What's Your Board Poll - 2011

[CTsupper]

How about a what's your paddle poll?

[Admin]

Sure, start it up.

[mike2jay1]

Max, I am totally with you, I sold all of my longboards its only my shortboards and sup's now.

[novaboy]

I've been using an 11ft JL Cruise Control for the past 3 years, switching to a 10'4" Hanalei next month. Our surf is pretty weak and small, and I'm 6ft 190lbs. Not sure I want to go a whole lot smaller than that for now.

[hdn2mx]

Just under 2 years doing the SUP thing full time. Was always a shortboarder who did some longboarding for fun.

Started off borrowing a Laird 12'1" for 3 months. Bought a PSH 10'6" WAA and love it. I have two of those boards, one at home one in Mex.
Now I've upgraded to a 9'10" Tim Stamps Viking Bump. A much faster a more responsive board. Definitely still learning how to ride these things.

Been surfing since I was 12, now 52. Six feet and about 230 lbs.
The Stamps board is 30" wide and 4.5 thick. Still figuring out the best fin set-up for bigger waves.

RT

[mike2jay1]

Pick on me as you will but I love my paddillac  11 by 36. Stable and plenty of float!

[truckstopmama]

1st board:  11' ULI - wanted it for travel to Hawaii; took it in a race, placed dead last...whoops.
2nd board:  12'1" Laird softop....kids and dog transport board
3rd board: 14' BARK expedition-race training board
4th board: probably a BARK competitor or a Mitcho....any recommendations for a race board out there? 

Did I mention I am totally addicted?  Pretty strictly flatwater here, but entered the BoP in Hawaii this year....just need to learn to surf!

[owhitty]

Surfa 9'0 from Angulo, what's better than that?

[sbsup11]

The Gerry Lopez 8'11" is what is talking aboooout

[soepkip]

Surfa 9'0 from Angulo, what's better than that?

Could you please tell some more about this board?

What fins do u use?
Does it also work in slow or small waves?

[Stev0]

Jimmy Lewis 9'4 x 28" Mano if its at all choppy and anything from 1' to huge -awesome board. Its got some serious nose rocker , and I'm yet to go over the handlebars even on very late take-offs, it seems to have the same glide as my JL 10' surf series board , so I can stay out back & don't have to jostle with the surfers to pick up waves. For 28" feels very stable.
Naish Nalu 9' x 26 1/4". This board rides like a dream in up to 3' and glassy conditions for me. Glassy, because if its choppy the width makes it hard work for me ( 80Kg), My daughter rides it very happily in all conditions though - she's 65Kg. When your'e on the wave though its super-carvy due to its thin rails and pintail , so you get catapultated back up for your top turn if you get decent speed on the drop. Again , it has very good glide - no sensation of pushing water out of the way that you get from wider boards.
My advice is stay at 28" or under if you really want to carve / grip / engage with the wave. If you want to have a relaxed and mellow experience go wider.

[930chas]

This will be my 3rd year enjoying the sup. After a day at work, there is nothing better then a peaceful paddle out on the rivers. 11' Hobie ATR, a just purchased  12'6" Fanatic Fly Race Carbon, and my wife has the 12'6" Tahoe Bliss.

[esskay1000]

C4 Waterman C-MAC ISUP 10'6" for river-running.  And an NSP 11'0 for flatwater play/fishing/small-wave surfing

[Praxis]

11'6" Jimmy Lewis CC for nasty windy choppy swell or when I have my dog

9'5" Jimmy Lewis Stryker when I'm not sure of the conditions

9'1" Jimmy Lewis Kwad when I want to feel like a kid

10 Starboard whopper club when I've loaned everything else out

[crtraveler]

Have my old trusty SouthPoint Kalama Timpone 11'6", and just added the Naish Mana 10' this past winter.  Loving the 10 in the surf!!