This is not so much a straw pole as an observation.
I was in my daughters gymnastics class a couple years ago and overheard two surfers saying "You can always tell how good a surfer is by how many boards they have . . . #1 How many do you have? #2 I have three how about you? #1 Just two boards." I chimed in and asked what they were talking about after which they asked "Well how many do you have?"
I responded: "I don't know!"
PS: I just went out to my garage and counted 10 boards.
3 SUP's, 3 windsurfers, 2 Surfboards and 2 new Costco soft-top boards for my daughters. This doesn't count the 3 boogie boards, nor 5 boards (2 windsurfers, because someone cancelled my subscription and 3 prone boards because that too has become retro) that I banished to the East Coast or Sold last year.
6 SUP's, 3 surfboards.
I'm curious how many StrandLeper has.
2 Sups, 7 surfboards, 1 Wind surf board, Hopefully a nice new SUP real soon :)
9'2 McTavish Longboard
7'6 Killer King Fish
6'2 Firewire Sweet Potato
10' Coreban Icon
2 x 9' Coreban Fusion
12-6 Coreban Alpha Race
Pretty new to the sport here. Just one Wardog-designed, Art Colyer (North Pacific Surfboards) 10'3" x 30.5". Wife has one of their 9'9" x 29.5" so I can borrow hers when I'm ready to surf a little smaller board.
I've also got a Mike Stewart Science MS7 41.5" bodyboard and an original release (or close to it) Boogie board from the early 70's.
Six for me.. 2x down-wind boards.. 2x flat-water race boards.. 2x wave boards.
Looking to add the new 10'6".5 Nalu.. :)
Cos you can't play golf with only one club.. ;D .. (well that's my excuse)
DJ
2 in living room, 1 in office, 1 out of town.
2 shortboards -
7'1" x 18 3/4 Brewer from my year in Hawaii - Archived
6'4" Nev channel bottom Thruster from my year in Australia - Archived
2 Longboards
10' quad fish - Clyde Beatty - My Fav
10' double concave - South County
1 SUP
11'2" X 36" Starby Avanti - my learner
COMING SOON:
9er - best ripper that I can remain upright on.
Way more... if I get a job ;D
2-Sup's.
2- sailboards.
1- 5'0" belly board by John Mel.
1- 14" hand plane.
2- pairs of bodysurf fins.
Over a year ago I sold all my fish hybrids and longboards.
It was the first time in 40 years that I didn't own any surfboards.
The current quiver will cover everything I do in the ocean.
1 sup, 1 longboard. I can borrow my daughter's shorter longboard for beach breaks. Being primarily a weekend & vacation warrior, it's harder for me to justify a quiver than it is for my wife to justify paying tuition bills for my daughter.
12 SUPs
8 surfboards
2 bodyboards
1 very understanding wife.
Only 2, between boards and kayaks the wife won't put up with much.
9' 'performance' proner longboard
7'2" 'fish' proner
9'8" Element surf/all-round sup
10' PSH surf/all round sup
14' Naish Glide - flatwater/distance/ocean paddles/downwindah's
7'6" Glass Cascade hi-wind sailboard
8'4" wave sailboard
8'6" Mistral yard ornament
12'4" big assed board that is a driveway fixture but I'm gonna take it out for fun some day
I share many of the boards with my wife and daughter in order to avoid possible legal action that could result in my living in a travel trailer with more time on my hands than I want.
At least as interesting a Q is "how many paddles do you own"?
I have 10. I think.
If I had bought early on a carbon paddle that you could adjust in a semi-permanent way, then that number might be about 2.
I don't suppose anyone knows anyone round here who might make such a thing.... nah, didn't think so....
2 SUPS
1 SUP under construction
3 Kayaks
1 Canoe
1 Pontoon
2 Snowmobiles
6-7 pairs of skis (downhill & xc)
1 Snowboard
Couple dozen fishing rods or so
Couple sets golf clubs
Winchesters and Remingtons and Rugers and such
and to much other stuff.
Not sure if I am really good at any of them tho.
