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Thanks guys, that's good information...

I'll have to check with my buddy, I'm not sure he's ready for "Ultimum Bouyancy". 

What is that, like Ultimate + Maximum?

So sorry to hear this, no parent should outlive their child. My deepest condolences to you and your ohana, I think we all lift you up in thoughts and prayer.

Rudy's smile is wonderfully contagious! Go with God Rudy.

Thank you GlideMarko.

So, now that we've established that I used the wrong term, and since we all sort of know what I mean by that, does anyone have any opinions or answers relating to any of the questions I asked?

[Do you mean a race or touring board (as contrasted with a surf-shape all-round board)?]

I'm confused. The All Star isn't really a displacement nose board. Do you mean a race or touring board (as contrasted with a surf-shape all-round board)?

If I were you I wouldn't get into buying boards for other people. Let your friend demo the board and decide for himself how much he wants it. Check the All Star carefully for leaks around the scupper holes.

You're right, for ease of conversation I do just sorta lump everything into one category or the other, planing vs. displacement.

So if not a displacement hull, what is it?





Not buying anything for anybody, just helping look for possible deals and doing research. I happened to be going by the shop so I stopped in to look. The decision will be his alone.

So I have a friend who's looking to get into a displacement hull board (I let him ride mine last weekend, and as we're paddling he said "This could be an expensive day.") 

I found a used 12'6" X 27.5" Allstar at our local paddle shop that looks like a good deal.

The shop owner said he thinks it's "A few years old". In doing some quick googling I've seen some people saying that the 2014 is preferable over a 2015, but couldn't find the reasons why. What are the differences, and how can I identify the model year?

What would be a good price for a few year old Allstar?

The shop was closing, (he was actually locked up and in his truck when I pulled in, but took me inside) so I wasn't able to pull it down and look closely, but it appears to be in good shape.

FYI, he lives in an upstairs beach apartment with very limited access, could probably get the 12'6" in there, but a 14' ain't happening.

Thanks in advance.

I'm headed to San Diego/So Cal for a week with my son's high school surf team. I'm looking for a 6 day rental on a SUP or two. Any recommendations would be appreciated. Recommended spots to surf?
Thanks.

What part of San Diego, North or South County?

If in the south half, go see Bob at West Coast Paddle Sports.
https://westcoastpaddlesports.com/

Very knowledgeable, very nice guy, and has a good inventory of rentals from small & surfy, cruisers, to 14' race/touring boards.

That looks a little different than the only 14'er I've ever surfed on. I was actually quite surprised how well it did, but yours definitely turns better.  It felt really weird linking sections together on my "Flatwater board".

Hell yeah... your buddy's a stud. Always nice to know I got a few years left in me.

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WOW! Impressive LaJolla Cove and screw job to the ankle! When I visited Blacks I gazed over at La Jolla and remembered all the photos I'd seen over the yrs of it breaking. That looks a bit outa my skill set. That bailout looks terrifying!

Yep, those are the moments when you start re-thinking a lot of your life choices.  I surfed the Cove twice when I was young, dumb, and full of... ummm, enthusiasm... and thought I had to prove myself.
It's really kind of a mushy, slopey faced wave, and while it's technically not a really difficult wave to surf, it can really mess with your mind 'cuz you know the Cove doesn't even break unless it's huge, and there's A LOT of water moving. 

FYI, while we were standing at the Cove, every so often we could see some major mountains of water at Blacks.

SD Surfer - I could barely see the two suppers that were out there. One of them came in around 11am & I asked him how it was. He said he was only on two fins & it was really windy. It looked awesome from where I was.  Is that just right of the children's pool?  Is that all sandbar as well? 

Nate, the guys you talked to is probably the guy in that first pic I posted. I never did see him catch a wave.

The Children's Pool is probably 200 yards south... Boomer's is in between, Bodysurfing Mecca.

I can't speak to the bottom outside, but everything I've seen in the Cove & sea cave area is reef, rock, and Kelp forests, with patches of sand here and there. No sandbars til you get over to the Marine Room.

[He wasn't wearing a cord]

La Jolla cove was breaking this morning - a pretty rare event.  And as Tom said, surprisingly clean

Yes it was!

We watched the lone SUS'er (there were two, but only one catching waves) lose his board...
He wasn't wearing a cord  and the wind took his board 30-40' in the air and it came back down 100' south and outside of where he surfaced, then the next wave took it into the cliffs. Lifeguard on Ski picked him up and took him over to retrieve his board.
He paddled back out, where he promptly caught another wave, rode it a couple of sections and got swallowed up and lost his board again. Swam for it, knee paddled back to get his paddle, and did it again. And again.

"You look like a penis with a hat on!" 

"Checked out a lot of penis's (Penii?) have ya'?"

Pretty sure Zack Davis ^^^ would say they don't work.

Nice... I love that kind of cruising!

Shooting that gap looks like it could be sketchy with some surge.

That really is a beautiful board & color combination.

I might be slightly biased.