The 9 6 WR is an UNREAL board! But it is aimed at us heavier guys. I love this board. Set it up as a thruster and it rides like a shortboard. At 85 Kg, you are on the light side for this board. You probably should consider the 9 3 ripper.

So i guess thats a tick for the waa then.

I guess im wrong now after finding out that the wripper is not a good board at 85kg

Just a little confused there as its for upto 100kg.

Kauaifiveo said...

The 9 6 WR is an UNREAL board! But it is aimed at us heavier guys. I love this board. Set it up as a thruster and it rides like a shortboard. At 85 Kg, you are on the light side for this board. You probably should consider the 9 3 ripper.

Light side uh' this make no sense. 85 is not light for this stick

BP,just buy one or the other,at 85 kegs you'll be fine either way.
After 6 months,you will be able to make your own call and move
on if need be.
ps.just get one and get into it
pps,the only reason you won the rugby is,we have a kiwi as a coach
mac

BP,

Buy the 9'6WRipper I want to see you suffer!

I have ridden both boards and at 107.5 (winter hybernation mode) according to the lie detector. My wide ass is fine on both.

So at 107.5 I must tilt the sucker of the possible scale???

I think the DC 9.4 has less litres again!

The Doggy Rides a 9'3 Naish and he is a 50 pie a day man! I can't even stand on the 9'3 Banana Boat

Phill

[b]boarder paul said..

You pruchased the kiwi

Oh yeh,thats why we are in a recession

Phil,what is that red thing'y on your left leg

OG SUP said...

Hey Mac,

Its a knee brace, I bounced of the reef a couple of times and the knee has seen better days

Phill

Phill, I thought it maybe some sort of guard but it looks loose just like the rider

mac

Back to BP, got to get him sorted and out there

boarder paul said...

I can see 3 months of riding on my knees

Probably be more fun than the three months you have been riding your keyboard!

Right on! Just make your move and get a board man..........Since boards seem hard to come by over there at the moment, it seems like the second hand market will be buoyant for some time to come which will help if you want to sell off your board in a years time.

Once you get in the water, the cost of your board will be the furthest thing from your mind so quit worrying about it. Just get yourself a board of some sort and get in on all this fun we're having without you man! Ronnie

Get a perm Board!

You would have o be the greatest tyre kicker of all time .
Have spent a fair bit of time on both.WAA has maybe a little more glide and fractionally more stable but can camp on its nose which is fun for mine at 98 kg.
The WR will help you on late take offs and punching through whitewater a little more easily.
Actually the WAA appears to have a little more tail rocker than the WR,
I have been at this caper for 2 years.For 6 months you won't even notice the difference.

GO DO BP!![/b]

boarder paul said...


85kg skills 4 out of 10 wide ripper might be a handfull

Also it is for all conditions and 1ft to 6

BP,
if you haven't got excellent balance, don't have some sort of water-sports experience under your belt, &/or are not a lightweight, then you're going to spend some time falling off initially no matter what sup you're on. The smaller (shorter/narrower) the sup, the more you're going to fall off.
It depends whether you don't mind working harder to surf the board, rather than working harder to paddle & balance. If it's the former, go longer.
There's a guy over here who's an experienced longboarder & experienced paddle-boarder. Not sure how much he weighs, possibly a bit heavier than you (95kgs??). He bought a new sup a few weeks back: 10'6" WAA, loves it.

Anyone comming to nz soon?

Bp - you dont live in NZ, you live on your keyboard in Seabreeze.com.au