This is really brief. I got to try out a Severne Nano 92L today. It belonged to a guy Nick who bravely let me try it his board, I managed to return it in one piece, didn't hit any reef with it.... Phew....
I was using my custom 95 L quad and Nick's 92 was set up as a quad. I used my rig on his board then back on mine then back on his board again and so on.
Its got a lot of vee in it I couldn't judge the rocker by eye, but it's not a high rockered wave board. Pads, straps and non slip felt good, Nick's a bit taller than me so the front and rear footstrap spread felt a tad to wide for me. His feet are bigger than mine I like loose straps but his were too big, I didn't want to adjust his straps, cause I hate it when people do that to mine when I have them perfectly set up.
It was a bit slower to get on the plane than mine, but it's no slouch. In a straight line the vee eats up all the chop, it's got good speed. There were a few bits of seaweed floating around that didn't catch on the fins at all.
I've tried a few quad boards Goya RRD Quatro F2. On todays waves it felt better than other production boards I've tried. It was cross onshore today and just small chest high waves but it turns really well in these conditions as in easy to initiate and carries good speed letting me come back up the face clew first with ease. But the top turn is where this board excelled , it just hooks around so tightly and quickly off the top of the wave I couldn't stop smiling. After going back on my board I had to have another go just to make sure the top turns I did weren't a fluke, no the weren't. I don't know what the Severne guys have done in the tail area to make such sweet top turns, but they've done a great job. Nice board!!! I'd like to try it out again in better conditions with straps set for me.