Slater Designs "Great White Twin" Surfboard Review Ep 143

In this highly requested rich episode, Noel Salas from Surf n' Show and friends review the Slater Designs "Great White Twin." Noel really dives into the surfboard's characteristics. The "Great White Twin" has a third box for a stabilizer, a performance outline, pulled-in rail, and wing or bump to reduce surface area for tighter turns. The board has great traction with its deep swallow tail, medium-to-lower-apex rail and overall rocker. Noel proposes going up a stock size in the ocean due to the board's refined performance rail. For fins, Noel recommends the Surf n' Show Pivot Twins + Trailer (or just the Pivot Twins with no stabilizer) or Kelly Slater's Endorfins with the smaller stabilizer.
Ian Wooly from Wooly TV rides the surfboard in West Australia and likes the "Great White Twin" the best with a trailer. While Asa Cascavilla felt the board had a great outline, he had to make some adjustments being a more neutral-to-front-footed surfer. Heavily back-footed surfers have a bit more ease with the "Great White Twin." However, making some adjustments to surf it off the tail made a lot of improvement. Watch the full review for more about the Volcanic Ash construction and other idiosyncrasies of the "Great White Twin." Enjoy!
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Noel's height 5'9" and weight 172 lb
Board DIMS: 5'6" x 18 3/4 x 2 3/8 (26.3L)
Asa's Height 5'10" and weight 165 lb
Board DIMS: 5'6" x 18 3/4 x 2 3/8 (26.3L)
Ian's height 6'1" (187 cm) weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Board DIMS: 6'0" x 20 1/2 x 2 13/16 (3L)

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

www.surfer.com/surf-n-show/video-slater-designs-great-white-twin-surfboard-review

[@iansurf123]

Community would love a cc lane splitter review!

[@nduich]

The Noel/Wooley collaboration is killer

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Nice to have a bigger guy shredding the boards too. I hope it helps our surf community

[@wesleychapman9001]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 I'm 6'3" 225lbs and having Wooley absolutely helps me size up these boards for myself.

[@michaelallsop9986]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 As a taller person, it 100% does!

[@WoolyTV]

🙏🤙

[@joshsmith7999]

Woolly is a legend I'll be driving down to his shop to get my next board just out of support 🤙

[@hammertime7740]

Cool to see you ripping after your surgery Noel! These modern twin fins are super refined. More progressive than modern thrusters.

[@andre-os9wk]

This board looks FIRE ! Interesting construction. and Wooly tearin' things up is always a good time - Yewww !

[@sachaDS0]

I am a simple man, I see a new Surf n Show video, I watch it. Fantastic content as usual, the collaboration with wooly TV is great. Having feedback from another excellent surfer is dope!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Cheers

[@bonsummers2657]

You write like the guys (maybe it's you) who talk about hot chick videos.

[@mikewoosurfboards7842]

Huge Mahalos for the review! Very detailed and right on point! Ripping as well!🤙

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Cheers… stoked you liked it.

[@HoStevie]

Been getting the itch to pick up one of these performance fish designs 🔥

[@papamarban2185]

Rode my 5'8" great white for the first time the other day. A little more volume than I'd normally ride, but I say it feels a tad less than 29 liters due to the thinner rails. The front 1/3 of the board has a unique feel as if it has automatic drive. Something about the rails and outline really make it penetrate the water moving forward with a bit more ease, more so on my back side. Definitely a unique board with different feels throughout. I'm curious about going one size smaller.

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Great post… thanks for sharing

[@winder6]

Great review. I like that you mention that it doesn't do well in mushy waves so many people think twins are for mushy surf. MR rode them at pipe. Ide say steep halow waves are so much fun on a twin. Cheers great stuff

[@ThomyeSurfs]

it looked great under your feet. I got to ride one in a demo with the Kelly twins and it went great but the board itself needed a bit of wave for me, not size but curve, for me especially being so heavy front foot. Hoping to get the one I bought out soon. Maybe I missed it but did you by chance ride it with a different front fin set? My buddy really wants me to try it with your HP twins. Cheers

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I liked it a lot with my Pivot Twins with no trailer too. It will have more drive with my Hp Twins…. No trailer needed with those fins.

[@jeffg4686]

Nice Shape. Love the inset tail (whatever you call those). Would personally wanted to see a squash though (less pointy parts to get hit by) Overall, pretty damn nice small wave board. Me, I'm old school. late 80s boards - all day long. all day long. I could turn my loehr 6'10" just fine on 2' waves

[@rodneyring4341]

Insert called a Nubster here in Oz .. goes great in my 6’0

[@mrnosy1]

I took a GWT out for a demo ride today and I couldnt stop bogging rails. I think I'm probably quite a front footed surfer so probably just need to shift my weight back like you said. I found it difficult to find the sweet spot on this board though. Maybe im not used to riding boards with a decent amount of rocker + pinched rails

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Thanks for posting…

[@michaeldill7620]

My birthdays tomorrow. Please send one. I’m 6’2 170# and currently in southern Baja. Thanks again 😂

[@ThomyeSurfs]

Happy Birthday and I vote they send you one too. LOL

[@jasonking8937]

Umm Loving the intro music

[@MRxXPOPTARTxX]

Please do the 3.0 stub next!

[@spencerjohnson5716]

Would love to see a review of the FireWire too fish

[@pedropiano]

Hi Noel! i Really have learned a lot from you !a question : which board you think is best the Pyzel Astro Pop vs Chilli Bv2? for 2 to 6' foot waves? ( i am 5'5 145lb intermediate level 48years old) thanks in advance! you have a lot of followers here in Puerto Rico!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Cheers for the kind words!! I say BV2 for that wave range. Another epic board for that wave range in PR is the Lost RNF 96. That would be my first choice.

