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Aviso 5'9" 'New Toy' by Jeff 'Doc' Lausch at Surf Prescriptions.
Hollow Carbonfibre construction, Futures Quad fin setup, double-bump roundtail, like this:
I surfed it for an hour or so in 2-3ft, flat-faced but clean beachbreak surf and found it easy to paddle onto a wave, really lively in a sort of brand-new-normal-poly board kind of way and nice and responsive.
While the board is carbonfibre, it still felt pretty average weight-wise under the arm, but maybe because it is hollow, it feels very light under foot without being too 'skittery' and sensitive. Obviously, because of the small-wave design, it has some degree of skittery looseness designed into it.
I was expecting it to feel a little like a Surftech initially, as it seemed to have little in the way of flex, but I was pleasantly surprised to find it really responsive and predictable. A couple of times, I took off too deep behind a soft section that was dropping, but it seemed to get up to speed quickly and a quick pump got me past the section with no problems.
I found that while it got up to speed and easily had enough float for my 13st carcass, it lacked a little bit of drive through turns. I'm thinking this may be down to all that curve in the outline, as it was pretty flat-rockered throughout and while the fins were not huge, they had adequate area in them. I also found it pretty forgiving on a couple of top turns where the tail was over-rotated and had either popped out the top or had slid round in the whitewater, which was probably down to the float and roundness in the rails, particularly from the middle upwards.
All-up, I would say this is a great little board for someone with a bit of experience who is around the 80kg mark, looking for a good tool to have fun on in small, pushy waves. I think it would be a lot of fun in sucky, onshore waves as you could easily get from section to section and squeeze turns into small spaces. If you're into popping airs, you could have a lot of fun on this board.
Alternatively, if you are a little lighter and have only been surfing for a few years, this could be a fun board for a variety of conditions as it paddles well and will respond well if you want to turn. However, if you're still struggling to surf with a smooth style, you should maybe give it a while before shelling out your cash.
A new one will set you back over agrand, so I suggest trying one out first. Surfedout in Braunton have got a demo, which is what I rode
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