I've got the 8'0 5 in 1 Hypernut. Brilliant board. Use it for WindSUP over the summer, and it was excellent in the mushy waves. Have tried to get it planing, fastest speed so far 18 knot!
Hi Rob, I’m considering buying the same board. Not sure if the 8.0 is too big for me (5.10 @ 170 lb). I’m an intermediate SUP surfer but planning to use the board also for windsurfing and possibly wing foiling. SoCal waves at my spot are mostly knee high and mushy. Are you still happy with your HN 8.0 5 in 1? Thanks, -Geralt
@@DutchCherokeeXJ hi there! I don’t have the board anymore. Decided that a WindSUP would be better for me, rather than a foil leaning board. I bought a AHD Sealion 8 foot as a replacement. It performes better as a SUP and is ok with WindSUP in waves. The construction is not as good as the starboard but it was a cheaper price. If you can test both I would do that first.
I have a 2021 8’ Hypernut 5 in 1, mostly because the 2022 8’ 5 in 1 model is impossible to get at the moment and the 2021 model is heavily discounted. The shape seems to have changed slightly but overall the concept is the same. I am quite a bit bigger and heavier than you at 190 cm tall and with a winter wetsuit, hood, booties, gloves and paddle I am around 110 kg. The board is 133 litres. That gives me a gild factor of 1.21. The board is super stable on a wave and amazingly fun. I can chuck it around and do floaters, slashes, and off the top turns over close out sections like you did in the video, but obviously they don’t look as good. The board feels lively and fast, because it’s so easy to drive it down the line, even in weak waves. I mostly agree with the review, except for the stability bit when waiting for waves. Lateral stability is not much of an issue for me, but perhaps due to my height / weight fore-aft stability is challenging and I have found that I need to always stand in surf or semi-surf stance quite far forward to not fall off the back - my front foot needs to be near the top of the deck pad and the rear foot is normally around the carry handle. Perhaps it’s my lack of talent on a SUP since I’ve not been doing it for that long, but I do have nearly two decades of surfing and skateboarding experience. To be fair, I did stop surfing for about 12 years and got fat when I moved from tropical and consistent conditions to merry, old England, but that’s a different story for another day. I’ve had 8 or 9 surf sessions on it (and 2 foil sessions) and getting used to staying on the board whilst waiting for waves was a big challenge, especially so in windy / choppy conditions. I can handle those same conditions on my other surf sup (a Starboard Wedge). By windy I mean 12+ mph onshore winds and swell from 2 or 3 different directions. I tried to take out the Hypernut in solid 4-6 foot Putsborough with 25 mph crosshore winds on my second session and managed to get out, but the less said about the rest of that session the better. The tradeoffs once you get onto the wave are very much worth it compared to my bigger Wedge that I use on flatter days, however the more stable I feel when hunting and paddling into a wave the better I’ll surf the wave. One last thing to mention is that it is not an easy board to paddle, especially in windy conditions and one needs to paddle into waves more as if they are on a surfboard, i.e. timing is critical, rather than brute force and speed - something that one can get away with on bigger surf sups. I am now waiting for my carbon Spice that is due in March. I am not sure if I'll keep the Hypernut once I get it. Funny enough, it’s also the board that has made me realise how much I miss surfing on a shorter board and has tempted me to go back to prone surfing, so I have ordered myself a surfboard for xmas. I am not sure if my old back will handle the pop up, but I’ll never know if I don’t try…
Amazing insights into this board and how it works for you. Thank you so much for sharing. I would agree with your findings on the balance too. Like you said, the trade off for on the wave performance can be worth it, but it's not fun using up your energy to balance. The Spice is a very interesting shape and we have a review coming out this week of it, so stay tuned. I feel it could replace your Hypernut, but the hyper nut is such a fun board. Again, thanks for sharing your insights. This will really help others deciding if this board is right for them. Thanks, Beau
@@SUPboardermagNo worries. It would be amazing if you guys could include more footage of Beau and the others on the boards, or keep them as separate videos. Even just raw with barely any editing. I would resub to pro just for that. My 10th session on the Hypernut was amazing yesterday in terms of stability when waiting. I think my brain and body have finally figured it out, despite the tricky and windy conditions
Great to hear you have figured it out! Thanks for the feedback too about content - something I will share with the team and hopefully share more raw footage. Thanks, Beau
Coming back a year later I now consider the hypernut to be my most stable board and I use it in super choppy conditions. I actually prefer it when the wind is over 20 mph to my 8.8 spice because of the heavier weight. It’s less likely for the wind to catch an edge and buck me off.
Hi just read your comment very interesting, I'm 6'2 and 95 kilos with wetsuit etc & 64 years old. With surfing background, these board look and sound really interesting, what's stopping using it prone without the need to stand up paddle. So could go down to say the 7' 2" and a bit narrower at 28" so not so wide for hand paddling. Duck diving would be no goer, but for the majority of the time its mushy style 2-3ft surf. So i could deal without having to duck dive also they sound really good in those kind of conditions. So with extra float paddling into waves should be easier to? Because of my age I have been on long boards for a while and miss that short board feeling. Do you think they would be suitable for prone surfing? Cheers Martyn
Nice review. What paddlell length do you recommend, if I want that direct turning and crispy style? Usually my paddle is as long as my height. Would you go a bit shorter in paddle length?
Great review, love to see a similar review on the new Starboard 8”2 Spice
Yes please!
Review of the 7'11 coming out this week! Stay tuned. Beau
I've got the 8'0 5 in 1 Hypernut. Brilliant board. Use it for WindSUP over the summer, and it was excellent in the mushy waves. Have tried to get it planing, fastest speed so far 18 knot!
