YEE HAA! Welcome to the club!
Is that the big Naish? Looks massive compared to you in the photo?
What kind of SUPing are you gonna get into?

Hehehe yeah me too and its bloody addictive

I have an 11' 6" Naish. It's a good choice for a family board, surprisingly robust, and good fun in flat water or waves.

I have a tidal current where I surf and it is much harder to handle on a SUP board than on a 12' surf ski. I have had to paddle out on my knees to get out of the combintion of chop, waves and current. I kept away for several months until I could build up my strength for stand up paddling.

Hey Ollie...I'll be paddling tomorrow..Where will you be?..I'll be down at St Kilda marina between 10am and 1pm..It's looking good.

The forcast is 5-10 knots..maybe less....and from the South..So behind the breakwater it will be..GLASS..

That French guy's name is Fab..He is a nice guy...Congrats on the new board.

DJ

I went to Brighton Pier for about an hour this afternoon - pretty close to perfect conditions. I was a bit shaky at first but after I realized the board is actually quite stable I got the hang of just standing up and paddling around pretty fast. I really enjoyed how you can look deep into the water - nice and clear today which was a bonus. Really looking forward to Inverloch this w/e. I think I've seen you DJ paddling around St Kilda the last few weeks - I'll join you in the weeks ahead - thanks