A surfboard company called Newave is attempting to solve a problem that plagues most traveling surfers: how many surfboards to bring on your surf trip.

Traveling with boards, no matter who you are, sucks. Sure, it would be wonderful to pack the whole quiver, from shortboard to hybrid to mid-length to longboard — but the simple fact is that navigating an airport and all the stops along the way with a giant coffin bag is not a fun experience. Even taking one surfboard is a pain in the ass, and then you risk taking the wrong one.

Say you book a last minute trip somewhere because the forecast is calling for the best waves ever. You pack your things, throw the standard shortboard in the bag with confidence that the waves will be up to par. But forecasts are just that: forecasts. And they can — and often are — wrong. You land, disembark into a humid, warm breeze, and jump in the rental, single surfboard strapped to the roof. You find your way to wherever you’re staying, lug your things in, and, with all the excitement in the world, check the forecast again, because tomorrow it is on.

But then, disaster. The forecast has been downgraded. The swell will be half as big, the winds onshore, and you’re sitting there with a 5’10” performance shortboard that, if you’re being honest, probably isn’t the best surfboard for you no matter the conditions. It’s probably happened to you. I know it’s happened to me. That’s what Newave is trying to solve with its 9-in-1 surfboard. Or surfboards, I guess.