Pambula Beach
29 Nov 08

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

This was Matt Lumley’s board and Tom Carroll’s before that. Matt had promised me a go at the pub, the night before, so now was my chance to take him up on the offer.

I only had a few waves on the 9’2” but could tell from these that it is a really great board. Very stable for such a shorty and very versatile - a great turner off the tail, quite good drive out of turns and enough volume in the nose to go for a bit of a walk.

This was a machine shaped, hand glassed board so I’m not sure how the production, moulded 9’2” AR differs. I’m sure it’s pretty close.

Overall: A great all rounder for a performance surfer.

Highs:
- Nice looking board, great lines
- Great for all different riding styles
- Short and light so you can throw it around easily

Lows:
- Maybe not enough flow through turns
- Hard to come by in Australia