it struck me i haven't posted anything since.

i must have run out of stupid inarticulate ideas or i'm chicken or i haven't brought a new board or all of the above

hang on, i did post that brilliant 'classic fin' piece.

well, im interested in getting a 'rockered 14' er for the big funky( as jacko puts it) down runs sometime in the future

there's the sic, the switchblade, the new glide and dc reckons he's keen on doing a ' rockered board'.

anyone else interested in this type of board?

any comments on these boards or something i've missed would be 'grouse'

starboard Open Ocean 14?

HumanCartoon said...

starboard Open Ocean 14?

is there a photo! most starboards i've seen are the low rocker variety.

the low rockered boards are fine for most aussie conditions, just looking for something for those odd days

62mac said...

Good on you Lacey,apart from the Jackaroo post this forum is hmmm boring.

Please feck off back to the longboard forum then[}:)]

This forum is Qld centric now but slagging it off gets us nowhere.

The posts about young guns and the Tahiti comp have been great.

Htfu princess and leave us in peace you grumpy old mal rider

hilly said...

62mac said...

Good on you Lacey,apart from the Jackaroo post this forum is hmmm boring.

Please feck off back to the longboard forum then[}:)]

This forum is Qld centric now but slagging it off gets us nowhere.

The posts about young guns and the Tahiti comp nhave been great.

Htfu princess and leave us in peace you grumpy old mal rider

Hey I dont like mac either - but getting a bit sick and tired of hearing the same old lame softcrock label "grumpy old mal rider" - seems to me the biggest bunch of grumpy, whiney sooks are ex shortboarders who are now sup'ers cos they are too old/fat or scared to ride their shortys and too pig headed to ride a longboard. Give it a rest - longboarders are the history of surfing and the true soulful heart of it so have some respect for the equipment that gave us stand up paddle boards in the first place - LONGBOARDS.

laceys lane said...

HumanCartoon said...

starboard Open Ocean 14?

is there a photo! most starboards i've seen are the low rocker variety.

the low rockered boards are fine for most aussie conditions, just looking for something for those odd days

here you go:

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/Jonathans-New-Weapon/?SearchTerms=jonathan's,new,weapon

bit of rocker there, the nose treatment makes it look like there isn't, it's a bit deceptive


...unless you're looking for the full-on "Prince of Persia's shoe" effect like the Glide

Hi Lacey,

DJ is spot on, the Starbie Open Ocean 14 (the latest 2011 model) actually has quite a lot of rocker and is remarkably similar to the F16 in the front third of the board. Don't know why but I find the OO to be a bit easier to get onto a wave though, maybe because the steering on the F16 stops me getting forward far enough. That first foot of persian slipper on the F16 doesn't really do much in my experience - if that's under you are pretty much in trouble anyway, the extra volume in the nose of the OO seems to pull the nose back up just as effectively. Admittedly if you do go in really deep on the OO it does slow the board down but now I'm used to the board that just doesn't seem to happen any more.

Both the F16 and the OO14 are very friendly when you are on the wave, both surf well and feel super stable and fun when you get back on them.

I sold my F16V2 on Maui and had ordered a V3, which is similar but made on Maui, full carbon, about an inch narrower, stiffer and lighter but in the end I cancelled that order and I'm just going to go for a OO 14 over there. For some reason I'm a bit over the steering thing and have been really enjoying the simplicity of a 14 that surfs well so you can make ground up on the wave - probably going to eat my words 10 miles from Molokai next year.....

IMO more rocker is the way to go if it's windy enough, just so much more fun.

Hey Hilly sorry is my post offended you,I guess it just shows who really needs to HTFU and its not me because your public hanging of longboarders just made me laugh.

I'll be sure to ask your permission before I post in here again,once again my apologies.
Have a lovely day and if you have time back track some of the million posts about caring and sharing in the water and a surfer is a surfer no matter what craft they ride

Kind Regards

mac

laceys lane said...
hillie, where did that come from- a bad hair day?
cheers

Apologies for the hijack just though I would liven up the boring sup forum for the mal riding Queensland supporter. No harm meant

Seriously though why not a DC?

ockanui said...

I have a bet either way, I have both longboards and shortboards, but I now use a paddle for both and by the way i'm not fat, But I might crack one when riding these boards.........

Does that mean you are bi

husq2100 said...

hilly said...

laceys lane said...
hillie, where did that come from- a bad hair day?
cheers

Apologies for the hijack just though I would liven up the boring sup forum for the mal riding Queensland supporter. No harm meant

Seriously though why not a DC?

what makes you think he wont go DC.... the way I read it is he is tossing ideas around, not choosing a brand.

He used to be a serious DC pimp but has gone off them I just wondered why?

Are you implying he is a tosser

billboard said...

hilly said...

62mac said...

Good on you Lacey,apart from the Jackaroo post this forum is hmmm boring.

Please feck off back to the longboard forum then[}:)]

This forum is Qld centric now but slagging it off gets us nowhere.

The posts about young guns and the Tahiti comp nhave been great.


Htfu princess and leave us in peace you grumpy old mal rider

Hey I dont like mac either - but getting a bit sick and tired of hearing the same old lame softcrock label "grumpy old mal rider" - seems to me the biggest bunch of grumpy, whiney sooks are ex shortboarders who are now sup'ers cos they are too old/fat or scared to ride their shortys and too pig headed to ride a longboard. Give it a rest - longboarders are the history of surfing and the true soulful heart of it so have some respect for the equipment that gave us stand up paddle boards in the first place - LONGBOARDS.

Hahahaha, just surf lads and stop carrying on about who invented what sport as you might be suprised.

Lacey, I hear Coreban has a new 14' downwinder coming based on the rocker of the 12'6 Alpha. Look up 14' Dart Coreban and see what you can find. Otherwise I think nothing will ever beat a custom no matter what company or shaper you purchase from.

Photo journalism I like that, DJ has that down pat

I am not a big fan of the nose digging in; feels better on a rockered board IMO. But I my be slower. Have an older style DC16 goes really well. Would like to try a SIC F16 that shape looks really sweet.

laceys lane said...

found my rockered 14 footer board today- stoked

Th0m0 said...

laceys lane said...

found my rockered 14 footer board today- stoked

Is it yellow and white by any chance?

no, its a custom

Th0m0 said...

nice