Hello,
I'm having a problem 
: Starboard Airborn 7'10x31.5 (2014) or Allwave 7.11 (2015) (both in carbon construction)
I can only demo Allwave on flat so it will not help me a lot. Did some of you tried both? What are your thoughts about these boards?
This will be my second wave board for mushy small waves, that are not very powerfull (waist-shoulder high).
Which one is more stable? More manuverable? Which one has thinner rails? I can not find the thickness of AW 
(AB is 3.4 I think)
What about take off? Which one catches waves faster?
Thank you! Good waves to all!!!
I've ridden both - ended up buying the Allwave 7'11. The Airborne was fun, but did not catch waves as easily - it just didn't have the same glide factor and was really critical of foot placement. I found the Allwave much more forgiving, but still extremely manoeuvrable. It was definitely more stable and easier to paddle. This is a sick board. I've ridden a lot of boards and this one makes those smaller days an absolute blast, mind you I have also surfed it up to 6 ft - not great at that size, it probably maxes out around 4-5ft. Small wave dream machine - Allwave all the way!
Here is a link to a post I did when I bought the board.
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/Review/Fanatic-Allwave-711-LTD-Carbon/
I just had someone ask the thickness of my 7'11 Allwave LTD and thought I may as well post it in case anyone else was interested. At the thickest point it looked right on 3 and 3/4 inches - measured with some callipers.
I've only ridden the Airborne 7.10. In fact all 3,both the 7.10's 31.5 and the 30 plus the 7.4 28.5.
They are all great fun as I'm sure the Fanatic is.
To me the question is more about your weight and ability.
The Allwave has about 13 more litres volume so that is going to make it more stable and give a bit more glide, but also corkier if you are lighter!
From memory the Airborne is about 3.4 and will have thinner rails due to less volume but as bigdaz says foot placement more critical,which I also found when I first jumped aboard but soon adjusted.
Hope that helps!
Thanks guys!
I'm 56 kg in wetsuit.Select to expand quoteThe Airborne was fun, but did not catch waves as easily - it just didn't have the same glide factor and was really critical of foot placement. I found the Allwave much more forgiving, but still extremely manoeuvrable.
I think that here is the answer, I think I will get Allwave (I will try to demo it next week). I'm glad to hear that you like this board; I've been dreaming of having it since 2014 but always ended up buying something else.
What exactly did you "dislike about foot placement?" Select to expand quotebigdaz said..
I just had someone ask the thickness of my 7'11 Allwave LTD and thought I may as well post it in case anyone else was interested. At the thickest point it looked right on 3 and 3/4 inches - measured with some callipers.
Thanks!!! I've been looking for it everywhere!!
For what its worth, my wife is exactly your weight at 55 kilos, and we just bought the Fanatic 7'11" for her a few days ago. She absolutely loves the board, and her surfing has improved 100% in the past couple of days. She has ridden half a dozen boards, and this is definitely the one for her. I borrowed it for one small wave, and found it to be extremely loose and playful. She demoed it in the heavier HRS construction and liked it, but we bought the light weight carbon version, and we both feel that it has a much more lively look on the wave. I am sure that you would be happy with the board.
Select to expand quoteobijohn said..
For what its worth, my wife is exactly your weight at 55 kilos, and we just bought the Fanatic 7'11" for her a few days ago. She absolutely loves the board, and her surfing has improved 100% in the past couple of days. She has ridden half a dozen boards, and this is definitely the one for her. I borrowed it for one small wave, and found it to be extremely loose and playful. She demoed it in the heavier HRS construction and liked it, but we bought the light weight carbon version, and we both feel that it has a much more lively look on the wave. I am sure that you would be happy with the board.
Many thanks! Great to hear that she loves it! I also think that is an awesome board.
+1 on the Allwave, thanks guys, I'm going to a store next week and I already know what will I bring at home with me!
Good waves to all!
Cheers
i have an allwave ltd (2015) and have loved the board in the water--warning, tho:
the board is a bit heavier than most top $$ carbon boards
the bond between the paint and the carbon surface underneath is bad--the paint chips aways easily and needs to be sanded well back from any ding repair, let the repair pull off easily, if it overlaps the paint at all.
i ahve found the carbon construction a bit weak--have had to repair many more dingst than i would have expected
now. a year later, i still love riding the board, but it looks awful after numerous repairs---it has never had water in it so, someday, i will restore, repaint, and re-pad the whole thing.
just bought a new starby airborn---the blue carbon is way lighter, and seems more durable, so far
love that board too
