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Forums > Stand Up Paddle   Board Talk & Reviews

12'6" Hobie v Bark vid

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Created by Jack Mack > 9 months ago, 12 Apr 2011
Jack Mack
NSW, 343 posts
12 Apr 2011 12:01PM
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Interesting!




Jason

DavidJohn
VIC, 17505 posts
13 Apr 2011 2:12AM
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And the winner is ???

Lovin' the look of that Hobie 12'6"..

DJ

Gords
NSW, 69 posts
15 Apr 2011 9:45PM
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Hi DJ
That review was on the Hobie 12'6 Elite which has a width of 28.8 inches. The Hobie 12'6 Race is a little narrower at 27'7 inches. Give Scott a call and try them both out, you have been wanting to for some time. I would love to hear your thoughts.

DavidJohn
VIC, 17505 posts
16 Apr 2011 10:42AM
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Gords said...

Hi DJ
That review was on the Hobie 12'6 Elite which has a width of 28.8 inches. The Hobie 12'6 Race is a little narrower at 27'7 inches. Give Scott a call and try them both out, you have been wanting to for some time. I would love to hear your thoughts.


My friend Leon has just bought the new Hobie 12'6" and we'll catch up this w/e at the RPS race at Black Rock.. So I'll get to paddle it and I'll take some pics..

DJ

MrMyagi
NSW, 204 posts
1 May 2011 10:44PM
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DJ, thanks to Gords I had the opportunity to paddle the 12'6 (27" wide) in the Bridge to Beach last month. Whilst my skill and the conditions didn't yield a great result, the board is superb. I have raced in flat water against a Bark and in my humble opinion the Hobie is quicker - it has great glide like its 14ft big brother. It is also excellent on ocean runners, the wave piercing nose and water dispersing deck make it really predictable on down winders and in chop. It is well finished and the build is A1; really the only thing it lacks is more traction on the back deck - easily remedied with a some deck tape (like the one I paddled) or an application of Monster Paint Traction.



billboard
QLD, 2816 posts
2 May 2011 10:43AM
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DavidJohn said...

Gords said...

Hi DJ
That review was on the Hobie 12'6 Elite which has a width of 28.8 inches. The Hobie 12'6 Race is a little narrower at 27'7 inches. Give Scott a call and try them both out, you have been wanting to for some time. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Y
My friend Leon has just bought iythe new Hobie 12'6" and we'll catch up this w/e at the RPS race at Black Rock.. So I'll get to paddle it and I'll take some pics..
U

DJ




Hey dj - please post your thoughts on the 12.6 elite when you get a chance (pm me if u want). The hobie is one of the last 3 boards on my try list before I make a purchase. Really interested in how it handles open water. Not sure if you have paddled the bark and new surf race but would love a comparison to them as I have ridden both.
Thanx B.

Savage1
NSW, 63 posts
2 May 2011 11:09AM
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I'd like some feedback on the Hobie particularly if it surfs 1' to shoulder high well, or not.

Thanks

DavidJohn
VIC, 17505 posts
2 May 2011 8:43PM
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I took the new 12'6" Hobie for a spin and really liked it.. It's fast and stable.

To be honest I don't think it's as fast as my 14' Javelin but it is a longer board and more tippy.

I can't imagine using it in waves or surf but you never know.

I'm sure Dogman can do it but you would want to be careful and remember the board's not made for that.

Here's a few picture that I've not posted before.. It's a great looking board and great quallity.

DJ









billboard
QLD, 2816 posts
2 May 2011 10:40PM
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Hey DJ would I be correct in assuming that the hobie is noticably faster than the starby 12.6 x 29.5 ?

DavidJohn
VIC, 17505 posts
2 May 2011 11:14PM
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billboard said...

Hey DJ would I be correct in assuming that the hobie is noticably faster than the starby 12.6 x 29.5 ?


Yes I think so because it's much more a real flat water race board with a piercing type nose that parts the water and keeps getting faster the faster you paddle.. The Starboard seems fast to a point and if you try and paddle it faster it tends to push water rather than part it.. The Starby might be a better all rounder flat water board.. It's still very nice.

DJ

Gords
NSW, 69 posts
2 May 2011 11:50PM
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billboard said...

DavidJohn said...

Gords said...

Hi DJ
That review was on the Hobie 12'6 Elite which has a width of 28.8 inches. The Hobie 12'6 Race is a little narrower at 27'7 inches. Give Scott a call and try them both out, you have been wanting to for some time. I would love to hear your thoughts.

Y
My friend Leon has just bought iythe new Hobie 12'6" and we'll catch up this w/e at the RPS race at Black Rock.. So I'll get to paddle it and I'll take some pics..
U

DJ




Hey dj - please post your thoughts on the 12.6 elite when you get a chance (pm me if u want). The hobie is one of the last 3 boards on my try list before I make a purchase. Really interested in how it handles open water. Not sure if you have paddled the bark and new surf race but would love a comparison to them as I have ridden both.
Thanx B.



Hi B
Give Sue and Danny Sheard (Qld) a call as they have both the 12'6 and 14' Hobie's and LOVE them. They will give you a run no problem and should be at the time trial this weekend.
They did a 14km downwinder then Danny stayed out surfing in over head high on the Hobie 12'6 Elite. They handle offshore very well !
Sorry about the low res pic but I will get Ian Borland (photographer) to send through some better res pic's.



Gords
NSW, 69 posts
3 May 2011 12:09AM
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DavidJohn said...

