Author Topic: 10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer  (Read 3700 times)

ninja tuna

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10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer
« on: January 30, 2015, 04:31:09 PM »
I was looking for a tad bigger board and saw some of the videos and reviews on this board it looked like it was too much fun.  I decided to PM a few people  that had this board regardless of what size they had to try and ask a few more questions.  I am going to give a thank you to sdjb on here for hooking me up.  He was able to tell me about a shop that had the one I was specifically looking at on sale. I ended up with the board, a 10’00” hybrid surfer in the surtech type technology construction with the 5 fin options.

I received it the day before I had to go out on a job so I could not ride it for a while. The reason while it has taken me so long to write this.  When I finally had a chance to take it out it was like chest high and kinda choppy.  Being 3 inches narrower than my 8’6 it was tippy at first especially in the conditions I was using. But man, this takes off when it gets on a wave and turns amazingly well.  Not the greatest conditions for a first go but it looked like a keeper.

The second time I took it out was a good swell. I happened upon a spot in the afternoon with this board after surfing all morning on my Foote fish.  Found a nice overhead A framing beach break peak type wave with about 2 hours before dark.  First wave was a nice left maybe a foot overhead and this thing took off. I stayed high on the wave and when I got far enough out made my turn back to the curl. Board turned like it knew what I was thinking.  I was able to get back in the curl and cutback continuing left and off the lip with plenty of speed.  Yeah, it is a keeper.  Had lots more like that til dark.

I know people have been having fun with different fin configurations on these. So far for me I have just been riding this thing a quad with the stock fins and loving it.  I need to try it with a big single and see how it goes.  I am also waiting to try this on a smaller day. Hoping to try on a glassy like thigh to waist high day to see how it goes.

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Re: 10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2015, 01:04:48 PM »
Dude... that thing looks LEGIT! 

I was expecting a more pulled-in nose... but as is, it looks like you could step out there a bit if you wanted.

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Re: 10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2015, 02:19:32 PM »
Nice write-up and pictures... have fun with it!

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Re: 10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2015, 09:50:54 PM »
Beautiful board! What's the latest?
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Re: 10'00" Laird Hybrid Surfer
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2015, 10:37:23 AM »
Great looking board! Any further news on how it is working for you!
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