If you want sound advice jump over to the longboard forumoh and welcome

Some will say Naish are a good beginners board.

Handbrake = wife.

Depends on intended use.
Flat water paddling, surfing, racing, touring etc.
Can you surf?
Don't know of anyone in Yepoon/Rocky who sells, you may have to travel down the coast to Sunny Coast/Noosa to check a few out and maybe have a lesson first.

Mate...i,d start off with just the one board....and maybe an adjustable paddle just so the both of you can get a feel for SUPing without spending thousands.....I was in the same position a yr ago, I had a lesson down at noosa and was hooked, as soon as i got back home (bundaberg) i did some research and got myself a board!..
Obviously living in yeppon, most of the time you will be just flat water cruising, with maybe the occasional surf down at five rocks...so maybe a board around the 9,5ft to 10,6ft range would be suitable.....Personally i,d stick with a production board for your first....Naish,Starboard,Fanatic,JP...etc..
best to look up their websites for more info.....(they tend to have better resale value for when u upgrade)
I ended up getting the STARBOARD whopper...10ft x 34in.... shes a very wide stable board, but it was a great board to learn to surf on and i could still go for a flat water paddle on it with my 3yr old boy sitting at front of it! (infact we just came back from 1770 doing exactly that).
If you have no kids....you probably dont have to go as wide....but its up to you...
cheers

If your after real good advice from some one that will tell you what you need for your real ability call Justin Mitchell at JM sup company on the Gold Coast he will not sell you something you don't need.

If you don't want to look at a race board try a longer board (over 11 foot).
Will be fun in the smaller waves. Easy to get around the bays or up and down Lammermoor Beach. And you can go for some small downwinds.

Remember Farnborough Beach to the North of the resort gets some great waves when the surf is on and when the winds up you can have a great time at Emu Park.

As stated you have a LOCAL SUP provider so get in and see them.

Hey beachie,if you can make it to Hervey Bay for a W.E,we have a sup school and 8x different models to try ,with our conditions similar to yours it may help your decision,check out Hervey Bay sup on FB,cheers

thanks their reddog, awsome advice mate

Scott79 said..

Pat at 'Cap Coast Learn to Surf' stocks a few brands, NSP and Fanatic among others. Really good guy and not too bad on a SUP either!

With not much previous surf experience for a starting point I reckon stick to a bit of an all rounder, NSP in the 10 foot range or perhaps the Fanatic fly - based solely on the brands I know that he has. Boards of that style are pretty common, every manufacturer (big or small) has something in their range for beginners that they tout as an 'allrounder'. They do have the '71' brand packages at Rip Curl at the moment for about $1500 I am told, but I think there is better value sticking to a more reputable brand for quality of product and resale, and I think the cost would be comparable.

A few come up secondhand locally occasionally, you may jag something if you are not in a hurry.

Regards,
Scott.

cheers for that we'll get strait on to him, he should be able to work somthing out for us, nothing better than supporting the locals

whats withe the different paddle sizes? some even have cuts out of them, do yaz no what best suits for length? i heard somwhere it was so many inches over ur head while standing on ground and paddle was touching the ground,

I don't think you can go wrong mate. The Fanatic paddles often get a good rap in terms of value for money. I am still happy enough with the Carbon 40, looked at the 80 after I got mine and it definitely looks and feels better.

Let us know how you go.

Scott.

Good stuff mate, the finish on those look ok, for the wife anyway. What size surfbetty was in stock?

Scott.