The guy or girl riding it , remember those early vids of Dave Kalama making the 11'6 southpoint look good.Good surfers make the boards not the other way round.
Cant really answer your question mate caus ive never been on a sub 9 board , not likely too either. Did like the look of the magic carpet sub 9 i seen the other day though.

husq2100 said...

from the little I have ridden the 8.6 MC I was impressed...very stable, as it should be at about 30 wide....but its light too, had to keep reminding myself its a popout. I ride a LSD8.10, this im enjoying very much.

yeah, i've had my eye on that one. did you find 30" wide ok to surf? i'm not a fan of wide ish boards, but the plane shape looks ok. the lsd i would like to hear about too- is the weight down a bit for the earlier models

the truth is i'm not going to be surfing sups as much, so i'm looking for the feel good fun factor, not a hideous balance/leg work out that is part of pushing the boundries. i can't see myself using a board over nine ft as a surfing sup, hence the post

mark

Just Wrong said...

laceys lane said...

whats the best all round sub 9 foot surf sup- stability and all round surfing prowess.

hawkers, peddlers and pimps views welcomed

without a doubt .... mine and no your not having it.
PS I own the planshape and everyone he shapes I get 50% commish!!!

you'll get yours pimp boy

Casso said...

laceys lane said...

whats the best all round sub 9 foot surf sup- stability and all round surfing prowess.

hawkers, peddlers and pimps views welcomed

Mine and no you're not having it. The shaper owns the fin setup (straight thruster) and he gets commish... oh no he doesn't.

haha, don't be so sure, i have some sa contacts

Not sub 9 foot (being 9 foot), but I'm really enjoying the 9ft Naish Hokua. Stability is good and the surf performance is excellent - it seems to allow me to make turns a later and on steeper sections (compared to the 9'6" Hokua).

Only thing I would say is that i've not tried any boards other than Naish and *Board so can't compare to likes of the LSD boards.

That 8'6 DMS is one of the best boards I have ever ridden period. I do not mean just a SUP either. It felt better than most shortboards I have ridden as well.

I agree with Teatree though. A good surfer can ride pretty much anything.

guys,i don't want to make an ordinary board go good- i want a good board. only a dummy would buy an ordinary board and work harder.
i don't see the pros ride ordinary boards even though they can -better than anybody else

adam

Guys I hear all this talk about sub 9'0 boards etc and one day I would like to think I could get there. However I am new to SUP and honestly what size person would be able to paddle these boards through a break and into waves? Are sub 9 footers just the realm of the lightweight 70-80kg guys? and or does it come down to experience?

I have ridden 8'4 Naish, 8'5 Naish 8'10 Naish 9' Jimmy Lewis, 8'9 Psh ripper 8'6Psh Wide Ripper, 9' Fanatic 9' Naish.
I am 80kg and 6' have benn surfing 32 years and riding SUP for about 2 1/2!!
In the way they surf I would say
No 1 8'10 naish but hard to balance on if its 10 knots or more and messy!But shreads My pick if it was clean and glassy all the time.
No 2 8'9 PSH Ripper Can ride this board onshore messy, big, small,great board!!
No 3 8'5 Naish really great allounder a little harder to stand on than the 8'9 ripper if its messy
I Bought 8'6 Lugana Bay!!!!( over 6' plus there is to much lift in tail and gets a bit sketchy but how often do we get that)
Best board I have ridden!!!!!
IMO!!!!!!

N---A is on fire

beerssup said...

62mac said...

N---A is on fire

Sh** its cranking I just checked coastalwatch cam.I am now sitting at my desk crying.

Dont worry mate unless you have a jetski , its gunna be tough getting out.There are some pearlers coming through the Alley out wide.I nearly got a couple breaks to get right out back , but to much white water to deal with , plus i was scared Lol.

beerssup said...

62mac said...

N---A is on fire

Sh** its cranking I just checked coastalwatch cam.I am now sitting at my desk crying.

As they say its going off!
Reckon if it keeps up there will be a few crew heading that way over the weekend. Will be blown out mush at most other places

What does MC stand for, I am lazy and like wide boards so an 8'6" by 30" sounds like my sort of board.

johnwest said...

What does MC stand for, I am lazy and like wide boards so an 8'6" by 30" sounds like my sort of board.

magic carpet

Surfrod66 said...

I have ridden 8'4 Naish, 8'5 Naish 8'10 Naish 9' Jimmy Lewis, 8'9 Psh ripper 8'6Psh Wide Ripper, 9' Fanatic 9' Naish.
I am 80kg and 6' have benn surfing 32 years and riding SUP for about 2 1/2!!
In the way they surf I would say
No 1 8'10 naish but hard to balance on if its 10 knots or more and messy!But shreads My pick if it was clean and glassy all the time.
No 2 8'9 PSH Ripper Can ride this board onshore messy, big, small,great board!!
No 3 8'5 Naish really great allounder a little harder to stand on than the 8'9 ripper if its messy
I Bought 8'6 Lugana Bay!!!!( over 6' plus there is to much lift in tail and gets a bit sketchy but how often do we get that)
Best board I have ridden!!!!!
IMO!!!!!!

agree with you on the naish 8'10. also the psh 8'9 ripper- might even get one yet, but not the comp series

just checked out the 8'6 mc- are very light board as good as most customs

andy