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Classifieds / Infinity 14' custom raceboard XXL $450

« on: May 24, 2023, 11:53:31 AM »

This is a premium custom race board made for a very large paddler. Ridden by a 6'7" 260lb rider for touring and ocean racing. (Note: the "crazy pin" pin stripe detail is something that Steve Boehne use to do, on purpose, as a distinguishing detail for his brand. Epoxy over EPS foam, carbon fiber down the underside for extra stiffness. Kind of a steal at this price.

14'x32"x5+"

Also listed on Los Angeles CL: https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/spo/d/los-angeles-infinity-sup-race-board-14/7620095303.html

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Gear Talk / Laird Bully model -- any opinions?

« on: March 25, 2014, 08:37:49 PM »

I'm always on the lookout for a good big guy surf SUP. I saw the Laird Bully specs and thought that it might work out for somebody in the 260# range. But there's precious little info/reviews on it. Anybody ridden one, or have an opinion? Thx.

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Gear Talk / Guidance Sought: Downwinder for Pituitary Mutant

« on: February 11, 2012, 06:30:12 PM »

I'm 6'7", 260lbs @10% body fat, SUPing for eight years now. Would really love to get into the rough water racing/downwinder scene, but none of the off-the-shelf boards seem right. Looked at Naish Glide 14', Coreban Alpha Race 14', but at ~270 liters displacement, they don't seem quite floaty enough. I'm close to giving up and going custom-made, but was wondering if I was missing anything. Am I doomed to a custom job? Any expert guidance appreciated.

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SUP General / Great white sharks discover SUP surfers

« on: July 30, 2007, 02:56:30 PM »

Slightly scary SUP incident in Malibu involving great white shark...

http://forums.iwindsurf.com/viewtopic.php?p=63290

The part I liked is that the shark just bumped the SUB a few times -- the GW was 10'-12', apparently smaller that the SUB -- while the paddler seems to have answered back a few times with his paddle blade.

Oh, and nobody got killed. That's also good. Is this the first official GW/SUB encounter?

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Gear Talk / Calculating SUB dimensions for paddler's weight

« on: July 30, 2007, 02:32:33 PM »

Hey all,

This originally grew out of a discussion on the General category, but I thought I'd re-post it to Gear.

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Okay, Rand got me to thinking more about the problem of figuring out the optimal SUB dimensions vs. the paddler's weight.

So I totally geeked out. I built a spreadsheet. I used some simple formulae to approximate board volume based on length, width, thickness, and weight. The formula assumptions seem to hold up pretty well, as long as the SUB is more or less a normal shape (like, I don't know how it'd work on a SUB fish, with the wider/weirder tail). I also included an adjustment factor to bridge the absolute buoyancy (how much volume vs. weight to float you with the board just barely, but fully submersed), vs. functional buoyancy (the minumum volume you need to stand in flat water, with the nose slightly out of the water, tail flush, with an inch or so of deck out of the water). Oh, and keep in mind I'm thinking about surfable SUBs, not racing or pure paddling SUBs.

So then I started plugging in numbers. I started with my Bruce Jones Superfloater which, at 12'x26"x4 7/8"x45lbs, I've never been able to stand up on (remember, I'm 260lbs. Also, Laird saw me struggling with the thing out at Dume one day, paddled by and commented, "not enough board"). So, according to the spreadsheet, that board is only 82% of the functional floatation I need.

Then, I plugged in the numbers for my Infinity Kukuhoe, at 12'6"x32"x6"x65lbs, which has alway felt like a little bit of overkill in the floatation department. Spreadsheet says it's 121% of functional floatation. Which kinda feels right.

So then I just started plugging in numbers to find the optimal floatation dimensions for my weight. The optimal size, with just 3% excess functional floatation, turned out to be 11'6"x30"x5.5" and a perhaps optimistic 40 lbs.

I'm pretty sure I can tune this spreadsheet up a little bit, but it's probably pretty good as a first cut.

Okay, and I did get out paddling twice this weekend. Didn't sit in front of the computer the whole time...

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