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looking at getting a board for downwinders and a little bit of flatwater paddling, i was thinking i might get something along the lines of a 17foot glide or a fanatic, any thoughts or other sugestions would be appreciated
thanks
Jarryd
I think if you're out in the open ocean down-winding a good choice would be the 17' Glide.. or a 16'/17'4" SIC board.. or a custom DC board.
IMO.. The next best would be a 14' Naish Glide or 14' Starboard Open Ocean.. or maybe the 14' Fanatic or 14' Hobie.
Try and demo some if you can.. How heavy are you?
DJ
If you are around Sydney go and see the guys at wind surf and snow, i bet they would have a 17ft Naish to demo other wise try and contact Pete at instyle i think he goes under instyle as his user name here and he will have the 17'4 bullet SIC and i'm pretty sure he has a demo down there as well.
Cheers Jacko
The 14 fanatic is a great alround board as well and if you can find anyone with one in stock it would be worth looking at as well.
Jacko
Hi Jarryd,
If you can come by you can demo the Glide 17, Glide 14, SIC Bullet and the Fanatic 14.
Best to call first as we may have to get the Bullet from Pete at In Style until our stock arrives.
Cheers,
Sam.
I've got a Fanatic 14' which is good on the flats and I enjoyed paddling it for the first downwind session yesterday. Haven't ridden a Naish Glide before but my understanding is a 17' would be better for larger swells/runners and here in OZ most crew survive on 14's. Definately chat to a few people that have the boards first and see what their opinions are as its a costly piece of equipment to prematurely buy.
The new DC14 is proving popular as a Swiss Army knife type board. Good on the flats, good in the surf and the ocean. Very stable as well. Many other boards are either tippy and fast or slow and stable, his new design is both stable and fast. It's a real development.
From what I've seen the new Dick van Strallen shaped Lahui Kai 14' Manta is looking good too for racing, downwinding and even surfing in some pretty solid stuff. Definitely between Lahui Kai and DC for local east coast conditions
2 answers!! Hahah.
Actually it's the 3rd board I've bought off Mark, he has a habit of trying new stuff
Jarryd
how are you champ? Mate at your size i would even consider the 14foot glide as its super stable and a good down wind board ..depends what you want it for its not very fast in flat water though ....want win any races in the flats.
I would also think the 12 foot fanatic at 30 wide would be good for you as a possible option mega stable.
As stated above would 100% try Sam at wind surf and snow at collaroy he has a heap to choose from and is one of the best down wind/ flat water paddlers around he is all over it!
Dan
thanks for the advice guys, will get out and demo some boards, was just looking for some boards to try, got a good idea now, yeah im good dan, lovin' the board it rips
Would a 14' Glide be OK for a 96kg rider??(Used for ocean paddling mostly) or should i be looking in the 16-17 foot mark. Is 29-30" to wide for an ocean board?.Comments appreciated.
Thanks.
.. even in calm conditions.. (see vid).. When down-winding you can go shorter but IMO it often takes a little more effort and need to move around the board more.
Thanks DJ , Thanks Hilly.
Ill still kite, but must say that I have lost motivation for kiting since starting SUP!Maybe just been doing it to long. Love to try your 16, hilly. How wide is it?
Anywhere we can demo on one
