There has been a considerable amount of discussion this week on the FB page "the longboard sup revolution" about the hope and potential for a sup longboard category to be included in 2017 State and National titles.
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What started as a push for the 10 ft size to be adopted due to quite a number of established clubs already holding comps for that size exclusively, however there is also the notion that 9ft longboards should be the adopted longboard,
personally I feel the 10 ft should be the size , but I wouldn't mind a mini 9 ft longboard as well in the quiver too.........

The judging criteria would be based upon longboard manoeuvres. It is thought that with this new category the competition scene would open up for more involvement from suppers who have compatible boards and prefer the purity and the grace of longboard surfing.

The essence of the inclusion of this category is it not only broadens the appeal of sup, but it would also bring back one of the most important factors and a real reason why so many people have a sup addiction is the word "Fun"

Longboarding is fun.

The process can start with an open category then as popularity increases other categories can then be added. Personally I see the inclusion of long boarding as a "when" and not an " if" at this stage as it is only a matter of time before those at State and National level of the Surfing Organisation realise the potential of this great genre of Sup. All the board manufacturer do already...



Is is it as good idea, bad idea or just piss off MJ....