I am wanting to enter this event but noticed that the stock size for boards was 12 ft. In ISA Rules Stock boards for SUP is 12'6.

Can someone clear this up for me? Are they referring to paddle boards - or have I just brought something I can not use.

http://www.surfingqld.com.au/event.php?id=35

I can't see that anyone riding a 12'6 is really going to want to go up against an 18ft board in the unlimited class.

Taking into account that the Glide is 12ft but the Star Board Pin is 12'6" I am guessing there is still a bit of confusion about what length board is the cut off for unlimited. The Maui International Paddleboard Championships had the classes as up to 13ft and unlimited.

This is from the ISA site for SUP:

Race Craft & Specifications:
1. 12'6" Class Board
Maximum length - 12'6"
Maximum width - 33 inches
Fixed Fin, no rudder
2. 14' Class Board
Maximum length - 14 feet
Maximum width - 30 inches
Minimum weight - 20 lbs [subject to review]
Fixed Fin, no rudder
3. Open Class Board
Minimum length - 14 feet, 1 Rudders allowed.

Full ISA rules can be found here - http://www.isasurf.org/files/ISARulebook1.26.09.pdf

I guess all you can do is make the organisers aware of what classes are being run at other events and the rules listed on any international association website with the hope that they will run to them and offer some level of standardisation.

It was 12ft and under last year.

I think it will stay at 12 ft and under.

This is the 3rd year running so they had the classes set before the rules come out.

So not sure if they will change it...

Dont blame you Piros , this is the reason i havent purchased a racing board yet.

Piros said...

This is really giving me the sh!ts , firstly I could'nt race at Noosa on my 16 footer because there was no unlimited division , so now I have sold that my 16 and had a 12'6 built which I pick up on Thursday and now if I want to race it I have to go up against the unlimted boards. F.M.D

There are heaps of stock boards between 12-0 and 12-6 why can't we just stick to the divisions that have already been set.

This is f**king ridiculous and I'm p!ssed off.

Mate Looks like your part owner of a shop now with 60 SUPs just use one of them.

Only G ing you up brother
that's what i do

marty

Piros/Woogie, put those hacksaws away you'll be happy to know that the Honolua race is 12'6 for stock class as confirmed by Guy@Honolua.
DC sent me a 3d model of your board and it looks very sweeet!

Piros , what are the design features of Dale Chapmans boards , compared to Stuey C boards?Or to phrase it another way which is faster?

Piros said...

Good stuff sanity prevails so whats this about Woogie is he dropping down to a 12-6 as well ? looks like I'm in for another thrashing

I thought Woogie had retired!!!!!! and this was a board for ME to play on - it is also easier when we have to travel to get more boards on the roof. The 18.9' felt like a airplane wing and we were taxiing down a runway

I was just about to drive the board into a tree to shave off the 6 inchs but thank goodness I read this post first

I just finished shaping Woogies new board today and it too has a way scooped out deck and a square tail, it still features a full displacement bottom though. I made a square on this one as it just fits in better on a board of this size and I thought it was the way to go......

62mac said...

Piros said...

Dales race especially after his epic Byron to Gold Coast paddle of Friday almost 70kms

Geez how many hours did this paddle take Piros?
What a paddle!

mac

8 hours somethink

Dale and I paddled on 2 DC16 boards. We did some test runs in some big downwinders on a few different hull shapes. We both agreed that the one model was the pick of the bunch and settled on that shape. They absolutly love the runs and feel pretty comfortable out there in the big seas.

The first 2 hrs of the paddle were pretty hectic with a strong offshore right on our side. The wind and swell were crossing at 90 degrees so it was tough going. Once out of the bay (near Ocean Shores) things started getting better. By Cabarita/Kingcliffe things started lining up nicely and the boards came into their own.

It took us 8hrs and we did it at a fairly safe comfortable pace. Dale recorded it all on his GPS so it will be interesting to plot it all out.

If you want to check out the design go to Dale's factory and I am sure he will be glad to show you. We have a few other things we want to experiment with so they will only get better with time. The new 12'6" looks pretty good and it will be great to give it a test drive.

Whatever you paddle make sure that you remember to have fun.