Hey,

Surfed a little as a kid and always had a hankering to get back into it. Now 56, headed to Wilsons prom, Vic over Xmas and I will have time to give it a whirl. I want to buy a board to make learning as easy as possible.

Any advice on what I should get greatly appreciate.

Looking at a second hand 9ft RipCurl original but suspect it might be heavy compared to modern boards.

Given its a bit of a suck and see exercise i'll keep my budget at around $500.

Forum seems to suggest a lot of issues thought with cheaper Epoxy boards given poor process in manufacture.

Whats the considered opinion from you pros?