I'm to buy a Cabrinha surf board to ride in light wind with a Speed 3 dlx 21m and later on wind season have fun on small waves. I'd like a better description of each board qualities, your personal experience.

What's the difference between Skillit, S-Quad and Trigger?
Which one is Cabrinha's best?
What's your opinion on Transport?

The cabrinha website has a lot of this information. Each of these boards are extremely different.

The Skillit is a really fun small wave board that serves as a great introductory surfboard but also works amazing for airs and more advanced surfing. It's also a great light wind option due to its flatter rocket and wider outline and nose.

The S-Quad is a fast and loose board meant for a decent wave. This is a go to board for most kite surfers in small to decent size surf.

The Trigger is meant to be a full performance shortboard. It excels in windier conditions and bigger waves.

The transport is not a surfboard....it's a directional light wind option.



Based on what you're looking for...I would say go with the skillit.

-Jon

Jon,

I don't agree that Cabrinha's website has relevant information so I can see differences between those models. Very marketing description and low value as a review. I'd rather the information you wrote above.
Local Cab representant will have soon a Trigger for sale (early March) . Is the learning curve for Trigger really advanced level? I agree on Skillit but timing is not great for Cabrinha logistics since the debut of 2012 collection.



Thanks!

IDK, I kinda thought the website says the same thing. Maybe you just don't wanna hear it?

Trigger has the highest rocker and drawn out outline. Pretty much the worst choice of the bunch for what your asking!

I wanna hear of course.
I'd rather something like a comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq4ldBpI2k4
Than:
"These smaller wider designs like to be ridden strapless to advance your surfing beyond the traditional hit and run style of riding. The Skillit is excellent for throwing down strapless tricks or airs."
Or yet:
"The Trigger likes to be ridden with minimal input from the kite allowing you to ride with a slightly bigger board with a smaller kite."

I'm not coming from a surfing background, although kiting since 2009 (with Bi-D).
I'm an engineer so I like characteristics straight and clear instead of something similar to teenager beach talk.
I went through last years description and it was way better even with graphs which point Trigger as a better option to light wind. Some magazine reviews are saying otherwise...

I'd rather no board than surfing the wrong board.

Pretty common to want clear cut info but boards, especially surfboards are all about the subjective.

Trigger looks to be designed for larger more powerful waves. Higher rocker so less glide. Not a board for light wind or small waves where you want more glide and float.

Squad is kind of in the middle

Skillit is the cabs board for smaller waves and light wind. All posts have said this pretty clearly. With or without the teenage speak

None of that marketing speak will have much meaning to those with no context.

Go with the skillit or something bigger but also small wave oriented. I'f you've never surfed, then Going with any board that says "down the line" in it's brief is gonna make your experience harder.

Or,,, the board is not flat enough in gear speak

Clearly SKillit. Got to ride the trigger yesterday, definitely not a light wind board.

Rode the Trigger 5'8" last year and agree that it definitely needs some power to work.


K

So if I'm 1m74cm and 85kg, a skillit 5'6 would do the trick?