Had a great sesssion today on the 12,6 fanatic 3ft and the occassional bigger one coming through , scored some epic long rides.These big boards are so much fun , except for when i broke my leggie and had to swim , thanks to the fellow stand up paddler who grabbed my board
I was amazed at how well the board surfed and turned , i took the big axe fin out and put my fin from my PSH in and it turned unreal. Best part was catching great waves out wide from everyone else , virtually had the Alley to my self..Here is a pic of the fin i put in , didnt loose anything in stability still tracked pretty good and made it faster.To cap off a stoked out morning im off too Brisvegas to watch the SUNS do a job on the bluebaggers
hey teatrea, i went out wed afternoon. too big ,too fast. caught one wave hung on for grim death as the 12'6 was flapping around- i had to be at the back on the take off. put it this way,i noticed the glue on the handle gave way, i reckon from paddle use on the wave. i whimpered back to the car
i'm guessing it was 4 or 5 ft and a fair amount of push behind em
cheers
putting a normal fin on race boards makes an amazing difference. its a whole new world!! s
I was amazed at how well the board surfed and turned , i took the big axe fin out and put my fin from my PSH in and it turned unreal. Best part was catching great waves out wide from everyone else , virtually had the Alley to my self..Here is a pic of the fin i put in , didnt loose anything in stability still tracked pretty good and made it faster.To cap off a stoked out morning im off too Brisvegas to watch the SUNS do a job on the bluebaggers
Geez the footy wasnt as fun as the surf , it was the men against the boys.Could be a long season for the young fellas.
Select to expand quoterahams said...
putting a normal fin on race boards makes an amazing difference. its a whole new
Sure does , i was amazed
Hey Teatrea,
I have had a fun session at Point Danger on the 12'6 Fanatic with only 3 other people out, initialy I used the fin supplied which significantly resitricted mobility and then with the fin out of my PSH 12fter and boy what a difference, The board really comes alive and is lots of fun.
The issue as usualy would be people with a 12'6 and a few punters out could get dangerous very quickly if they cant control it! The bow of the 12'6 could turn someone into a kabab
Phill
12'6 sups are the only sup boards i'm surfing. however you have to be extremely aware of whats going on around you so as to avoid situations.
i would suggest praticing in SMALL waves well away from other people and well, even when you venture out into more sizey waves, still stay away. the wave catching ability of these boards is only behind skis and oc's and such
cheers
