After following the biggest thread ,12 Nozza ,the search ,I always promised myself I would get one ,it says on the sunova site a fun board ,and so far this weekend it has been fun.It will pick up little waves very easy ,and just great to paddle around on with a nice glide ,I managed to get a balsa one from sunshine coast boardsports Caloundra ,thanks Paul, its a great board to add to the quiver .30 wide 179,litres and 12 feet long .

Looks sweet Tardy

Nice mate! Enjoy!

mmmm... thinking about a point break myself....

I have a Venom 12 footer which is around 175L (from memory) and 28 wide . Can't imagine going wider . These boards are great in onshore mush (non beach break ). Almost like mini down winding . Also great on river inlet surf . Bloody awesome in small point breaks

Paul is my local dealer. He is a great bloke to deal with

MangoDingo said..
Wow Tardy!
What an amazing looking board brus!I had my 14' Search out in knee high cruisers last weekend, and was saying to FinsUp (who was also out at the time), I don't know why more crew don't get into the Search.
Such incredible boards, super fast, catch absolutely anything and can turn any session into a a memorable sesh.They're total fun-machines. You've got yourself a ripper there man. yoooowwww!!!

cheers mango ,i feel the quiver is in good shape now ,I Reckon your 14 would catch Everything in sight ,because they are a good size ,i feel safe in deep water , going to try it tomorrow in knee high waves ,reckon it will be fun ,i will try make a little vid ..over the weekend
I will see if i can do a lip bash ..don't think so better wear my helmet .

I am with STC on this one. I have the Search and the Point Break and unless I just want to go for a paddle, I will take the Point Break every time. (In fact, since buying the Point Break the Search has not been wet...)

The Point Break may be wide, but as STC says, at 12' you need width to get the surf board shape. You have to run back and jump on the tail of the Search to get it to turn, whereas the Point Break is much more surf-board-like.

I have had the Point break in calf-high to waist-high waves (in fact, some much bigger ones too) and had a ton of fun. You can get on to the fat rolling waves and surf it. I think it is a bridge between sup surfing and foiling.

So sick!
Once you get that big girl dialled you'll be laughing like a madman Tardy.
I love propping right back on the tail of mine with half a kilometre of board in front, setting a rail and invoking the spirits of a thousand generations of Hawaiian watermen who mastered the art of trim.

As CSE said, the Search is a different sensation altogether.

Awoooooo!!!

The Venom has three fins ????? I wonder what difference a thruster makes for such a long board . Am I kidding myself by putting in the sides on 12 foot board ?

I Was so far in front of the wave it looks like there is none ,board speed ,and standing on the tail I normally wouldn't of gone out in small surf like this ,but had a fun day cruising on small waves ..chill its like riding on the boot of a cadillac ,

surfinJ said..
Quad or single fin? Since I am all fin smart now thanks to mango, for the straight lines that'll draw.

My search only comes in a single ,single i feel is more drawn out turns ,but in small waves maybe not much different..
I would like to get a different fin from the standard one .

I'm always up for a challenger ,and i never forgot the boards of 1970's singles what I learnt on ,
it sure has a nice glide ...and great speed ..thanks for posting the vid ,and you had some nice foot work going on there .
12 search its a classic ,and a great flat water touring board , which i mainly brought it for .