I think the market is definitly there Lacey and that it is a natural progression once you get the basics of Supping under your belt and more performance is needed, I did the rounds today on the Goldy and will be going down from my 11 foot Laird to something in DC 9 foot range, one thing I have noticed as I wax my boards it would be good to some how reinforce the area where you stand most of the time to slow down the way you end up getting depressions there
cheers Boof

dtm said...

i think that once people realise want they want and need in a sup they will have to go custom as pop outs are made for a mass range of abilities and weights so lets face if you want a board designed exactly for you you have no choice but custom.
And as for any shaper being able to make a good HP sup this isnt true as you need to ride one yourself and at a high level to be able to make a good sup

hi, yeah i did say that the shaper has to surf them too.most of them are reasonably good surfers, i'm sure they could work it out without winning comps
cheers

Good point Lacey, as you say high performance sup's should be a blown up shortboard.

I know STU has been making sup's for a while,mainly for himself.Stu showed me his in the glassing stage over a year ago. As he said its just a little project and has no intention of massive producing.

Lacey the sharper would need to be interested in the sport ,but I know a hell of a lot cringe when the words sup's are mentioned,so I cant see it rolling out of many shapers factories. Guys like Dale have taken the blinkers off and are setting the standard for customs.

But if sup'ing really takes off watch them follow.

tha dogman said...

stop renigging on your dribble lacey

cruel,but fair
ps your not having a few beers are you????

nah not yet lacey

looking after the puppies as the missus has just taken up "roller derby"

which is at yamba tonight

when she gets back im off to watch whats left of the footy then play modern warfare online on xbox with the boys down the road and smash a few dozen then

Love brown custom boards.

wait on!!!!!

then green is an unripe yellow

yeah thanks mate totaly stoked you liked em.

hurry up with the photoshop work scotty im impatiently waiting

it was a xmas poo scotty

tha dogman said...

it was a xmas poo scotty

and i dont wipe my arse

i drag it along the ground

tha dogman said...

tha dogman said...

it was a xmas poo scotty

and i dont wipe my arse

i drag it along the ground

lol

rahams said...

coming in late on this but with plenty of beers under my belt.a good shaper can shape any thing with the help of good rider ?

sh1t back to the topic

well said noel

Bnaccas said...

I don't entirely agree. Sure a high performance SUP will look like a blown up shortie to the untrained eye but on close inspection.......ahh....I don't know!

Had a frew frothies myself

yeah, agree, there is more than meets the eye. there is more than meets the eye to shortie too. i reckon a hp sup is more closely linked to a shortie than anything else.nothing like a mal

laceys lane said...

ive had a few comments by people at the beach on the psh 8'9 ripper comp.the general remarks are that is just a bigger shortboard. the way hp sups have gone i think the same taking into account some beefed up areas on a sup that have to be. got me thinking a good shortboard shaper after a few goes at doing them and riding them too would be able to put out a good sub 9' hp sup, but is the market there??? any thoughts
cheers
ps oopps that 8'9 not 9'8

G'day Lacey
Yep Woody Jack is a surfer shaper & a Master Craftsman - makes a really good SUP that looks just like a short board his boards go unreal. I've had 4 SUP's of Woodys already 9'6'' 9'0'' 8'8'' 8'6''. When I come back from Fiji in late September I'm going to order a 8'4''. Just watch Woody Jack & his best mate Kairan surf the Woody SUP's they rip on'em these two blokes would rate in the top ten SUPers in Australia! I heard you got a Woody once Lacey, that blue SUP & then changed the FCS plugs fins setup on it & wondered why the SUP would not go, sorry Lacey but what were you thinking? Wrecked a really good SUP there.
Dale Chapman is a surfer shaper his 9'0'' SUP's look like they surf good.
Sam Egan is a surfer shaper & a weapon of a Master Craftsman rated the 2nd best shaper in Australia and shaped boards for 36 of the top 45 WCT surfers. Now thats telling you something! You should watch Sam Egan shape a SUP called the Magic Carpet they are a good SUP that surfs well. Sam was going to shape me a Magic Carpet SUP but the company Sam Egan was working under was f###ing me around that's how I came across Woody's SUP's. I spewed not getting a Magic Carpet SUP cause Sam is a personal friend and has been shaping all my boards for the last 35 years.
see ya in da ocean
DW