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| (PeteCresswell)... |
 Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:45 pm |
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An SUP board is calling out to me.
As soon as I can free up some rack space I think I might spring.
Been demo-ing anything I can get my hands on.
Anticipated use (220# user):
- Very light air cruising/mushburger sail-surfing 60%
- Exercise paddling 30%
- SUP surfing 10%
In the context of Starboard, Greater Minds say I would be served
best by a 12'6" x 30" wide board.
Tried 32", but found it just too wide - especially for knee
paddling.
Not sure about 12'6" vs 12'3".
Anybody in my weight class got some experience?
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| weedfin at (no spam) aol.com... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:45 pm |
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On Jul 27, 9:33�pm, wsurfn <MPlunk... at (no spam) austin.rr.com> wrote:
Quote: I have the Starboard 12'6" Wood, �30" wide for 2 years. We are similar
size and weight.
I have sailed it. It is a long board/dog. I would rather do LWF on my
custom freestyle board.
It is too big (windage) to transport to waves 4 hours away, so I have
no idea what kind of a surfboard it is. Reviews were favorable at the
time. We have waves with very short periodicity. I wish the 2pcs
boards were around when I was considering it, because transport would
be much more practical.
As far as using it as exercise paddling device, it is a blast and more
than stable. EASY! and fun exercise during summer doldrums.
HTH,
Mark
On Jul 27, 7:45�pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x... at (no spam) y.Invalid> wrote:
An SUP board is calling out to me.
As soon as I can free up some rack space I think I might spring.
Been demo-ing anything I can get my hands on.
Anticipated use (220# user):
� �- Very light air cruising/mushburger sail-surfing � �60%
� �- Exercise paddling � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �30%
� �- SUP surfing � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �10%
In the context of Starboard, Greater Minds say I would be served
best by a 12'6" x 30" wide board.
Tried 32", but found it just too wide - especially for knee
paddling.
Not sure about 12'6" vs 12'3".
Anybody in my weight class got some experience?
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Pete... go to this site and post the question in the forum section:
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| wsurfn... |
| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:45 pm |
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I have the Starboard 12'6" Wood, 30" wide for 2 years. We are similar
size and weight.
I have sailed it. It is a long board/dog. I would rather do LWF on my
custom freestyle board.
It is too big (windage) to transport to waves 4 hours away, so I have
no idea what kind of a surfboard it is. Reviews were favorable at the
time. We have waves with very short periodicity. I wish the 2pcs
boards were around when I was considering it, because transport would
be much more practical.
As far as using it as exercise paddling device, it is a blast and more
than stable. EASY! and fun exercise during summer doldrums.
HTH,
Mark
On Jul 27, 7:45 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x... at (no spam) y.Invalid> wrote:
Quote: An SUP board is calling out to me.
As soon as I can free up some rack space I think I might spring.
Been demo-ing anything I can get my hands on.
Anticipated use (220# user):
- Very light air cruising/mushburger sail-surfing 60%
- Exercise paddling 30%
- SUP surfing 10%
In the context of Starboard, Greater Minds say I would be served
best by a 12'6" x 30" wide board.
Tried 32", but found it just too wide - especially for knee
paddling.
Not sure about 12'6" vs 12'3".
Anybody in my weight class got some experience?
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| (PeteCresswell)... |
| Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:15 pm |
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Per (PeteCresswell):
Quote: Couldn't get anywhere with it: registered about three days ago,
but nothing ever happened.
Mea Culpa on that one. I the wrong UserName.....
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| bs... |
| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:08 am |
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On Jul 27, 2:45 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x... at (no spam) y.Invalid> wrote:
Quote: An SUP board is calling out to me.
As soon as I can free up some rack space I think I might spring.
Been demo-ing anything I can get my hands on.
Anticipated use (220# user):
- Very light air cruising/mushburger sail-surfing 60%
- Exercise paddling 30%
- SUP surfing 10%
In the context of Starboard, Greater Minds say I would be served
best by a 12'6" x 30" wide board.
Tried 32", but found it just too wide - especially for knee
paddling.
Not sure about 12'6" vs 12'3".
Anybody in my weight class got some experience?
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PeteCresswell
Hi Pete,
I'm in your weight class, but upside down on usage. Probably 90%
waves/10% exercise/0% light air sailing (no mast track)
For a flat water workout there really is no right answer, Want more
of a core workout? Go tippy and small. Want to paddle fast? Get a
raceboard, or go as long as possible. Width and length are important,
but shape, rails and rocker can make a huge difference. ( I can flat
water paddle a friends PSH 10.0 all around, but can't even stand on a
10'6" Takayama)
For SUP surfing, most people recommend going small. I think this is
wrong, especially for a "big and tall" beginner. You obviously need a
board you can turn, but stability is really important when you are
trying to spin your board in a bit of chop and sprint for a wave. I
ride mostly small waves. Glide is really important when trying to
catch small stuff. Medium sized waves? Not so much. I ride a PSH
11.0 Bigboy All-around. I think it's about 11'x30". That probably
sounds a bit small, but the board is very stable, has nice glide, and
still turns well. I highly recommend taking this board for a demo.
Unfortunately numbers alone don't tell the story. I've tried other
boards with identical numbers and hated them. I also like the 11'6"
and 12' Lairds for small junky waves or for doing surfing down-
winders. Sorry, no starboards out here to demo/rent.
For light air sailing, if it's not light air long-board wave riding,
I'd try something else. If you are gonna ride waves any board you can
SUP on will be plenty big.
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| (PeteCresswell)... |
| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:28 pm |
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Per bs:
Quote: If you are gonna ride waves any board you can
SUP on will be plenty big.
For various reasons (availability among them) I settled on a 10'
x 34" that Starboards calls "The Whopper". Dunno from "glide",
but the demo seemed to catch bay chop pretty well - maybe even
better than the other three I tried. (11'2" x 30", 12' x 32", and
12'6" x 30").
Hope to pick it up this weekend.
Next few weeks will tell when I get it out on the mushburgers off
the local inlet.
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| bs... |
| Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:26 pm |
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On Sep 3, 1:28 pm, "(PeteCresswell)" <x... at (no spam) y.Invalid> wrote:
Quote: Per bs:
If you are gonna ride waves any board you can
SUP on will be plenty big.
For various reasons (availability among them) I settled on a 10'
x 34" that Starboards calls "The Whopper". Dunno from "glide",
but the demo seemed to catch bay chop pretty well - maybe even
better than the other three I tried. (11'2" x 30", 12' x 32", and
12'6" x 30").
Hope to pick it up this weekend.
Next few weeks will tell when I get it out on the mushburgers off
the local inlet.
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PeteCresswell
Congrats on the new toy!
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