Of the boards I actually own, 9'0" C4 batwing. Versatile, can ride it in most conditions and in a short or long board style( kind of). Paddles well enough on flat water and is reasonable to transport. Dream one board quiver maybe a custom Sunova Speed.
Tricky, because I do most SUP activities eg. pure flat water, downwind (and upwind, crosswind, any kinda wind), as well as surf. So of the boards I already own, it would probably be my PSH 12ft gun. Or I'd buy something like the 12ft Bark Excursion, 12-6 Bullet, or maybe even one of the better-surfing 12-6 race all-waters boards. I'd rather give up surfing than downwinding... But I live somewhere where downwinding/downbreezing is possible nearly every day, whereas surf is a once-a week thing.
About 7 years ago I sold my blame chambers 10.6.regretted it ever since was a great board, very fast. And I love the speed above anything else when it comes to surfing.
I have 5 sups but if only 1 I would choose my 10.1 x 28.5 deep longboard sup.... Great off the tail, great up the nose, great for distance paddling and great for kids to jump on the front for a ride
cantSUPenough said.. I refuse to even consider such a terrible situation. One board. Never!
But what if... Let's say your of on a trip, limited gear, all sorts of suping potential, then what
Well, in that case, I would probably keep the 8'10" Speeed because it is stable enough when it is crappy, surfs well enough when it is not, and I could paddle it when just cruising around. (But if I was going on a surf trip with just one board I would take the 8'7 Flow.)
I wouldn't want to give up my downwinding, so ATM if I had to have one it would prob have to be my 12'6 DC, ok for downwind (no where near as good as a 14 though) great for just general paddling and you can at least surf it a bit.
No hesitation: 9'2 Sunova Speeed.... good small to big, clean or choppy and it paddles really well,,, a one board quiver that would meet all my needs very well.
Smash1 said.. That would be like having to choose which one of my 2 dogs I would keep........................
You can't paddle a dog Smashman.
ET.
No ..that would be dog paddling ..ET .
like having a bike with one wheel . one board.
but if you had to ..most of my mate who only have one ..10' and 10'6 seems to be the size ..they are 95 kg boys. I think the question could be up to your weight as well.if you are deciding ,And then. wats cha weight.
As much as I perish the thought, it would have to be my lime green Blue Planet Bump Rider, It always feel instantly comfortable, great 14' allrounder, best way to describe it is that it has a huge sweet spot.
Bought a 9'8" element as first board because I thought it would make a good allrounder. It even has inserts for foot straps and a mastfoot. It hasn't disappointed. Heaps of glide, fun to mess around on with the kids, just about every one can paddle it, surfs great, only I find the volume a bit of a handful in the juice. One draw back in the surf is boards with extra length are generally easier to snap.
Noooo there has to be 2.
one board ...? are you crazy .
