hi guys new to forum i am looking for advice on new board currantly on a 10/6" fly looking for somthing smaller not such a handfull without making it to hard and taking away the fun i,m about 95 kgs and in my 50s any sugestions?
i'm 98kgs and ride the 9'6" Allwave. hasn't got the best glide on flat water but great in the surf. stoked with it for my crap surfing ability
I suggest the 9.6, great fun board. stable and really good fun to surf. the 9.2 is still a really good board and will float you, but if your coming off a 10.6 fly i think you will love the 9.6 allwave. it will be as stable as your fly, but be much much better on waves.
thanks for the advice adssup and sameh i really appreciate it i was also looking at the al merric caddie 9/7" anyone have any info on it
Hey Jusrelax,
At 95 kilos, you could ride either Allwave, but as others have mentioned, the 9'6" would be more stable and still super fun in the waves. I have ridden both and at 90 kg, I like the 9'2" but would be just as happy with the 9'6", especially if it happened to be a bit choppy or if you are a bit heavier or less experienced.
Bottom line with the Allwave is they are really fun and easy to catch almost any wave, even waves you don't think are possible.
Grab the 9'6", can't go wrong. The Channel Islands at 30" will be noticeably less stable,especially in small/medium chop.
DM
I have the 8'10 and its heaps better than the 9'2 in the surf and not much harder to ballance on and I'm 87kg, although I have surfed for years i have only SUP'ed for 2 months and find the Allwave a great board I have demo'ed heaps of boards and the Allwave is more stable than some 10' boards.
I would like to try the 8'6 out of intrest.
sorry a bit of a highjack
anyone out ther surfed the 8'6 allwave and the pocket rocket starboard (either year will do know that they are differnt shapes) , how do they compare?
cheers
The 9'6 sounds a good board - I am also looking for a board to improve my surfing and thx to the various comments have ended up thinking that I still need some width ~ 32" and about 10' in length. 174l seems to fit. I will definately add it to boards to demo - the other board I keep looking at is the PSH but need to get down and give it a try.
I have been reading the various spec's and I can't find any boards with twin concave base - I have this on my 10'6 and they are excellent - any thoughts?
Just went out on the 8'10 Allwave and that little board is unreal!!! i did film a few waves with the gopro so when i get home later i will put a little movie together and put it on here so you can see what the 8'10 surfs like.
Cheers Jacko
Here's the vid of the 8'10 Allwave! such a fun board and i'm only 70kg. Hope you enjoy
After seeing that i think ill pass on the 9/5" wide point and wait for a 9/6 allwave as i was talking to you about today,thanks for the vid Jakko
Thanks for the Vid Jacko and congratulations on your result in Peru.
Looked like the 8'10" tempted you to try and almost surf it without the paddle towards the end
!! I've surfed the 9'6" and found it a great board that surfed like a fish,(Liked the speed from lip bouncing) but was still a little corky (183cm/100kg) when conditions were less holllow. The 8'10" seemed to be floating you easily with great stability. Did it? I know they can rip, as you demonstrated though it looked like you could go low to sub eight on that plan shape with your weight and ability??
FINALLY !
A video that shows the potential of the Allwave series. Thank You Jacko
Vid shows planted foot ripping, even at 31" width... it's the video I have been waiting for.
I am pretty big at 240lbs and will have to get the 9'6. But at 32" width I did not know if you would still have to move your back foot to the rail to drive series of turns. The ability to ride a board with a fixed back foot just makes rail to rail transitions much more efficient. I was afraid that would be an issue with the Allwave.
Thank you... excellent video... and great ripping
^^^^^^ What he said!
The Allwave people should pay big bucks for that video, the surfing in their current promo ain't that great. I am jealous of the board, the surfing ability and the 70kg.
Hi Peeps
Here is a couple of pictures of a recent session on the 9'2" Allwave. Such a fun board!
Yeeeoow!
No where to go :-O
Cheers,
DM
Props to Peter K for the fine piccies. Thanks mate! 
I am 83 kg and intermediate surfer. Should I choose the 9'2 or 8'10 ? The waves I am riding are typical Mediterranean waves of around 1 meter high and mostly wind generated.
hi, I'm 80 kgs and tested 8-10 aw and it would be good if you have real waves. it's a bit sensitive to fore-aft position. I bought a 9-2 and went out today in flat water and it's a better size for the wind waves we get.
Hi Viatormundi,
If you only get waves around the 1m mark, I'd go the 9'2". You could quite easily paddle the 8'10" but I reckon you will find it much easier to get on any wave with the slightly larger board. Keep in mind the 8'10" and 9'2" are only 4 inches in length and 1/2" in width different. The performance difference wont be as much as the ability to get onto waves.
If you add any wind to the equation, the 9'2" would be a winner in that area too. As a few of my customers have discovered, just because you can get away with a smaller board, doesn't always mean it's the right choice for the day.
Just my thoughts
DM
Tom and DM,
Thx for your comments. Unfortunately there is no possibility to test these boards here before buying them. Therefore I am trying to get as much as information on the Internet. I was thinking of 8'10 because 9'2 has a lot of volume (160lt) like my current Mistral 9'8. But if there isn't much performance difference between too and 9'2 catches waves significantly easier then I should consider that.
Another question. Does 9'2 maybe have thick rails since it has about 160 liters? Some other brands in that size have around 145 liters. Can anybody compare 9'2 and 8'10 Allwave to 8'10 Widepoint?
viator, I was out once more on AW 9-2 for a 4km paddle in flat water and some 15 cm wind chop. I could actually get a push from this little chop. the board accelerates really fast with 1-2 strokes making getting a ride easier. can't wait to try it in bigger waves.
I paddled my 12-6 Bark competitor that my friend was paddling, and that board takes 5-7 strokes to get going, but of course then holds higher speed better, but makes it harder to get rides.
9-2 fore aft balance is much more forgiving than the 8-10, but board still turns on a spot.
take my opinion lightly as I am inexperienced on sup and only been out on it 2 times...
I have an Allwave 8' 10" and Fly 10, (I'm 90kg) see below.
The stability of the 8' 10" is pretty close to the Fly 10 but much looser. If you were going to keep fly then may be the 9'2" would be a good companion otherwise the 9'6 would be a better compromise.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/Review/New-Fanatic-Allwave-great-allrounder/?SearchTerms=fanatic
I'm still loving the 8'10 Allwave but my only complaint is speed ro lack of.
In most surf its fine but any waves that are a bit faster I just cannot get enough speed but if i was on my surf board it would be easy.
So as I improve I'm looking at another board for down the track possibly a Prowave.
