paul.j said...



I have paddled all these boards as well and am thinking the paddler on top of the board will be the difference, so not sure what you are smoking to say one would leave the other for dead!! All good boards yes DC is made in aus and they are going very good and dale is doing a good job but you might be surprised how much Aussie goes in to the fanatic boards these days as well!! By the where does the resin and glass and stuff come from these days to make most of the boards these days? The Aussie made thing is such a wank!!! Look around your house and tell me what is made here!! I had a guy in the shop and he would not buy a leg rope that was made overseas so I said good luck swimming for your board!!I love supporting stuff that is made here as much as the next guy but the truth is that if these guys want to make a living then stuff sometimes has to go off shore and if you think dale wouldn't take his boards to chaina if he could you are kidding your self. The guys people should be getting pissed at are the ones who go to china and bring back siht and under cut the whole market and stuff it for everyone they are the ones screwing the local shapers!!! sorry rant over, time to get in to my suit!!

ninefoot8 said...

Santa brought my DC14 a few weeks before Christmas. I demo'd a few other 14's and 12'6'' boards such as Fanatic and Naish prior to ordering. I am not an expert paddler, so have limited qualifications as a judge. As I didn't want to race, the 30" width became the clincher, wanting to be less tippy.
I have now used it on the harbour, the lake and in tiny surf. It catches every runner and boat wake in sight on the flat water. It is unreal fun on high tide micro waves and "surfs" much better than I thought it would.
In short, I couldn't be happier. The DC probably isn't as well finished as the others ie no gloss coat, but I got it to ride, not to look at.