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Stand Up Paddle => Gear Talk => Topic started by: lopezwill on May 08, 2012, 07:31:12 PM
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Hey Wardog... you ride a lot of sup boards. How about talking about your favorite three boards to sup surf and why they are your favorites? I guess I'm mostly interested in "Surfability, stability and a board that can be surfed in varied conditions. Might as well add in the length, width. make and construction of your three favorites.
I was going to telephone and find out about this but I thought the forum might want to know also.
Thank You.
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Aloha Will,
Fortuitously, I do normally have 3 boards in my Sprinter...all carbon...all hand shaped customs...all set up with my custom bamboo quad fins...an 8'6" Jammer...9'4" 6 channel Groove...and, a 10'3" Mahalo gun...
My SUP, sailboard, and surfboard quivers are constantly evolving...I know that yours are , too...
Prolly best to get a hold of me directly to discuss the nuances of my SUP board designs...especially, since we've had these conversations previously and I know a bit about your background and would be able to compare and contrast...
Perhaps, noteworthy...recently, I have added a 4th board...full summertime fun toy...my shop manager, Guy, has also added one...the new Exocet Evo...a sailable SUP...
http://blog.surfingsports.com/2012/05/exocet-sups.html (http://blog.surfingsports.com/2012/05/exocet-sups.html)
A recent trip to your neck o' the woods reminded me how fun it is to chill at the lake, sailing and paddling when the coast is fogged in...
http://blog.surfingsports.com/2012/04/fun-day-at-the-lake.html (http://blog.surfingsports.com/2012/04/fun-day-at-the-lake.html)
Longboard sailing is fun...used to do it often with my original 11'11" Big Red...
http://surfingsports.com/isla_vista_longboard/index.html (http://surfingsports.com/isla_vista_longboard/index.html)
This board will act like a longboard for me in ankle biters...and, have more glide in flatwater / open ocean distance runs, than my high performance 10'3" gun...and, also be a light air wavesailing bob & catch machine...
It will also tide me over a few weeks, while I'm waiting for our new 11'11" One World Surfari...which has prompted me to put my 14' Bark custom Expedition up for sale...
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Quite a cool set-up in that Sprinter!