Sunova Creek 9'4" vs Sunova Placid 9'4"

l have owned both, the creek is a great board but the placid is amazing and a much better design, l am 6'3 100kg and had the 9'7 which was way to big, l now have the 9'1 and find it super easy but more suitable to smaller surf 1-3ft as its very rockered and lacks glide for early entry but very skatey and fun. l would also highly recommend the 9'6 Sunova Kanga or the 9'3 Smik Hipster, both are great all-round performance board.

CSE said:
"I have not tried the Creek because I own a couple of Speeds and assumed that when on the wave it would ride the same way (they share the same tail). That may be an incorrect assumption"

Totally incorrect
The Creek is so much faster and much easier to turn when running down the line.
Yeah, I know.... the Speeed is called the Speeed..... but the Creek is much faster

ok.... differences between the Creek and Placid
I have had:
Placid 8'10 and 9'1
Creek 8'10, 9'1 and 9'4

I am 107 kg, and old as dirt.
On sizing:
Creek:
the only Creek I ever use is the 9'4 because everything special about the Creek shows up in the 9'4.
Something about a little extra size in the Creek that brings out the best in it.
The smaller Creeks lack ease of use, glide, and overall performance that I find in the 9'4.

Placid:
I did not like the 9'1 at all.
It was simply too big and the nose seemed to get in the way.
I got the 8'10 and freeking LOVE it..... totally different board than the 9'1.
Super fun and snappy... a pleasure to surf.
I prefer it over the Creek now.

Major differences between the Creek and Placid
The Placid is way more stable than the Creek... I'd say that my 8'10 Placid is easier on me than my 9'4 Creek.
Creek is much faster and will handle any size wave up to DOH... and any conditions
Placid is much snappier, and excels up to head high.... not the fastest board, but fast enough and easy to pump for speed when you need it.

If I was going on a trip to an island with size and juice, I would take the Creek, hands down.
If I was going to surf mostly average waves, Placid is the easy choice.

Walter asked:
"Seeking opinions on the pro's & con's of Sunova Creek 9'4" vs Sunova Placid 9'4".

I say the choice should be Placid 8'10 vs Creek 9'4
Either would be a great choice, but as an intermediate... I would lean towards the Placid 8'10
The 8'10 will sit low in the water, but something about this board is just plain comfortable and settled.
as I say, I am 7kg heavier than you and 73 years old.... I still find the 8'10 Placid very easy.
You could go 8'7 but I don't think you would find the same benefits there.
I have paddled the 8'7 with ease, but never had a chance to try it in surf yet..... I think it would surf great but be a lot more work.

As SydneySUP said, the Kanga is a totally amazing board.
Super simple to use and seems to excel in everything.
For your sizing, I'd say consider the 9'1... no need to go too small with the Kanga because it surfs so well in bigger sizes.... why struggle?
I have the super huge 9'6 x 33.5 Kanga... and it has basically become my goto board for most everything.
My next board will most likely be a smaller Kanga, so I can compare the different sizes... probably 9'0
You will need deeper pockets to go with the Kanga.

Morning guys.
The only boards I own and use are 2 Speeeds. An 8.2 and 8.5. Love them both and haven't thought about new boards in a long while. till I read these comments.
I find the speeed excellent in fast overhead waves but you make me think I may be missing out in not having a more manoeuvrable board.
Im heading to Maldives shortly. COVID permitting, and was planning on just a 8.2 Speeed.
I met a local Sunova user recently who talked up the Placid.. Just when I thought all couldn't be better.

Thanks for the input Tardy.
Ill probably just carry on being happy with the Speeed. Our Maldives trip is up in the air at the moment because of covid. We have the option of October this year or April May next year. Our plan was to surf the Central Atolls area. If anyone has an opinion re Oct vs April \ May?
I know with surf trips it is so hard to plan so best choose a time and hope for the best.
Cheers
Tanna

GIddday backbeach ,I have had a few x32 and yes they are a loose board for their size and 32 wide make them a easy stepping stone to getting to smaller boards ,and my best memories where on those boards ...they are very thick railed boards so that where it lets them down a bit ,and being so high a rocker board they are slow ,at times ..as soon as i jumped onto the sunova's Flow was my first one ,i noticed how fast they where ..and seem to ride a bit more like a surfboard .as you probably know i ride 125 litre boards and 8,7 long ,The hokua is still a fun board in mush ..i have not ridden one for some time ...There is the Hokua and x32 hokua ..i mainly had the x32 .but i don't think i could go back to the fat rail again ...i like the new flow with very thin rails ..it cuts the face of the wave like nothing else ...and is very fast ..
but if i was comparing hokua x32 to flow or creek it is the speed of the sunova's that is the biggest difference you would notice ..
I still have 3 naish boards ...i do like their foot pads better ...