I have been using Stubby Boards from Fanatic and absolutely loved the FreeWave Stubby in 95l for light wind conditions (onshore). Now looking for a new board to replace my light wind board that works in onshore conditions well (fast acceleration to get over shorebreak /jump and still turns wry good in waves). I was looking at a new release of the Goya Nitro for some time, but there seems nothing new for many years. Any recommendations (flikka? Goya? Duotone? Etc).
P.S. I absolutely did not like the quality of the Fanatic Stubbys -the shape was great, but quality very poor- and am looking for much better quality board.
The bruch happy may also be worth putting on your list.
simmer boards are very well made. They have a new shape for freewave which is wave oriented
Have you had a look at the new Simmer Omnia. Sounds like it is designed for what you have in mind.
Simmer have by all accounts cracked the sideshore board with the flywave, and they are made in the Kinetic factory, which seems to be a step above cobra.
simmerstyle.com/product/g7-omnia/
I've got a Quatro Power 86 and 105.
My previous small board setup was an Exocet Usurf 86 and 76 also. The Quatro planes probably a bit earlier than the Usurf 86. But it's way way looser, night and day. And I liked the Exocet. It's also looser than the 76. That was with stock fins. I then replaced the 19cm center with a 16cm. Lost a bit of early planing but now the board is even looser than before. I sail it with 3.1 thru 4.3. It's replaced the 86 and 76 Usurfs, I don't need anything smaller now even with 3.1.
The 105 Power is absolutely tremendous. I've long had trouble finding a board in this size that was good on waves but not a dog to get planing. I'm 75kg. This thing planes with 4.9 as early as any other board this size I've sailed, with the exception of pure freestyle. On waves (onshore, cross-on, and ocean swell) it is awesome, as loose as I need. I kept the stock fins on this one. Mostly sail with 4.9 but sometimes 4.3 as well. With 4.3 its just as loose as the Exocet 86 was with 4.3.
So, I think the Power 95 or 105 would be perfect for what you're looking for.
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
The bruch happy may also be worth putting on your list.
simmer boards are very well made. They have a new shape for freewave which is wave oriented
Would love to learn more about the Bruch Happy 95l. How does it compare to the Fanatic Stubby FreeWave? How durable is the board and do they ship outside of Europe as well?
Simmer makes durable, efficient boards that can turn. I haven't ridden that particular one but I use an older windswell oriented wave board for general blasting/side on wave and it's outstanding.
From reliable industry sources, one of which we can call "Ola", I know that Simmer boards in the last years have held up really well. Maybe best quality in the production board industry these days? The Simmer boards are highly rated here, well it is a Swedish brand after all..., and the recent versions I have tried (Flywave, Cortex) I liked a lot.
I can also personally vouch for Flikka's quality. And have no affiliation with them. My local spot is very unforgiving on gear, rocks only, and combined with travel damages (flights...) I got fed up with constant repairs and ordered my first Flikka board in 2014, a custom compact 84 L shape. I've had five Flikka boards - 102 compact allwave with foilbox in regular light construction (still own this), 95 compact wave in regular light, 88 quad custom in regular construction (own) 84 custom in dyneema regular construction, 83 quad in regular construction.
Over all these years I have done one (1) repair. This was after sailing OVER a big rock at my local break. 
Considering the amount of abuse they have seen, above all the 95, 84 and 83, this really is a testament to the Flikka quality. I actually lost my 84 in a strong gust on the beach, rocks only. It tumbled 5-6 times end-over-end, the horror!, only to get stopped by a fence (!). No repairs. I have a good friend that is VERY hard on gear. Only three things has survived his abuse over the years - his two Flikka boards (with a couple of repairs, though) and a AL 360 carbon boom.
I personally like the Flikka Compact shape quite a lot for onshore in lighter winds and think that Luca and the team have improved their waveboards a fair bit the last couple of years, not least through the input from some very skilled team riders. My current quad 88 custom is better in every single aspect than my previous quad 83, which I still liked a lot. I have also given the Flikka Thruster a go, with a faster rocker, and could easily see this as my onshore freewave board.
If anyone happens to have the time and patience to read a bit more about my Flikka 88 and 102..., look here - photos.app.goo.gl/u3dMiBXCZGRvGrwY8
(since writing this, I have travelled with the 88 to a number of spots in Sweden and also Ireland. It, very much, remains my best ever waveboard.)
My main board for "European" conditions is Patrik F-wave with K4 fins. Its built well, took some beating and not a crack on it, after 3 years of being the choise 95% of times. Its quick and turns ok.
I had some bad experiences about quality of Severne boards, maybe they are better now but i would avoid anyway. Not a fan of JP and Duotone quality also.
Best bang for your buck seems to be at custom boards, maybe best to look at Flikka or Mojo in Europe for their more durable options. There is Witchcraft in UK if you want the most durable ones but they are very expensive.
The 95 is pretty awesome yes. Easy.
You want to get a bit more in the waves? I mean onshore is a pain for sure.
Does the nitro need more wind?
How about a tabou?
Select to expand quoteI'd say that with the Simmer Omnia that has just come out we have created the most wave oriented freewave board on the market while still being very fast and responsive. In fact I just got a review on the 106 stating:"To be honest, this board matched up with my Enduro 5.4, is 100% nailing the feeling in between a slalom and wave board felling. It has the control and ease of a wave board but then also plenty fast to get the thrill sensation of a slalom board."A different person on the 86:"It's pretty fast - definitely faster than most/ all? waveboards..not sure how it stacks up against other Freewaves for flatwater blasting as I havent tried them, but in waves/ chop etc it's definitely plenty fast enough
Wave riding is amazingly good for a Freewave board.but also compared to many tri-fin dedicated waveboards I have tried. Honestly feels like a full waveboard."
I don't like to plug my shapes to hard. but I really think the Omnia is gonna be quite special in this segment.
Very cool that you put fin toe in the specs. Why go with less on the larger ones though?
