Twelve weeks after taking delivery of my new 8/8 I’ve just got my hot little mits on a spanking 8/7 shaped by Simon Forward at 4D surfboards. The 8/8 was a revelation. It paddled into waves super easy, was super loose and was getting better and better with each surf. Why get rid of it? I was back and forth to Simon giving regular ride reports and as with all shapers he would get that gleam in his eye and come back with lines like “maybe we could take a quarter of an inch out of the rail” or “perhaps we should go a little shorter” One thing led to another and with the cost of a changeover somewhere in the vicinity of a new deck pad I thought what the hell.
So here she is 8/7 by 30 by 4 and a half inches
The major difference between this and the first is that a quarter inch has been taken out of the rail width giving it a much more shortboard style of profile. Glassing was done at Triggers on the East Coast as Simon and Kenny were flat out trying to get their Christmas backlog sorted. It is slightly heavier than the mk1 but it also looks a little more bombproof. Anyway enough of the dribble. Its started raining and the wind is back around to the North. Time to christen the beast!
CHEERS
Merry XMAS
Sparx
Good for you Sparx. Sadly, my Christmas present to myself, a Starboard 11'2 Sports Tech, is stuck in a truck somewhere between Perth and Melbourne. That'll teach me for only allowing 8 days for a 4 day trip.
Howdy and cheers Camo and Woody. All good with the quad setup Camo. All my shortboards for the last 5 or 6 years have been quads. I love the way you can make them drive like a thruster but slide em like a twinny. Seems to apply to the quad SUPs as well. First surf on the newy today in shoulder high glass and I dont have a lot to complain about except for my grip and kicker pad placement. Bummer about your board Woody. But remember if you have been very very good this year, Santa will eventually catch up to you and you and the new shooter will score sunshine and sweet waves well into the new year.
CHEERS
Merry XMAS
Sparx
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