About the board....... The funboard / hybrid is named very well. Any board that is 20" + wide tends to paddle relatively easily and usually supplies enough outline curve to make the board turn easily (to factors that would make any board fun to ride !) The wide nose template also makes easy work of catching waves. The nose still comes to a point but is a cross someway between a mini mal and a standard shortboard. The squash tail is also shortboard related (although a little wider), allowing very positive but predictable turning.

The longer boards of the Hybrids have longer turning circles, adding vee as a bottom shape can make the ride even safer and helps to iron out chop on the wave. The concave bottom is rather less forgiving but will give you higher performance in more critical conditions.

Most Suitable For... Funboards are probably only second to mini mals as boards that will basically function in the largest range of surf conditions; an alrounder if you like. As a result hugely different surfers find the fun board the perfect solution to their surfing needs. From surfers making their first step to shortboards to surfers with firmly established surfing styles. Probably our most popular design last year, if you surf in England the funboard/hybrid is hard to ignore.