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2016 Fanatic Stubby 8'6" 120lt

Created by gibo gibo  > 9 months ago, 18 Sep 2015
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gibo
gibo

QLD

213 posts

18 Sep 2015 9:20pm
I recently picked up this board and had a fun 4 hour session in 1-2 foot waves last weekend.
Other boards used: 10' Fanatic Fly and 9'3" Fanatic Prowave
Surf ability: intermediate
Fins: I rode with stock fins (thruster). Will try it as a quad soon I hope.

Construction and finish: Very happy. I think the board looks great, and based on experience with the innegra carbon Prowave, its pretty tough. Deck pad covers quite far forward and wraps quite close to the rails which I like.
Stability: Way more stable than I was expecting at 8'6" and 120lt. Felt similar to the 9'3" Prowave.
Wave catching: Very easy, with a gentle effortless acceleration. Looking forward to seeing how it goes in larger waves
Speed: Wow, very impressed and looking forward to getting in some bigger stuff
Surfing: The board was great fun. It was super easy to carry speed (or even accelerate) through turns. I still have to work on getting my back foot to the kickpad.
Getting through whitewater: This took some adjustment. The square nose does tend to kick up a bit more aggressively.

Some photos below that were shot on the GoPro Session.










NNSUP
NNSUP

NSW

1263 posts

23 Sep 2015 6:57pm
This looks like the Merimbula Bar. I suspect this board will constantly be in the water as a demo board at this year's Merimbula event.
siny
siny

NSW

287 posts

23 Sep 2015 9:52pm
Nope ,miles away
gregc
gregc

VIC

1299 posts

23 Sep 2015 10:06pm
ssssssshhhhhhh secret spot that only ACT escapees know.
damo666
damo666

NSW

160 posts

24 Sep 2015 7:18am
A shaaarrrkkky one...
gregc
gregc

VIC

1299 posts

24 Sep 2015 7:30pm
never seen one there although I wouldn't necessarily swim in the actual river although it seems popular with tourists.
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