Airborne said...Yep well spotted!
Now the proud owner of a 9'8. I went with the 9'8 for a couple of reasons - mostly because it is so easy to get up and down the stairs into our unit. Living where I live 95% of the paddling I do is about waves and the 9'8 is sweet for that. With the shorter length the turning circle is much smaller i.e tighter cutbacks and they are suprisingly stable.
You dont pick up waves as early as the 11'2 but it is still pretty good.
I still reckon if i was to have a one board quiver it would be the 11'2 but working here allows me to grab a 12'0 or 12'6 whenever needed for distance paddles. For me it made more sense to buy a 9'8.
The Camo deck is one they sent us by mistake - it doesn't have a mast track either. Its just a dedicated SUP.
Nice. Im very jelous
Wish I had more cash flow for a dedicated SUP but still super stoked with my 11'2.
I took my son out on it the other day and he sat in between my legs and we got a couple of waves. He loved it!
And ive only taken it out windsurfing once.
But I like the fact that with the smaller 9'8 it sounds like it would be more turnable
I am still finding it hard to cut back on the 11'2. Bigger waves would be all I would need Im guessing?
Anyway I will see you down your way in the morn. I will bring my camera. Fingers crossed it will be over head