Awesome Rob! Great to have a board that works for all conditions. Keep it up! Thanks, Beau
Hi Rob, I’m considering buying the same board. Not sure if the 8.0 is too big for me (5.10 @ 170 lb). I’m an intermediate SUP surfer but planning to use the board also for windsurfing and possibly wing foiling. SoCal waves at my spot are mostly knee high and mushy. Are you still happy with your HN 8.0 5 in 1? Thanks, -Geralt
@@DutchCherokeeXJ hi there! I don’t have the board anymore. Decided that a WindSUP would be better for me, rather than a foil leaning board. I bought a AHD Sealion 8 foot as a replacement. It performes better as a SUP and is ok with WindSUP in waves. The construction is not as good as the starboard but it was a cheaper price. If you can test both I would do that first.
Looks sweet, you were shredding
Thanks David! Was a fun board to test. Beau
I have a 2021 8’ Hypernut 5 in 1, mostly because the 2022 8’ 5 in 1 model is impossible to get at the moment and the 2021 model is heavily discounted. The shape seems to have changed slightly but overall the concept is the same. I am quite a bit bigger and heavier than you at 190 cm tall and with a winter wetsuit, hood, booties, gloves and paddle I am around 110 kg. The board is 133 litres. That gives me a gild factor of 1.21.
The board is super stable on a wave and amazingly fun. I can chuck it around and do floaters, slashes, and off the top turns over close out sections like you did in the video, but obviously they don’t look as good. The board feels lively and fast, because it’s so easy to drive it down the line, even in weak waves.
I mostly agree with the review, except for the stability bit when waiting for waves. Lateral stability is not much of an issue for me, but perhaps due to my height / weight fore-aft stability is challenging and I have found that I need to always stand in surf or semi-surf stance quite far forward to not fall off the back - my front foot needs to be near the top of the deck pad and the rear foot is normally around the carry handle. Perhaps it’s my lack of talent on a SUP since I’ve not been doing it for that long, but I do have nearly two decades of surfing and skateboarding experience. To be fair, I did stop surfing for about 12 years and got fat when I moved from tropical and consistent conditions to merry, old England, but that’s a different story for another day.
I’ve had 8 or 9 surf sessions on it (and 2 foil sessions) and getting used to staying on the board whilst waiting for waves was a big challenge, especially so in windy / choppy conditions. I can handle those same conditions on my other surf sup (a Starboard Wedge). By windy I mean 12+ mph onshore winds and swell from 2 or 3 different directions. I tried to take out the Hypernut in solid 4-6 foot Putsborough with 25 mph crosshore winds on my second session and managed to get out, but the less said about the rest of that session the better. The tradeoffs once you get onto the wave are very much worth it compared to my bigger Wedge that I use on flatter days, however the more stable I feel when hunting and paddling into a wave the better I’ll surf the wave.
One last thing to mention is that it is not an easy board to paddle, especially in windy conditions and one needs to paddle into waves more as if they are on a surfboard, i.e. timing is critical, rather than brute force and speed - something that one can get away with on bigger surf sups. I am now waiting for my carbon Spice that is due in March. I am not sure if I'll keep the Hypernut once I get it.
Funny enough, it’s also the board that has made me realise how much I miss surfing on a shorter board and has tempted me to go back to prone surfing, so I have ordered myself a surfboard for xmas. I am not sure if my old back will handle the pop up, but I’ll never know if I don’t try…
Amazing insights into this board and how it works for you. Thank you so much for sharing. I would agree with your findings on the balance too. Like you said, the trade off for on the wave performance can be worth it, but it's not fun using up your energy to balance.
The Spice is a very interesting shape and we have a review coming out this week of it, so stay tuned. I feel it could replace your Hypernut, but the hyper nut is such a fun board.
Again, thanks for sharing your insights. This will really help others deciding if this board is right for them. Thanks, Beau
@@SUPboardermagNo worries. It would be amazing if you guys could include more footage of Beau and the others on the boards, or keep them as separate videos. Even just raw with barely any editing. I would resub to pro just for that. My 10th session on the Hypernut was amazing yesterday in terms of stability when waiting. I think my brain and body have finally figured it out, despite the tricky and windy conditions
Great to hear you have figured it out! Thanks for the feedback too about content - something I will share with the team and hopefully share more raw footage. Thanks, Beau
Coming back a year later I now consider the hypernut to be my most stable board and I use it in super choppy conditions. I actually prefer it when the wind is over 20 mph to my 8.8 spice because of the heavier weight. It’s less likely for the wind to catch an edge and buck me off.
Hi just read your comment very interesting, I'm 6'2 and 95 kilos with wetsuit etc & 64 years old. With surfing background, these board look and sound really interesting, what's stopping using it prone without the need to stand up paddle. So could go down to say the 7' 2" and a bit narrower at 28" so not so wide for hand paddling. Duck diving would be no goer, but for the majority of the time its mushy style 2-3ft surf. So i could deal without having to duck dive also they sound really good in those kind of conditions. So with extra float paddling into waves should be easier to? Because of my age I have been on long boards for a while and miss that short board feeling. Do you think they would be suitable for prone surfing? Cheers Martyn
Nice review. What paddlell length do you recommend, if I want that direct turning and crispy style? Usually my paddle is as long as my height. Would you go a bit shorter in paddle length?
I ride my paddle at forehead hight. I also have drop to eyebrow hight in the passed but thats my limit, Thanks Reuben
Volume increase from 2019 nut @104L to 114L???
Volumes have increased across the range, even from the 2021 models.
Yes, as theseb said, the volumes have changed across the range in recent years.