I think if you're out in the open ocean down-winding a good choice would be the 17' Glide.. or a 16'/17'4" SIC board.. or a custom DC board.

IMO.. The next best would be a 14' Naish Glide or 14' Starboard Open Ocean.. or maybe the 14' Fanatic or 14' Hobie.

Try and demo some if you can.. How heavy are you?

DJ

The 14 fanatic is a great alround board as well and if you can find anyone with one in stock it would be worth looking at as well.

Jacko

Jarryd,

I have a glide to sell see adverts. On nth beaches sydney.

Cheers

The new DC14 is proving popular as a Swiss Army knife type board. Good on the flats, good in the surf and the ocean. Very stable as well. Many other boards are either tippy and fast or slow and stable, his new design is both stable and fast. It's a real development.

CMC said...

The new DC14 is proving popular as a Swiss Army knife type board. Good on the flats, good in the surf and the ocean. Very stable as well. Many other boards are either tippy and fast or slow and stable, his new design is both stable and fast. It's a real development.

Hey CMC Have you got a link to pictures of the new DC14 I have tried but couldnt find it .

regards James

hey lacey how wide is the 14 that you have the picture of

Gassa said...

hey lacey how wide is the 14 that you have the picture of

It's mine now. Mwaahhaaahahaaa. (evil laugh!!!!)

It's 29 wide and I love it!!

Works unreal in the surf, stable and in flat water makes neat little barrels off the tip of the nose. Step back and it's surfable. I was gonna go 12'6 but jumped on this one, she's a beauty!!

Jarryd
how are you champ? Mate at your size i would even consider the 14foot glide as its super stable and a good down wind board ..depends what you want it for its not very fast in flat water though ....want win any races in the flats.
I would also think the 12 foot fanatic at 30 wide would be good for you as a possible option mega stable.
As stated above would 100% try Sam at wind surf and snow at collaroy he has a heap to choose from and is one of the best down wind/ flat water paddlers around he is all over it!
Dan

Would a 14' Glide be OK for a 96kg rider??(Used for ocean paddling mostly) or should i be looking in the 16-17 foot mark. Is 29-30" to wide for an ocean board?.Comments appreciated.

Thanks.

LouD said...

Would a 14' Glide be OK for a 96kg rider??(Used for ocean paddling mostly) or should i be looking in the 16-17 foot mark. Is 29-30" to wide for an ocean board?.Comments appreciated.

Thanks.

No kiting this summer Lou?

I think length helps if you are our size. Saying that I did like Adams DC14 at 29 wide. Have a paddle on my DC16 if you want.

rager said...

From what I've seen the new Dick van Strallen shaped Lahui Kai 14' Manta is looking good too for racing, downwinding and even surfing in some pretty solid stuff. Definitely between Lahui Kai and DC for local east coast conditions

Any links to these boards?

rager said...

Cuttlefish said...

rager said...

From what I've seen the new Dick van Strallen shaped Lahui Kai 14' Manta is looking good too for racing, downwinding and even surfing in some pretty solid stuff. Definitely between Lahui Kai and DC for local east coast conditions

Any links to these boards?

If you're on facebook add Lahui Kai as a friend. There's a couple of pics there

Just saw this posted on another thread. Definitely look like they can more than hold there own against the bigger boards in the ocean. Then again it helps when you paddle like these guys too

LouD said...

Thanks DJ , Thanks Hilly.

Ill still kite, but must say that I have lost motivation for kiting since starting SUP!Maybe just been doing it to long. Love to try your 16, hilly. How wide is it?

28 much more stable than a Naish 14 due to length

Cuttlefish said...

rager said...

From what I've seen the new Dick van Strallen shaped Lahui Kai 14' Manta is looking good too for racing, downwinding and even surfing in some pretty solid stuff. Definitely between Lahui Kai and DC for local east coast conditions

Any links to these boards?

Hey Cuttlefish the new Manta from Lahui kai is an amazing board, the only boards I have been on that I could confidently say would be competitive in all conditions, flat water, surfing, downwinding and even upwind, I raced my 12'6 last weekend against a mixture of bigger boards and found it sat longer in the troughs then the 17 I was next to and when we hit some backwash near the cliffs it just skated away, in the excel race I was on the 14' and had a nice battle with the 17'4 bullet and once again matched speed in the ocean and it pulled away in the flat.

These boards are designed with a special nose that feeds the water into the concave, so the board rides its own wave and at the same time super stable.
So when downwinding this nose comes into its own, instead of pushing up onto the bumps in front it keeps a flat platform to paddle from and pushes through pulling itself into the trough ahead, quite an amazing feeling actually. I used to paddle 16' and 17' downwind a lot but now much prefer the smaller board, as for the original topic i personally think that a 14' is the best all round board for our conditions, very user friendly easier to store and move around, can flat water train, surf your local points and play in as bigger downwind as you want.

Here are some photos of the 14' we'll be racing at Maliko and across the Molokai channel next month






I am standing in front of the grip and the board has no side wake just allows the water to flow over and keeps feeding water into the concave and gliding forward

hilly said...

Simondo said...

Naish 14 Glide is pretty stable though Hilly.

I know I owned one but the DC16 is more stable. Lower centre of balance less corky. For a heavier rider to get on runs I had to stand a long way forward so it felt tippy then. I reckon the 14 is better for guys under 90kegs I am 105.

On the DC I can stand further back so easier to get in surfing stance. IMO the DC16, Naish 17, SIC 16 or Bullet would be a better option for someone Lou's weight.

interesting hilly. there are still a lot of fans of the older dc 16. i noticed jacko slash teatrea old dc 17 did pretty well in the scotts head race. pretty easy to use, suits the bigger guys

well worth looking at second hand ones if you are on a limited buget- there is one on the breeze forsale
cheers

ps i think i get my mantra 12'6 and 14' er tomorrow- i'm exited