My wife just bought me an SUP board for my birthday (what a good girl!). It's a Jimmy Lewis "All Round" 10'6. I have just taken it for a couple of lazy cruises on the river and it is super-stable for my 78kg. My intention is to get it out in the surf a bit, but I also want to take my two-year-old out cruising on flat water on it as well.

I want to buy her one now, and want to make sure I don't make a mistake. I'm thinking that if I get her a 10' "Surf" version, she will still find it very stable (at 57kg), but then we can both also use it in bigger surf when we get a bit better at it.

My background is windsurfing not surfing, so there is heaps to learn!

Am I making any grave errors, or am I on the right track here?

10 ft JL is a nice board, at your weights it would be fine. My wife at 55kg used one and loved it. Bit small for me at 110kg though. Very good in bigger waves.

I know a guy who started on one, he was 75kg, and is doing really well. This is Kim 5th time on a SUP 10ft JL.



Cheers Andrew