Hi I'm looking for opinions or reviews on what the SUP community think of Amundson boards. I have been doing some research on them, I'm thinking of getting the 11.3 as I believe that will support my weight and give me stability. But though I have been told to stay away from this brand as they may not be so good in the surf. I have also been told that they may nose dive. The reason why I'm thinking of getting one is because they seem a lot cheaper than other brands. But I'm not sure on the quality of them, I will be using the board in the surf, and maybe catch a few waves, but I would also like to use it for the river too, so if anyone knows something or anything about these boards to say that they are or not so good that would be great thanks Pat
Rob Cribb is the Australian distributor and an ex pro surfer that lived in Hawaii for 10 years. I've watched him surf on the Amundson boards many times and he rips. He's got a good value quality range mainly in larger boards.
Contact him direct here:-
M: 0411 399 459
E: rob@watershack.com.au
W: www.watershack.com.au
Skype: robcribb
Thanks Rob, I weight about 100kg's and I'am very new to stand up paddle boarding, I have done a lot of bodyboarding and I'am familiar with the water and currents etc but SUP is completely new.
Thanks Pat
Hey Rob,
You mentioned they are made to the standard as other high end boards. Which factory are they made in and what's the actual construction?
Cheers Danny
My unbiased opinion....
Been SUPing since 2006. I've owned piles of boards from lots of companies.
I recently got in the mood to go long again and bought that 11'3 Amundson.
For one, I know he knows how to shape good boards. I've owned a few customs shaped by John Amundson.
Second, I understood why the price was lower than some others. It's because these are from molds. Many boards today are not from molds. The drawback in using molds, you can't change the design every year because you've got big money invested in mold cost. The advantage is you can offer them for less over the long haul. The shape is a classic.
I'll thrilled with the way it surfs. If you know how to surf, you will love it.
I have bought a 11.6 Amundson absolutely terrific great stability lots of room very happy thanks to Lachlan for his help, great board
I've got the 12' 6" and its has its good points and bad.
Its really stable and fantastic in the chop.
But ..
Its heavy and a bit slow - also it doesn't catch small waves as well I would have expected
I'm considering the 2013 Amundsen 11' Cross for a longboard-style SUP....for approx. 75% surf and 25% flat water use.
Looks like it carries a little more width throughout and volume for me at 6'4" 100 kgs and still has somewhat thinner rails.
Since Amundsen was brought up....Would like to hear more about this new board and it's suitability for me.