![]() ![]() It holds its line well – even when there was no fins in it, I could still get it on rail and go, and I think that’s because it has such good curves. I found it quite easy to turn and manoeuvre for such a long board. Most surprising was the fact that it turns so well. It was easy to paddle and it was fun – I definitely don’t have anything negative to say about the board. Says Pama: “If we’re talking manoeuvrability, this was my favourite of the two longboards. The double moulded stringer system holds a good line, so you can get away with no fins quite well. Stab really likes the red deck / white slick combo, but we were gifted something less subtle for our foam party, as you’ll see here. You’ll squeeze an incomprehensible amount of fun outta this board at a long, miniature pointbreak. Yeah, it’s a log, but oh, mumma, this thing really moves. Here’s to informed choices! The Chop Stick, by Softlite 7’0” The Chop Stick, by Softlite 7’0” Stab recently plucked Bondi’s Pama Davies, a very talented gent who’s well trained in crowd-dodging at a city beach (the kind of scenario you’ll most likely be steering your softboard through), and conducted a breezy test to determine the best setting for, and output of, our chosen five boards. And that is quite a thing, and definitely not a bad one. There’s now plenty of surfers in the world who exclusively ride softboards. The Catch Surf explosion chased Jamie O’Brien’s softboard performances at Pipe and Backdoor, and all of a sudden our brave new surf world, with its inclusiveness and emphasis on fun, had come to normalise the riding of bright pink non-fibreglass crafts – often finless. We’re talking bodyboards that are shaped like surfboards. In many parts of the world, but most particularly on Australia’s east coast and America’s west coast, it is crucial to own a quiver that includes a softboard. ![]()
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