Wavesport Project-X 57is very similar. Rear deck is slightly higher volume. Both roll really easily.

Gerard

I got to try out a large rockstar last night - also a good boat. It definitely was more focused on playboating than the superstar. Harder to roll and really got pushed around when running downriver. I think at my ability level that the superstar is probably a better fit for me. Both surfed pretty great for me, but the superstar had virtually no downsides. Can anyone compare the older superstar w/ the newer one? I just paddled the older one.

Edited by n8r78 - 23 May 2012 at 8:54am

Just got another day in the Rockstar - have to admit the boat is growing on me. The way that it runs a river is pretty fun because it requires so much more attention than my 4fun and the superstar I tried. The challenge I've found with it is the thing is so damn slow that I am paddling for all I'm worth far more often than in my 4fun / superstar. I think if I bought this rockstar - its for sale actually - I'd feel like I'd want to keep my 4fun for certain stuff. For stuff like the tieton / skykomish / skookumchuck I could see the advantage of having a longer faster boat that is more stable but isn't a creek boat. The superstar felt like enough of a boat that could still handle more river running and still play well.

I'll see if I can try out that wavesport project X boat - Sandy (no idea if he posts here) has a project x 65 and wants a rockstar. I have no idea if he's looking to sell his projectx but maybe I can work out some sort of deal like that.

Well I got the new boat - and I really like it. It's definitely a different feeling boat than either the Jacksons I've paddled recently. The main feature of the boat is that it's pretty damn fast. I was able to paddle back onto Grannys last night in a spot where I'm pretty sure I would have just washed off in either the Rockstar or the Superstar.

Out of the box it's pretty comfortable for me at 5'10 and I've made no real changes to outfitting because I just got it yesterday. It felt to me like the Superstar spins more easily and is less edgy. The Molan was definitely easier to frontsurf on large fast waves. The edges of the boat allowed me to better control where I wanted to be. The Molan also feels a bit lighter than the Superstar. I was able to paddle both boats last night so it was easy to compare the two. I think for my ability level it will serve me just as well as a superstar would.