Two
One SUP 7'4"
One Fish 5'6"
Last Summer, when I was out of commission, I sold five boards.
Possessions are overrated.
Stacks of cash are nice.
14' downwind race board
8'11 HP Custom SUP
14 or 15 shortboards, some kept for the memories, some ridden daily.
OC1
Surf Ski
Prone Paddle Board
Hand planes, body boards, soft boards etc etc.
All about to go through the roof as I have just accepted a job with the largest water sports manufacturer on the planet and part of my role is Product development and testing. Now comes the fun ;D
Since I own the candy store, I go through boards pretty fast. In the last 16 months: gone from an 11' to 10'4", then 9' Fusion, then 8'11" Pearson Arrow and now the 8' Vibe is gathering dust as I fall deeper and deeper in love with my 8' Soposup Gremlin. Just put the pinline on my 7'6" Neutrino, so the Gremlin love affair might come to an end less than 3 weeks after it was first consumated.
So on my 7th SUP in 16 months.
I sell them as soon as I go to the next one.
Quote from: Cardiff Sweeper on March 09, 2012, 04:09:18 PM
Two
One SUP 7'4"
One Fish 5'6"
Last Summer, when I was out of commission, I sold five boards.
Possessions are overrated.
Stacks of cash are nice.
Since you prefer stacks of cash, how much do you want for your 7-4 POD?
8 SUP's
2 Longboards
5 collectible 60's Surfboards
1 alaia homemade board
5 Sup's....4 PSH's and I Hobie Inflatable.... Hopefully I have it all covered!!!
i still own my 6-8 plastic fantastic I bought when I was 9.
How many boards do I actually use? That would be 2, hoping to get it down to one.
10' JL surf SUP
9' C4 batwing SUP
7'4" Naish Hokua SUP (favorite)
5'7 JL retro fish prone short board
2 snowboards and 2 pair of skis
2 SUPs
3 shortboards
3 longboards
Unknown # of kayaks, canoes, and skateboards (I'm waaay too old for those, but...they're long! ;D)
SUP's
Starboard Big Easy
Starboard Wide Point 10'6
404 Monster 12'6
Naish Glide 14'
Surf
Surftech Soulfish 6'10
Spyder Wavehog 6'4
More to come......
17' custom SIC bullet
16' F-16 SIC v2
17' Naish glide
14' custom carbon Hobie
12'6 2011 Hobie race board
12'6 2012 Hobie Race board
12'6 2010 custom Bark race board
10'6 WAA PSH
9'6 CP torque Hobie
9'3 C4 subvector
8 paddles ?? I think
Three surfboards (two longboards, one hybrid or "alternative" shape), one longboard skateboard, one carve board, one snowboard, and being new to SUP, in the market.
8 boards in less than 5 years. Whoulda thunk it.... ;D
14' Vec Custom Downwinder
12-6 Starboard Cruiser
10-6 C4
10-0 Uli Steamroller
9-8 Starboard Element
9-0 South County
Had and sold....11-2 Starboard Blend, 11-0 Oxbow.
I have more paddles than boards, 11 total, but 2 of those are now art paddles on the wall, 2 are piece of crap aluminum cheapos that I should probably use for tomato stakes this year. All the rest are now for family and friends to use since I can setup my Maliko for surf, downwind, or flatwater.
At home I have
1 14 Rueter custom race
1 9 Rueter long board
1 F2 trx formula
1 F2 Sputnic
1 Ultra cat.
I have a couple extra boards at work.
I don't know is a really good answer.
Like how many motorcycles do I have. Don't know.
I don't collect anything--stuff accumulates, or maybe accretes is a better word. Like ship models. When we sold our house in Portland I gave the new buyers a library full of books and a bunch of pond yachts. They thought I was being generous, but I was just shedding a dead skin. I have books and ship models stuffed in every possible location in our hood river house. I didn't want to screw with them: Accretions.
(http://www.luxuryhomeportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/details/library.jpg)
I'm trying to get rid of stuff, not accumulate more, but there's a new Bullet, and Dave is making great boards, and I'm getting interested in windsurfing again.
