Hi everyone, im keen to get stuck into the Stand Up Padlle side of things and im lookng for some advice. I want a board that will allow me to surf and do a bit of downwind paddling but will allow me as a 90kg beginner a fair chance. I currently surf longboards and paddle outrigger canoes so I have a little bit of experience in those areas. Any advice would be great.
Look at spending more than you thought and get two boards.
One dw and one for surf
Naish 11'6 Nalu for longboard style cruising waves as a start and when your tuned re- sale is good or a backup for friends to use.
As for a second, the 14' Lahui Kai for flat water, simple downwinders or beach / ocean paddles.
I've had a a lot of boards and highly recommend these as the best starting point also coming from a longboard background and surfing style.
this could be worth a look athttp://www.paddleboardsnewzealand.com/2010/03/120-c4-holoholo/
don't worry about the new zealand bit. it's just a quick google to get photo etc
nice to paddle and a mate of mine surfed and liked it
disc no ties with c4
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27 wide ?
That's a lot of water time.......in the water falling that is.
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it's as stable as. look at the specs. the rail design gives you just about the full 27 and what ever inches across the bottom of the board too- the part thats in the water. a lot of dw boards waterline width would be less than that. you can't just judge a board on width and say it wont be stable
there are other factors like nose and tail width, rocker etc that come into play. the double concaves add stability too.
cheers
There is no way in the world this board is for a beginner which is what he defines himself above.
It looks a nice board but I don't care who you are, no beginner should be on anything under 29 1/2 wide.
The Mana and Nalu by Naish, the 11'6 Coreban, the Star-board Wide Point, Big Easy etc all geared for starters and all around 30-32 wide.
Anyone who starts on a 27" wide board will give the sport away quickly regardless or rail set up or bottom 'caves....seriously bro, that's crap.
He states he has a longboard background so width and stability are his thing.....width is not always a negative. Especially if you want to enjoy SUP.
HI guy's hows your fat guts going after yesterdays pig out.
Still raining today,as Lacey said go the Aussies,off for a wave now,less talking and more riding
this is interesting, which way would go if you could only have one sup?
me, i'll take dw all rounder type board- preferably a 12'6 with some surf pedigree in the shape.i can do flatwater, dw,ers, surf when it's small or fat.
presently, if the surf is reasonable out comes the sb, so i kinda think i don't have to have a full on surfing sup
cheers
I just changed from a Starboard Converse to a Naish 12'Glide, as I wanted more volume so I could take my missus and me dog on flat water.
Apart from being a great board to paddle out front, I find it surfs better for me than the Converse. I didn't dislike the Converse and don't notice a big difference on stability, TBH.
It feels like a big gun, and surfs with a pleasing feel on the wave. I found the Converse a bit dull on a wave.
At 230L, it has plenty of volume for the OP's weight.
I'm always puzzled when people correlate length and stability. Not sure how well that works.
If I had to only have one sup I personally would have something around 10ft because its a great length for surfing in anything from ankle to overhead plus there are some 10s around that paddle quite nicely and would still be a bit of fun in a social BOP style race.
