Why is it that small renegade upstarts like Waterborne create the future? This is both an objet d'art and a shredding device that is only limited by your skill set and intestinal fortitude (guts). I had been window shopping the carbon series since they dropped. Then Lady Luck or Jisselle, the account manager, told me I won the monthly give away! I almost deleted the e-mail thinking it was spam! My new favorite surf skate-my old choice was my Z-Flex collaboration Surf-A-Gogo.

I’m really enjoying this thing. For comparison, I have experience riding a Carver with a C7 truck as well as a Yow complete. I put a Waterborne adapter on one of my other boards and really loved it. Next I ordered the Scorpio. My only complaints are the stock bushings (they were popping out of the bushing cups on a hard lean and making quite a bit of noise) and the fact that the surf adapter is VERY sensitive to impact damage. On the Scorpio the adapter juts out past the nose of the board, so you have to avoid letting it roll into any curbs. I threw a couple pieces of black duct tape on mine to prevent further damage. It’s a super fun setup though. It’s very fast rolling. I almost lost the board out from under myself the first few times I put weight on the kicktail. The deck isn’t as flexible as I expected, but I’m very happy with it. I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys surf skating.