just wondering if anyone has surfed the new allwave 8.10. At 106 kg would the 9.2 be a better option. Im a competent level surfer alternating between a 10 foot mana and a 9.8 cabrihna but would really like to get closer to a short board feel. ive been surfing for 35 years and since retiring the shortboards and the assortment of planks and fun guns and hopping on the paddle board, i feel like a grommet again. Wife says im acting like one as well! Ive found that surfing my favourite beachbreaks south of perth the mana is just too big and too slow to make some of the sections and really doesnt like hollow waves. The cabrihna is a lot quicker but is really fickle with weight placement, its fine if surfing off the back foot, but tends to dig the rails when i need to move forward. i think its desighned more as an allrounder for a medium sized guy as opposed to a sucking beach break board for a lard arse. balance wise at 152 litres i have no problems standing on and paddling the cabrihna even in 20 knots of breeze. therefore back to the question, anybody out there of a similar weight and experience level ridden the 8.10, and if so how does it go.

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I'd like to know more on how the Cabrinha goes! Haven't seen a review on it

PSH makes some good boards for The type of surfing your doing.
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Hope this helps!!

This is an update and partially separate review from an add on to a thread I did a couple of days ago, so some of it is directly repeated but with a bit extra thrown in as I have had another surf on it since then. I feel the board deserves its own dedicated review. OK, remember I'm 185 cm and around 100 Kegs. A couple of days ago I took the 9'6" Allwave for a surf and I mean SURF. This board is shaped like a large fish style board. I will be buying one ASAP. An added bonus was that I shut one smartarse longboarder (who was quite good actually) very quickly. The 9'6" Allwave ( around 176 L I think?) was as stable as the 10' 2" PSH Paddler and in the 1- 2ft conditions I could hot dog, hit the lip , do floaters and nose ride on it at will. I did occassionally catch a rail, but it was my first time on the board. I wish somebody had of been filming or taking photos, as I'm sure that I could have edited out my bloopers and made myself look awfully better than I am. It has just dawned on me that all surfers/suppers are different and that means what might be seemingly a beginners board for one person might be exactly the appropriate board for some one who has back issues but has a little bit of ability. I will be ordering the 9'2" as I'm sure it will still have more than enough volume (160 L). The Fanatic Allwave seems to be half the weight of the PSH Paddler and amazingly manouverable. When I slipped my toes up to the nose and nearly did a 360, at 53 years old and surfing this board for the first time, well I knew that I would have to buy one. I've reposted this extended version of the review as I'm so excited by the board. It might not suit everyone but in the 2 ft waves we had, this board was mindblowing. My mate Matt was riding a Starby Pocket Rocket, 8' 5" and around 130 L. Set next together they had almost the same plan shape, though his had a slight stinger and is a quad setup. The Allwave would probably benefit if you could run it as a quad, but maybe they can include that in next years version. I rode it again today in 3- 4 ft cross shore affected waves with a bit of grunt. I reckon it was just about at the limit of it's size capacity in those conditions, but most waves were closing out and I seemed to be the only one getting any long rides whilst actually performing manouvers. Unfortunately the conditions meant that I did some pretty kooky things as well, not the boards fault - mine. I'm sure if the conditions were clean this board could handle up to around 6ft and because I'm old , fat and have a bad back that would be my limit. I had no trouble making it out the back so I reckon it has good glide but haven't tested it in flatwater. You can also use it as a Windsurfer apparently. I'm bringing it down to the Bassup event on Sunday at Raffs (OG) with Warwick from RPS 'The Boardstores' blessing. (They are just generally helpful and nice guys and gals!)Thanks Matt all around nice guy at RPS you made my weekend!! (He even carried it out to the car for the old fella - me. Now that's service!!). I love my PSH Paddler but its really heavy to lug around. After my Laminectomy in February I want something that will be nice and light (If I'm still allowed to surf!!) to carry down to the surf. All I have to do is work out how to get the money to pay for it. I will definitely be adding the 9'6" or 9'2" Fanatic Allwave to the quiver as my general surfing go to board.