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Hi All,

An update on the article above.

I think it was more the type of wave I was riding rather than the board itself.

The MAIN and only real concern was the lack of rocker. I got cleaned up a few times in some heavy waves with the nose catching and firstly assumed it was me but then realized that the board has little to no rocker.

I am off to Bali in just over a month for 2 weeks and was planning on surfing some hollow waves and hopefully getting nicely slotted and the lack of rocker on the board concerned me.

I finally tried a Naish 9'6 this week-end in knee high Muizenburg. I remember when I first tried the 9'6 and struggled with the stability, Rob from Naish Africa, told me that the smaller boards are not as "corky" as the 11'6 I was on and once you get used to the rail dropping into the water that stability was no real issue.

After riding a 9'8 for a while know the transition onto the 9'6 was a breeze. It is a touch more wobbly than the starboard (narrower and less volume) but I got the hang of it quickly.

One thing that you CANNOT compare between the boards is they way the Naish surfs !!! I think I mentioned how well they surfed when I first reviewed the board. I was blown away in how well the board surfed in power puff waves and cannot wait to take it into some meaty stuff....

To cut a long story short I was so impressed with the board and had such a great session that I board one the next day...

I cannot wait to get in the water next and am fired up for 2 solid weeks in Bali to really dial into the board and will hopefully get a "Post Bali" review up on the board !

Just thought I would add my updated thoughts/comments...

Off to Gumtree to offload the Starboard Element ...