Gerry Lopez 8'11 lil darlin

LOL weekend hopefully

The Ubersmooth looks fun but Its not a good allround board. I can't imagine you could hold a rail in any decent surf as the whole thing is basically a disc with nothing resembling a straight line. I would love to have a go though.

It would be fine but 9'3 would be better and even though its shorter they say it is more stable because of the bottom shape.

Remember we don't live in Hawaii or even the Gold Coast. The surf is different here, Much mellower. I could be wrong but I think most of the regulars on this forum that ride skinny short boards in Australia would be riding something different if they lived here.

The Mctavish 9'6 would be a great option for you. A really good surfing board but slightly more volume and stability. It would be a while before you grew out of that. There are some arriving in about 5 weeks $2299 I think.

The McTavish 9'0 is right on the 130L you were talking about but I really think you would struggle on it.

They are both good looking short board SUPs too

From what I've seen and experienced with both boards I'd say the 9'3 would be more versatile. If the waves you surf are slow and small the Lopez will struggle more than the 9'3 to get you going. Demo them both and the Naish 9 last week’s favourite then you'll know; if the waves are right on the day

Its a bit like buying a computer do I go core i5 7200rpm or core i3 SSD both very simular performance but different at the same time; each with its benefits There is no silver bullet IMO

I would say noosa waves are near what we have here, so should be a good demo.

I did have my fav naish but as standupper points out the surf will like a flat rocker more.

Standupper grab a ticket for noosa and i can put you up for the weekend

Standupper have you gone off the finatic 9 Dont think we get them till the end of oct NZ sucks sometimes

HAAA i did not see the lopez was 127litres or less 125 was it?

Standupper are you mad, drunk or ??

If i could get away on it i would buy it but only if it was good in all conditions

So, I think im going to get a subv 9'3 a big steep down from the mana but a lot more performance. Also still stable

But come the weekend i may have 3 others under my arm

Dali, I hear what your saying to us on the 9'3 but i cant help but remember you saying it hates late drops, Here as standupper will say as well i think is we live with late drops

118 Is that still a SUP

Im going to look into the walk on water boards but i think very much a oz board

I think by the sounds you will end up on a subv 9'3

Min weight on a subv 9'3 is 83kg i think, top end is ..................... way up there

But still if you were 80kg i dont think it matters so much as where you surf it and the conditions i presume, As here is chop in summer i think the added volume will be a + for a lighter rider of 80kg

Just flexing the brain realy

To all of you who didn't believe it was for the wife...this is the wife

I've not done a review before so it might not be with the usual lingo but here goes:
OMG I love this board!!
She is super light, even just to carry, but on the water she turns on the slightest pressure. Moves that were taking a lot of effort on the Oxbow, and couldn't be even accomplished on the Element, were done with such ease.
She is fast down the line, keeping beautifully in the pocket and sooo responsive.
The rocker is great, and geos over white water with ease - I even managed to do it standing up.
They were pretty choppy conds so I fell off loads of times, but even though it was windy she wasn't pushed down by the wind that easily.
And when I got a wave it was so much fun

Standupper here is a goodie for chch

LSD 'Flashback'. 8'6 x 30.5" x 4.5" (130ltrs).

That board board would be the mutz nutz

Envy you mate and with those dimensions it'll be stable as and coming down from a 9.5 board won't be a problem with your surfing experience and apparent ease on the mana.

Mate bet you you go alright on it, sure its not an allrounder but if you're only surfing it it'll be fine.

Wouldn't have thought taking a 'used' board back with you would cost much ...and no tax... the choices of board are endless