I started with SUP 2007 in sweden, and I mainly surf waves. I hade a GONG greedy (i think it was 10'2"). I didn't have much surfing experience then, except I have windsurfed for about 20 years.

At the moment I live in Sydney and have surfed (prone) frequently for about 1,5 year. I will move back to Sweden within a couple of weeks and need advice on which board I should buy.

I want a board for waves. The conditions in Sweden i pretty crapy and it is always windy and choppy. On a really good day I will surf overhead, but the normal wave size is probably chest to knee heigh. The board I had, was way to big for me, i think, it felt like a boat and as I only weigh 68 kg, I had trouble pressing down the rail (the board was from 2007, maybe boards have developed since then).

I want a board that can handle chop, but as I'm a flyweight I need something that is not to big for me and that rides well in waves.

Also, it's not mandatory, but I really want it to have insert for a sail.

Size: 68 kg and 170 cm

ability: Not pro, not beginner..... Intermediate maybe..

I think Starboard have around 60 models so giving a brand dosen't really help.

I didn't know he rode SUP.... I do know about the shop that sponsor him for his kite performance, thou..

Sweden said...

Size: 68 kg and 170 cm

ability: Not pro, not beginner..... Intermediate maybe..

I think Starboard have around 60 models so giving a brand dosen't really help.

I didn't know he rode SUP.... I do know about the shop that sponsor him for his kite performance, thou..

He does SUP through his surf school. Top bloke for a euro

I would have to second the 8'10 widepoint,from the conditions you describe you need stability,so something like this would be good as well for your weight,most boards for someone smaller aren't always so stable in messy conditions,I don't know what the sup scene is like in swedan,maybe try and demo one while ur still in oz

Jarryd

the 8.10 widepoint or the 8.10 fanatic allwave.

Hi sweden,
Yes, the Gong greedy is a "fish" like shape: wide everywhere, with a longboard rocker (quite flat) but some in the nose.
You can see its dimensions here www.gong-galaxy.com/magazine/pics/1-hour-4-boards/
so that you can compare with your new board

What you experienced that for your weight, you had to put all your weight on the far end of the tail to turn it, due to the wide tail and low rocker. In your new board you can go for:
- narrower tail for ease of getting on the rail
- more tail rocker for tighter turns once on the rail
Both factors decreasing speed on slow waves.

I would advise a board that would be:
[1] wide for stability in the chop
[2] not thick, because you are light, ~120l would be nice, you want thin rails to be able to bury them. Also high volume boards are actually less stable in chop (cork effect)
[3] narrow tail, because you are light
[4] short length because your waves have a short period, longers boards will feel cumbersome. 8' to 8'6" ?

Sweden said...
I'll be living south of Gothenburg

Nice one, might see ya at the SUP SM races...

• Kalmar 2-3 juni
• Stockholm 9-10 juni
• Malmö 16-17 juni
• Göteborg 30 juni-1 juli
• Varberg (Final) 28-29 juli

+ there's the SUP World Series event (Varberg, 14-15 July)