well i just came back from a disappointed surf ..althought the waves where quite good and punishing to the person who took the wrong board .
I arrived at the surf ..6-8 guys on the left hander and none on the big right ..it was rather blowy and seemed like a fairly smooth wall
But as i approached ,it was far from that ..very surgey and rough ..and well well over head and because a cross shore wind it was holding it up and very steep waves ,i though well lets test this 8,7 ..31.5 wide placid out ..well i had to paddle hard to hook on them and by the time you where on it ,it was like looking down a cliff face ...i managed a few good drops but once the wind and chop hit the little 8,7 and 31.5 wide board it was very uncomfortable ..and had a few good stacks ..no surfers came out as i doubt they would of been able to catch them with there 5,6 and 5,8

so i was not pissed off with the board I was pissed off with my self for not bringing a longer and narrower board ..9.1 acid or my 9,11 insane which where left at home
it could of been a really good surf for me ..but i now relies that wider ,shorter boards are not really that good in big windy days ..much like my bigger windsurfboards ,width means lift..its a lesson i should already have learnt ,but I learnt again and now a bit sore ...as the speed i came off hurt quite a bit ..ha ha ...

I grovelled over to the smallest left with the other proners ...and hassled it out on the big ones

has anyone else been out surfing ..and realised you are on the wrong board for the day ..or experienced wider boards can be scary in big windy days ..