[@pedropiano]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 Thanks for the fast response Noel! i bought used NRF 96 in 5'5 and based in your famous review of the 5 best of the best, i have not had the time to tested yet because its have very flat this days. but definitely when i decide to buy a new one later this year i would book your consultation service!

[@MateriaVida]

Hi Noel, awesome review! Quick question: I'm looking for a 2nd board for a perfect but weak point break I surf all the time. Not sure if I should be looking at a fish or super groveler (Too Fish or Sweet Potato) or maybe one of these new mid lengths like the Boss Up? My everyday shortboard is 5'10 and 31L but I'm looking for something closer to 38-40L liters for those weak days.

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I like the White Tiger… check that board out in some bigger dims

[@Goldbeardo]

For summer SoCal, would you choose Great White or G Skate? Your reasoning why would be great if you have a minute. Thanks, Noel!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I would choose G-Skate… it has less overall rocker and it has more down the line speed with less effort. However… I would choose the Bobby Quad and Seaside over the G-Skate as they grovel better.

[@devinandressalemi4451]

Rented one of these a couple days ago in 4-5' SoCal, what an awesome board, def feels like surf tech has advanced on this one! Thanks for the insightful review. I'm 5'9 160 and rode a 5'9. How would stepping down or up an inch or two affect it? Would love to be able to find the right size so that it can still handle overhead surf, looking to replace a broken SemiPro that I used for 3'-8' surf.

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

If the 5’9” felt good then stay with the same size. A longer board in bigger waves is your friend. If you go shorter it will turn faster and be a bit more responsive… however if the 5’9” felt good then don’t change it.

[@RBNK157]

2 questions: 1. How can you tell which board will be more for a back footed surfer? 2. What should i pay attention to when i surf to decide which type of surfer am i ?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

If you surf heavily off the front foot or maybe have a wider stance then I recommend boards that have a Swallow or Round Tail. They offer a bit more hold through turns. I also recommend boards that don’t have a super wide outline in the nose area…. It can be a bit sticky in the nose area. The best way I know is get on a Surfskate and do some turns with a bit of speed. If the back wheels tend to slide out then you can be a bit front footed. You can also check this the same way when you surf. Do you slide out a bit when you do a hard carve?

[@RBNK157]

@@surfnshowreviews7777 i will have to pay attention to that more from now on…

[@MrJeanelgato]

Great review as always! Sooo I’m gonna ask the question any chance of seeing the boss up?? I ordered the 6’6” boss up as a kinda versatile step up as apposed to going mid length as suggested. I typically ride the dominator 6’1” and I am 6’4” 185 pounds so curious to know if I have made a boo-boo. I know it’s not what you supposed to do but I just have a feeling it is gonna be an epic travel good wave board what are your thoughts on this? Have I thought to out of the box or am I on to something?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Sounds like a good plan to me. As of right now…. I have no plans to do the S Boss or S Boss Up review. I asked the folks at Firewire for the S Boss to review and I get no response. That’s all I have for now… sorry

[@foxgd9117]

Sick, when will you do driver 3.0?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Not sure…

[@foxgd9117]

@@surfnshowreviews7777def should be on your radar soon, look forward to it

[@Ronny439]

Hey Noel, Dumpster Diver 2 on the agenda?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Absolutely

[@JSLAM15]

Looks like the RNF 96 is more versatile?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Yes

[@davidtaraciuk5468]

Hey noel, im usually in 79kg, but now im in 82kg, i usually would go for the 5’10 on32L but now im wondering if i should go for the 5’11 on 34L, I dont want to sacrifice performance, but i dont know about my paddle power with the 5’10

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Go up 1L for every 8-10 pounds you gain or go down 1L for every 8-10 pounds you loose.

[@hewonyew]

Hows it surfing the wave pool? Looked crowded. Do people actually take turns? Or is it a free for all like any other SoCal break? Are there any "locals"?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

Surfing the pool is epic. Take turns… and locals help folks catch waves and surf better. Cool vibe for sure

[@_ForTheStory_]

How does it compare to your Rusty Deuce?

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

The Deuce is faster and offers more drive as a pure twin.

[@ThePokersurfer]

I despise boards named "twin" and have a third trailer feature ....... Sacrilegious!

[@surfnshowreviews7777]

I understand that…. Don’t let it get to you.

[@ThomyeSurfs]

LOL, so true... I can't wait to try out my Great White Two Plus One, GWT+1. hehe that name would have actually worked.

[@connorm3457]

@@surfnshowreviews7777”despise” a board? 😄🤙

[@larrydowling5213]

You know, I think you guys do a huge disservice to surfing by playing this volume game. These shorter boards are not for your average surfer, no matter their skill level. Just Slater in the 90s, we were all riding boards to narrow. These short boards look like skimboards with fins. When you don't have balance and some length, it changes the planing area. Kinda like a bass boat and how in plane it only uses about a foot of the boat contacting the water vs a cigarette boat that has more planing area. Length gives you more flow, more control on bottom turns. I ride 7ft boards and I found they ride and perform as good as these shorties Bec of the tail. Wide tail, stiffer board, pin tail looser. These stubbies short boards need a lot of speed which is not always easy to use obtain. This board seems to fit Sal well, he isn't checking up his bottom turns. Find what fits you and your style. Don't buy a board Bec of what someone's else is riding.