Hey guys!
ive been supping for about 10months now following a snapped archillies which kept me from surfing for nearly 2 years. I'm addicted and pushing it hard.
after going through a few boards I've settled on two I like- the 8'1 gulliver vbox Evo 2 27.5x 118l which is pictured and I've taken to double overhead. And the Ecs pw2 9'0 x29.5 x 120l which is basically the same volume but longer, wider and a touch more stable when really choppy.
I'm routinely the only sup with surfers in our west coast and continually chasing bigger waves.
the pics of me surfing the vbox are what I could call small conditions. The lower ones were pretty heavy and around double overhead that I was out in the weekend.
my question:
on days like the weekend where it was heavy, relentless beach break with no rips or channels I got absolutely smashed trying to get out back. Even on the 9'0 getting over a 5ft white wash wall was near impossible and once off the board I'd head hammered trying to stand back up and get speed for the next wave.
what board would you guys suggest for getting big but out back / over heavy white wash?
wide boards I imagine would be a dog in big sTuff and lose performance. Longer, thinner boards I couldn't machine wouldn't have the stability to get out back if it's hard on a 29.5" board already. I can sometime get over big a Stuff still standing, and on smaller days I can get out back without even getting wet sometimes.
its just big heavy, relentless beach break white walls I struggle with.
thoughts and suggestions?
