BEST SURFBOARDS OF 2011
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Surfboard Category Overall Ranking Popularity Performance
Brand, Model Class Class Rank Rank SS Score Pop Ranking Class Pop Rank Ovrall Padd Stab Speed Manu
Channel Island , Pod Hybrid 1 1 93.93 3 1 7.7 7.8 8 7.5 7.5
Firewire, Dominator Shortboard 1 2 93.73 8 5 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.3
Channel Island , Fishcuit Fish 1 3 93.46 15 1 8.1 8.7 7.9 8.8 6.9
Channel Island , Biscuit Hybrid 2 4 92.89 15 2 7.8 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.8
Channel Island , Ksmall Shortboard 2 5 92.81 11 8 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.4 7.4
Rusty, Piranha Hybrid 3 6 92.66 6 1 7.3 7.8 7.9 7 6.7
Channel Island , Flyer Shortboard 3 7 92.57 1 1 7.1 7 7.2 6.9 7.1
Channel Island , M13 Shortboard 4 8 92.34 5 3 7.2 7.7 7.4 7 6.5
Walden , Magic Model Longboard 1 9 92.34 4 1 7.1 7.6 7.7 6.9 6.3
Stretch, Fletcher Four Fin Shortboard 5 10 92.25 12 9 7.4 6.6 7.2 8.5 7.4
21-13, Big Guy Shortboard 6 11 91.71 7 4 7 6.9 7.4 7.2 6.6
Channel Island , Waterhog Funboard 1 12 91.63 12 1 7.2 8 7.9 6.9 5.9
Firewire, Flexfire Shortboard 7 13 91.54 10 7 7.1 5.7 6.8 7.6 8.1
Lost, Rocket Shortboard 8 14 91.45 23 13 7.6 7.4 7.1 8.1 7.8
Rusty, Piranha Quad Hybrid 4 15 91.39 18 2 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 7
Channel Island , Whip Shortboard 9 16 91.38 26 15 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.9 7.8
Mctavish, Fireball Evolution Longboard 2 17 91.37 14 2 7.2 7.4 7.3 7 7
Lost, 5 Fin Shark Shortboard 10 18 91.33 37 19 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.7
Channel Island , MBMs Shortboard 11 19 91.29 18 10 7.3 6.8 6.9 8 7.7
Firewire, Quadraflex Shortboard 12 20 91.28 23 13 7.5 6.6 6.8 8.4 8.5
Firewire, Alternator Shortboard 13 21 91.23 8 5 6.9 7 7.1 6.7 6.6
Channel Island , Flyer II Shortboard 14 22 91.1 2 2 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6
Lost, SDII Shortboard 15 23 90.74 18 10 7.1 6.3 7 7.5 7.7
Lost, Round Nose Fish Fish 2 24 90.47 21 2 7.1 7.2 7.3 6.8 7.3
Becker, LC-3 Funboard 2 25 90.39 15 2 6.8 7.6 7.8 6.4 5.6
Surftech, Robert August - What I Ride Longboard 3 26 90.06 29 4 7.3 8.1 8.3 7 5.9
Surftech, McCoy - Nugget Funboard 3 27 90.02 45 5 8 8.6 9.1 8 6.5
Channel Island , Kboard Shortboard 16 28 89.85 29 16 7.3 6.8 6.7 8 7.6
Lost, Round Nosh Fish Quad Fish 3 29 89.81 33 4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.8 7.2
Firewire, Quadfish Fish 4 30 89.66 33 4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.9 6.9
Mctavish, Carver Funboard 4 31 89.61 28 3 7.1 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.2
Santa Cruz, Pumpkin Seed Hybrid 5 32 89.58 29 3 7.1 7.3 7.2 7 7
Mctavish, Original Longboard 4 33 89.51 29 4 7.1 7.7 7.7 6.4 6.7
T&C, Shortboard Shortboard 17 34 89.39 21 12 6.7 6.8 7.3 6.3 6.5
Rusty, Dwart Hybrid 6 35 89.06 45 5 7.7 8 7.7 7.7 7.2
Channel Island , Rookie Shortboard 18 36 88.68 54 27 7.9 6.5 7.8 8.5 8.7
Infinity, Cluster Longboard 6 38 88.57 54 9 7.9 8.4 8.5 7.5 7.1
Stewart , Hydro Glide - Longboard Longboard 6 38 88.57 54 9 7.9 8.2 8 7.6 7.6
Channel Island , Tangent Shortboard 19 40 88.54 49 24 7.6 7 7.3 8 8.2
