Time to bite the bullet

Well I have wanted to buy another board for most of this year having thought about the Naish Glide, then fell in love with the Sunova Ocean Fast, flirted with a NSP Cocomat and then tried the Glide at a demo day.
Stock of the Sunova is non existent locally and I could not actually see the NSP I liked so tomorrow I am going to put a deposit on the last Glide in Aus before Christmas. Hopefully Santa allows my wallet to stretch enough to put it under my tree but it may take until mid January, fingers crossed.

Finally made a decision!!!! So soon I will be cruising on a 14x29.5 board getting from point A to point B much faster than I was on my lovely Mana, which I am keeping, now I just need to find a spot in the garage to keep it.

Excellent.. and what a great choice.. It's a great board..

I'm going to sell my 12' touring Glide and buy a new Glide also after paddling one in Merimbula a couple of weeks ago..

It will be great to have you join us on St Kilda to Sandy downwinder..

gotta love those 14' got a javelin.x28
Adds another dimension to the sport ,,,

everything will feel slow now.

good move it will look stupid under the tree ,best keep it outside.ho ho.

tardy

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Markus56 said..
Dave
Could you give us a progress report after 6 or so paddles please.i am also looking at a 14' -just have to work out the storage and get the approval from the Financial Controller....

Will do but that won't be until January some time and it was the last one available in Aus this season!!!

I was going to buy a bag for it as well but I will sit on that for a while, but is it worth getting a bag for such a large board as I will mainly be just putting it on the roof racks and sitting on the beach for a few hours and should I take the plug out if I do stay on the beach for most of the day??

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Area10 said..
It depends how hot your weather is. But it's best not to leave any board in direct sunlight for any length of time.

This is very important. Leaving your board in the sunlight is just playing russian roulette with it. You may not see apparent damages, but its life expectancy will be severely reduced, and the amount will be random...

A bag with a reflective outside , or at least white, is mandatory. No need for vents if you just leave the zip open on 1'-2'. I leave mine open from mid-board to the fins.
On the beach, some tricks for leaving it some minutes without a bag: put it on the side to minimize the exposed area, cover with a white towel, put it under a cheap board (eg the kids inflatable :-) ), recover with a sand layer...

Great news!!!!! My new wife of 1.1 weeks is helping me get my board before Christmas as a present, no wonder I married her!!!!

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Tardy said..
i think you should name the board the love boat

Now there's a good idea!

She's a beauty.. I've ordered a 12'6" in the GTW..

Did you have a quick paddle at St Kilda marina..