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SUP General / Re: Google Travel - let us explore your SUP World
« on: April 27, 2020, 12:11:24 PM »
This has been my spot of choice for the past 10 years and is less than 15 minutes door to beach from my home. The surf is good and is also nice for a flatwater paddle. I love it at dawn when the sun rises over the hills and illuminates the windows of the Mumbles on the far side of the bay. The steelworks show the industrial side of the area but I've also been surprised to see seals and even a porpoise swim by!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/sgzenFiFPTX13csL6

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Gear Talk / Re: Another Ke Nalu Blade Thread
« on: May 29, 2019, 10:56:24 AM »
Both have the xtuf blades and ergo handles but the 84 has the xtuf(s) shaft whilst the 74 has the 100 flex shaft. When I paddle on flat days the 74 feels great to me.

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SUP General / Re: Things Ain't What They Used To Be
« on: May 29, 2019, 09:41:21 AM »
All the best with the treatment on your shoulder and I hope that you recover well and quickly!

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Gear Talk / Re: Another Ke Nalu Blade Thread
« on: May 29, 2019, 09:29:44 AM »
Spirit,
We must have the same taste in sup kit as I have both the 84 Wki and 74 Wiki. I bought 84 first and then the 74 a couple of years later. When my shoulders aren't feeling too good the Wiki 74 is definitely easier. The cadance is quicker and that suits me when catching waves. The quality of both paddles are excellent and I'm very pleased with them!

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My mid-sized board is a 9'2 Sunova Speeed which is a very good board for sup surfing when conditions are clean but also when there's some chop too. It's taken some time to get used to it as it definitely has a different feel to my JL boards but I really enjoy surfing it and it's fun to choose between boards in the quiver!

Creek, is Julius  still importing Sunovas as his website and social media has gone quiet?

Noo noo, Matt at the suphut seems to getting involved with sunova so could be worth a phone call if Sunovas are of interest?

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The Hanalei is a great board in terms of construction with a weight of approx 10kg (in the standard construction), quality of deck pad and newer ledge handle, but is also a very versatile board. It's more than happy to paddle flat water but is great fun in the surf. I surf at Aberafan year round which means that it copes with a real mix of conditions and handles chop well (even at 29'' wide). For reference I'm 85kg and 5'8" and have been SUPing for about 8 years (but only to a low intermediate standard-more time on the water is needed!).
Hope this helps!
Pob lwc!

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3 board quiver sounds good. My boards range from a 10'8 JL Hanalei to an 8'6 Super Frank Lean. My 10'8 tends to be my go to board so getting a longer sup is a good shout.

I've not seen the Gong boards in the flesh but you could get a 10ft NFA (I really like the look of it-could be tempted with it myself if funds allowed!) AND a shorter Gong eg the Mob that you mentioned or the Karmen for the same price as one premium brand SUP?!

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Sweeeeet! Thank you Creek for taking the time to create such a cool video. Fantastic to see such long rides - very inspiring too!

rgbar, your design looks like a real winner and could well be as popular as the Speeed and the Creek in Sunova's range!

Are there any on the way to the UK?!!

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Croeso!
Have a look at Surfs-sup watersports and northshore sup and surf. The suphut is also very good.

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There's nothing wrong with considering a new board (or actually buying a new one)!

Other brands that I've seen available here in the UK also include: Jimmy Lewis, Infinity, Sunova. Gong are also look promising but demos would require a trip to France!

Enjoy the research!

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Gear Talk / Re: Thin rails, not for surfing
« on: May 13, 2019, 12:57:21 PM »
Congratulations on your new board- it looks great! Well worth the wait! Enjoy!!!!

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Sessions / Re: Watch the North Wind Rise
« on: May 11, 2019, 10:24:48 PM »
I really enjoyed your video - you're effort in setting up the soloshot and editing the clips is greatly appreciated!

It looks like you're having so much fun out there and the Super Frank looks like the ideal board for your spot. I loved seeing you fly full speed along some of those waves! I also appreciate you including some of the paddle  outs as they help me with trying to improve my own technique.

Keep on enjoying those waves on your Super Frank!

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SUP General / Re: A "Guest" Sup: 3 Main Choices
« on: April 28, 2019, 09:04:14 AM »
Really sorry to hear about your bad luck with both of the boards - such a shame. I hope that you get some better luck (and better service from the courier) with whichever board you go for!

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Gear Talk / Re: Thin rails, not for surfing
« on: April 09, 2019, 12:56:34 PM »
Fab news! Looking forward to hearing your first impressions of the Cruise Control!

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Sneak Peeks, Rumors, and Wish Lists / Re: Quickblade U-V 88
« on: March 26, 2019, 12:03:54 PM »
Area10 - Thank you for your detailed reply! It's great to hear your thoughts on your Gong SUPs. The Gong website is now very detailed and clearly want to give the customer as much information as possible and the videos are excellent.

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