Does anyone have any suggestions for a nipper (9 yr old) to get his first SUP?

Faaark me where has this forum gone ?
I've been watching the results of the French contest
The grom Dave M B Nixon Scott M Justin
And all there is is this wank about size from the idiots
Wtf

Hi crew ,
Ive just bought a naish mana 10' .awsome board in surf & flat im loving it kids are as well this is where i need some help kids are surfing it & really getting into it so thought time to get them one & save my mana from getting thrashed.kids are 8 & 6 yrs dont want to buy brand new second hand will do till they are older.ANY SUGESTIONS ON BOARDS CHEERS.

Hi All

I have been taking the kids for paddles in the marina and they all love it. Silly me, I have four and so far we have been doing it by doubling up on boards and getting the young fella to paddle a mal.

He whinged like crazy about paddling it last time (its a bit wobbly admittedly but he didn't fall in) and I would love them all to paddle their own so this is a desperate call out for a cheap SUP.

I don't care what dimensions or what condition. It just has to be cheap!!!! Even if you have a big old downwinder that will be fine cos we can mix up that with what we've got between grown ups and kids.

I'll even take one of those Anaconda Guy Leech boards at the right price.

Also, anyone with some cheap paddles it would be greatly appreciated.

Now, I have read these sort of posts before and people often suggest old windsurfers. I don't know crap about windsurfing so if you have one of those that you think will serve my purpose, could you please explain to me what it is and why it will suit.

Really appreciate any help guys, I've got a six year old that would already be ripping a short board if I could think of a good beach to take him down to learn on (talented but timid) but I've got a pretty uncoordinated 9 year old and a semi talented 11 year old that aren't interested in surfing but love to paddle. And the 18mo loves to sit on the front of a sup and watch the seagulls. Anything to keep them away from Wii and cartoons!

Cheers



Ericson

I really like the threads that include people sending in their own photos. School holidays are nearly over here in the west and I got some photos of my groms (and friends) SUPing on Margaret River. I made some kid size paddles and they can SUP on mals as well as full size boards. Lots of fun, hope to see other peoples photos.

This is my 13 month old daughter, hopefully in 5 years time she will be giving Kristi a run for her money. At least she has the right idea of demoing as many boards as possible before she buys.