Hey guys

First time posting.

Looking for a new stand up paddle board. Currently have a 9'7 Jimmy Lewis kwad and a 11' Donald Takayama ali'i 2 in the quiver.

Beginner to intermediate surfer. Looking to consolidate my boards. The Takayama is 28 inch wide and about 170l volume, no stability problems at all. Is a bit of an old board with an old handle and weighs about 12kgs dry. Catches waves amazingly, easy to get up on the nose, only issue with this board is the weight, get very tired carrying it to the beach haha.

Looking for a performance type longboard style sup, at about 130L. I sit between 80-85 kg.

My partner has a 9'1 kwad which I jump on regularly with no problems in the chop. (130l)

I have demoed the laird surfer 10' by 30 inch 137l, and the Tom Carroll long grain V2 10' by 28 inch. Currently loving the laird.

After some recommendations about potentially going to the 9.6' laird surfer, VS other boards available in NZ.

Chur