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Technique / Re: Do you widen your stance when it is choppy?
« on: December 09, 2013, 08:37:39 AM »
So it sounds like the answer is:  There is no answer, it's whatever works for you, your board and the conditions. 

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Technique / Re: Do you widen your stance when it is choppy?
« on: December 08, 2013, 08:17:38 PM »
It never ceases to amaze me that proners actually have a learning curve with SUP (I have never been a proner), I would have thought that they would be accelerated learners or would get it right away.

For me, once I've caught the wave, there is no learning curve at all.  As soon as I'm going on the wave, I'm fine.  The hard part for us proner defectors is standing on a board that is not planing.  We never have to do that.  Coming from a proner background may actually be a detriment in this one area.  There are likely some things to unlearn about how the board will balance before you can master it.  Also, I have noticed that the balance and technique changes rapidly as you transition from sup-planing paddling into a plane down the face of the wave.  One type of balance for catching the wave, another type of balance for riding the wave.

 

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Technique / Do you widen your stance when it is choppy?
« on: December 08, 2013, 04:33:42 PM »
I was out this afternoon in choppy 1 - 3ft surf and discovered that widening my stance gives me a little more stability when the water is choppy.  I'm sort of teaching myself how to transition from 25 years of prone surfing, to SUP surfing, so I'm discovering new things all of the time.    

Is it common to widen your stance, with your feet almost to the rails, when paddling in choppy waters?  Am I right; does it give you more stability?  Or am I fooling myself?  

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Gear Talk / Re: Should I buy a Fanatic AllWave?
« on: December 08, 2013, 02:15:52 PM »
The judgement of what is a good piece of gear - of any type - is a matter of preference, but this is especially true with surf SUPs. What I like probably isn't a good indication that you would like it too, and vice-versa. The All Wave is the best case in point I can think of. I tried the 8-10 2013 and really did not like it at all. Other than stability, which is good for a board that short, I couldn't find one thing I liked about it. And I'm not that harsh about most boards. But many other people rave about the All Wave. So this really is a matter of one's personal preferences.

So my conclusion? If at ALL possible, make sure you try a surf SUP before you buy it.

What was it you didn't like?  Too floaty? 

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Gear Talk / Re: Thicker Wetsuit or Heated Vest?
« on: December 07, 2013, 09:33:03 PM »
A friend of mine, who owns a surf shop, tried a heated vest a while back and was not impressed.  He said that it created a little hot spot inside his suit and did not contribute that much to his overall warmth.  He said that he liked the fleecy, polypropylene rashguards for under wetsuits better than the heated ones.  Those create another layer, for an added bit of insulation and do make you warmer without making your wetsuit much thicker. 

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Gear Talk / Re: Should I buy a Fanatic AllWave?
« on: December 07, 2013, 01:21:28 PM »
Awesome board! definitely bulletproof-broke my leg when it hit me and not a ding!

Uh...cool.  I think.   :o

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Gear Talk / Anybody know where I could demo a Fanatic AllWave in SoCal?
« on: December 07, 2013, 10:26:01 AM »
Anybody know where I could demo a Fanatic AllWave in SoCal?   Being new to the sport, but a long time prone surfer, I can't decide which length would work for me.  I would be willing to pay for the opportunity to try one.

Thanks,
Mike

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Gear Talk / Should I buy a Fanatic AllWave?
« on: December 06, 2013, 05:51:56 PM »
I'm a middle-aged guy who has surfed all of his life, but I'm new to SUP.  I quickly became able to catch and ride waves on my Edge Elite 10'6" beginner surf SUP, but I'm already getting frustrated with it's inability to turn on a wave.  It turns, but it's like turning a freighter.  I don't need to slash and rip, but I do want my board to turn a little better.  

I'm on the verge of buying a 9'5" Fanatic AllWave.  I'm about 185LBS trying to get down to 175LBS.  Does anyone have thoughts on an AllWave for my ability level? I'm still a little bit of a tippy beginner in some respects, but I can catch and ride waves.  I live a couple blocks from the ocean and am on an SUP 3 or 4 times a week, so I hope to improve rapidly.  

Thoughts, advice, suggestions?

Thanks,
Mike

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Gear Talk / Re: Small Wave Day Board Advice
« on: December 04, 2013, 09:45:47 PM »
Thanks, Rat!

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Gear Talk / Re: Small Wave Day Board Advice
« on: December 04, 2013, 07:39:36 PM »
Wetdog,

Those are all nice board options

If you want a noserider type board I'd suggest looking at
JP Widestyle in the lighter construction it is very nice cruisy feel
SB Nose Rider Pure Noserider Set the line get on the nose and hang...

If you want a livelier feel (shortboard like)
JP Fusion 10'2 again in lighter construction you can really throw it around on small surf
Fanatic AllWave 9'10 (or 9'6 or 2014 9'5) The 9'10 & 9'6 noseride well but are a skateboard loose feel of a FISH shortboard if you ride it off your back foot. The 2014 aren't the nose rider of previous years but with a curvier template and a looser rail configuration These boards ride like a shortboard and REALY generate speed!

JimK
www.extremewindsurfing.com

Hey JimK.  I might be interested in an AllWave.  You appear to have a shop in NJ.  Can you tell me how to get one in So Cal?  I was a windsurfing nut in the 80's and 90's and owned a Fanatic windsurf board.  Loved it, so the idea of a Fanatic SUP is appealing.  

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SoCal / Re: San Onofre
« on: December 04, 2013, 07:22:58 PM »
At high tide and a NW swell, Dogpatch barely breaks.   You have often got to push up next to the pink volley ball poles just to get on a wave that is rideable.  This is especially true when the surf is small.  

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Technique / Re: Proper stance for catching waves
« on: December 03, 2013, 06:56:46 PM »
I was there on Saturday.  Tide was too high combined with a less than perfect swell angle.  Waves weren't even breaking south of the OK sign.   Went out for a while anyway until the wind came up.

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Share the Stoke / Re: Kathy's new Stoke
« on: December 02, 2013, 09:23:59 PM »
Took my bride to Santa Barbara on a surprise birthday run to pick up her new Stoke from Santa Barbara Surfing Sports. She had no idea she was getting a new board and when Dave pulled her board off the rack and placed it on the padded sawhorses in front of her and said: "Here's your new board Kathy!", she teared-up, was speechless for a moment and the exclaimed: "This is mine?!!!" Best birthday surprise I've ever pulled off!



We paddled the harbor to find my buddies commercial fishing boat and Kathy absolutely loved her 9' 6" x 33.5" Stoke. She let me try it and I was impressed with the stability, I'm used to our/my 10' 5" Widepoint and though I'm a novice, I'd say her Stoke is every bit as stable as my 32" board and quite a bit lighter.

I'm stoked for her and for us, now the adventure begins...at 61 and 62 years of age!

Hey Will.  That's a cool looking board.  Is it a product of Santa Barbara Surfing Sports?  I'm interested in one.  Who would I contact?  Thanks.

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Gear Talk / Re: car set covers
« on: December 02, 2013, 08:34:20 PM »
I had Wet Okole seat covers on a pickup truck and did not like them that much.  Maybe they are fine, but I was never convinced that they were 100% waterproof.  There was stitching on them that seemed like it would let water through.  Remember, most wetsuits are not perfectly waterproof.  Nothing like a wet board short, or wetsuit to push water through to your precious upholstery.   

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Technique / Re: Proper stance for catching waves
« on: December 02, 2013, 05:39:44 PM »
That wide stance makes one think of places to slap the paddle.  (evil laugh)

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