give her the mana

Hi, I think she will just do flat water, But i hope to get here into a small wave

She realy justs want the fitness side of it.
The starboard woulod be good as a all rounder i guess being 9x30 i think

Eastcoast sup, The mana will be to much board

10'5 Starboard Drive, enough waterline and fairly flat rocker to move nicely on flat water but also surfs really well. IMO whatever you get if it is much shorter than this you lose any glide at all.

The whole surfing thing of 'too much board' really doesn't apply - at least regarding length, on flat water.

my GF loves the 9'5" Mana after starting on a 11'6" and now wants something smaller - she is also ard the 60kg mark. I told her she can not get a smaller board until she is catching more waves. The Mana is like a Malibu for her and great for learning the basics of catching waves etc. But stil pretty easy to handle (compared to the 11'6") when lifting on and off car etc. Easy of use is vital if u do not want to have to do everything and u want to encourage her. The joy of which is you end up with someone who is happy to get out of bed at 6am on a weekend!

Get her a board that you can use as well would be my solution as others have said.

Ted the Kiwi said...

my GF loves the 9'5" Mana after starting on a 11'6" and now wants something smaller - she is also ard the 60kg mark. I told her she can not get a smaller board until she is catching more waves. The Mana is like a Malibu for her and great for learning the basics of catching waves etc. But stil pretty easy to handle (compared to the 11'6") when lifting on and off car etc. Easy of use is vital if u do not want to have to do everything and u want to encourage her. The joy of which is you end up with someone who is happy to get out of bed at 6am on a weekend!

Get her a board that you can use as well would be my solution as others have said.

I agree, But the mana is wide and her arms and body is short i just dont think she will swing a paddle around it.

I will speak more with her tonight and go from there

I'm 44kgs and paddle the Jimmy Lewis Hanalei. I'd recommend this one.

my missus is the same as casso's missus

her choice is the 12ft gun out of all our 15 sup's soon to be 16

but only cause of the pretty looking deckpad AA put on it

tha dogman said...



out of all our 15 sup's soon to be 16

Umm I was thinking of quiver * 2 envy but I do not think would have time to ride all of those!!!

tha dogman said...

my missus is the same as casso's missus-

Um.........is it a one week at your place, one week at mine sort of scenario......you blokes are good at sharing!

You could get her the new 10' Marisa Miller Surftech.

Yea i will end up luging it I asked here what she would prefer and she said ummmmmm maybe flat water but surfing ummmmmmmmm

So i guess first thing is to get her on a sup in noosa and let her decide what way to go.

I almost know it will be flat water, But ya never know
I might be a nice husband and pick her up a cheap sup somewhere

I love you too

boarder paul said...

Yea, its a hard choice for her, As if it could be used by me as well this would work

But if she is stuck on flat water only maybe a dedicated Naish glide 14ft ??

Then i can get a go

A psh gun would also work for her but i would get no use out of it.
I think i need to get her on both styles of board and see where she ends up
I just sopke to her and she is real ken to have a go in noosa but the idea i got from here was on the river...Flat water

Would the ladies go for a 14 glide of is this length for the men

I am about that size, maybe a bit smaller and sound similar to your wife. I will try tiny waves but mainly do flat water paddles for enjoyment and fitness.
Don't go the 14ft for her.
I tried the 12ft race board from Naish and although it was cool and good for bigger people or people who are better in skill but for me it was a lot harder to move.

I would go 9'6 Nalu or 9'5 mana for anyone my size and skill level (that is no skill at all but a willing attitude)

Al Hunter said...

I got my wife a DC 12'6 identical as Travis BOP board since she uses it 99% for flat water. She tried it before and loved it because of the glide
I would not have purchased a 12'6 for myself but now I have one in the garage and it's a lot fun for me as well
I asked dale to make it light as it was important for her.
11.7kg with deck and fin...she can carry it from the car to the beach without me being around!

hey al, how does your wife's board go
cheers

Thats harsh.