Damn.
2 SUPs of my own..
- 12-1 Ron House Laird
- Homemade 15' touring/race board.
Quiver of Naish SUPs from the rep I work with.
10' - 14' Glide.
1 Sterling Donaldson 17' Sea Kayak
2 Wave Ski's
Let's see...Okay Boludo, here goes:
One Collab (7'9" by 26 Roger Hinds / Corran Addison Mashup squash tail single concave dumpster diver inspired quad)
One Adam (7'9" by 26 Roger Hinds inspired Adam Cumming / Corran Addison Mashup... thumbtail single concave quad)
One Custom Enigma (8'3" by 27")
Two SL Kook model Enigmas (coming next week) (8'3" by 26", 8'8" by 26.5" step up)
One Candi (14' by 25" reverse bow pintail Enigma Sprinter)
One Chazz (14' by ? downwind, surf, open ocean board)
One Naish 10'6" Nalu
Prone: 6'8" Bessel, 7'6" Jeff Johnson, 6'0" Imagine assymetric Quad, 6'4" Jeff Alexander Gemini, 6'8" Jeff Alexander Gemini, 6'7" Country thruster, 6'9" Country Nomad Quad, 7'6" Country Sunset Gun, 6'5" Country modern twin, 8'8" Country speed needle.
Three and a half paddles: Ergo Molokai, extended grip Molokai, extended grip Maliko, (and a Wiki blade that my friend had lying around when I thought the Molokai was too big of a bite).
Quiver was really thinned in the last few months due to heavy hints from wife... and my desire to perhaps park a fun vehicle in the garage... (I keep getting weak, then backing off)... Gave away two Roger Hinds SUP boards, two Imagine SUP boards, one QB Kanaha Paddle, JC Peter Mel Machine, Country thruster, Stewart S Rail Fish, and sold three QB paddles. Sometimes it is cooler to give stuff away than sell it... My plumber (who has six kids) was pretty stoked on his new quiver!
The Enigma (8'3" by 27") will probably be rotated out soon.
Going to make a new Collab with 4 inches at the crown rather than 3.5 and give the old Collab to my buddy's grandson. Just gotta get it on the CAD.
Tim
Giving something you're not using to someone who can use it is the best way to deal with clutter.
See below
1 SUP (10'6 Drops Raptor)
1 kitesurfboard (F-one 6'2)
1 kitesurf twintip mutant-style (165)
1 mini-Malibu style surfboard
1 gun-type surfboard (great for lightwind kiteboarding)
1 snowboard
1 windsurfboard Naish 8'2 if I remember well (has been gathering dust for the last couple of years)
Hell, I thought I didn't have much until I listed them up...
More here...
http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Whats-in-your-quiver/ (http://www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Whats-in-your-quiver/)
2 and a simsup in the oven ;D
Five total
Todd
I have 6 surfing sup, 1 touring down winder and 1 rec model which some might say should be a surfing sup. Surfboards are piled in a corner and since I don't use them any more I don't care to count. Windsurfers are also gathering dust and there are plenty of them as well. I also have 4 jet ski's.
But really your surfing experience comes from not how many you have but instead it comes from how many you have ridden and how many times a day you use them. I can't count all the boards I have ridden as I used to make them and changed all the time. I have been in trouble or the dog house most of my life because of my water time at least with my first wife. Wife #2 tells me to go surfing so all is good now. Looks like my next mission is to teach my 4 living with us grand children the joy of surfing. Then maybe the other 6 will probably tag along. They are lucky because I can equip them all it they want to learn to surf. I had to save to get my first surfboard, and then beg for a ride to the beach.
Well . . . since I own the store . . . that means I own the inventory (or at least that what the bank says) . . . and since it is spring and we are receiving lots of new boards right now . . . I would say about 180. With that number to grow substantially when the next containers arrive. ;D
6 longboard surfboards
1 SUP - 10'6" Pearson Laird Surftech - this is pretty much all I've been doing the last year and a half - basically, since I got it (used) - surfing it if surf is reasonable, otherwise flat paddle.
