Starboard Wedge 8'7" x 32" 2021 / SUPboarder Review
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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2024
- Read the review here: www.supboardermag.com/equipme...
Beginner and intermediate SUP surfers should be excited to hear about the Starboard Wedge. Replacing the previous Wide Point range from Starboard, the Wedge brings added performance with its renowned stability from the 32” width.
A small, compact SUP surf shape, the Wedge may well be your surfing quiver killer as it is really versatile. New design elements make it feel lively and extremely manoeuvrable in the waves. Watch the full review to make your mind up on the Starboard Wedge 8’7”.
We reviewed the 8’7” x 32” x 4.4” @ 143L.
0:00 Introduction
0:45 Wedge Size Range
1:36 Specifications
2:12 Construction
2:43 Fittings & About
8:10 SUPboarder Thoughts & Impressions
12:08 Is it right for you?
13:26 Pros & Cons
14:57 Value for Money 
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Great review. I love the way you highlight outline and rocker shape. You folks do far and away the best SUP reviews around and other gear review sites could learn a thing or to from SUP Boarder - two thumbs up! Looks like a great board and improvement. I'd be curious how this compares to the Starboard Pro 8'7" especially in those moderate, mushier waves?
Hi Chris, thanks for the kind words.
Yes, the 8'7 Pro shape would be interesting to compare against the Wedge. With the Pro shape under 30" in width, I feel it would be faster and more responsive but in those smaller conditions they would definitely hold their own. With similar volume, if someone wants an extra bit of stability and forgiveness, the 8'7 Wedge would offer that.
Cheers, Beau
Great review. I got this board in the blue carbon . Super light and easy to get to the water . Mine is set up as a quad. It definitely needs some push to get it going but it’s a super fun board. I want to set it up as a thruster to feel the difference in performance.
Glad you are enjoying the Wedge SUP David. The quad set-up must feel faster down the line than the thruster. The thruster would give some added performance when carving turns. Please let us know what difference you feel if you get to try it. Beau
Can u plz inform what fins have u bought ? Ty, Nuno
Look great!!! Are you going to do a fanatic allwave 8.8 review? I’m thinking to buy one of this two sup boards. Which you prefer? Thank you
Yes! We are receiving the 8'8 AllWave very soon and will be doing a full review of that board as well. Stay tuned.
Personally I love the colour ways on the new star boards same as my new hyper foil 🤙nice to see what I would have thought was a low performance board being thrown around. Good surfing dude 🤙
Thanks Simon. The board’s performance really surprised me! And yes, the boards graphics do look good. Beau
@@SUPboardermag just as a side I may have missed it so apologies if I did, but it would be good to give your height and weight when reviewing 🤙
Good point Simon, We will add this in future. Beau is 5'11 and 78kg before xmas! Thanks Reuben
Great review! How this compare with the Starboard PRO 2021 9x30 in term of easiness to catch waves and stability ? I couldn't find any review for that one and I was hoping to have some insight from you guys? Thanks!
Hi Daniele. Thanks for the comment. We haven't tried the 9'0 Pro but going by the shape and design, the 9'0 x 30" Pro will paddle faster for waves because it it longer and narrower (which makes for speed). It also has more volume than the 8'7 Wedge, so will be buoyant. In terms of stability, I would say they are comparable however with more width on the 8'7 Wedge, we could generally say that it would have more side to side stability. The PRO would be for heavier advanced riders and the Wedge would be for more beginner-intermediate lighter weight riders. Hope that helps.
Beau
Curious how you feel this board would do in smaller waves? Say knee height? Is that lack of initial push you mentioned going to be too much to really enjoy smaller waves with this board? My local break is usually fairly small, although it can get somewhat large at times.
Great review! I might need to get the big guy version of this though, 10'2"
Hi Eric did you end up buying the 10’2 of this board?? If you did how are you getting on with it :)
@@4happydaze No, actually I went with a NSP Allrounder 10'6". Love it!
@@4happydaze Starboard is probably a better brand but quite a bit more expensive
Thanks for the reply 👍
Used to have a 2019 9.5 Starboard Whooper which i swapped with a 2019 Pocket Rocket 8.5 x 30 131 ltr. Im struggling with stability. That 36 ltrs of volume drop costed me.
