2016 Sunova Skate 8'10"

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When I got this board about 9 months ago I posted a short review from the perspective of a learning SUP surfer. At the end of it I said I would post again after a bit more experience.

board; Sunova Skate 8'10", 32" wide, 141 liters, about 9 kg
fins; protect performance 41/2"
rider; 70 kg, 61 years, beginning/intermediate
beach; west coast of Vancouver Island, Canada, Tofino, beach break with small 1ft plus a bit waves
camera; GoPro 3

These are three little videos that I have posted on StandupZone and my commentary and thoughts are the followup review. This is the shapers description of the board......


<div>Skate by Bert Burger

"Hey guys , just a little more info on the Skate ..of all the boards in our range apart from the new Shroom , the Skate likes really soft, flat, open waves , with gently spilling lips and rolling whitewater .. the rocker is the flattest of all models , so once your moving it continues to carry speed by itself , only needing the mildest of waves to propel it along .. with generous tail area , it has loads of drive off soft sections .. with the noticeable harder bottom edge , the water releases low off the rail , making the board sit high on the water and skate along on top .. the straighter section of outline through the tail , allows it to go fast and make sections if the wave walls up..its weakness is a power turn in the pocket in more powerful waves , it will have a slow rail to rail transition in a sucky section and tend to drift earlier if over powered .. hence its favored conditions of soft, rolling, small waves with open faces.... regards BERT"

Great video Bob. Love the reverse camera footage. That Skate seems to go really well on smaller waves

2 foot is my max