The Sunova guys have done it again!! I wanted a board similar to the 10'0 Style but with more tail lift and the nose pulled in a bit more.
Being a board for the 10ft+ division I wanted it to look just like a longboard so went no deck grip and the brightest resin tint they could do
After a few emails back and forth it arrived last night and it beated all expectations.
10'0x29 126L
Select to expand quoteFreshiesup said..
Going to put the RSPro Hexa Traction over the whole board.
Is the right answer! Hate to see you wax over that beautiful deck.
I am really digging the paint over the balsa wood 'planks' look from the photos popping up here recently. Did you come up with colour scheme or just let the Sunova crew go for it?
Select to expand quoteAA said..
....and it's still a virgin after Merimbula! 
AA send it down to 384 i have some one who will get it all wet.
Beat it Qbay 
Gripping it up and getting it wet tomorrow.
More than welcome to come by and trying it out after me tho Kizza
Select to expand quoteFreshiesup said..
Beat it Qbay
Gripping it up and getting it wet tomorrow.
More than welcome to come by and trying it out after me tho Kizza
384 Pittwater rd. Bring it down. Slong need to be taught a lesson.
That's a sexy looking fun machine. Can't wait to see it in action and maybe have a play on it Sam.
Enjoy
Select to expand quoteCarbs79 said..
What is the RRP for that much hex grip?
I count a bit more than 4 boxes... 5 boxes means 416 AUD / 290€ / $301
Hey Guys
Ive only had a few surfs on the board so far but so far so good. Id like to have a few more goes on it before i do a full review but from the surfs that i have had i found that it has quite a lot of maneuverability off the tail and speed down the line and quite a lot of drive in the turns. I still haven't locked in the nose rides just yet but that will come once i know what part of the wave to do it in.
Here's a little bit more info from Bert when i was ordering the board and a few close up photo of the board.
So to address each point .. longboard style , with the nose pulled in , it gives more of a shortboard feel , but still some nose width , there is enough to climb on the nose still , it wont nose ride as well as the Style along a vertical wall ,, it can still nose ride , but you will just need to figure where on the wave you can and can not , but as stated its weak point for nose riding will be a vertical wall at speed , it will go into a spin easier and tend to drop off the wall.. but the trade off is , it will drop and climb and be easier to pump for speed.. the sleek nose will let it fit into tighter parts of the wave.. rocker , i have used our high performance longboard rocker that we use on surfboards .. one of my longboard team guys , wanted a SUP and asked for the same rocker as his surfboards coz he knows it works ..
different from the tail flip of the Style , it has rocker further forward , but it flattens out through the tail , so it has way more drive off the back foot rather than washing off speed .. so it will squirt more and feel more sensitive , with the ability to throw a turn to the lip.. the rails are thinner on account of dropping the volume , but i have really thinned out the rails even more through the tail.. ( im still thinking we could increase thickness then drop it down at the rail to get them even thinner)
i hardened the edge also through the tail , it will have better release and squirt , rather than the current Style which tends to stick to the face more.. overall , with the thin rails, increased outline curve , harder edges in the tail, different style of tail rocker , it will be drop and climb and be really sensitive in general .. the ability to handle late drops and drive into a solid bottom turn will come from the reduced area in the pintail ...
This board is going to be next level!!
Nose Lift
Tail Thickness
Rail
Tail lift
Just had the privilege of riding the Slog and Style over recent part of current flat spell. Stoked! Both boards perfect cure for summertime blues.
Sam's previous post pretty much said it all.
The board and grip look amazing.
At not very tall and 75kg both plenty stable for me. I used 9 inch centre and medium side fins on both. Thinking a thruster set up on Slog may be the go if your into more performance stuff.
As expected little more glide surfing and padding Style. I found I could link long drawn figure eight cutbacks on both boards and hit close out sections with speed and control. In both cases more critical on the custom Slog. Definitely surfed a bit tighter to the pocket both forehand and backhand top turns on Slog.
Generally both pretty easy to get up the nose. Seemed a bit easier to get there on the Style. The extra rocker but narrower nose of the Slog still held on the nose really well especially when I pushed the centre fin back a bit. As Sam and Bert mentioned was a bit harder to hold the Slog on the nose but on some waves the narrower, lifted nose was an advantage like backwash and chop. Set up to the nose and board angle a bit less forgiving on Slog.
Overall
Fun. 
Hey guys, after some feedback on the RSPro Hexa Traction.
How is it under foot?
Grippy?
Is it lasting the distance?
Considering it for my next project, but it's not cheap, so any hints, tips, pros and cons from anyone that has used it would be appreciated.
Select to expand quoteBrenno said..
Hey guys, after some feedback on the RSPro Hexa Traction.
How is it under foot?
Grippy?
Is it lasting the distance?
Considering it for my next project, but it's not cheap, so any hints, tips, pros and cons from anyone that has used it would be appreciated.
Hi Brenno... I guess you have seen this thread:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/RSPro-Traction-Grip
I bought some for my 8'10 Speeed after reading that.
