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SUNOVA  |  SKU: BS00668

8Ball

€1.249,00
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THE 8BALL is a performance mid length board that you can hook turns deep in the pocket, driven by the needs of surfers who want serious paddle power, but still want a board that performs off the tail. 

We took some of the characteristics of our long time favorite performance shortboards and we put a longer front end on them. The result is a board that can catch waves like a longboard but surf off the tail like a shortboard. We took the nose entry and flattened it for additional paddle power, then took enough area out of the nose to keep the rails from catching on late drops. As you step onto the tail the curvy outline and performance rocker of the shortboard kick in and you are away, having a ball.


Put the 8Ball in the pocket and see what this board has really got. 

FIN SETUP:

FUTURES. - 3 FIN THRUSTER

8Ball - Balsa Flex / 8'0" x 21 5/8" x 2 11/16" @ 50 L will be shipped from Thailand Headquaters.

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Delivery and Shipping

1. Normal delivery (EU stock): Products are in our EU warehouse and typically delivered within a week. Find more shipping information here.

2. Pre-Order (Thailand stock): Items shipped from our Thailand headquarters with the next container to Europe.

3. Custom Order: Your board is custom-made and will be shipped after production is complete.

ABOUT THE BOARD

GENERAL GOAL | THEME OF THE BOARD:

A loose, good paddling mid length board that can handle a range of conditions.

WAVE TYPE | SIZE IT'S WORKING BEST:

All waves, however it favors juicy waves. From just under waist high up to double overhead and more.

MANEUVERS IT DOES BEST:

Back foot snaps and powered up roundhouse cutbacks. 

SKILL LEVEL IT'S BEST FOR:

Novice to Pro.

PADDLE POWER:

Average.

WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF WHEN YOU DESIGNED IT?:

Back in the early 90’s Longboarding made a comeback, so did competitive longboarding. You had 2 distinct schools of longboarder, crew born before the late 1950s who had the chance to grow up longboarding and just had a natural logger style, even if they hadn’t stepped on one for 30 years or more. Then there were crew born in the 60’s, most of whom grew up on shortboards. In an effort to woo more people along to the longboard contests an 8 ft division was created, with the judging criteria based on performance shortboard surfing. This was how the 8 ball came into existence, as a competition 8ft board.

WHAT IT POSSIBLY COMPROMISES ON THEN?:

One of the few boards with no compromises, it handles a variety of conditions and comes as close as you get to a true all rounder. If anything then possibly the amount of rocker, it’s more suited to a surfer who keeps his board moving, someone who climbs up like they’re on a horse and says “giddy up boy” may find it doesn’t carry as well as a flatter rocker.

SHAPE DETAILS | DESIGN INFO

OUTLINE:

Narrower pulled in longboard nose, widest point pulled back into a hip flyer, rounded pin. The benefit of pulling the widest point back is you get a long nose and a short tail, so the tail resembles a shorter board. When you stand on the tail to turn, it really does feel like you’re on a shorter board. Combined with the hip/flyer it does incredibly tight back foot snaps, gets vertical easily and hooks under the lip.

RAILS:

Standard profile. A lot of boards at this length assume the rider needs extra float and generally come with thicker rails which are harder to bury and have less sensitivity. The 8 Ball’s rails are relatively refined, even more in the tail, so it feels more like the backend of a high performance shortboard.

ROCKER:

Full high performance rocker. With this amount of rocker the board fits nicely into tighter parts of the wave, it prefers being pumped for speed, instead of someone waiting for it to build its own momentum. It also likes a tight cutback at speed along with throw type maneuvers, where you may be going slow, but you can still throw the board up to the lip.

BOTTOM:

Flat bottom. The idea is to keep the board going fast, it already has plenty of features to keep the board loose and sensitive, no need for added contours as the overall design is not dependent on bottom contours for control. Additionally the general Sunova construction with the flexible bottom adds another dimension that reduces the need for contours.

DECK:

Standard. Not much going on here apart from thickness distribution. Having the nose and tail quite refined reduces swing weight and keeps the tail feeling sensitive and flexy.

FINS:

Thruster. For sure the best performance option, I personally like to run a slightly smaller tail fin, as this frees the tail up a little better in tight under the lip style turns and snaps in general.

FINAL STATEMENT:

A high performance 8ft board that paddles long and surfs short.

QUICK OVERVIEW

GOAL:

A LOOSE, GOOD PADDLING MID LENGTH BOARD THAT CAN HANDLE A RANGE OF CONDITIONS

OUTLINE:

NARROWER PULLED IN LONGBOARD NOSE, WIDEST POINT PULLED BACK INTO A HIP FLYER, ROUNDED PIN

ROCKER:

FULL HIGH PERFORMANCE ROCKER

BOTTOM:

FLAT BOTTOM

RAILS:

STANDARD PROFILE

FINS:

FUTURES. - 3 FIN THRUSTER

WAVE:

WAIST HIGH TO DOUBLE OVERHEAD

RIDER:

NOVICE TO PRO

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8Ball - SUNOVA

Dimension Table

Dive deep into the shape dimensions

Length Nose Width Width Tail Width Thickness Volume (L) Weight -/+ 8% (kg)
8'0" 15 3/8" 21 5/8" 14 3/16" 2 11/16" 50.0L 4.55 kg

About The Technology

Balsa Flex

Balsa Flex is SUNOVA’s original construction, designed for boards over 8 feet, featuring a lightweight EPS core and parabolic balsa rails for unmatched spring and return. This technology ensures a smooth ride even in bumpy conditions, with strong, responsive decks that resist compressions.

  • 1.0 lb EPS Core

    Lightweight EPS core.

  • 2mm Scored Balsa Sandwich

    2mm of sustainably sourced Scored Balsa wood, encased in bio epoxy resin and fiberglass offering amazing impact and compression resistance. The mini I beam scores connect the layer of glass above the wood to the layer below creating a very resilient structure.

  • Self Regulating Air Vent

    Slightly permeable Gortex membrane that allows air to pass freely, but not water.

  • Carbon Fiber Reinforced Leash Plug

    Carbon Fiber reinforced leash plug for better strength.

  • High Density Foam Reinforced Fin System

    High-density foam reinforced fin systems offer amazing strength and resilience.

  • Parabolic Balsa Rail

    1/2" balsa parabolic rail running the entire outline of the board, offering great flex characteristics.

  • Solid Balsa Nose/Tail Blocks

    Solid Balsa Nose/Tail block for superior impact resistance.

Meet The 8Ball Designer

Bert Burger

Started surfing just before turning 3 and was independent in the ocean by age 5, attempted my first shape at age 8, built my first complete board at age 12, entered the full time surf industry at age 14, spent a lifetime traveling and surfing, Innovated new surfboard technologies and created an international brand, motivated by learning new things and technical challenges, love to hang out with like minded people…

BERT BURGER 2007 Shaper of the year and lead designer at SUNOVA Surfboards

8Ball on Tape

Everything essential about this board in video

8Ball

€1.249,00

Technology

  • Balsa Flex

Dimension

  • 8'0" x 21 5/8" x 2 11/16" @ 50 L

Goal

A LOOSE, GOOD PADDLING MID LENGTH BOARD THAT CAN HANDLE A RANGE OF CONDITIONS

Wave

WAIST HIGH TO DOUBLE OVERHEAD

Rider

NOVICE TO PRO

Final Statement

A high performance 8ft board that paddles long and surfs short.
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