1 Costco 8' soft board
1 Nugget
1 Morey The One
2 Boogie Boards
1 Dolphin Kickboard
3 pairs bodysurfing fins
1 oxbow 12' cruiser i am in love with it. i live in a fourth floor apartment and if i could squeeze it into the bedroom i would sleep beside it. so i just keep it by the dining table for candle lit dinners.
Correction, my two new SL Kook Enigmas are 25.5 and 26.0 respectively.
6
1 sup :'( two prone (ones on the way) and three skimboards
I just started SUP in September and already have:
SUPSports 9'6" Stoke Wide
C4 10'6" ATB
Still have:
Becker 7'6" egg lie down board
Custom 6'2" Thruster (shaped just like a CI Biscuit)
2 wakeboards - can't' even remember the brands
Some boogie boards for visitors and my kids.
6 pair of skis
Now I want to pickup a 12'6" touring SUP. I think I'll give away 3 pairs of skis first. I try to clean out everything every couple of years but it does just seem to stack up, probably because I never return anything due to the hassle factor. I like Bill's "accretion" theory.
I just picked up a Coreban Vibe 8'0" and I love it.
That brings me to 3:
Sevylor inflatable (cheap for wife/friends to learn on and travel)
Coreban Rockett 10'6"
Coreban Vibe
4 SUP longboards 1 gun & one shortboard on order!
4 shortboards
6 longboards
1 gun
boogieboard
2 pairs of fins yikes, first inventory!
More the merrier : )
4 SUPs - 7' 11" Infinity (handshaped - awesome!) + 8'6" Laguna Bay (best all-rounder) + 9'0" C4 Batwing + 10'0' South Point
2 shortboards - 6'1" + 6'2"
1 longboard - 9'6" Takayama (very smooth, great noserider)
1 set of fins + 1 Enjoy handplane (sooo much fun)
Quote from: StuBro on March 10, 2012, 06:15:28 PM
I just started SUP in September and already have:
SUPSports 9'6" Stoke Wide
C4 10'6" ATB
Very similar here......started in October and have:
Starboard 8'5" Pocket Rocket
Costal Azul 9'6"
Wish I hadn't sold the CA 10'6", could of used it in the windy, chop, slop of SanO yesterday.......aarrggghhh! >:(
Quote from: Moonwalker on March 11, 2012, 06:19:52 AM
More the merrier : )
4 SUPs - 7' 11" Infinity (handshaped - awesome!) + 8'6" Laguna Bay (best all-rounder) + 9'0" C4 Batwing + 10'0' South Point
2 shortboards - 6'1" + 6'2"
1 longboard - 9'6" Takayama (very smooth, great noserider)
1 set of fins + 1 Enjoy handplane (sooo much fun)
Nice Moon!-this is CD's dad-still diggin those photos you took-have fun over there in Taiwan!
oh and-
12-6 Infinity Aviso
10-0 C4 BKPRO
14 Custom Hobie Distance boards-hangs on wall
8-8 Infinity TL
8-5 Infinity TL Carver-still in paint but coming soon.
20+ but I am a shaper and my wife is a board hoarder LOL ;D
2 sup, 1 longboard, & 2 shortboards.
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Quote from: Easy Rider on March 10, 2012, 09:04:04 AM
Well . . . since I own the store . . . that means I own the inventory (or at least that what the bank says) . . . and since it is spring and we are receiving lots of new boards right now . . . I would say about 180. With that number to grow substantially when the next containers arrive. ;D
Holy crap. You must move a ton of boards! Would not have expected that in Edmonton. That's awesome. Do you have to accept the whole season's shipment up front, or do they come in waves.
