight and height? Happy to help you with recommending the right board. Thanks
Hi Beau, i’m 5.9 weight 70kg , the brand Is the Redwood spoon , i’m intermediate, riding a stylemaster .
What sup do you suggest between 9.0 x30 and 10×28?
Thanks.
Best regards.
Hi Beau , i’m trying to figure out the differences between the redwoodpaddle spoon 9.2×30 and the 10×28. In stability manoevrability Speed and Easy turns. I’m 1.78 x 70kg intermediate riding small waves 6/7 ft hight.
Thanks a lot
Hi Fabrizio, thanks for the question. The 9’2″ is going to feel much easier to turn because of the reduced length, weight and volume of the board. Although it is wider, you will notice some good stability from side to side, but once in some choppier conditions you may feel slight wobbles from front to back compared to the longer 10ft model. Smaller boards will generally be faster to manoeuvre on the wave. The 10ft would be a good choice if you want something more traditional that glides well, gives you the ability to walk up and down the board… Read more »
Great testing , i’m trying to find differences between the 10×28 Redwood spoon and the smaller model spoon 9.2×30. what’s the difference on riding and making turns?
Thanks.