SA
804 posts
hey,
forgot to ask what size would be best suited to me, Im 185cm and 88kg
cheers again
WA
398 posts
From our extensive testing and riding -The 12’6 is proving to be a great all round contender - here’s why:
Awesome paddling glide due to its smart rockerline.
Excellent stability (with its 32inch width) Making your first experience a positive one!
Excellent Surfability due to its late tail rocker, curvy tail outline AND progressive foiled rails (which hold the wave face beautifully) – it really is a standout surfer – not a rail catching clunker like a few other models out there!!
Starboard proven construction and shaping experience – we are hearing many stories of lesser known budget brands falling apart relatively quickly – as they learn the hard way about speccing up Styrofoam construction boards properly out of Cobra.
Due to their unequalled experience and innovation NO ONE at this point in time operating out of Cobra has as much construction experience and technology as STARBOARD.
SA
2060 posts
You need to decide what you are going to do. Surf waves or just cruised around. You will also need to decide if you want a board you can grow into or if you want to make it easy. Go a 11 foot plus if you see youself using the board for excercise and maybe surfing a little bit and you want to make it easy. Don't go for the giant boards if you are a keen surfer and want to get into surfing waves and dont mind a bit of a challenge.
Get my drift?
WA
398 posts
You gotta try the starboard 12 6 ! You are nearly exactly the same size as me!
i have been doing Stand up for a while and seem to keep coming back to this board for surf conditions - its rail set and turn on a wave are magic - even relative to some much smaller boards that are available-its not nescessarily the case that big boards dont surf well!
i misquoted the width - its actually 30 wide.
The only way to find out for sure is to Grab a demo on one and see for yourself!
11 posts
it all depends on what you want to do with it. 11ft would be plenty big enough for you to get started on in the flat water. anything around 12 ft or bigger is great for first timers and flat water paddling but boards that big dont surf very well.
if you are looking to get into the surfing side a bit more than the flat water side, go for something smaller. we have been riding boards down to 9'8 in the surf and they are still fairly stable when you keep the width above 28 inches. but you prabably wouldnt want to start out on something that small.
your best bet is to find someone who has boards for demo's and get out there and try as many different ones as possible.
WA
1463 posts
Surfing the 12'6..it rips. Had it up at Gnaraloo 2 weeks ago - awesome performer!
Check out the 12'6 in action here -
http://www.star-board.com/2008/pages/news/news.php?readmore=156
all the surfing shots are on the 12'6! The riders were fighting over this board at the photo shoot! Great blend of good surfing with excellent paddling glide.