sold five boards last year to make house payments Construction sucks
still have
Sups 1 tower 9'10 and 1 custom on order 10"3" Kings
1 9'10 weber performer
1 10'2 ben aipa stinger
1 9'0 bruce jones blue hawaii
1 10'0 infiniti wood evener nose rider
1 9'6 custom made gun
1 1970's vintage 7'11 fullconcave custom pin tail gun
1 9' 8 myers model
1 6'6" 1980's twin fin
2 7'0 soft boards
6 boogie boards
sold last year 11'0 mickey munoz
9'0 robert august
10' 4" ben aipa stinger
9'6 ben aipa stinger
10'4 inch infiniti custer
9 0 august saber
and this doesn't count my kids boards I think I have bad board disease.... BBD syndrome
Quote from: Old School on March 12, 2012, 08:43:42 AM
Quote from: Easy Rider on March 10, 2012, 09:04:04 AM
Well . . . since I own the store . . . that means I own the inventory (or at least that what the bank says) . . . and since it is spring and we are receiving lots of new boards right now . . . I would say about 180. With that number to grow substantially when the next containers arrive. ;D
Holy crap. You must move a ton of boards! Would not have expected that in Edmonton. That's awesome. Do you have to accept the whole season's shipment up front, or do they come in waves.
In order to keep freight cost down (cause we are a bit far away from everything) - I do generally accept shipments all at once. It's a bit of a crap shoot in terms of cash flow - but "if you don't have it - you can't sell it" :D
9'0 performance longboard (never ride it)
8'10 funboard (never ride it)
9'6 Infinity Carver (daily driver)
6'8 Stewart S-Winger shorboard (rode it today)
12 sup's and 3 surfboards for me
I have about 9
everything ranging form 6'11 - 16 ft
Just moved so I sold more than I have now but here goes:
Stand Ups-
-12'6" Hovie Comet
-8'10" Hovie quad fish
-10'8' JL Hanalei
-12'6" JL Slice
-12' Laird softtop
-12'6" JL Albatross
Surfboards-
9'8" Encinitas noserider
6'8" Encinitas Speed Egg
8'0" Brewer gun
9'8" Yater Spoon
10'0" Quigg
Kiteboards-
Aggression mutant
Litewave surf
SUP'S
9'0 Souled Out
9'6 Souled Out x2 (one in Calif. one in Hi.)
10'0 Good Clean Fun
10'6 Hoe Nalu Island Classic
Prone
9'0 Harbour Wing Pin (fav long board)
7'3" Rusty T2 (never ride it any more)
8'3" soft top (collecting dust)
Going to see Joe Blair when I get back to Calif. next month so there might be a new 8'6 in my future. T ;D
SUPs:
Starboard WidePoint 10'6"
Imagine Sprinter 14'
Isle 12' (the Craigslist barge I learned on and keep around as a loaner)
Surfboards:
Becker Pro Series (never been able to ride it, but wife bought it at a yard sale years back so cheap it must have been hot; someday the kids will ride it)
Costco Softop 8'
So I guess that's 5, but there will be room for more once I sell the 17ft Kayak that's been gathering dust.
SUP's: Two.
Starboard 12-6" FreeRace - has become my wife's by some sort of osmosis...
Starboard 14' Coast Runner.
Mutant: 12' Mistral SST - former windsurfer, now reglassed/expoxied SUP. The board I started on 5 years ago. Still use it for downwinding and staying humble.
Next on my list....a pure downwind board...maybe a JL M-14. (though I'd really love to try a SIC..)
David S.
sup
starboard
8'5 pro
pocket rocket
12'6 ace
9'0 hero
9'1 pro
regular
2 fishes 1 allai 1 long brd 1 foam brd 1 70s brd
1 7.7 boggie brd
5 snobrds
2 sk8 brds
11' Pau Hana Big Ez
10'6" Naish Mana Bamboo
2 BZ Body Boards
Hand Planes
14 Wilderness Pungo Kayak
14' Necky Zoar Sport Kayak
14' Malibu X Factor fishing Yak
13'5" Wildernss Angler Ride 135 Kayak
17' Necky Looksha Kayak
11'9" Old Town Guide Canoe
15' Sears Aluminum Canoe
2 rafts I take in the surf
Looking to get another SUP. Liking the SurfTech 11'6" Bamboozle
11'6" Cabrinha SUP
9'5" Naish mana
1 werner carbon paddle
1 homemade carbon paddle
9' wood SUP to be built in the near future.
