as a card carrying sub 9' sup per, i was shocked when i saw a guy on a tiny surf ski yesterday at the alley. it looked about 5' and when i asked him, it was. now i had a 7'2 sb, but 5' something - is it possible without looking like a dodo's egg?

tha dogman said...

hay lacey

ive been talkin to a guy that has been hangin in indo and has checked out some of the proto starboards fresh from the factory and being tested

then a week later another version coming back with a few tweaks somewhere in the 6ft range (not to give to much away) dont know about sub 6'

been any waves for you crew up that way yet

i had a go on the sb 7'11, but i found the nose way to big for my liking, all though others have loved it. i think the 7'2 was better. troy's boy won it on the supsa day, but i think troy has kidnapped for a bit. maybe we should build something like(hint hint troy). been getting waves at an average alley line up till today- n/easters. not sure how it's going to break when get some swell. there is a wave trying really hard off the rock, maybe that might start to fire up
cher

Sub 6 that would be just silly wouldnt it , it would l00k like that riduclous looking Naish board.

laceys lane said...

teatrea said...

Sub 6 that would be just silly wouldnt it , it would l00k like that riduclous looking Naish board.

hi andrew, i agree

I agree also.

How wide and short does a board get before all it does it tick tack and have no drive?

Boards don't need to be loose to turn, they need to go fast, with speed anything is possible. Speed allows you to use a rail, not just pivot. Pivoting is ugly.

I just don't see the sense in a race for the shortest board, the paddle used correctly on the wave with speed creates leverage to turn sharply using the rail. Call me old fashioned but if you go fast and turn hard burying your rail you make lots of spray, that for my money is what good surfing is all about.

doggie said...

Starlet gc said...

starboard have a 6'6 called the impossible... check it out its on their webpage www.star-board-sup.com

the pics look pretty incredible... I kinda think a 5 foot sup would def look like a dodo's egg.....

That looks very good, best lookin SUP Ive seen and looks very surfable

Its does hey doggie!!!! I've been converted to the starboard range... after riding the 9 and also 8'5.. i can only imagine how good the 6'6 would go!!

jed said...

CMC said...

laceys lane said...

teatrea said...

Sub 6 that would be just silly wouldnt it , it would l00k like that riduclous looking Naish board.

hi andrew, i agree

I agree also.

How wide and short does a board get before all it does it tick tack and have no drive?

Boards don't need to be loose to turn, they need to go fast, with speed anything is possible. Speed allows you to use a rail, not just pivot. Pivoting is ugly.

I just don't see the sense in a race for the shortest board, the paddle used correctly on the wave with speed creates leverage to turn sharply using the rail. Call me old fashioned but if you go fast and turn hard burying your rail you make lots of spray, that for my money is what good surfing is all about.

What he said

i can see a purpose in a shorter narrower board- quicker turning, but very tuff to stay on.one thing is you are going to have to be super quick with paddle usage on a wave or you will one move behind all the time.
cheers
cheers

Hey Lacie, the 7'2" starboard (muchly apprecated from yourself) surprisingly surfs well. More of a novelty, fun stick but not one to riding all the time. Need to really work it hard to produce the speed needed for bigger turns and manouvers but none the less.....very fun. Played around with different fin configurations and changes the whole performance sence of the board. However, it does lose the long drawn out turns you get from a bigger board and that sence of that true SUP feel. Does my son get to ride it? Hell no........mine all mine! Sub 6'......crazy mofo's!

Secret Agent said...

Hey Lacie, the 7'2" starboard (muchly apprecated from yourself) surprisingly surfs well. More of a novelty, fun stick but not one to riding all the time. Need to really work it hard to produce the speed needed for bigger turns and manouvers but none the less.....very fun. Played around with different fin configurations and changes the whole performance sence of the board. However, it does lose the long drawn out turns you get from a bigger board and that sence of that true SUP feel. Does my son get to ride it? Hell no........mine all mine! Sub 6'......crazy mofo's!

i would agree with your review of the board to the t. do try it in some nasty beachies- that where it shines imo
cheers

No not possible without looking like a horrible fat little egg, just like that red one

chooko said...

i'm sure those short stubby sups would ride some of the great slabs over here in the west. wouldn't mind trying one out the box or gas

Hilarous , sub at the box or gas or boodji or grunters !! get real my friend

Scotty Mac said...

Brooko,
You know it. Some where like the box, you need paddle speed. At the moment, I would not attempt anywhere with a board less than 8'8" long. You would need to be taj burrow to paddle into the box with a sup less than 7'6" foot. It aint going to happen.........

Spot on Scotty, the box of all places no ones going out there anytime soon guaran ted
GAs would be deadly enough, surfed that pace plenty of times on a shortboard and it would be one of the heaviest spots on earth at 6ft on a sub

here a video on a 5'11" in 1 foot weak waves (corsica). The guy is patrice Guenole, the Gong / Drops designer, weighting 104kg (230 lbs). He claims he feels more stable than his 125l 9'11" (but paddling speed is lower than a shortboard of the same size, so positioning for the take off is tricky, and this cannot be your main board)
This is the same guy in LSD message above.

www.gong-galaxy.com/magazine/movies/one-love/

General rule of thumb... longer boards will ride really smooth, and glide really well, and paddle faster with less maneuverability....

I personally can't see the point of going under 8 foot for an SUP for me. At that stage, I would just swap over to my regular short selections.

The waves in that video with the really short SUP.... looks like it would be more fun on a Fish standard surfboard anyway.