Hi,
Ive recently been going surfing 4-5 times a week and are progressing very quickly. at the moment i am riding a 6'4 x 21" x 3" Channel Islands 'Motorboat' As i understand this board is very good for small flat waves, however i am starting to do turns and carves and it seems i need a board that is more all round for more varying conditions.
I am 6'1 weigh about 70kgs and are fit and at a beginner intermediate level.
I would like another Al Merrick board and there are no local shapers in my area so big brands are the go!
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Go find a shaper, take your board and tell him what you like and dislike. Equipment wise this will progress you far far faster than getting off the rack boards. It wll be worth the drive. Where are you in Australia? If there are waves then generally there will be a local shaper.
I should also add that for the best part of my surfing life I've used a 6'1 DHD jellyfish. I still find myself satisfied by it after many years of riding it. Our boards are similar in the way that they were shaped with similar conditions in mind, so just don't discount what you already have. I also have a DHD D2 which is a step up that you might also like to research. If you're after just the big names only, definitely research DHD.
Sparki, i was looking at the fred rubble and maybe planning to get a 6'2 or a DFR. My motorboat is good in small conditions because it has virtually no rocker and the single to large double helps.
Yeah im not looking to get it for a while still but i still want some piece of mind to know what i want, its a big choice!
I am aware of DHD and ive also been looking at JS however Al merrick still seems to be my favourite. I will certainly have a look at those boards also.
I might be going against the grain here, but get onto gumtree or even the buy & sell section of this website and buy a few cheap boards. I reckon if you are going to spend $700 on your DHD or Merick, you'd be better off buying a $200 second hand board and giving it a crack and seeing what you think. If you believe you want a bit of extra thickness etc, find one with those dimensions. For the equivalent $700 odd bucks you'd be able to try out a few boards.
Also, normally I pump blokes up and so forth. But as a beginner, I think the term 'carving' can be saved for people whole genuinely rip. I wouldn't say I carve waves up. I'm not having a crack mate, but I think you mean floating up and down the face perhaps. Either that, or you certainly have progressed very quickly!
