A few months ago I took some pics of the new 11' NSP stand up board and posted it here.. www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=38087

I thought it looked pretty good and I was keen to test it out.

A few weeks ago at the big Torquay demo day I got to try it out in the waves and I was really impressed.

This is John and his son Ryan looking for a spot to put down the boat.



The new 11' NSP is the third board along from the left.



I really was surprised at how well it surfed.. Someone with better surfing ability than me might find it a bit slow and sluggish but I liked it.

What I liked about it was its ability to turn without needing to get back to the tail..It just turned with very little effort..even from way up the board.

The other thing that I liked was how floaty and how stable it was.. It would be perfect for beginners.

Today was cold and crappy and I took the SHQ demo board for a paddle on flat water and suss out how it's holding up to the demo abuse.

It first glance it looked pretty good..just a bit scruffy.



But looking close I could see the same old Kalama rail chipping problem.. But although it had chipping there was no damage to the board.. just the top coat.



I put it in the water and took it for a paddle.







The board floated my 90 kg weight without a problem.. I didn't want to fall in on this cold/crappy day but I had no problem sinking the tail and spinning the board around..even sinking the nose and lifting the fin and spinning the board easy.. The full deck grip was good and showed no signs of lifting.

I'd buy one... BTW.. I've just found out there's a new smaller 10'6" NSP coming..

Perfect for kids and hobbets..and good wave riders looking for better wave performance.. http://www.surfindustries.com/media/specs/09_NSP_sup_spec.pdf

DJ

Tux said...

Is that the one thats about 26in wide DJ?

No.. That was their old big Mal.. This is their specific SUP board and it's 11' x 31".

DJ

Nice on DJ, when my brother finally get his bum into gear i think that's board he wants to buy due to the price and all the gear included and also some good feedback.

Danny

DJ

I posted a little while ago about a comparison between this and the Kalama. You asked my weight and I have only been able to get back on a computer today. I weigh around 85 kgs and want the board for surfing and putting my little one on the front.

Any advice would be great.