Im thinking of getting this board mainly for stability. Don't have the chance to be in the water every week, so i don't practice as much as I wanted to.
I weigh 8o kgs. Is it a wise move or won't notice much of a different, stability wise with the 8.7 version.
You will get a lot more stability from the 8'7 x 32" Wedge. Plus, the Wedge really performs well and it a great performance board with stability. We'd say it's a good move. Thanks, Beau
Cool review, Whats the water temp, man?
Thanks. It’s cold for me! Probably around 13/14°C. Beau
@@SUPboardermag tropical.. that's summer temps round here.
@@SUPboardermag man, i always Wonder how you surf barefoot in such temp, feet must be completely numb in 5 minutes, max🙈.. I know, you feel the board better, but whats the point if you dont feel your feet? Plus heaps of snot after the ses😁
You do get use to it. I don't wear boots unless the water gets to 9c. Thanks Reuben
How is this going to compare with the Pocket Rocket 8'3"? I think I want that one, but everyone is sold out, so I'm considering a Wedge. ;)
I'm reading reviews that say the rockers are too much on front and rear. It seems a number of buyers have remorse with this one...
I'd say the Pocket Rocket is a good choice for lighter riders. The rocker is quite a lot, but the 9'2 version is better. Go for a Fanatic All Wave or SMIK Hipster Twin is you want flatter rocker and performace.
@@SUPboardermag Thanks! I'm pretty new to SUP surfing, and my friends tell me to go with the Whopper 9'4 - i'm 74 kg and 178cm... just starting out, but I feel like i'll take to it quickly!
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I have bought one. Still havent tried it yet;(
Please let us know your thoughts when you manage to get out on it :) Thanks for the comment. Beau
@@SUPboardermag preety much agree with that pinpoint review of yours; 1,70 and 85 kg here; 3 board; own an infinity 8,2 30 125 l and now for more stability, purchased the wedge 8,7, 143 l; more stable in choppy sea; hard to enter the waves; i need to paddle harder and place in the more critical side of the wave; very stable; very pleased with my purchase; keep up the good work !!!
What is going on? Why are all SUP companies going so wacky with board graphics? Since 2016-17 everyone is gone nuts
We quite like some of the new graphics coming out, but we have definitely come across some interesting designs. What board is your favourite looking SUP?
@@SUPboardermag
-I really liked Starboard with that simple sea blue and fairly "traditional" shapes (until they made the pro model with the cut-off nose), now they are wacky both in graphics and shapes
-Naish was really sexy with the yellow, black and tribal graphics, up to 2016-17, now they look like their boards came out of a kids colouring book (I hope not to sound too harsh)
-RRD's previous collection was simple and stylish, now it looks a bit dull and with many unjustified stuff in the graphics
-JP was really good 2 years ago with those gray rails! But now... same thing I said for Naish... wacky colours (I saw a glimpse of the new 2021 collection and my stance is the same)
-I like the Fanatic Prowave graphic, I just hope it wasn't purple, the other boards have "nice" graphics, but the colour choice is just weird, why not something more traditional and warm?
On the good side:
-Riviera was very good with that sanded paint on carbon finish, but sadly they are now gone, Infinity SUP has the same look, but definetly off most people's budget.
-Sunova has to be the best look so far, but wood is just unbeatable! lets face it!
I have the impression that everyone is going for flashy, unusal and crazy looks, and they might attract people's eyes in the water, but I am sure that not everyone will like them. After all, we are not all pro-surfers looking just for performance, we also probably want something that looks good too and does not get boring over time, personally I don't care if it's a full carbon-sandwhich worldcup winning board, if it looks riddiculous I don't really want it.
A more conservitive simple and standard graphic never hurts, it will get general consensus and it's less work for the company in my opinion... Also, less paint, better for the enviroment...
Some great points in here, thanks for sharing.
Clean simple lines and designs will always stand the test of time whereas the ‘out there’ graphics may not. And yes, a lot of people like the wood grain look very much!