by Todd » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:22 pm
Well, I have both the Tona Driftwood, and the Cabrinha 2011 Wakeskate EVA. The Driftwood comes with a bag and both EVA and Grip Tape. You have to apply it yourself. The board is literally a chunk of wood that is CNC cut and shaped, then painted with high impact lacquer; it comes with crews and two plastic fins. The Cabrinha board has a 2D wood core with an ABS rail (this is quite simply RAD because if you drop the board on the rail, which you will, it won't even take on water), with top and bottom sheet. The EVA deck is applied (you can also get Grip Tape version for less $$$, but it's not 3D shaped like the EVA), there is no bag, but the fins are much higher quality. The Cabrinha board is slightly less heavy and is Jason Stone's design; he is the master on a wakeskate. The Tona feels a bit chnuckier, so figure it will be better for a heavy person in a lot of wind (maybe 1-1.5 lbs lighter). The Tona is slightly more rounded on the corners and I think 2cm shorter. Both ride really well, so it's really a matter of personal preference. In either case, you are going to get a much better price than the LF. Lastly, the EVA is very thin on the Tona while is can be thick on the Cabrinha because the Tona is a 3D CNC shaped chunk of wood, while the Cabrinha is like a thick twin tip construction with a 3D EVA pad. Have fun!