It's nice and grippy and it lasts (so far, so good anyway). It's also light and it looks good. You hardly feel it underfoot, but it gives you confidence all the same.
I liked it so much I ordered a second lot for my longboard SUP. I reckon I'll use it on future boards too. But I've only got it on the front of the board. Would also love to hear from the guys using it all over (especially how it feels under the back foot through turns).
Anyway, it's great. I'm a stingy bastard who scrounges the carpark for old bits of wax. And I bought two batches of this stuff ... so far.
Get some!
I love it, and only use them now. Cannot tell on the durability as I only use it in the front of the SUP, so it does not see as much use as if I used it in the center.
Good points:
- easy to apply. My trick is to wet them in a basin before applying and pushing the water out on the board. This allows repositioning and is less messy than trying to keep the board wet.
- easy to cut to any shape and to apply to complex forms thanks to the small pieces
- easy to remove, either to resell to somebody that prefer wax, or to replace some hexagon if ever they wear out. As with rail savers, may peel out the paint out of boards with a bad paint job.
- light, protects board, grippy enough but not agressive
- the hexagon pattern is a bit visible, but looks good.
Bad points:
- expensive
- not fully transparent, for this a spray grip may be better
- some people may still prefer the ultra sticky feeling of a good fresh wax job
Freshiesup,
How has your colorful 10 footer done? What would you do differently if starting over today?
How does it compare to Hoppo's approach, modifying a Surf rather than a Style?
Any insight most welcome.
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Freshiesup,
How has your colorful 10 footer done? What would you do differently if starting over today?
How does it compare to Hoppo's approach, modifying a Surf rather than a Style?
Any insight most welcome.
Hey Billekrub,
I probably wouldn't change much. Its quite playful in small surf and really hooks in in the bigger stuff as well. I wouldn't mind a fraction more volume just for the choppy days but overall happy with what Bert came up with.
I quite like Hoppo's design he came up with. I think that board would be more user friendly compared to the Slog as the Slog has the rocker taken from one of Berts HP Longboards and is meant to be ridden from the tail and not a true noseriding board.
Select to expand quoteFreshiesup said..billekrub said..
Freshiesup,
How has your colorful 10 footer done? What would you do differently if starting over today?
How does it compare to Hoppo's approach, modifying a Surf rather than a Style?
Any insight most welcome.
Hey Billekrub,
I probably wouldn't change much. Its quite playful in small surf and really hooks in in the bigger stuff as well. I wouldn't mind a fraction more volume just for the choppy days but overall happy with what Bert came up with.
I quite like Hoppo's design he came up with. I think that board would be more user friendly compared to the Slog as the Slog has the rocker taken from one of Berts HP Longboards and is meant to be ridden from the tail and not a true noseriding board.
My board's design brief was exactly as a performance longboard that will hardly ever be nose ridden. That's why we flattened the rear rocker so it had more drive and we also gave the board a hard rail edge so it carried speed. If I had my time again, i'd increase the nose rocker and pull the nose in more - more for shortboard style surfing but with the added glide - just like the SLOG.
I surfed Joffadan's Nalu LE the other day - before he broke it on Sunday - and I could tell straight away the shape is exactly what I'm looking for in a SUP. Shame about the construction...
How did the Nalu compare in design with the custom performance longboard? In handling? Rocker? Rails, Outline, volume, specs, etc., speed, glide, turning ...?
How did the Nalu compare in design with the custom performance longboard? In handling? Rocker? Rails, Outline, volume, specs, etc., speed, glide, turning ...?
Billekrub, if you're asking me about my 10'4" surf custom I'll try and reply as i've only surfed the Nalu a little bit...
I didn't want to hijack freshiesup's post...
My Sunova 10'4" x 28.5" x 140L
Naish Nalu LE 10' x 28.5" x 130L
Rocker: much more nose rocker in the Nalu, similar through rear
Shape: wider 'bat' tail on Nalu, much more pulled in nose on Nalu, although the custom is much more pulled than say a Sunova Style.
Rails: Hard edges on both - much lower profile on the Nalu in comparison throughout the whole length of the board. Rails on rear 2ft very similar.
Deck: flat deck on the Sunova makes for a thicker rail in the middle, where as the Naish has a much more rolled deck to allow for thinner rails. Sunova is 4.1" in the centre and Naish 4" but the rail thickness difference at board midpoint would be over 1".
Volume: Nalu is on paper 130L and my Sunova 140L but it feels a bigger difference than that in the water. As in either the Nalu is actually under 130L or my Sunova is over 140L.
Glide - much more glide on the Sunova due to the flatter overall rocker and greater volume. FYI The Naish still has much more glide than my JL WW 8'9"
Speed: Similar, maybe the Naish is a bit faster
Turning: Naish is looser on a wave (although the fin set up was very different between the boards) and I have caught the nose on the Sunova a few times, on the Naish that isn't going to happen.
It also felt like the Naish can handle being in the more critical parts of the wave, whilst the Sunova prefers a fatter wave.
Naish is much lighter in weight, which i'm sure helps in feel / performance. Certainly not as light as my JL WW Carbon though.
Hopefully this covers what you have asked mate.
