I'm looking at getting a narrower longer gun for bigger waves and am interested in peoples experience with them. I'm 90kg and on my SB 8'5" by 29" 2011, riding double overhead waves the board is hard to bottom turn and bounces about a lot.
Having a board 27-28" wide seems to makes sense to cut through chop and bury in the turn, while keeping the length down to get it on a plane may be important ... (I've only ever flown with short boards)
There seems to be a few guns out there:
SB 9'6" by 27" looks great but for my weight I'm thinking I need something a little more stable for the exposed reefs.
Naish 9'8" 27 1/8" looks similarly small.
Naish 10'8" by 27 1/2" a bit too big.
Jimmy Lewis Baby Bomb 10' by 28" looks about right but haven't heard anything about it on forums.
I would consider a custom board but haven't found shapers making performance SUPs in WA (any suggestions?)
I'm interested in what other people (around my weight) use in bigger waves