I took the new 12'6" Hobie for a spin and really liked it.. It's fast and stable.

To be honest I don't think it's as fast as my 14' Javelin but it is a longer board and more tippy.

I can't imagine using it in waves or surf but you never know.

I'm sure Dogman can do it but you would want to be careful and remember the board's not made for that.

Here's a few picture that I've not posted before.. It's a great looking board and great quallity.

DJ

Hi DJ
Here are a few pic's of Jack Mack on the Hobie 14 Race and the 12'6 is much better in the surf!
This was a few months ago when he first got the board, his surfing has improved ..Ha ha....




DavidJohn
VIC, 17505 posts
3 May 2011 12:33AM
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Great pics of Jason.. I've seen Jacko doing the same on the Jav but some people just have enough talent to make anything work in the surf..

DJ

Jack Mack
NSW, 343 posts
3 May 2011 9:13AM
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The Hobie race boards have rolled rails (round shaped)
until 18 inches from the tail.Then it changes to sharper rails(right angle shaped)
This shape ( to this shape L.
You need to have your back foot where the sharp rail
is to turn.(otherwise the board slips sideways as the rounded rail can't bite into the wave.)
Standing so far back lifts most of the board out of the water.It's great to surf a 14footer with only 2foot of it in the water.
On fatter more rolling sections you then walk forward to the deck pad and back again in steeper sections.
In the pics DJ put up I think the deckgrip doesn't go back far enough. I have monster grip all the way back as my back
foot is usually further back than where that grip finishes. Monster grip won't hold water
and weighs nothing, lugging a wet full deck grip around a 10km race may make a diff. That's why the Hobie deck grip is
shaped and contoured the way it is.

Fin type is interesting as the narrower longer type of fin
loses drive when turning tightly and creates a vortex behind
the tail which is startlingly loud. Putting a broader based fin
enables drivier turns.(horses for courses)

Surfing a race board at an overhead sucky reef break is obviously
inviting death but, as BOP style racing is growing, and hitting the beach right between the finishing posts could make a diff.


Like doing burnouts in a van.
It's fun cause ya shouldn't be able to do it!

Casso
NSW, 3768 posts
3 May 2011 1:14PM
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Jack Mack said...

Like doing burnouts in a van.
It's fun cause ya shouldn't be able to do it!

Funny.

Gords
NSW, 69 posts
3 May 2011 11:21PM
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DavidJohn said...

Great pics of Jason.. I've seen Jacko doing the same on the Jav but some people just have enough talent to make anything work in the surf..

DJ


Hi DJ
I am a not a 'hot shot' and have not been SUP'ing that long but I have had the Hobie 12'6 and 14' in the same surf spot as Jack Mack and they are a pleasure. You should try it sometime.

laceys lane
QLD, 19803 posts
3 May 2011 11:24PM
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looks very surfable to me. got to have a go on one of this puppies


looking at the vid, sure, it has a piercing nose, but as the man said, to goes to flat pretty quickly, so i look at the shape along with the hobie 'piercing to flat'- yeah, no worries.

imo if you can't surf a dw 12'6 board, it's not worth getting
cheers

Savage1
NSW, 63 posts
3 May 2011 11:36PM
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Spot on with that Lacey...

aussiewahine
QLD, 798 posts
11 May 2011 12:01PM
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Danny & I will have the new 2011 Hobie Elite 12'6 (28.8 wide) and 14' Race at the Kawana Speed Series tomorrow afternoon if any Sunshine Coasters (QLD) want to have a look at them or demo them after we use them in the time trial.

Should be better conditions this week than last weeks 25 knot head winds !!

Come say hi

Savage1
NSW, 63 posts
11 May 2011 1:13PM
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I'd really like a comparison of the Hobie 12'6'' Elite and the narrower Elite Race if someone has a crack at both of these back to back, particularly

Paddle speed
Stability
Surfability

for 68kg with some surfing and paddleing experience.

Thanks

aussiewahine
QLD, 798 posts
11 May 2011 2:41PM
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Savage1 said...

I'd really like a comparison of the Hobie 12'6'' Elite and the narrower Elite Race if someone has a crack at both of these back to back, particularly

Paddle speed
Stability
Surfability

for 68kg with some surfing and paddleing experience.



Hi Tony...I will be able to give you the comparison in about a week. I have in my possession the 12'6" Elite and will be getting the narrower Elite Race at the end of this week. So if you can wait another week I will let you know my opinion. In the mean time someone else may have had the luxury of trying both and may hopefuly answer you. I did see your post asking the different of these two boards on another thread and was hoping someone would get back to you if they had tried both.

Hope this helps.

Savage1
NSW, 63 posts
11 May 2011 3:27PM
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Gday Aussie,

Bit of a coincidence I've got a demo 12'6'' Elite Race at the moment and I think it's a great allrounder but its a little hard to make a solid choice without trying both, although the general opinion so far by others, at my weight would be the Race.

Thanks for your reply, and look forward to any feedback.......

Radman
WA, 629 posts
20 Jun 2011 5:05PM
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Sold me 12'6' on order GORAD ill be able to race myself

Jack Mack
NSW, 343 posts
20 Jun 2011 7:53PM
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Radman said...

Sold me 12'6' on order GORAD ill be able to race myself

You are gonna luv it!
Its a whole new world
jason

Radman
WA, 629 posts
20 Jun 2011 8:50PM
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obie one canoebi



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