Whopper (or Naish Mana 10') for skinny guy ?

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ECUVOL

10 posts

ECUVOL

10 posts

9 Sep 2009 8:10pm

Hello to everybody, this is a great forum !

What do you think about the Whopper (or maybe a Naish Mana 10' but more expensive) for a lightweight person (I'm 67 Kg) in small (1-3 ft) mostly windy/choppy waves (like we have here in Belgium !)
Is'nt it to wide ?
I'm surfing a longboard but starts with SUP.
Thx in advance for your experience!

DKirche

78 posts

DKirche

78 posts

11 Sep 2009 5:16am

Hi,

I have rode both those boards. They are very nice. I did chose the Naish Mana. It felt lighter and it was easier to stand on and surfed great in all kinds of conditions. It really did stand out in the smaller mushy surf and caught waves with ease and gave me a lot of confidence to get through beginner stages. Hope this helps!

D.Kirche

DKirche

78 posts

DKirche

78 posts

11 Sep 2009 5:18am

I did catch wind of a Naish Mana 9'5" look into that as well.

BrisKites

QLD

1293 posts

BrisKites

QLD, 1293 posts

11 Sep 2009 8:53pm

Agreed,
The Mana has big volume and you can ride much shorter. I would say a 9'5" for your weight.

Jas

OG SUP

VIC

3516 posts

OG SUP

VIC, 3516 posts

11 Sep 2009 11:36pm

Welcome to the Forum,

At 67kg the volume of any of the boards will mean they are very corky (boat like) for you.

Just depends whether you want to surf it or flat water / downwind with it I guess.

The old 9'6 Quad maybe a better choice for surf.

Regards

Phill

LouD

642 posts

LouD

WA, 642 posts

18 Sep 2009 10:57pm

I love my whopper,but I weigh 98 kg. IMHO these boards are 2 big for you

ECUVOL

10 posts

ECUVOL

10 posts

19 Sep 2009 2:53am

Thanks to everybody !
It's clear that those boards are to wide for me (but so easy...).
I'm looking to try the Drive (*board).
Thx again

kiteslave

NSW

45 posts

kiteslave

NSW, 45 posts

22 Oct 2009 9:29pm

give the 9 0 starboard stinger a go as well its a great board

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