Pambula Beach
29 Nov 08

Conditions: Medium cross-offshore wind. Fast, chest high waves.

I just had a quick go of this board as it was the smallest board left on the beach by the time I got there. I was too slow to get my act together and missed out on all the sub 10 footers.

I only got about three waves before a smaller board was freed up but they were all good fun. I don’t really call a 10’ board a performance SUP (for somebody less than 90kg) but the PSH 10’ is still able to do most of what the smaller SUPs can do.

It paddles well and is quite stable - nice and comfortable, especially if the wind/chop is up a bit. It drives nicely off the bottom and is small/light enough to snap it around in the pocket with a bit of a push.

The workmanship is great in this machine shaped/hand glassed version. It’s not the newest board and lots of different people have been riding it - but it is still in great condition.

The fullish nose allows you to walk up the front when you want to and even drape a couple of toes over. The thinned out tail allows you to run down the back and pivot the thing around in a pretty tight radius. I guess that’s why they call it an “All-Rounder” (or an “All-Arounder” if you are Hawaiian).

Overall: A great all rounder - perfect for a single board quiver.

Highs:
- Great versatility in a range of conditions
- Fantastic quality
- A good paddler with decent stability

Lows:
- A bit too big for a mid or light weight performance SUP surfer