Gday Mutant,

The Aussie SUP Titles were won on a gerry stick!! speaks for itself hey??
Robbooooooooooooooooooooo

HI Lacey,

How did you like the 8'10". Was it the Riviera model? How about the construction?

Thnks


Still interested in comments on these boards by 'big' guys.

hmmm wot board you riding after a thousand sticks

Hi mutant - I am assuming you are enquiring about the tuflite models. The dimensions for your weight are kinda iffy unless you are very experianced. These new models cannot be compared to the older Gerry models out of china - they have the latest tuflite technology and will be a far superior board and will have more float. Having said that though you would be far better off looking at other options like a starboard or others in the tuflite range with widths over 29". (thats if you are only looking at production boards - there are other options if you look at customs)

I have not personally ridden the new gerrys and have not actually seen one on the gold coast, but I am sure someone in Aus has and may give you better feedback on the boards. Tell ya what though the "lil darlin" model looks awesome - shame its not a bit bigger.

My advice - try everything you can get your hands on before you buy - it will save you money and heartache in the long run.

1 run between 88 to 90 kg pending beer intake I owned the Gerry 9-1 great board but I had to work the legs hard to stay on, it's only 27.5 wide , I tried the 8-10 and actually found it easier to paddle because it had a slightly wider tail but again still very hard work.

Yes it is do-able but on cross chop windy days at your weight you'll hate it.I traded my 9-1 on a 8-8 Ron House fish , I call this board my skate board it rips but again is too small at 28 x 4 but I just deal with it for the performace factor.I'm getting Dale Chapman to shape me an 8-11 version of the 8-8 which will be done under licence to Ron House it will be only slighty wider and thicker by an 1/8th, my other board is a Dale chapman 9-2 which is unreal and I can surf in all conditions no matter how windy.Hope that helps

Rob

Lacey,

Thanks for the offer and taking the time to respond. But I see you are a 'lightweight' with 78 kg ;o)).

Perhaps some of the heavier guys also tried it or the 9'6" surfmusic board. Still very interested in other opinions.

Thanks

Ran into Wayne Lynch yesterday he'd just come back from Mentawai's.
He'd been there for 2 1/2 weeks with Gerry Lopez. He said Gerry was ripping waves up to 10' on a quad SUB 6' something long.(I dont know if that length is accurate, they look shorter than they are when smallish)
Some pics would be nice

Wayne isn't rushing into SUP - too busy surfing and sailing his 50' catamaran

daletor said...

Wayne isn't rushing into SUP - too busy surfing and sailing his 50' catamaran

Yeah, and a nice looking rig it is too!