The Wave Slave is a stumped down fun little offering from Stacey Surfboards, and though only having been released around six months ago, is already taking on a cult like status with a lot of fans swearing by the new model.
The Stacey Wave Slave I have been riding is 5’9 x 19 ¾ x 2 7/16 @ 29.5L.
I’ve had the Wave Slave for around 3 months, and been able to surf it in a variety of conditions, and have also tried a bunch of fins in this board. I’ve had the opportunity to surf it from longer running walls of Snapper Rocks, through to the junky shore breaks that my local beach break offers up! Once I went through my journey of finding a fin for the board that unlocked its full potential, the Wave Slave was a blast to ride, and really made surfing fun, especially in junky waves with a bit of push in the 2-4 foot range - this was my go to board.
Having had boards with similar wide tails to the Wave Slave, while they were epic in flat and fat little waves, I felt they were very limited when the waves had some steepness and were over the 3 foot range, but not the Wave Slave. Having surfed it up to around 4 foot, it didn’t really feel like it was maxing out in waves with more size and more push.
The Wave Slave is a great board for someone who wants a no nonsense board to surf in your local conditions when the waves aren’t really cooperating, and you want to make the most out of the surf!
Also, if you want to try out a Wave Slave before you buy, you can Away Co a Wave Slave from Stacey Surfboards at Currumbin on the Gold Coast - what an epic way to make sure you get a Wave Slave that is the right size for you!
From the www.staceysurfboards.com website:
A slave to the average, a slave to the wave. Own it. Destroy surf. This is the surfboard we've been riding in everything from 2-4 feet. You got mushy beach breaks? Wave Slave has you covered. You got punchy rip bowls? Wave Slave has you covered.
A very user friendly surfboard for anyone looking to add spice to their quiver. Wave Slave carries more volume than The Flathead, but you ride it in the same size. It's perfect as a step-down for the more advanced surfer and can be ridden in waves you would normally ride a Black Bear or Machine Head.
Ride slightly bigger for the surfer looking for a higher volume, but performance shortboard. Wave Slave!!!
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3 окт 2024