Reckon it should be weight; so everyone weights in and has to add weight to be the same weight as the heaviest rider and board. Could use pies to add the weight aye Doggie

That way I would have some chance

Why place limits on size??? Why are we looking at what the Mal clubs do??

Just let anyone ride what they ride best, there are examples of guys on bigger long board style SUP's winning over short board style and visa versa. If there was to be a classification maybe some way of differentiating between short board style vs long board style, maybe minimum nose and tail width for long board.

Hilly is right on the money everyone should eat PIES until they weight 100kg then all would be equal.

Im thinking there should just be two sections to SUP competitions, one short board style and one long board style.. Would save the argueing thats for sure..

Belly

hilly said...

Reckon it should be weight; so everyone weights in and has to add weight to be the same weight as the heaviest rider and board. Could use pies to add the weight aye Doggie

That way I would have some chance

that sounds sick hilly

just imagine keahi surfing with an added 50kg of potatoes strapped/saddle bagged to his guts to come up to our elite weight limit

the prick would probably throw massive bucket thou....lol......

we dont get enough numbers yet to be able to split it up IMO

but in saying that
9ft and above and
9ft and below
sounds great(for the hornet)....haha....lol.....

they do it in that downwind race hoooharrrrr

Hi Keahi
What do you weigth out of interest, because if you weight 65kg and your 8' board is only 95ltrs then is this not the same as say Aj who weights 85kgs Riding a 115ltr Board in the same heat..?Weigth plus 30 ltrs

In the past I think there was some debate over whether sup would align itself with either longboarding or shortboarding events and that obviously caused some confusion over how to judge sup surfing. Even though, in recent times sup surfing has been part of the two biggest longboard events in Aust' (noosa/malfunction) I am pretty confident that neither shortboard or longboard associations want sup surfing and as such sup surfing will have to stand alone which will mean that they can pretty much develop their own rules and reg's and raise and spend their own money. The byron bay comp is the only one I have heard of that limited board size and being a very traditional mal club I think they had every right to put whatever limits on competitors that they saw fit.
Realistically it is going to come down to how sup surfing is judged at competition level as to what boards are most suitable - by that I mean is it going to be judged on progressive moves or traditional longboard or a mixture ? To be fair on all competitors I suppose as kagey says you will have to have two separate forms of sup surfing to cater for the more longboardy type surfer and the shortboard oriented sup surfer. Personally I dont think there is enough support or money for sup to hold comps big enough to cater for everyone - will be interesting to see how it pans out over the next coupla years.

billboard said...

In the past I think there was some debate over whether sup would align itself with either longboarding or shortboarding events and that obviously caused some confusion over how to judge sup surfing. Even though, in recent times sup surfing has been part of the two biggest longboard events in Aust' (noosa/malfunction) I am pretty confident that neither shortboard or longboard associations want sup surfing and as such sup surfing will have to stand alone which will mean that they can pretty much develop their own rules and reg's and raise and spend their own money. The byron bay comp is the only one I have heard of that limited board size and being a very traditional mal club I think they had every right to put whatever limits on competitors that they saw fit.
Realistically it is going to come down to how sup surfing is judged at competition level as to what boards are most suitable - by that I mean is it going to be judged on progressive moves or traditional longboard or a mixture ? To be fair on all competitors I suppose as kagey says you will have to have two separate forms of sup surfing to cater for the more longboardy type surfer and the shortboard oriented sup surfer. Personally I dont think there is enough support or money for sup to hold comps big enough to cater for everyone - will be interesting to see how it pans out over the next coupla years.

Totally agree with Billboard, I said something similar earlier regarding sup standing alone down the track and got red thumbed for it
The Roar comp is going to be fantastic for the sport and I see this as becoming a premium stand alone event in the near future. Get your red pens out

mikeman said...

Keahi said...

Why limit something that doesn't need to limited. Fair enough they limited mals to 9ft, it has to be a mal and you can't call boards smaller then 9ft a true mal. If you limited size, it would just mean bigger people would have an advantage because of there weight. Me riding an 8ft board is just like a bigger guy riding a 9ft board because they have the weight to throw it around. There really is no point to limit it unless you want to stop the progression of SUP and give someone an advantage.

Keahi

I agree 100%. Don't slow down the progression of SUP surfing in any way. Anything goes in my book. I also don't have a problem with how anyone paddles out (ie those that kneel) or even whether they stay standing up while out the back. It's what they do on the wave that really counts. It's great to see what the top guys (like Keahi, Billy Watson, Jackson Close, Matt Lumney, Dogman and many others) are pulling off.

So do you have to be standing up when you paddle into the wave or could you just take out a normal 6 foot shortboard and keep ya paddle in a back strap till your up and away??? I'm confused, surely there has to be some standing???????????

I rekon two size categories under 9 and over , but i think the sport is called stand up paddle for a reason , it would be laughable if guys where prone paddling into waves and then ripping the padddle out to bust a few turns.

Hey Mike,

I have to disagree on the how you get out the back and whether you stay standing on the board.

Standing up and getting over waves on the way out is a major skill / part of the sport. Its all about the skill to stay shiny side up on the board IMO.

Sitting on your board in between waves is also poor form IMHO. They dont call it stand up for no reason lol.

My 2c

[b I also don't have a problem with how anyone paddles out (ie those that kneel) or even whether they stay standing up while out the back. It's what they do on the wave that really counts.








Couldnt agree more

It's great to see what the top guys (like Keahi, Billy Watson, Jackson Close, Matt Lumney, Dogman and many others) are pulling off.

But if you're a leaner reading this, there's no shame in 'not' standing up all of the time !!!

hilly said...

teatrea said...

OG SUP said...Sitting on your board in between waves is also poor form IMHO. They dont call it stand up for no reason lol.
It's great to see what the top guys (like Keahi, Billy Watson, Jackson Close, Matt Lumney, Dogman and many others) are pulling off.

I sit down heaps if out for a long sess 5hrs but 20 min heats should stipulate standing at all times so we do not get another blowin sup aussie champ that was crappolla big time

I also think that sitting down in between sets is fine - it also stops freaking out the prone surfers - it makes for a nicer environment when you sit down and chat with the others - they seem more receptive.

Greenroom said...

Consider this... Two people in a heat. One on an 8'5 who surfs like a cat on acid and the other on a 10'5 who surfs like Bob Marley on pot. Both SUP surfers utilise the wave to the best of their ability and totally rip according to their favoured style of SUP surfing.
Who wins?

The answer to this question really depends on the judges and what they want to see or are impressed by.

WoW!!!!! Ted is that too much info! I'am only a Sup board rider!