TAS
185 posts
hi.looking at getting a board for knee to head high waves that are slow peelers. at 100kg need a bit of float from the board and good trim and glide. has anybody got any info on these boards.ta spencer
VIC
1299 posts
Don't write off the 9'5' Wide Point from Starboard, as a card carrying member of the OFB club and weighing in around the 100kg (going up to 110 at times) I have found the 9"5 to have heaps of float its very stable easy to paddle and surfs very nicely. I have had it out in everything from knee high to double overhead (I'm not really very tall at all). I have nothing but good things to say.
NSW
183 posts
Hey Spencer,
I haven't tried the 9'5 striker, but have tried the 8'11, I am 100kg, I found the 8'11 to be perfect for me! Trims perfect on the nose and very stable! It has a real traditional nose rider feel! The 9'5 has the same rocker profile, just a bit longer and wider, so I imagine it would give you a bit extra glide and stability. Having the grip all the way from tail to nose is great!
The Jimmy Lewis Strikers are great board, I can't wait to add the 8'11 to my quiver!
NSW
249 posts
the 8'11 striker also surfs well off the tail up too about 3' surf, its a bit of a handfull any bigger. in small surf its a heap of fun both on the nose and the tail.
