Ok, so I did a search on seabreeze sup forums to work out how low I should go in litres for my next sup & also what board would suit.

(see following thread for details - so far, no answers)

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/Review/2nd-sup-advice-needed-pls/

...anyway at 110kgs and no surfing background, all common sense and after reading through similar threads, everything points toward a 170-190lt sup. Are there sups out there that cater for 'big-boned kooks' like me? (although I do follow surf etiquette & stay out of everyone's way). Unfortunately, as with windsurfing, I want to get on as small a board as I possibly can. I did have fun on a 141lt Walden, but it was also very small conditions, no wind, no chop.

Any advice appreciated.

Turn it up to 11 ooops wrong volume

I really don't like the litre guage as the shape of the board and thickness in the tail and nose has much more to do with stability.

Eg: Regardless of the volume the fuller the nose and tail it will be more stable , so the more it looks like a short board (pulled in nose and tail) the harder it will be to stand on. So a 130l board with a fat nose and tail will be easier to stand on but surf like sh!t , use that 130l on a custom shaped board with a pulled in nose and tail it will surf heaps better but be harder to stand on.

The trick is to find a board that will float your Kg's and chuck buckets but still be to stand on it in all conditions.

The starboard whooper is a floating footpath but not that great in the waves , however it is a good board for the larger units wanting to venture into the surf for the first time.The Naish Mana range is a better mix of both and there are plenty of other boards like this. Just demo as many as you can before you buy.

are ya talking mill's or inches

hi there

the waldens don't look like bad boards but if you find it hard to stay upright in near perfect conditions it's not gonna be any fun if it's a little windy or choppy, one of the manas would be a good option as they have plenty of volume but still surf resonably well, you could easily go something like the 9'5 which at 190l and 31 inches wide would give you plenty of stability and float, and would also be good for the family to get out on once in a while, these are nice boards i have demoed the 9'5 and 10 foot before i got my second board, if you wait a little while you might even pick up a bargain when the new naishes start to come in. maybe if you want to go shorter you could try the 8'10 widepoint, i think it's around 150l but has stability being 31 or 32 inches, you'll hear this from everyone but demo demo demo

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Jarryd

I have the starboard blend at 11-2 it's huge, surfs well (over 30 years of surfing experience) it's a long board and needs to be surfed as such but I reckon it rocks. Had the mana 10 ft as my first SUP and it was awesome. Weight wise I move between 95 and 87 kg.