JS Industries, Fat Fish 2 Model Shortboard 20 41 88.44 40 21 7.2 6.6 8.1 7.4 6.6
Hess , Quintara Fish 5 42 88.38 26 3 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.6 6.5
Surftech, Webber - Afterburner Shortboard 21 43 88.36 36 18 7 6.5 6.4 7.8 7.3
JC Hawaii, NX-1 Shortboard 22 44 88.22 49 24 7.5 6.8 6.7 7.7 8.8
Byrne, Mullet Shortboard 23 45 88.11 54 27 7.7 8 8 7.3 7.5
21-13, XX-Quad Shortboard 24 46 88.04 33 17 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.2
Stewart , Hydro Hull Longboard 8 47 87.99 37 6 6.9 7.2 7.3 6.8 6.1
Chilli, CN Curve Shortboard 25 48 87.74 37 19 6.8 6.4 6.5 6.9 7.2
JS Industries, Combat Shortboard 26 49 87.72 40 21 6.9 6.6 7.1 6.7 7.1
Channel Island , Proton Shortboard 27 50 87.66 54 27 7.5 6 7.3 8.2 8.5
Surftech, Bear - Fat Arse Wombat Funboard 5 51 87.6 49 7 7.3 7.5 8 6.7 6.8
Hynson , Black Knight Quad Fish 6 52 87.53 64 6 7.9 8.4 7.6 8.6 7
Rusty , Redline Shortboard 28 53 87.52 45 23 7 6.3 6.3 7.4 8.2
Channel Island , Red Beauty Shortboard 29 54 87.49 49 24 7.2 7 7.5 7.7 6.7
Channel Island , M4 Shortboard 30 55 87.43 54 27 7.4 7.6 8 7.5 6.5
Surftech, Hawaiian Pro Design - Egg Funboard 6 56 87.27 40 4 6.7 6.1 6.6 7.1 7
Stewart , Funboard Funboard 7 57 86.94 45 5 6.8 7.7 7.2 6.9 5.4
Channel Island , Fort Knox Shortboard 31 58 86.86 54 27 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.8 6.7
Infinity, Rad Noserider Longboard 9 59 86.74 72 14 7.9 8.9 8.9 6.9 7.1
Lost, Psycho Ward Shortboard 32 59 86.74 72 38 7.9 7.8 7.8 8 8.2
Robert August, RA Retro Single Fin Longboard 10 61 86.56 40 7 6.4 7.6 7.6 5.3 5.3
Hawaiian Island Creation, Silver Bullet Shortboard 65 62 86.45 98 50 9 10 8 8 10
Rusty, Desert Island Hybrid 7 63 86.2 40 4 6.3 6.9 7.7 5.7 4.9
Surf Prescriptions, Pro II Shortboard 34 64 86.07 54 27 6.9 6.5 7.1 7.5 6.4
Sharp Eye, SBT-S Shortboard 35 65 85.91 72 38 7.6 8 7.3 7.8 7.3
Sharp Eye, SB-1 Shortboard 36 66 85.91 64 35 7.3 7 7.2 7.8 7
Channel Island , Black Beauty Shortboard 37 67 85.77 72 38 7.6 8 8 8 6.2
JS Industries, Mark Shortboard 37 67 85.77 72 38 7.6 6.9 7.1 8 8.2
JS Industries, Fly Boy Model Shortboard 39 69 85.66 64 35 7.2 6.6 7.4 7.6 7
Mark Richards, Super Twin Hybrid 8 70 85.41 85 8 8 7.5 7.5 8.3 8.8
Gordon and Smith, Classic Noserider Longboard 11 71 85.35 72 14 7.4 9.3 8.7 6.4 5.1
Becker, UFO Longboard 11 71 85.35 72 14 7.4 8.4 8 7.3 5.8
Becker, Mike Gee X Series Longboard 13 73 85.16 64 11 7 7 7.2 6.6 7
Infinity, Secret Weapon Longboard 14 74 85.07 72 14 7.3 8.4 8.4 6.4 5.8
Lost, F-1 Shortboard 40 75 85.05 54 27 6.5 6 5.8 6.7 7.3
9 Fish, Barracuda Hybrid 9 76 84.94 85 8 7.8 8 7.8 8 7.5
Becker, LC-3 Over 8 Longboard 15 77 84.91 64 11 6.9 7.8 8.6 5.6 5.4
Becker, Hybrid Hybrid 10 77 84.91 64 6 6.9 7 6.4 7 7
Becker, San Onofre Longboard 16 79 84.78 64 11 6.8 7.8 8.2 6.6 4.6
Stewart , Colin Pro Longboard 17 81 84.48 85 19 7.6 8.5 8.3 7 6.8
Bert Burger - Sunova, 8 Ball Hybrid 11 82 84.39 133 11 9.8 9.6 9.6 10 10
T&C, Modern Longboard Longboard 18 83 84.37 49 8 6 6.3 6.5 5.5 5.5
Surftech, Stretch - F4 Shortboard 41 84 84.36 111 55 8.8 7.7 8.3 9.7 9.3
Surftech, Wayne Lynch - Freeform Shortboard 42 85 84.24 72 38 6.9 6.9 7.3 7.1 6.4
