If it's any help, My young bloke surfs a Bic mal and I have surfed it heaps of times and it nose rides well. It's a great board and tough as nails. I did paddle the 9'6" sup when I was at a demo day, but only on flat water. I think they are about 28" wide and 130 litres volume. I ended up going for the Laird 10'6", which has a bit more volume (about 150) and it nose rides easily. I'm 5'9" and 75kg, if thats any help.