I wanna play too! ;D
1 Longboard
2Short boards
3SUPs
1 Downwind SUP (my client's but the board lives with me) ;D
Let's put it this way:
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards1.jpg)
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards2.jpg)
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards3.jpg)
And yeah, that one of them thar Kalama magical surf boards on the right side stack of the jeep.
Is that Kalama board officially a resident of Ponohouse? Or is this a long term loan. ;D
2 11'6 NSP boards
1 11'6 Riviera Paddle Surf
1 12'6 Ron House Carbon Race Boards
1 12'6 Ron House Custom Race Boards (Daughters new board. Helga's old race boards)
2 SoftsurfBoard SUP 10'0 and 8'6"
Now that we opened up our little shop, i have a feeling more will be coming.
Bill, spill on that Kalama... I saw it before I even read the text.
Maybe that's a thread elsewhere?
9'0 performance longboard (never ride it)
8'10 funboard (never ride it)
9'6 Infinity Carver (daily driver)
6'8 Stewart S-Winger shorboard (rode it today)
Also have a new SUP on order, custom for me! ;D
Quote from: PonoBill on March 28, 2012, 07:06:56 PM
Let's put it this way:
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards1.jpg)
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards2.jpg)
(http://www.kenalu.com/wp-content/uploads/kenalupics/boards3.jpg)
And yeah, that one of them thar Kalama magical surf boards on the right side stack of the jeep.
Love your style Bill!
An update on my surf-oriented quiver. All Gong Sup models. I surf mainly short-period waves, and I weight 100kg.
9'6" "Soul", 141l, a classic 50/50 railed, stable noserider shape, single fin (various models), for when I feel like styling, cross-stepping, and for cruising / flatwater fitness, and for friends to try.
8'9" "777", 125l, a "gun" shape, heavy rocker, thin rails, narrow nose & tail. C-Drive thruster setup for control. The board for big conditions or outer reefs or when I feel scared. Can be used for fitness training in heavy chop.
7'4" "Shake", 130l, a wide "egg" shape (shortboard outline but longboard rocker, C-Drive thruster setup), for crappy conditions (backwash, wind, chop, rips)
6'9" "Mutant", 116l, a "wombat" shape (mini-longboard, C-Drive quads for drive & speed), for when I look for more horizontal speed, when I feel pumped up but want glide on mellow waves
6'8" "Miapolis", 120l, a true "shortboard" (more rocker, narrow nose & tail, Scarfini H3 quads for the most power in tight turns) for clean powerful conditions (well, waist-high at least :-), when I want tight vertical turns in the pocket (well, that's the intention anyways, my abilities aren't there yet :-)
I am quite satisfied with this quiver, which covers all my needs. I could reduce it I guess if forced to,
quiver of 4: the 7'4" could take the role of the 6'9"
quiver of 3: the 8'9" + 9'6" could take the role of the 7'4"
quiver of 2: now that would be hard. I guess I would cheat and "give" the 9'6" to my wife :-)
quiver of 1: selfishly, only the 7'4". But to have a boards that friends could try means rather something in the 8'6" - 9' range, wide but with a thin tail.
The 6'8" and 6'9" are going to get "upgraded" by similar ultralight "pro models" in 100% carbon construction (not an ounce of glass, 2 carbon layer top, one bottom..).
Great quiver, not alot of gongs over on this side, and I remain curious. If you are ever over here let me know, would love to try the 7-4. Bon apetite.
I may go to Seignosse mid-June.
You can have a look at the map at: http://www.gongsup.com/-Team-.html?lang=fr (http://www.gongsup.com/-Team-.html?lang=fr) ton find "ambassadors" willing to let people try their boards.
Or you could try to drop a note on the Gong Forum to see if there are people with the 7'4" in the southwest.