I was a bit disappointd in the direction but can't really knock a sunny day at the beach too much. I got to try out and tune in a completely new combo of 8.6/116/41 and it really was very very comfortable and easy to sail, I was surprised at how well the Manta 116 took the rig, it was more like sailing my 125 as you accelerated and then once planing it was like being on my 110, took a bit of getting used to but its definitely a keeper as it effectively replaces 2 boards, I can't wait to try it with a 7.8.