14' raceboard for 100 kg rider

[paddlesurfer75]

due to where i live race classes will be 12'6 or 14' so looking for a fast board for my 100 kg frame i have a starboard coast runner for races out on the sea one board i was thinking of was the ace 27'' any other suggestions

[gorgebob]

Surftech has a larger Dominator coming out this spring. I would try the Aumundson 14 also. The extra rocker keeps the tail from dragging and its quite stable.

[Scotty Mac]

Ace 27 fair bit quicker than coast runner. top board.

[headmount]

I just saw a Bill Foote 14 that's under 20lbs, all carbon from the Nelson factory here on Maui

[paddlesurfer75]

scotty mac do you have any feed back on the ace as heard mixed reviews on the 27" ace what construction is best ast or carbon.

cheers

[crtraveler]

I'm about 110kgs and I love the 2012 Naish Glide 14'....super fast...great for DW also

[JimK]

The new Fanatic Falcon 14'X30" great board for us big guys
JimK

[Area 10]

Worth trying the Coreban Edge. 14ftx28" 372L.

[upwinder]

Worth trying the Coreban Edge. 14ftx28" 372L.

Here's what I wrote about the Edge a couple of weeks ago on the 'breeze. I'm 6'2, 120kg

"I spent a couple of hours this morning on the 14' Edge in testing Port Philip conditions, up to 3' of confused, quartering swell and a rising wind. Interesting. The board went nicely in the flatter sections of the run up to about 1', it's very quiet through the water and surprisingly stable for 28" with no rocker. In the following/quartering swell on the outbound leg it was good, even picked up and ran nicely on some small runners, but on the home leg into about 12-15knots of head wind and 2-3' of confused, quartering chop and side swell it became a handful. The crazy-deep, sharp nose and deep rails were wind-affected and tended to get pushed around by the meatier chop, the thing got a bit corky and weird even with my 120kegs on it, really had to keep the power up an drive it hard to it to keep it all working. So today probably wasn't the fairest test of the board and at best I'm a gumby in rough water. That said I've had to work harder to stay upright on some other boards in similar conditions. My experience in lumpy water is fairly consistent with this guy http://epic-boardsports.com/race-review-of-the-14-coreban-edge/ .

I'd love to try the Edge again for a distance run on a nice, calm light-wind day and put the Garmin on it, the calmer sections of today's run hinted at it being a quick unit in flatter water, especially for the larger paddler. Finish and build quality are superb, It's very solid and stiff with no discernible flex at all. In carbon/kevlar it's surprisingly light and easy to carry for it's big size (it has the best handle ever and the handle is in just the right spot!) and the factory board bag is well-padded and very well thought-out with extra handles for portage."

[SanDiegoDad]

Bark Dominator, starboard ace or the new all star.  Coreban 14?  Have paddled it and found it slow and difficult to maneuver, too much volume and too deep a bow.  .....for what it's worth.

[bruiser]

I have a Dominator and a Fanatic Falcon x30. Dominator is my race board and the Falcon is my training board, why because the dominator is faster and tracks better. The falcon is more of a downwinder with lots of rocker and blunter bow cf to Dominator which just slices through the water where the Falcon seems to plough through the water but recovers well in the chop when the nose goes under.

BTW I'm 103 kgs.

[Scotty Mac]

howdy, the ace 27 in carbon is resonably light, especially when you take in account the volume, but will not take abuse, it must be well looked after. The ast however is fairly durable but not light. So I guess it depends on how you are going to use it will decide which construction is best.