Lost, SDIII Shortboard 43 86 84.15 111 55 8.7 8 8 9.3 9.3
Surftech, Nino Miranda Longboard 19 87 84.1 72 14 6.9 10 8.7 6 2.9
Firewire, Futura Hybrid 12 87 84.1 72 7 6.9 6 6.2 7.6 7.8
Channel Island , MBB Shortboard 44 89 83.82 72 38 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.4 6.2
Channel Island , MBM+ Shortboard 45 90 83.69 72 38 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.7
21-13, Agent Shortboard 46 91 83.57 54 27 5.9 5.3 5.1 6.4 6.7
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer Shortboard 47 92 83.54 85 45 7.3 7.3 8.5 6.8 6.5
9 Fish, Seared Ahi Fish 7 93 83.41 98 10 7.8 8.6 7.7 8.3 6.6
Lost, Stealth Shortboard 48 94 83.38 85 45 7.2 7 6 7.5 8.3
Surftech, Mickey Munoz - Glide Longboard 20 95 83.31 111 23 8.3 9.7 9.7 9.3 4.7
9 Fish, Yellow Tail Fish 8 96 83.07 85 7 7.1 6.8 7 7 7.5
Surftech, Quad Fish Fish 8 96 83.07 85 7 7.1 7 6.8 8.5 6
Channel Island , Robber Hybrid 13 98 83.05 98 3 7.6 8 7.4 8.3 6.9
Larry Mabile, Twinzer Fish Fish 10 99 82.9 111 14 8.2 8.7 9 8.7 6.3
Bert Burger - Sunova, Hangman Longboard 21 100 82.64 133 25 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 8.8
Hawaiian Island Creation, Pilot Shortboard 49 101 82.6 85 45 6.9 7.5 7.8 6.3 6
Santa Cruz, Archy Pin Tail Shortboard 50 102 82.41 64 35 5.9 6 6 6 5.4
Catch Surf, Y-Quad Fish 11 103 82.39 133 17 9 9.6 8.8 8.8 8.8
Cole, Fire Fly Shortboard 51 103 82.39 133 70 9 8.8 9.2 9.2 8.8
JS Industries, 300 KW Shortboard 52 105 82.29 85 45 6.8 6 6.3 7.5 7.3
Firewire, Flexflight Longboard 23 107 82.13 85 19 6.7 7.3 7.5 6.3 5.8
JS Industries, Parko Signature Shortboard 53 107 82.13 85 45 6.7 6.3 6.8 7.8 6
Xanadu, Fish Fish 12 109 81.98 98 10 7.2 8 7.4 7.1 6.3
Fletcher Chouinard Designs, Quark Hybrid 14 109 81.98 98 10 7.2 9.1 5.7 7.7 6.3
Stewart , S-Winger Shortboard 54 111 81.86 111 55 7.8 8 8.3 7.7 7
Surftech, Soul Fish Fish 13 112 81.66 85 7 6.5 7.3 7.3 6 5.5
Channel Island , Sashimi Shortboard 55 113 81.45 98 50 7 6.6 6.9 7.7 6.9
M10, Magic Carpet Shortboard 56 114 81.44 111 55 7.6 8 7.3 7.7 7.3
JC Hawaii, SD-3 Shortboard 57 115 81.27 98 50 6.9 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.4
Channel Island , MSF Hybrid 15 116 81.23 111 4 7.5 8 8 7.3 6.7
Channel Island , Big Willy Shortboard 58 117 81.14 133 70 8.5 8.8 8.8 8.4 8
Hobie, Peter Pan Slug Longboard 24 118 81.09 98 21 6.9 8.6 8.6 5.1 5.1
Rusty, GT Shortboard 59 118 81.09 98 50 6.9 5.4 6 7.4 8.6
Channel Island , A6 Shortboard 60 120 81.02 111 55 7.4 6.7 7 8.3 7.7
Bert Burger - Sunova, Magic Carpet Shortboard 61 121 80.97 165 79 9.9 10 10 10 9.5
JS Industries, A15 Shortboard 62 122 80.91 98 50 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.6 6.6
JC Hawaii, Stingray Fish 14 123 80.89 133 17 8.4 8 8.4 8.4 8.8
Channel Island , Skinny Fish Fish 15 124 80.81 111 14 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.7 6.7
Stretch, Rat Skate Shortboard 63 124 80.81 111 55 7.3 7.7 6.7 8 7
Rusty, Terminator Shortboard 64 126 80.61 111 55 7.3 7 7.3 8 6.7
9 Fish, Clownfish Fish 16 127 80.55 98 10 6.6 6.9 6.9 6.3 6.6
Gordon and Smith, Magic Fish Fish 16 127 80.55 98 10 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.3 7.1
