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Gear Talk / Starboard Widepoint 10'5 progression
« on: August 04, 2021, 06:38:31 AM »
Hey all

Just checking in with my first post.

I've been interested in paddleboarding for around 5 years now, and done the standard transition from an inflatable through to a hard board.

Over the last couple of seasons my main focus has been sup surfing with quite a lot of travel throughout the UK in between the lockdowns and various restrictions - Hebrides, Cornwall, North East and Wales.

A Starboard Widepoint 10'5 came up for sale locally for a good price and this has been a great board for me to progress over the last couple of seasons to the point where I'd described myself as a intermediate paddler (I don't get quite as much of a dunking now  ;))

The Widepoint is described as an all round/beginner surf board and at 179L volume its a beast to paddle out on bigger days, therefore I'm beginning to think about looking for more surf focussed board.

At 83kgs, I'm considering making a step down in terms of volume to something in the 130-140L range current thoughts are:
  • Starboard Pocket Rocket
    Starboard Hypernut
    Smik Spitfire

Just wondering if there are any other options out there worth looking in to?

I only manage to get to the coast once or twice a month, so ideally looking to to have a board which will work well is a variety of conditions rather than building a quivver of boards to suit all conditions.

Cheers

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