THIS BOARD HAS NOT BEEN TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH IN MY OPINION.
I AM SUP SURFING FOR 2 YEARS ALREADY AND SURF PRETTY GOOD.
I AM VERY INTERESTED IN BUYING THIS SUP AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
IF IT WOULD BE RIGHT FOR ME.I AM 82 KG 1.75 AND LIKE TO HAVE A SHORT BOARD STYLE SUP.
ANY ONE HAD GOOD/BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS BOARD?
APPRICIATE YOURE OPINIONS
In my humble opinion reviews really mean shlt because everyone surfs and paddles different and wants something different from a board. The idea of big guys needing big boards or small high volume boards, or small guys needing small boards etc is garbage because sup, like surfing is way to personal to make such generalizations.
The only info' that is useful for you is gained from you trying the board. If that isnt possible then you can either buy one and take the chance and learn to ride the board, or you can try other boards and see what suits you.
Most of us down here buy sups without demos or outside opinion and purely based on brand rep' and having faith in our retailers and wholesalers. So far Ive never heard anyone complain about the sups they have bought.
Oh - and beware because most reviews are gunna be by people with some alliance to a retailer or importer anyway - so I guess what Im saying is that the only opinion that matters on a sup is YOURS.
COULD NOT AGREE MORE WITH THE FACT THAT EACH ONE HAS ITS PROSPECTIVE AND THE SAME BOARD CAN BE REVIEWED DIFFRENTLY BY 2 PEOPLE.
SINCE I DONT REALY HAVE A CHANCE TO TRY IT OUT BEFORE BUYING AND BEFORE I SPENT MONEY ON A BOARD ITS IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WITH THAT BOARD.THIS WAY I CAN RULE OUT SOME BOARDS THAT WOULD NOT BE RIGHT FOR MY SIZE.THANKS FOR EVRYONE THAT CAN SHAD SOME LIGHT OVER THIS ISSUE.
hey mate 8'10 is a pretty big board for your weight and surf background - id say youd be better off with pocket rocket or if access to good waves regularly - the 8'5 pro - i havent used the 8.2 x 32 but have heard very good things about it and on here too -
I have the 8.10 wide point, have had it for three weeks, it's the best board I have ridden. I have moved down from a 9.0 Hero, which served me very well, but the wide point does these things differently
- gets onto waves quicker
- gets through chop and breaking waves easier
- gets from the bottom to the top of sections quicker,
- is slightly tippier than the hero, one inch makes a big difference
- is quicker on the wave face, I feel like I can make more sections and actually make reos and floaters
I brought the carbon version which is lighter, but demoed the standard version
Love this board
I weigh around 100 kgs, 6 foot tall
I am not sponsored by starboard but would like to be. Anyone?
THE 8.2 IS DEFENETLY TO SMALL FOR MY EXPERIENCE RIGHT NOW.
ROCKET POCKET IS TO NARROW SINCE WHERE WE SURF WE ENCOUNTER
CHOPY WATER.I AM NOT THAT STABLE FOR A PRO BOARD JUST YET AND SINCE WE HAVE UNSTABLE CHOP I WAS THINKING THE 8.10 WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME.
WOULD I BE ABLE TO TURN THE BOARD WITH MY WEIGHT OR IS IT FOR 100KG AND UP SURFERS?
Hey mate, if you use the search function with the right keywords you will find some good info, i think. But i see some comments in response to my thread about best boards for choppy surf (in the general sup forum) about the starboards that will interest you. Including someone who loves the 8'10. Good luck. ... Sometimes you just have to go for it. 
Hey mate, I'm a huge fan of the Starby 8' 10" Widepoint. Have had mine now for six months or so and find it a very versatile board. I have no brand allegiance other than to boards that work well. I have had the chance to ride quite a number of other surf specific boards and I'm yet to come across one that is such an "all rounder". It's fun and capable in the steeper stuff, yet has enough acceleration off the start of the wave to handle small, fuller stuff aswell. My main criticism would be it lacks some outright speed when surfing fast breaking waves down the line, most likely due to it's generous rocker. If you don't like this board, then you are a very hard man to please indeed.
I have no doubt that the 8.10 is an outstanding surf machine
Just wundering if for my size I would be able to move it around with
A strong foot on the tail?due to all the positive feedback for that sup
I have ordered one. Just hope it will be alright for my size.
Thanks all
I have had the 8 10 widepoint for about nine months, love the board. In the surf it feels like a short board but very stable and easy to use. I weigh 94kg, two of my mates also own the same model, one the same weight as you, both very happy with the board. I have tried the board as a thuster but much prefer it as a quad. Board is stable enough for me to mount a fishing rod holder into the thread for a uni joint fitting & fish from it. My next board will probably be the 8 2 wide point. Good luck with the new board.
I got a 8.10 silver from 2011. Thats a different shape as the 2012 that I demo-ed.
The 2011 is thicker and has a slightly wider tail with the widest section more to the back AND a lot more rocker as the 2012. so they are really different.
I,m 90kg and paddled my8.10 2011 in everything from double overhead clean and fast Atlantic waves at the Canary Islands to slow kneehigh northsea mush.
My prefered fin set-up due the width of the board is a FCS PC7 Quad set.
In the really big waves the 2011 was too rockered making it unstable at higher speeds and to fat to keep real well set in very steep sections. For that I bought a Hokua9.0 In everything lower and slower the 8.10 is a dream.
The northsea is always choppy and confused waves and the board is really stable and like written by others before, its fast enough and really turny to make the most of it.
The 8.10 allows yu to turn really really tight (for its tailsize) and is comfortable when floating on the white water due the width.
The 2012 is imo a little less in the slow mushy stuff I rip at home but better/more allround at the faster and bigger waves and with 10l less its easier to keep rails in the hollower sections (but still no competition to my Hokua at that kind of waves).
Its a really nice board but you have to work hard in a way of stomping on the tail and really throwing your whole weight in to get the best out of it.