JC Hawaii, The Flying Pig Shortboard 65 129 80.4 111 55 7.2 7.3 7.3 7 7
Surftech, McTavish - Original Longboard 25 130 80.39 133 25 8.2 8.8 8 8 8
JS Industries, Nitro Shortboard 66 131 80.19 111 55 7.1 7 7 7 7.3
Stewart , LSP Longboard 26 132 80.14 133 25 8.1 7.6 7.2 8.4 9.2
Surftech, Rusty - Piranha Hybrid 16 132 80.14 133 11 8.1 8.4 8.8 8.4 6.8
Rusty, Battail Quad Shortboard 67 134 79.98 111 55 7 5.7 7.3 8 7
Dan Taylor, The Legend Shortboard 68 135 79.39 133 70 7.8 8 8 8 7.2
JS Industries, Bruce Irons - Signature Shortboard 69 136 79.15 111 55 6.7 5.3 5.3 8.3 7.7
Larry Mabile, Quad Fish Fish 18 137 79.14 133 17 7.7 8.8 7.6 8.4 6
Firewire, TAJ Pro Model Shortboard 71 139 78.73 111 55 6.5 6.7 6.3 6.3 6.7
21-13, G-bomb Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6.3 6.3 6 6.7
Steve Boysen, Zeppelin Fish 19 140 78.31 111 14 6.3 6.7 8 6 4.7
Surf Prescriptions, F-85 Shortboard 72 140 78.31 111 55 6.3 6 6.7 6.3 6.3
21-13, Quadra Shortboard 74 143 77.89 133 70 7.2 6.4 6.8 8 7.6
Mctavish, F4 Longboard 27 143 77.89 133 25 7.2 6.4 7.2 8 7.2
9 Fish, Beluga Hybrid 17 145 77.64 133 11 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.2 6.4
Surftech, Robert August - Wingnut Noserider Longboard 28 145 77.64 133 25 7.1 8 7.2 7.2 6
Channel Island , Machado Model Shortboard 75 147 77.48 111 55 6 4.3 4.3 7.3 8
Surftech, Hawaiian Pro Design - Prince Kuhio Longboard 29 148 77.39 133 25 7 9.6 8.8 5.6 4
Walden Surfboards, Compact Disk Foam Longboard 30 149 77.27 111 23 5.9 6.3 7 5.3 5
Bert Burger - Sunova, Nitro Shortboard 76 150 77.22 165 79 8.4 9 8.5 8 8
Surftech, Channel Island - Flyer II Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 7.6 7.2 6.8 6
Xanadu, Matt Rockhold Model - Surftech Shortboard 77 151 77.14 133 70 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2
Becker, Hornet Shortboard 79 153 76.9 165 79 8.3 8.5 8 8.5 8
Becker, Speed Shape Hybrid 18 153 76.9 165 14 8.3 8.5 8 9 7.5
Bing, Noserider Longboard 31 155 76.89 133 25 6.8 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.8
Xanadu, X Model (15/16/17) Shortboard 80 155 76.89 133 70 6.8 5.6 5.6 7.6 8.4
Walden Surfboards, Superwide Foam Funboard 9 157 76.59 165 13 8.1 9 9.5 7 7
Surftech, Webber - Fatburner Shortboard 81 157 76.59 165 79 8.1 9 8.5 8 7
JS Industries, Jordy Smith - Signature Shortboard 81 157 76.59 165 79 8.1 8.5 7.5 8.5 8
Degree33, Stepping Stone Funboard 10 160 76.39 133 9 6.6 8.4 7.6 5.2 5.2
Bing, Synchronizer Hybrid 19 161 76.28 165 5 8 8.5 9 7.5 7
Chemistry, Boombastik Hybrid 20 161 76.28 165 14 8 7.5 8.5 7.5 8.5
Bryne, Dave Bryne Longboard 32 161 76.28 165 32 8 6.5 7.5 9 9
Surftech, Yater - Fun Board Funboard 11 164 76.14 133 9 6.5 8 7.6 5.2 5.2
Surftech, Webber - Squash Shortboard 83 164 76.14 133 70 6.5 5.6 5.6 6 8.8
Walden Surfboards, Mini Magic Foam Funboard 12 166 75.97 165 13 7.9 7 9.5 7.5 7.5
Stewart , Funboard Comp Funboard 13 167 75.89 133 9 6.4 6.8 7.6 5.6 5.6
Surftech, Robert August - Corky Carroll Funboard 13 167 75.89 133 9 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4
Channel Island , Quong Longboard 33 169 75.65 165 32 7.8 6.5 7.5 8.5 8.5
Channel Island , Tknox Shortboard 84 169 75.65 165 79 7.8 7.5 7 8.5 8