Aloha supthecreek from the Cape. I surf the Cape, Nantasket, RI, NH, ME, North Shore of Boston and am heading to Costa Rica. And to everyone else, any reviews on a McTavish 9'6" SUP? I'm about to try one out in Costa Rica in a couple of weeks. Worried it might be borderline too small for my weight. I ride a 10' Starboard Whopper since June of 2011 when I was about 227lb and am now 210lb 5'6" and I'm a gurl who is 43 years old. I'm dying to try out a shorter board just to get a different feel, but that whopper is awesome! If it holds your weight supthecreek, you should check it out. You can try mine sometime. I ALMOST drove down the cape Saturday but that 20mph wind was a deterrent. The offshore winds looked consistent all day and the swell looked good. How was it!? My friends ended up going to Newport. Smaller there. The Whopper is very solid, stable and versatile. I've been out there on windy days stable as can be on the chop. You can have fun in nearly anything. Two downfalls might be: (i) not as fast on flatwater and paddling into the wind as the thinner boards, but being a guy, you can probably paddle harder into the wind than I can, and (ii) I hit the side of the board frequently with my paddle because it's so wide, but my wingspan is not as wide as yours. It's fast on the face and on the line. It's nearly impossible to pearl on it if you know how to catch a wave, takes lines nice but can carve too. I've ridden only up to 6footers but the board has been nearly vertical on the face and it's sick. OHHH and plows through whitewater easily! Not sure about the cutback on it. I'm just working on trying to carve it a wee bit now. But I can feel how easy it is to turn it. If you haven't, you should try one.
Hi Stacey, welcome to the Breeze. Forget the 9'6" McTav!! The tippiest board I've ever owned
. They surf very well but can't handle chop at all unless your KS. If you're wanting to go under 10 ft go for the 9' 6", 9'2"or 8'10" Fanatic Allwave. Other options are the 9'7" PSH Hull Paddler or the 9'5" or 8'10 Starboard Widepoint. These boards all paddle excellently, are stable and turn very easily. All of them are 32+" wide. Cheers and Demo, Demo, Demo!!
Sorry AA about generalising about the board weights, but it's a comment I'd heard from other PSH owners as well, not just Paddler owners. I'm glad its incorrect as even with all the demoing I've done of other brands, PSH shapes just seem to have the edge for me (long live Blane) especially the hull designed boards.
. I was more catering to what I thought Stacey might want to have a look at coming off an 11 ft Whopper.
I'm holding off buying new boards until I've had my laminectomy as there is a possibility I may not ever be able to surf afterwards (very small) and will be out of action for at least 6 months according to the Neurophysician and Dr OG Phill. Hopefully I will be able to have a nice new extra wide Hull Ripper by September next year and a nice 12'6" or 14 ft Fanatic or DC flatwater board to complement it. I've got to say at 53 and with a dodgy back, those Fanatic Allwaves and Starby Widepoints are mighty tempting though. By the way the QLD average is much higher than Vicco's although our top boys would give any one a run for their money. We're catching up quickly though!!!
I really want to buy a 10'6" Extra wide Ripper because it matches my surf style, but I am a BIG man at 254 lbs, 6' tall and 63 years old.
Gidday supthecreek,
Welcome to seabreeze mate.
I am 6'3" and 280lb's and 40 years old.
I love my 10'10" Hull Paddler. Surfs like a board much smaller and paddles like a Sup much longer. It's perfect for me and just loves its stability when paddling through the break as well as standing outside waiting for next wave. Can't fault it.
Keep posting mate and send some pics when you get your hull Paddler.
Hey Breezers... I love the forum... lots of great info... Thank you !
I paddle or surf all morning and work till late evening so I have been derelict in checking the latest breeze's - sorry : /
Leroy, I really appreciate all the input. It really helps
Scotty88 - keep the pics and updates coming... The containers won't be here for 2 more months so I have lots more time to research. If you get the Hull Paddler into any bigger waves let us know how it fares.
Stacey143 - I would love to paddle a Whopper just to see how the Float (168 ltr) vs. Stability (34" wide) but as yet I have been unable to find one to try. Thanks for the offer, I would be grateful for a chance to try yours. I have had amazing results with the Avanti for such a huge board. I surprised me in big R.I. Hurricane swells. The only other board I have ever been on was the Coreban 10 x 34 EZ. That was a breeze to paddle and was very light, but it had a lot more volume than the Whopper. I am just seeking benchmarks for where acceptable volume Vs width limits are for me. I surf all over New England as well and I do most of my winter surfing in R.I. because I love the points there. I just met some of the crew at Nor'easter Surf Shop in Scituite... Mark and Dino are great guys and have been real helpful. I am a newbie on this forum and not sure how to PM Breezers, but we should get together and swap boards for a paddle. You probably won't give my Avanti back after you flatwater it... it's a floating dock : )
Hi Hilly, I did mention that it was dependent on ability, and my understanding is that you have more than a fair bit!! My response was directed to SuptheCreek and Stacy both of whom are very large people riding very wide boards. One an 11 ft Whopper and the other 10ft plus Avanti. I just don't personally think that they would make the transition easily to a Hull Ripper without at least having a go on it.
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I know I still want to have a go on one (if I can) after my back operation as they seem to be the way to go. I'm not sure if I have the ability to fully realise the boards potential but I'll still have a crack. There was no purposeful slight on the board meant. It was just some obviously spurious scuttlebut that I'd been told.
I certainly didn't mean to offend!! My apologies again!
No need to apologize as everyone has an opinion will not complete the saying
Gets back to demo demo demo lots of fun boards out there