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He tried to tell me he was working hard, he was certainly red in the face and puffing a lot at the end.

It isn’t as stable as a hard board but I didn’t find it too bad.

It might be an older design but its still a great board

I think Naish found the best compromise on this Maliko 14x26 2023 . The new 2024 model has more rocker and a little more volume at the bow. I would like to demo the Maliko 14x23 .

Hi. Thanks for viewing. The V8 is definitely the more stable boat however you can feel that extra stability when trying to get speed on flat water. There again it was built for the bumps and is certainly the boat I take total novices out in. In the lumpy stuff the boat is great and inspires a lot of confidence, we paddle in a lot of confused water. The Boost is also very stable but feels more tippy with good secondary stability. it glides much better on flat water as you would expect with a narrower longer boat. on the confused water we get it can be a bit of a handful due to the length and waves coming from more than one direction acting on the rear when the front is down a bump.

Thank you for sharing your opinion. Stay safe on the water @@fraggle48

Filmed in Jersey, Channel Islands.

Very possibly

Hi Joel If you were coming over here I am sure GonePaddling would sort you out. Their webpage is out of date but you can get them on Facebook

Awesome remount

Yup 🤣

we all made it with no scrapes, a few of our DW runs involve sketchy exits as its a very rocky coastline here. Enjoy your new boat

If you can try them both then do. If you just want to potter about the V5 might be ok as wide and very stable,if you want to go any distance and get any speed then the 7, the 5 is a bit of a barge. If you can afford an 8 or something similar width in composite then go for that as so much lighter and quicker than a roto molded boat

Hi Jules. I love my V9. If you aren't looking to compete to be honest the V8 is a great boat and so stable in all conditions, there are times that I wish I was in a V8 when conditions get a bit confused. The guys here in V8s are generally as fast as me (I'm not a very fast paddler) the V9 does perform well when the DW conditions are good and is more agile on the bumps. I had an 8 pro and find the 9 more stable. its a hard choice but remember you won't be going quickly if you are wasting strokes on keeping yourself upright.

The V8 Is such a stable boat when it does go a bit wrong and so good for taking novices in some bigger stuff. For me it’s about having fun and I’m not worried about going fast 😁

@@fraggle48 I mostly agree with you, though going fast is fun on its own, and, more importantly, you can catch more waves. I'm on a Carbonology Boost myself, so not that far off, and easier to get here in Gran Canaria.

Hi Paul, yes it’s a tidal race and works best with a bit of wind against tide. It can work with no wind as well depending how big a tide it is. Sounds like it’s pretty similar to yours in wave formation

Yes they are expensive. Unless you want to race flat water then a V8 is a boat that does pretty much everything pretty well, so no need to upgrade. If you have good balance then a V9 does it all but better than the V9, I am happy with with mine and have no aspirations to be a fast racer, just enjoy paddling on bumps

The tail is a different shape and the rudder is a little further forward

@@fraggle48 and this is comparing the same generation of V8s?

@@paulreavley5900 yes as far as i am aware. if you give me an email or FB i will get you some pictures

You think I intentionally parked on a rock? Did you read my reply to Paul? As the majority of our coastline is rock with outlaying reefs these things happen sometimes

@@fraggle48 I think that you might have missed my point. Surf skis are designed to be stiff and inflexible for better wave riding and hence not effective against impact - e.g. rocks. I would therefore never take my surf ski anywhere near rocks, no matter what the conditions. If the conditions are such that it necessitates getting so close to rocks, then better to bale out and go home or fight it out in the open water.

@@SeaShanty2016 I'm glad you have the luxury of not having to paddle near rocks when you do a down wind, unfortunately we don't here. Thank you for enlightening me on the design and vulnerabilities of surf skis, I'll bear that in mind next time I'm paddling near rocks.

@@fraggle48 To assume that I don’t have to contend with the same dangers like rocks etc simply because of my comments is somewhat naive. I grew up on the west coast of South Africa and if you have ever been near Cape Point, Millers run, Saldanha bay etc you would have noted that we do actually have rocks, high winds and heavy seas. One of the basics we learnt was stay the hell away from rocks under all circumstances, especially when there are heavy seas. If you miss your small beach or calm exit point tough luck, go on until you find another spot. If you don’t have any safe exit points along the route, then why the Dickens are you using a surf ski. The point is that surf skis cannot be bailed out like kayaks and also do not have buoyancy compartments like kayaks. If you hole your ski or send your rudder through the hull you are in really deep trouble in that situation - Your only option is to leave the ski and try to clamber up the rocks? I have tried towing someone with my ski and it is not practical for more than a few metres in heavy seas. Also trying to paddle a long ski without a rudder in rough water is almost impossible.

I was lucky, when I cleared it I jumped in the check the hull as I was expecting some severe damage. Very relieved. The bailer was scraped up quite a bit

Yeah some pretty big tides, there was a big swell running and we had tucked in for some shelter as DW hadn’t gone as planned

Hi Paul We carry them for both reasons. We are fortunate to have the RNLI here who provide an excellent service if it is needed.

Starting out having never paddled, the first thing I would suggest is some lessons to get the basic strokes, especially support strokes and also learning how to get back in. The V8 is a great starter boat and we have several people here who weren't paddlers but are progressing using the V8. There are of course other stable boats out there from other brands

Try several kayaks and stable boats first, V7 and lower