iam looking for a stand up paddle board for my girlfriend, could you recommend me any brand?
- no experienca in sup, just ready to start
- no surf skills, just good swimmer
- 50 kgr. weight
- 1,53 cm. height
basically to start with and be able to learn progressively and in a flat water or calm sea
thanks
mike
Hey MikeSup..I'm no expert in boards. There's plenty of other guys on here that are. But I would recommmend checking out the NSP (New Surf Project) boards. They have a 10'6" and an 11'. They are a great board for beginners and are cheap (approx AUS$1000). They have a handle for easy carry. And you can find them all over the place. This is from their site:-
The NSP SUP is the perfect first board to enjoy the exciting sport of Stand-Up Paddleboarding. Developed for cruising, cross-training, and small waves, it's generous shape accomodates all levels. Constructed with super-durable, NSP E2 epoxy offering hours of trouble free fun.
Their webs site is www.newsurfproject.com
The other one alot of paddlers new to SUP go for is the Southpoint Kalama's. They have a 10'6" and an 11'6". There have been discussions about these boards on this forum. Read the "Walden anyone?" thread. Hope this helps.
At 50kg any board will do! My son is 45kg and he uses my old 10'2 longboard. If you are thinking about getting a smaller board for use in the waves then now is the time to get it!!!
Hi Mike, an important consideration is for her to be able to carry it to and from the water. Some of the wives and daughters around here have had no trouble learning from scratch on the 9'6" Naish. The board only weighs approx 7kg, and with the recessed handle the girls have no problem carrying them. 
RobDog
My wife has a similar background and I originally bought her a 11-0 Oxbow. Too much for her to carry easily without a handhole but a sling works great. Easy board to start on and it glides well enough that when we paddle together she can keep up without me having to slow down TOO much.
I just bought her the Starboard 9-8 and she loves the board for its weight and ease of carry, plenty stable, but it doesn't glide as well. Depending on what you are paddling she may have a hard time keeping up unless you REALLY slow down. That said she prefers the Starboard herself. She's just starting to get comfortable in the surf and its a better board for her there for sure. One nice thing...I can surf it too even at my size.
Geez that 9 3" ripper looks good, has a similar plan shape to a standard shortboard
Gunna have to get one of them one day.
