Recommendation for good noserider

[Sup_Ergo_Sum]

I am looking for a good nose riding board to add to my quiver of mainly short boards (7'2-8'6). I'm 72kg, 175cm. I am looking at 9' Nut from Starboard but keen to get some advice. Thanks!

[Bean]

Lovin' my Jimmy Lewis Black and Blue Machine 9'6" x 28", 117 liters.  Traditional noserider in every sense, flat rocker, 50/50 rails, wide concave nose, slight tail rocker and huge, hatchet fin.  What more could you ask for?

[JimK]

Love the Fanatic Style Master
              Sunova Surf or for pure nose riding the STYLE

We have ZONER DEALS on these and we can ship easily

contact me if you have more questions

JimK
Extreme Windsurfing   

[Bean]

I would love to ride either of those two Jim, they look like great picks.  Some other noserider specific shapes are Kings Crocodile and Infinity SUP Log.  Kalama's, Imagine longboards look like fun too.

Just a quick note; when I picked up my JL last year I thought it would be my go-to board.  Boy was I wrong.  Our waves are just not consistent enough for that to be the case and I find myself riding my 10' Icon or 7'10" Phoenix in our more usual, near closeout, beach break conditions.  The shape of the traditional noserider, including the 50/50 rails and slight tail kick, act to slow the board down and keep it in the curl which really only pays off when the conditions are right.  But, when it's on, south or SSE swell on our east facing shoreline, there is nothing like it, the locked-in feeling of the tail, total stability on the nose...surreal.

[mrbig]

Dedicated nose-rider..Hmm.

+1 Bean, JL Black and Blue, Infinity SUP Log, King's Crocodile.

There are many other choices that you CAN noseride, but most are too fast! Had two Hobie CMLB that were great boards for performance longboarding but did not slooow down, stall, for true extended tip time.

I had the pleasure of owning a King's Crocodile which I traded to get back my 7'11" that I had sold..Nother story for a different day..

[southwesterly]

 A nose rider's limerick.

 I want a board so slow that I have to perch on the nose just to make it go.

[Subber]

Just a quick note; when I picked up my JL last year I thought it would be my go-to board.  Boy was I wrong.  Our waves are just not consistent enough for that to be the case and I find myself riding my 10' Icon or 7'10" Phoenix in our more usual, near closeout, beach break conditions.  The shape of the traditional noserider, including the 50/50 rails and slight tail kick, act to slow the board down and keep it in the curl which really only pays off when the conditions are right.  But, when it's on, south or SSE swell on our east facing shoreline, there is nothing like it, the locked-in feeling of the tail, total stability on the nose...surreal.

That is also what I found out to be. I got my JL B&B 10'1" right after the big El Nino swell started.
The Black and Blue, with its soft 50/50 rails all the way around  is pulled along by the wave, riding in the water -
- excellent for noseriding slower waves; however, the El Nino waves are big and fast.  I traded out the big pivot fin
for various swept fins which helped on the steep drops.  I did, in fact, surf many large waves on my B&B but
several times I got closed out on - and I was sure I would have made it on a faster board.

So, when it is big and fast, I went back to using my Pearson Laird Surftech, which has hard rails in the back,
surfs on top of the water rather than in it and is faster.

They are both excellent boards and both noseride well but the B&B rides in the water while the Pearson Laird
planes above the water.  They feel different.

[Bean]

They are both excellent boards and both noseride well but the B&B rides in the water while the Pearson Laird
planes above the water. 

Your description really helps to illustrate some of the differences between a classic noserider and a modern performance board. 

[supthecreek]

Just for fun....... not to confuse the Speeed as a noserider, but it does have an interesting ability to keep me happy in small waves
Here's a peek:

[linter]

if you can already noseride, all of the above mentioned boards will work swell.  if you can't, then the JL stands a chance of allowing you to become somewhat better, as it (somewhat) has the fellow in parts of this vid:

[Board Stiff]

The Sunova Speeed is the first board I've naturally felt comfortable stepping much forward of the handle on.  So much so,  that I'm thinking about putting some wax or a grippier surface of the nose and attempting some more intentional nose riding.

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[Bean]

Sunova should come out with a beach break specific stick.  They could call it...wait for it... SonovaBeach

[SUP Sports ®]

Our Hammer model nose rides effortlessly...
We also just landed a container of new value priced production Hammers at $1099...

These are vacuum bagged, painted epoxy boards with bamboo veneer top and bottom...light, strong, and bright...
Additionally, they come with premium bamboo honeycomb sandwich fin sets...and, a big wave rated leash with safety quick disconnect...

Also available with Australian Pine veneer...two toned brushed carbon...and, made in USA custom variations in epoxy, vacuum bagged wood veneers, carbon, or hybrid carbon...

http://blog.surfingsports.com/2013/11/the-ultimate-sup-noserider.html

http://supsports.com/standup-paddle-boards/hammer-series/

http://supsports.com/standup-paddle-boards/california-custom-series

[Tom]

Sunova should come out with a beach break specific stick.  They could call it...wait for it... SonovaBeach

actually , I  think  that  is  where  the  name  came  from .

[APPST_Paddle]

+1 for JL B&B. Now, I only ride it in mostly waist high waves and these are slow, crumbly Folly Beach waves, so it's ideal. Any sort of beachbreak or chop and I go grab my Hokua.

I'm by no means that skilled at noseriding, but this board helps a lot as long as you ride it as intended. When I e-mailed Jimmy back and forth before purchasing it, he stressed it's not for everyone and you really have to pivot turn it (as everyone has said on here). So, you can cheat and turn a bit from the middle of the board but it generally doesn't feel smooth. However, when you get a solid pivot turn in and start cross-stepping up the board it feels so smooth. It's really cool how once you are in the black at the top third the concave sucks onto the  wave and speeds up.

Great board, probably my favorite board right now, it's really satisfying to take small waves and have a blast on them. Highly recommend.