Hi mate , yeah ive had the 8,6 now for a few weeks , going pretty good ,ive surfed it on the bigger days im 70 kgs about 5,10 , .
sorry mate check out in general posts i put a shot of me riding it in a contest in the last few weeks under "few shots of tahiti"
Hey mate - scott from greenline and I surfed both these boards at currumbin alley this morning in 1ft sideshore chop - and had a blast. Scotty rode the 8.6 and me, the 9.oo6. We couldnt believe how fast the boards were and I personally loved the stability and paddle speed of the 9.6. Considering how tiny and choppy the surf was I was gettiing some 150m plus rides. Great fun boards and cant wait to try them in bigger waves.
Here is some pic's of the Hobie CP Torque 8'6"
Flattish across the deck but with the distinct volume disk under the feet
More rocker underneath
Stinger area
Planeshape
The rails thru the rear 1/3 are SHARP
Smooth
Futures fins
The carbon rails provide strength as well as torsion.Justin Holland rode one of these at Chopes and Sappinus and he reckons you will have to be bloody unlucky to break one. Solid as bro.
Hobie grip.Made for the job
You have to look hard to see the carbon weave.
The 8'6" has 118litres spread out over 29.5"inches
While it's big brother is 9'6" with 141litres also at29.5"inches.
Both boards are in the pretty light catorgory so you can certainly chuck em about a bit.
Search around a bit for vid of Justin in Tahiti.
Jason
thanks mate, what about the weight, is it really 4"5, and the rails noT so bulky?
JLV
Hobie have a design feature on several of their models that is interesting.
An oval shaped bulge in the standing part of the board. This is a tecnique
to get volume under the feet allowing volume to be to be pinched out in other areas. Low volume in the stinger area with sanded in rails are the result in the CP
Torque.
I reckon this board likes the hollower waves and I know Justin Holland
reckons they like real hollow waves.
Go to your local Hobie dealer and have a look at em or if you see
someone with one, take the time to have a look.
They are a good example of the shapers art.
Jason
