Hi Guys, Just wanted to get some advice on a all round 14ft er. I have been surfing SUP for a while now and love it. I have been getting a lend of a 10'6" and 12ft board for doing some long distance and river runs.
I am now pretty hooked on the idea of getting myself a 14ft er. My mates and i just did a fantastic 12 klm paddle up a river with all our gear in drums in front or between our feet. We camped over night, drank a lot and then the 12klm back again. One of the best 2 days on a board and laugh i have had in ages.
What i would like to get is a board that i can Downwind, tour up rivers and if i get keen enough even enter a race or two.
I was told about the Corebane Alpha 14ft would be great for all these??
Most of the time i am on a PSH Hull ripper 8"9 so ther is no balance issues really.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Just about anything more than 27.5" wide and with good volume I reckon. If you want to race, a displacement nose is probably going to be faster. You can add ezi plugs/bungee straps afterwards so have a think about where you want to put your gear and where you would stand if it was loaded. e.g. if it narrow up front, then you're going to have to put the gear behind you and stand forwards on the tippy section to counterbalance which wouldn't be so great.
Depends somewhat on what size you are but the coreban alpha 14 isn't the most stable board, not sure I'd want to carry gear on it at any size. I reckon a 2011/12 Starby Coast Runner or Open Ocean would do everything you want, if you can find a good pre-loved one. Not the fastest racer but good DW and a really nice cruiser
Google Bart De Zwart's 2011 Big Island to Kauai crossing.
Otherwise as Snowie says, a wider 14 like Fanatic Falcon 30" or Starby 14' x30" touring (a super nice board), maybe even the 14' Laird Coast Runner?
So many good ones now.
14' Naish Glide
14' Starboard Allstar
14' Fanatic Falcon
14' Coreban Dart (IMO give the Alpha a miss)
14' Surftech JM , Lopez and Bark boards
14' Walk on Water boards
14' NSP and custom DC
14' PSH
So many good ones out there now
If I had to pick one it would be the 14' Glide.. 
DJ
Like DJ said; there are heaps of contenders. It's all down to personal preference and trialling as many as you can!! For what it's worth I'm on a 14x25 starboard Allstar and I love it so far.
My other personal choice would be the fanatic falcon.
there are lots of great 14's. test a heap. i have a 27 falcon... i like it but im heavy. the starby's are quick and seem to be built well, but from my tests are probably suited to lighter guys... maybe except for the ace.. its a bit more volumous... just saw a nsp cocomat thingy today... it looked sweet. a m8 has a sic and goes well on it...
i think u get the point, 
there are SO many good boards. demo some, then demo some more.
there are SO many good boards. demo some, then demo some more.
This is a bit off topic since I don't think these boards are available outside of North America but I reckon these guys have cool boards for this type of thing.
tahoesup.com/products/
Love the look of the Zephyr
Or maybe this one? You could have a ice cold beer waiting at you feet. www.boteboard.com/?page=BOTE-Board
