Hi there everyone...long time lurker, first time poster on here. Being pretty new to SUP, this forum has been a great source of information and helped in board selection, techniques etc. Availability of demo boards from generous retailers and friends has also been invaluable. Thanks to all.
Back to the subject. We knew that SUP Vic had an day on the Yarra, but with the wave buoy at 1.5 - 2.2 metres, north easterly blowing and favourable tides, a dawn patrol was in order.
I was christening my son's Naish 9'5" Mana, which he picked up yesterday, but had only paddled it in the Bay. I wanted to see how it would go in head high or above surf. So we had the little fat banana and the quad fin banana comparison on offer.
And we got some reasonable waves!
As I had the camera for most of our 4 hour session, there aren't many pics of the little fat Mana, but I have to say that it went pretty well. I took a couple of set waves, one which closed out part of the channel, and I was wondering whether it might cavitate, with the wide tail, but it held in well and was surprisingly manoeverable, too. It dropped off as the tide dropped, but here is at least one pic of the Mana.
I will post a few more photos later...when I resize the images, so they upload more quickly.
And I'm sure the barbecue was fun, too.
Ross
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