Hi all,
Haven't posted for a while, but thought I'd get back amongst it!
I'm looking at a new board toward the end of the year and just tossing around a few ideas, looking for some feedback.
I'm currently on the ECS Evo 11'2 x 35. This is a great board for my family and I'm not getting rid of it, but a pain in the surf that I get here and I'm keen to make a fairly dramatic drop down to around a 9' length - give or take.
The waves I generally surf are soft, fairly thick beachies, with the occassional rivermouth surf thrown in, from very clean days to very messy, choppy days. I'm happy to just get out and have a crack in anything and everything really - as such looking for a board to do the same. As far as a 'SUP Surfer' goes I'm a beginner trying to move toward intermediate! Also, I'm 6'4" and 85kgs.
The boards I am looking at are the:
Creek 9'1 x 31 or 9'4 x 32
Skate 8'10 x 32"
JL Destroyer 8'10" x 31
JL Striker 9'5" x 31
I've also considered the JL Super Frank and the Shroom, but I'm thinking these as more specialised boards for perhaps a stronger surfer than I am. All the boards I'm looking at are around 136L to about 145L which sits me at 1.6/1.7 volume to weight ratio, which I'm happy with, I don't want to go too much lower.
These boards are on my radar as I have a 2015 JL Sidewinder and love the board, the construction is bullet proof and light, plus the service from Rob was great, so more than happy to stick with what I know and from reading the threads about the Destoryer models, they sound like they can be used in a range of conditions. Similar to the Sunova's, particularly the Creek reads as though it can be used very much as a performance board (not me yet), but also goes well in a wide range of conditions and caters for novices through to pros. Similar for the Skate from what I'm reading, plus I love the aesthetics of the Sunovas!

Anyway, just keen for a few thoughts and ideas, any average surfers out there on any of these boards or anyone have any general musings perhaps?