i think its more to do with the width of the board, rather than the volume.


i m o ...more volume will also help towards a stable platform, but a bit of extra width, even 1 inch makes a lot of difference.

Yeah same here Gorgo. My naish 11'6 is impossible to fall off in glassy conditions but in chop it bobs and rolls like a cork. It's so bouyant that the water hardly comes over the deck (and i'm 105 kegs!) I know from my clubbie days, the lower the seat in the ski the more stable. So in theory the same should apply to a sup, Lower the c.o.g and increase stability. So, i think i will be moving to some thing with less volume(230l seems alot) maybe something around 180l and mostly surf use.
Bring on the Oxbow and PSH demo day at Currumbin on the 30th!!

Drewsta, I think you are spot on with your assessment on the volume. I am convinced it is possible to build a board of about 180 litres which is at least as stable as the 11'6 Naish and surfs much better. I am hopefull either the 10'6 or 11' PSH will do this.

Steve

A fuller nose and tail will also help in stability so a Sup with a round nose and squash tail will be much more stable than a pin pin design.The psh 9-2AA is a great example of this.

Hey Rodriguez. Is your PSH 10'6 a wide? I'm thinking of dropping from a Naish 11'6 to a PSH 10'6 AA wide but i am 20 kegs heavier than you. What did you ride before the 10'6? Gunna demo one at the OxbowPSH demo day on the Gold coast.