Bump. Any reviews?

Thanks supa sounds like just what I'm after def need to give it a try...

I'm 80 kg's and found it very stable even in choppy conditions.

N8WX, I am 90kg and 6'1". No drama's with stability.
There is heaps of meat underneath your feet on this board.
All the bits that make a race board go fast - thick boxy rails running most of the length of the board, tend to hang you up in chop and on waves. The chine's of the hull allow the whole board to release quicker when initiating a turn and not catch as you drop in to a wave or cut back hard.

Area10, the 12' Gun was a big wave board that happened to have a lot of glide and paddle very nicely. The 12'6 Hull Ocean paddler is an ocean touring, down-wind board that happens to surf really well for its size.
12'6 Hull Ocean paddler has more glide than the Gun so will catch runners a lot easier.

No one here as ridden the 14' yet. It will be the board of choice for anyone over 90kg who is happy to trade manoeuvrability for increased glide.

We will have the 12'6 Hull Ocean paddler at the Snowy Comp at Manly this weekend for demo.

We have had quite a few queries about the new PVC sandwich construction of the new Hull Ocean boards and the new PVC range coming in September

Basically it is a wrap of 3mm high density PVC (Divinycell) around the whole EPS foam core. The Divinycell is also used to strengthen around the fin boxes.



This toughens the board up and improves puncture resistance without adding weight to the board.



The 3mm of high density PVC also helps to stop water getting to the core if you get small cracks or dings in the skin which would normally suck water into the core.

To my knowledge, so far in production SUP's this construction has been limited to moulded boards from brands like Surftech and Boardworks.

The PSH PVC sandwich boards are Vacuum bagged which is a more labour intensive process as no moulds are used. The result is well worth the added durability, with no weight penalty. The 12'6 Hull Ocean paddler weighs 12.3kg bare.

The Vacuum bagging process also allows you to readily improve your board designs as you are not locked into moulds.

Gizzie, same board, we call it the Hull Ocean Paddler.

Demoed this board today and absolutely loved it looking at the bottom I was sure it would be tippy it felt a little at first then it just just felt right. The board paddled well into wind the glide was smooth and enjoyable. Managed to catch some very small waves and it surfed them fine and was loose enough once I found the correct back foot position. Felt like it could pick-up fatter shoulder waves with the right technique...

Now I own 1. Stoked. This is going to be a great all rounder for me small waves, cruising, racing, DW, tour, ocean, etc Believe the hype!!!

green menace said...

Hi guys is this the smallest hull ocean paddler , i am 70kgs would this suit ok , to surf for my wweight.

you look much smaller than 70kg in your profile pic :)

supa said...

At 70kg you will be able to surf a ripple on the 12'6, put a kick pad on it and surf from the tail and you will have a blast on this board, It's also a very good bop style board, punches through waves, stable, and because it urfs so well is a dream on the return leg to the beach.

Steve,
What weight do you think would be the limit on the 12'6 before going the 14' ?

whats rrp 0f the mother? looks fun

Found this. Now thats cool for a 14!!!

n8wx said...

Found this. Now thats cool for a 14!!!

C'mon Nathan you just gotta get out a little more, Paul, Wayne and I did that at Macauleys saturday morning, what seemed flat for an ocean paddle on the 14's ended up being a 7 kms paddle with 45 mins of waves on the 14's in the middle too much fun still smiling, sadly no go pros to record it

n8wx said...

So you were turning the 14 race boards like Blane in this vid? Nice1 Greg.

ShireSUP said...

n8wx said...

Found this. Now thats cool for a 14!!!

C'mon Nathan you just gotta get out a little more, Paul, Wayne and I did that at Macauleys saturday morning, what seemed flat for an ocean paddle on the 14's ended up being a 7 kms paddle with 45 mins of waves on the 14's in the middle too much fun still smiling, sadly no go pros to record it

Hang on let me just check................well know, but my names not Blane and i have only been surfing for 12 months give me another weeek or 150 weeks or so...........

But Paul was, well almost

Yeah bigmc sure did. Will try get some footage on the weekend if I get the chance...

bigmc said...

Hey N8n. Did you buy one? If so what is the chance of a look and a little paddle?

Just found a new vid of Blane surfing on the 12'6

Such a fun board...