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Starboard 2025 Whopper Range Overview – SUP Surf

Overviewed by us on Nov 7, 2024




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Cameron
Cameron
1 month ago

Good Video Beau. I have the 8.0 x 32 Wedge. It is 4 inches thick. The 8.7 x32 Wedge is 4.4 inches thick.Why is the 9 foot whopper 4.6 inches thick and the 10 foot whopper 4.3 inches thick ? Is it because they want to maintain volume for heavier riders cause the whopper is geared towards heavier riders ? Wouldnt the 9.0 whopper perform better if it was thinner ? Thanks

Cameron
Cameron
1 month ago
Reply to  Beau Nixon

Thanks Beau. The 9.0 whopper is thicker than the 10.0 whopper. Wouldnt the 9.0 feel more corky than the 10.0 ?

Cameron
Cameron
1 month ago
Reply to  Beau Nixon

Also one thing I noticed using my Wedge at the lakes is that it seems more stable if I stand closer to the nose maybe a bit ahead of the handle. So that maybe is due to the thicker nose like you mentioned. Why did they make the nose of the wedge thick ? What is the benefit ?

Cameron
Cameron
29 days ago
Reply to  Beau Nixon

Beau you reviewed the 8.0 Wedge. Because of the beefy nose could you nose ride the 8.0 ? or is the board too short for it to be enjoyable ? Also is there not enough rocker to nose ride ?
Overall I think designing boards would be an interesting job. In my next life I think I could come up with the perfect board. It seems so simple 🙂

Reuben Ellis
Admin
21 days ago
Reply to  Cameron

Hey Cam, I’m just going to jump in here because Beau is away at the moment. You can ride the 8′ for sure but like you have suggested with the rocker it doesn’t hold you up at the nose as long as a longer flatter board will do. It’s definitely fine forgetting five toes on the nose for a short stint. And in many ways it’s easier because the board is that much shorter so it’s not as far to go.

Cameron
Cameron
29 days ago
Reply to  Beau Nixon

Also I have the similar wood bow and white stern on my wedge. I think the whopper graphics is much improved. The white paralel Starboard word with the white little man connects the white deck pad to the board.It might also look good if the center pad was black. I feel my wedge deck looks like 3 unintegrated pieces

SpSat
SpSat
14 days ago

Whopper falls in the Wide Range of Starboard sup surf boards
In this category it used to be one of the oldest, and well proven boards, the Pocket Rocket, which seems to be ditched from this year’s range, and i don’t see the reason. So bad.

Reuben Ellis
Admin
11 days ago
Reply to  SpSat

Hi SpSat, thanks for your comment. The Whopper range has just got better over the years but like you say it was a super fun and easy board in the passed. The Pocket Rocket has got dropped because the Wedge and the new Spice bigger size have taken over what the board did. Yes theres a small gap now but many riders will be happy with the 8’2×30.75 120L Spice or the more stable 8’7x32x143L wedge. But I do know the the PR will still be missed by many. Thanks Reuben

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