Old School Feel with All Around New School Performance There has been some incredible paddle surfing conditions on our coast this past fall and I have been spending a lot of time surfing the Sunova Steeze.   After years of dropping down in size and volume with my boards it has been refreshing getting back on a board like the Steeze. It reminds me of the early days of standup when everyone was paddling those big all arounders. They were so fun in the surf because they caught every wave and many of those earlier boards had really good surf design built into them because that was the heritage of the sport. The Steeze reminds me of that feeling yet this board performs so well owing to the incredible design performance of legendary shaper Bert Burger. It surfs really well, feels great and puts a smile on your face in the right conditions. According to the Sunova website, "The Steeze is the ultimate all-around in performance board. A traditional outline that maintains width and volume, increasing stability without sacrificing performance. A refined performance rocker that maintains paddling speed but lets loose when required." I have been surfing the 9'6" x 31 at 144L. It is a very smooth board and catches waves easily but where I really noticed the performance was when I stepped back to the tail of the board. This board is very manoeuvrable and it turned easily with the nicely foiled tail. I had so much fun surfing it in the Longboard division of the Tofino ISUPiesta Paddle Surf Contest. A big thanks to organizer Jake Collard for adding the division this year which I know will grow in years to come. It sure is nice standing on a board that has a little more volume and chews