Yes..

DJ

No...
Try the Starboard 11'2. If you have been riding longboards for many years then you will absolutely LOVE the Starboard 11'2.
The Naish 11'6 which DJ is refering to is too much like an aircraft carrier. Big chunky rails etc
The 11'2 has more of a surfboard shape rails and tail. Fun for smooth groovy turns and a walk to the nose. Its got plenty of soul.
Thats my advise

champcrow said...

Try and demo both and see which feels the best

Sounds like the best advise to me Champ

Ive riden both and for me being a 100% pure wave hunter I think the 11'2 is looser, smoother, flows well and surfs like a longboard on acid
Getting back on the tail of the 11'2 turns the board into a surfing machine.
Im under 70kg's which may have had an effect on my "kooky style" to turn the 11'6. Big rails, big tail

The Naish 11'4 goes heaps better than the 11'6 in the waves IMO.

Due to the thinner rails and it being a thruster.

champcrow said...

Geez Greeny at 70kg you must not be very tall either You make me feel like a fat pig at 90kg and 185cm

Im 180cm Champ and very good at hiding behind flag poles

Toadwhispera said...

Pretty sure DJ although he didn't mention a particular Length of board would be refering to the 11'4 Naish. which is a tolally different beast to the 11'6 Naish .

62mac had a question...

62mac said...

Hi there,

I am seeking advice on stand up boards.

I have been rider longboards 9 foot + for
many years now.A good mate just purchased
a 12 foot stand up which i've borrowed and
found it a breeze in flat water.Should i go down
to a 11.6 board to start with?

DJ replied to the question...

DavidJohn said...

Yes..

DJ

Correct me if Im wrong. After all it is the internet and can be hard to read between the lines and decifer someones post and the way they intend it to be read.
Anywho... try before you buy. Let your style do the talking

6ft & 105 kgs riding a 9 6" naish

If you unsure on what board you want go to a SUP school, the're popping up all over the place and have a wide variety of boards. It would be much more worthwhile to pay little cash to try a board than pay big cash to buy a board that was recommended to you and you find it is a big tanker and no good. I find it very disturbing that people can rate a board in a sport that is relatively young and changes so rapidly.
From a retailer's point of view I see this all the time, people have rushed out to buy a pasha bulker that is good for the first couple of months to get their balance & coordination and then quickly outgrow it and want something smaller and more refined.

How much do you want for your ULI Oliver?

Your right Newcastle,

I have 30 years exp in longboarding and your coments are true.
But, me being raw to SUP, what do you think about 11.4 Naish
I am 105 kgs can surf well.i need something that well hold my
mass but once i get the hang of SUP in flat water i will hit the
waves.I have only been on a SUP twice and without big noteing
myself i dont want to be trading a board in ASAP.
I did have a go on a 9.6 naish today and it is way to small for me
so do you think the 11.4 will give me at least a year?

Cheers

Yeap,

I have not heard a bad word re- 11.4 Naish.

I think thats the one.

Cheers

oliver,
Grr, your right i just found out that the board just sold.

To make matters worse the seller sent me a message wed
asking if i wanted it, by the time i worked out how to view
the message the bloody thing was gone.Not to worry, some
lucky smarter bugger got a great deal!

Looks like its a newie for me,and the local store has only two
in stock until the new year!

Cheers Marty

I was dreaming away and you posted while I was replying. If you want to try some other boards then my local shop has sold quite a few Starboard 11'2s to surfers who have been happy with them. If you know your a good surfer and want to push your limits a little bit then Hilly is the same weight as you and bought a Jimmy Lewis 10'8.

Steve

62mac said...

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So i take your advice. How would the Naish 11.4 go in flat water?

It goes great on flat water...It's a bummer that 11'4" is sold..They're a great board.

BTW..I have both the 11'6" and 11'4" and I choose to use the 11'6" most days. (I paddle almost every day)

I still recommend the 11'6"..especially if you're over 100 kg.. (I'm about 90kg).

The new Naish AST is what I recommend.. Only because I love Naish...I have nothing against other brands.

The AST comes with grip and is a couple of hundred dollars cheaper than the normal 11'6".. www.naishsurfing.com/

IMO no matter how good a surfer you are or whatever experience you have I'd still go the bigger board as your first board.

Even Laird when asked what board he uses the most or likes the most he says his big old 12' Laird board like the one he did the English channel on.

If you want more surf-ability the 11'4" Naish..or 11'2" Starboard..even maybe the 10'10" Walden and 11' NSP might be your best choice..but you will sacrifice some stability in choppy water and it will be less fun just cruising around on flat water and doing down winders.

Make sure you get a board with a hand hole..Without a hand hole they're a bugger to carry..and think of your back.

DJ

Brooko,
I was in a seaway enterance when i had a go on the 9.6.
I just found it hard to balance in the swell was 2 foot max. I fell off to many
times,so i jumped back on my mates Ron House
12 foot log.
I found the 9.6 sluggish in flat water,So i am thinking the 11.4
may be the way to go in surf and flat water.

I may have been standing in the wrong place, the 9.6 tail was
underwater.

I am fine in the surf stance ,its the paddle stance(side ways) in waves that
i am finding a challange,but it will come in time!

Cheers