I'd recommend a Starboard K15 or maybe a Naish 17' Glide..or a board like the Starboard Fisherman board or Naish 10'5" Mana.

I'm sure DC could make the board you want.

DJ

14' Laird Coastrunner from Surftech I'd say would be perfect.

280 litres, tie downs front and back, 30 wide, semi round nose and beaut pin tail for catching runners.

I've had the Expedition, K15 & Glide and IMO the Coastrunner is THE board your after.

There is a Coast Runner (Laird) in the buy and sell at what I consider to be a great price(In NSW) ,I would love it myself ,but can't work out how to get it to Sth Aust cheaply.

a question for scott. What is the price for a new board (coast runner)
cheers matt

matt18 said...

a question for scott. What is the price for a new board (coast runner)
cheers matt

Forget new (unless your are cashed up). I picked up mine for $1500 in excellent condition (thanks surfanimals). Full price is approx $2350.

Quite a few recommending a coast runner with a wide nose over other boards which are pointier nosed.
Is the Laird a planing hull, along with the narrow nosed Joe Bark Expedition and the others displacement hulls?
Wouldn't the Laird's nose catch more wind and chop than it's pointier nosed opposition?
I'm curious as I've been paddling a Laguna bay 11'4" which "looks" a lot like the Laird in planshape albeit thinner.
I've just recently bought a Joe Bark 14' expedition to paddle in less than optimal conditions and found the expedition a whole lot easier to paddle in chop and head/cross winds than my Laguna bay.

Cuttlefish said...

Quite a few recommending a coast runner with a wide nose over other boards which are pointier nosed.
Is the Laird a planing hull, along with the narrow nosed Joe Bark Expedition and the others displacement hulls?
Wouldn't the Laird's nose catch more wind and chop than it's pointier nosed opposition?
I'm curious as I've been paddling a Laguna bay 11'4" which "looks" a lot like the Laird in planshape albeit thinner.
I've just recently bought a Joe Bark 14' expedition to paddle in less than optimal conditions and found the expedition a whole lot easier to paddle in chop and head/cross winds than my Laguna bay.

I don't even know the difference between a 'planing hull' and a 'displacement hull'. Way too technical for me. I like to keep it simple. I jump on my board and just bloody paddle. I hate wind from any direction. My downwinder days will come in the future with the right board. For now I just enjoy paddling on a glassy bay or up a river. And don't need no wind up my backside to help me along. The coast Runner is very stable and you can load it up with gear,kids,etc.

I reckon it all depends on how fast you want to expedite your expedition (is that even a sentence?)

A round nosed planing hull like the Starboard Fisherman or Atlas is going to be super stable and happily float you and your gear, but you won't be moving with any great sense of speed. Personally, I don't much like paddling unless I feel like I'm moving at a fair clip even over long distances. So I prefer a displacement nose especially for flat water river paddling.

The K15 is the choice board in my quiver for that job.