Hey guys!

ive been supping for about 10months now following a snapped archillies which kept me from surfing for nearly 2 years. I'm addicted and pushing it hard.
after going through a few boards I've settled on two I like- the 8'1 gulliver vbox Evo 2 27.5x 118l which is pictured and I've taken to double overhead. And the Ecs pw2 9'0 x29.5 x 120l which is basically the same volume but longer, wider and a touch more stable when really choppy.

I'm routinely the only sup with surfers in our west coast and continually chasing bigger waves.
the pics of me surfing the vbox are what I could call small conditions. The lower ones were pretty heavy and around double overhead that I was out in the weekend.

my question:
on days like the weekend where it was heavy, relentless beach break with no rips or channels I got absolutely smashed trying to get out back. Even on the 9'0 getting over a 5ft white wash wall was near impossible and once off the board I'd head hammered trying to stand back up and get speed for the next wave.

what board would you guys suggest for getting big but out back / over heavy white wash?
wide boards I imagine would be a dog in big sTuff and lose performance. Longer, thinner boards I couldn't machine wouldn't have the stability to get out back if it's hard on a 29.5" board already. I can sometime get over big a Stuff still standing, and on smaller days I can get out back without even getting wet sometimes.
its just big heavy, relentless beach break white walls I struggle with.

thoughts and suggestions?

I was having serious SUP-envy with SUPBru's Insane, so I googled. Bert Berger's blurb says it is for when the surf is "BIG...over-head to double over-head". Is that that big?

If I am paddling towards a wave and I am looking up at the lip, is that "over-head"?

And whose head? I am 6'3".

This wave is not big, and I am in the trough leaning over, but would you call it overhead?

Just taken delivery of a slightly tweaked 9'5 Insane where I left the width at 28 1/8" but I asked Bert to thin the rails out (4 1/8" vs 4 1/2") which means the volume has come in at 109l vs 124l. I also requested 2 leash plugs.

Board comes standard with a 5 fin setup (which makes for a nice change vs my Speeed & Acid) & the lines of the board look like a stretched out Acid with a subtle flyer/hip + a wafer thin tail.

Only 1 surf in (I still need to experiment with fins) but she paddles well / the rails sit nicely under the water line & she's super quick on the wave. I will post a detailed review once I've clocked some surfing hours.

All I can say for the time being is that the stoke factor is high

Feck this was random. I never get photos taken of me surfing; you know how it is, if it is good everyone surfs. So on a really good day I do the early and after a few I head in. A bloke is sitting on my roo bar taking photos. Me in a pathetic pleading voice - "G'day mate did you get any of me??". Him - "No just taking my mates" (riding REAL boards) Me - BUGGER!!. Him - "Oh hold on may have you in some" Me - You Beauty!!

Not my biggest or best waves but gives you get a hint at the potential of the day. Thanks Steve really appreciate the pics and thanks Burt Rosie is a keeper :) Great spot :)










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