hi,was wondering if anybody has had a paddle on the widepoint at the sup demo tour going around the country,would it be a option for a big guy (100kg)?TA
I had a couple of waves on it at the demo and found it incredibly stable even in a bit of side slop but I am only 75kg. I am going to borrow a mates for a coupla days and I will also get another mate who is about 95kg to have a go and will post some feedback or pm you if you like.
Checked out the new Starboard range at Merimbula.....can't understand why the boards are so wide which such a high volume it seems they are targeting the big fellas , just does'nt seem to suit the Aussie market. Just an observation not knocking the product.
Rob
It's about time someone realized that bigger guys are interested in performance SUP-ing ,too! Nice to have a few options out there for a change.
ta, thanks for the great advice on the 8.10,im waiting now for the sup tour to hit our tropical shores in late dec and give the baby a blast, its going to complete my sup quiver with the monster 11.6 and the big yellow banana mana 10 already in the shed.it would be great if there was more choice on sub 9 sups for us larger chents who can bury a rail, unless i lose 25plus kgs im stuck with a limeted choice.keep you posted
A quick couple of questions, I'm 79kg's and considering the 8'10" as I have a long paddle to the break over some weird water (moving around reef bombies). Is this board an easy paddler considering it's volume?. Second, is it going to be too floaty for me on a wave with it's 150L volume?. I'm not riding any extreme waves - nice big fat Mal waves.
I Sup the bombies you are talkin about Hirsch most days.
Im on the 9'5 mana. Plenty of volume and very floaty.
Give me a yell if you wanna have a try. Seems to work well for me
W
I have ordered 8'10 x 32 for a trip to PNG in Feb just a bit nervous its not going to be any good for my 105Kg. Does any one have any feed back, it might not be to late to change. I thought it would be a good board length wise to travel with instead of trying to take my Whopper. I've paddled it on the demo tour in flat water without difficulty, I would really appreciate some surf feed back.
Just as a point of interest i went on the starboard site and noticed a photo of some bloke carving on the 8'10. This made me feel a little reassured until i noticed the same bloke {on the same wave with the same clouds} carving on a different starboard board. Bloody photo shop i reckon this is pretty poor form, Just basic dishonesty i believe , any opinions?
with regards to the photoshopping of the starboard 8'10 on the starboard website,
i see someone has asked the question but they declined to offer an explanation i wonder how long before they remove their dirty little secret?
