 This is Channel Island's newest model, the T-LO. The T-LO began with Tanner Godauskas looking for a low rocker real forgiving all-around performance shortboard. The low exit rocker on the T-LO is going to help with just having more board over the water so the board will go better and smaller weaker surf help generate a little more speed and the medium entry rocker is going to give a little bit of more flip in the nose to help the board perform and a little bit steeper hollower surf as well. The T-LO has more of a single concave it's going to help hold in a little bit better bigger surf. Ride this board about the same length as your height the rails are tapered quite a bit in the T-LO so when getting this board consider getting about 16th of an inch thicker than in your DFR rookie proton. The T-LO really bridges the gap between your Fred Rubble and DFR. This will work in all types of conditions from anywhere from thigh high weak surf to well overhead good surf so if there's one board I'd say this would be it.