Cork sandwich construction

Has anyone had any experience with cork sandwich construction. Is Cabrinha the only company doing this, or have others done it before or also using it. I am interested in feedback on how the boards feel compared to say ast or wood sandwich (in the surf) and how they hold up in comparison.

So - what you are saying is ........... you got nothin !


Oh BTW DJ - If I remember rightly Mctavish did a board with hemp a few years ago - cop that

Now stop being a knob and do what you do best - source useful and insightful information for me

Thanks sameh - is it a brand new board and unridden as yet ?

I (and others) are keen to see how these things are gunna hold up compared to the c-series cos as you probably know the c-series is is on of the toughest constructions on the market - you just don't seem to able to kiil them.

brand new and unridden. First thing i noticed is that its actually softer on the touch than the hybrid. not spongey, but certainly more compression than the c and hybrid. The pro is also hand shaped, not machined. While supposedly the same dimensons as the hybrid or c the pro is markedly different in real life. The most visible difference is that the stepped rail is far more aggressive and carried further forward on the pro. I doubt it has the same volume as the c or hybrid and i would hazard a guess that it would be between 5 to 10 litres less volume due to the more aggressive stepping of the deck. At 105 kg i was probably a bit too heavy for the hybrid so im interested to see how ill go on the pro. Swell is forecast for christmas day so hopefully ill post a chrissy review of this and the 10.8 cabrihna. Ive taken the 10.8 out twice since i picked it up because its width and volume 34 inches and 190 plus litres means it will catch knee high waves. waiting for at least a chest high day to tru out the pro.

the 9.2 is a weapon! low volume aggressive looking. The agent here has a store full of the smaller pros. hes 115 kg and the guys he sells sups to are all big boys. Everyone stares at the pros but were all too big, fat, old etc to surf them. Didnt go down the 10.2 path because i already have 2 10 foot manas and psh hull paddler. Was looking to go smaller and more performance. on good days when the swell is clean and shoulder height plus the 9.8 cabrihna hybrid has been fantastic. As long as i dont move too far forward it surfs as well if not better than any sup ive owned. On crappy mushy days i surf a 9.6 allwave which is way more forgiving due to the wider volume nose and the 9.2 allwave which is loose and still super stable. During summer its almost permenantly flat in perth, so the 10.8 is the ripple riding go to board for places like avalon point or surf beach. Reading your posts i think your around 70 kg, then the 9.2 or even 8.8 pros would be awesome boards.

This is, I hope, the link to the article about cork.

Hey cmc - if I can get some info' from cabrinha about what type of cork they use can you decipher what's in the article and translate it into simple speak that us laypersons can understand in relation to the stand up paddle board ? (pretty please)

www.surfski.info/images/stories/2010/02/Green7/ACC_Composite.pdf

Thanks heaps chris. I take it you are also perhaps curious then, as I am whether these boards are in fact gunna deliver performance that is noticable and beneficial to the average sup surfer.