new board needed for the wife as she lacked confidence with my boards. (ranging from 100l 27" vangard to 7'10 smik twin). She adopts the sumo stances when paddling and prepares to fall in. She does have moments of correct stance and calm under my constant instruction and paddles great but wives never listen to their husbands so quickly reverts to sumo. This wasn't making for enjoyable paddles.
So decided on buying her a board perfect for her, even though she classed it as too much money.
Researching and visited few shops to discover a range of lady target boards which all seem 9-10ft and 150-160l. Did not seem suitable at all for a 5'4ft 55kg wife.
Remembered Niki at Standup SUP giving great advice to a lady once whilst in I there. So took wife to see Niki, explained lack of confidence, boards she had been using etc. Instantly Niki pulls a 126l, 29'5 wide Short Mac smik from rack and declares its perfect board, for wife size. Forget all this ladies marketed boards. 15 mins of lady to lady instruction on stance and moving on a board, then we off demo'ing. (same stuff I told her, proof wife never listens to me).
Wife instantly went from sulky Sumo SUPer to happy ballerina SUPer. From having her feet pinned solidly to the board she now was jumping and moving all over board. 100% improvement. note
So, advice to ladies, forget marketing, find a female shop assistant who paddles & coaches, and go smaller with the board to suit your size. Width give stability. Get lessons on the basics. Experienced Supping partners should forget teaching their other half.
Big thanks to Niki from Standup. Get service and I'm a happy husband.
Scotty SMIK - change your marketing from Esea womens board to the short mac lady version.

No affiliation with Standup,Niki or smik. Just happy to have avoided buying a too larger a board for a little lady, and having a happy wife.

warwickl said..
For guys with an extensive quiver it maybe easier to find a girl to fit the quiver etc.??
Sorry just in a fun mood.

thought about that...20yrs together I've definitely thought about that...

colas said..
My advice for non-surfing spouses is just to get an inflatable.
- hyper stable
- friendly, soft, non aggressive feeling
- cheap
- light
- sturdy
- takes no room for storing
- if you have kids, doubles as the perfect water toy.

Maybe just get an inflatable spouse!
Emotionally stable
friendly , soft ,non aggressive feeling
Cheap
Light sturdy
easy to store
and you don't have to worry about kids.

Big bonus ... you can buy all the toys you want!!

bazell said..

colas said..
My advice for non-surfing spouses is just to get an inflatable.
- hyper stable
- friendly, soft, non aggressive feeling
- cheap
- light
- sturdy
- takes no room for storing
- if you have kids, doubles as the perfect water toy.

Maybe just get an inflatable spouse!
Emotionally stable
friendly , soft ,non aggressive feeling
Cheap
Light sturdy
easy to store
and you don't have to worry about kids.

Big bonus ... you can buy all the toys you want!!

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