Well what a hot ass day in noosa, not use to this but excited to get the demo underway tommorow.
Been to catch up with jonathon at bluewater players, Nice guy
Had a chat with AA also as he walked in while i was there, good to catch up
Anyway i am in noosa for 8 days at the off shore resort, Nice room and all that
About to head off for a feed, Then a few cold ones
Guess what bp its been snow in the south island all day just hitting Wellington now , have a laugh mate 
TB
BP might pay to phone home Christchurch had a 7.4 earth quake @430am our time . hope everything is OK
Well there you are...BP made the right decision (might have taken a few days to decide admittedlly)....when asked if he'd rather be in Noosa or Chistchurch when the quake hit he correctly answered "Noosa"
Yes mac sounds like one survivor taken to Gray hospital . What a day now got fires in down town Christchurch the damage is huge .
Well, hot windy and hungry now, Had a few boards hmmm ok a lot of boards on the go, But the swell was crap on shore but did manage to susu out what might work for my local conditions and what i liked, conditions were bad
Will go into detail latter in the week as im working on the earthquake damage.
Good to see all you guys today and thanks to the people who helped out with my questions, esp AA i seem to sit in his pocket today but they were nice boards mate.
The only board that i wanted to try was the DC it was not there
Kakey you can get that ubersmooth in the north mate
To my chch people hope you are all ok, kia kaha
Hey BP
Hope you enjoying yr break in the lucky country. Also hope yr family/ friends are all ok after the early wake up call yest. Everyone we know down that way is fine but a little shook up. Some of mums friends even had their bad yard full of sewage over flow. Nice.
Anyway I saw this shot on the web today of the sunshine coast and thought you maybe getting some goodness back from higher above. Is this the case?
I wish it was that good, been out today for a ride on different boards, i am sticking with the all rounder boards, fuller nose much more stable and fun
Heading out with the 10 psh waa and the starboard stinger next wahoo
2 day left in this paradise, And its 7 ft clean
Speacial thanks to all the guys and girls here who made the demo day.
And a special thanks to bluewater players for taking me out with them and the boys for a surf, And also there gear i continue to demo
To chch i hear another big shock took place today, stay strong
Paul
Yeah New Brighton was one of the worst areas hit. Lots of flooding and road damage as well as the houses and sewers.
Here's a couple of pics from the Brighton area, the first is a service station forecourt which was lifted up about 1.5m
Wow...that's major earth shaking stuff.....& the half a metre of "liquifaction" is spooky also. As for the time factor they reckon maybe 15.000 years since that fault line misbehaved (though who would have been there counting :)
Bummer, Lucky there were no fires by the looks of that.
love the beaches around that area.
Was the pier damaged at all?
Back home, fark is cold and damaged 
Went for a surf in noosa at 6am shorts on and a top
4deg now here oh my god, Just as well we are looking into a aprtment in noosa
Check out this link, gives details of all the quake hits.
www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/
So after a lot of demos i got the choice down to 2 boards
mctavish 9'6 vs the lsd 8'4 fish
I was unable to demo the fish as it was out and the conditions were not good at all
A lot of nice boards about
I think the lsd may not be right for what i need, Not sure
I did not find out the litres of it either if anyone has them?
As i never got to demo the LSD 8'6 the people who have can i have a stability review vs the mctavish 9'6 please.
I know its shorter but its also wider there for maybe about the same
From what i have seen the rails on the mctavish are much more forgiving
Hi,
No i did not, but they look real stable wide and fat, Unless your asking about the mano range
I tried the corebans, nice boards well made, i did not get on well with them as the deck is domed, A domed deck and low rails makes the board more unstable for the general punter.
I injoy the boards with a flat deck i.e mctavish, LSD, And most of the PSH boards
The PSH 9'11 is awsome just a bit much board for here or i would of not let it out of my hands.
From my time in noosa, And a lot of info from the guys i come home with one fact, Progression takes time and in the world of SUP This is the key.
Sure most guys, girls in noosa are on short boards but they do rip on them and have been doing so since day one, same as the hawaians reason being the surf in on the back door steep and surfing in the only life, I.E always been on a board of some sort.
For my self, I am going shorter but wide and flat decked, But the rails play a HUGE part in this the board can be 30 wide but still unstable if the rails are realy low, The best all round short boards i found.
Coreban
starboard stinger, Starboard hero
mctavish 9'6... NOT the 9'0
psh WR
LSD 8'6 fish
To me everything else seems more progressive, But as mentioned you can ride any board if you have been riding long enough ===== Progression is slow
But the right boards first up is key.
Sure, If you want a short board first up go for it, it will be frustrating but it can be done, but even i tried thin in noosa i wanted the shizzza but after a few board i found i was having bad habits coming through, And it was seen by others
My fav boards that i would purchase this time round
LSD fish
PSH 9'11r or any of the 9'6wr
starboard 9'0 stinger
Starboard hero, but very mych a first board if you dont want a big mana ect
mctavish 9'6
There are many others but for these boards are more than enough progression for myself.
