Hi, buying my first SUP. I weigh 85kg. Have found two boards I think will suit on the second hand market. The Coreban EZ 10' by 34 and the Starboard Whopper 10' by 34. The big difference I can see is the litres, how will this effect things? Does anyone know any other differences like weight, how they ride or general suitability? Wanting to have a splash in some waves mostly and a small amount of flat water.
Thanks.

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Yokal said...

Hi, buying my first SUP. I weigh 85kg. Have found two boards I think will suit on the second hand market. The Coreban EZ 10' by 34 and the Starboard Whopper 10' by 34. The big difference I can see is the litres, how will this effect things? Does anyone know any other differences like weight, how they ride or general suitability? Wanting to have a splash in some waves mostly and a small amount of flat water.
Thanks.

At 85KG you have a lot of choices. Volume has a part to play but so does shaope and how the volume is distributed. IMO the coreban EZ is way more board than you need for surf and it's a pretty ordinary flat water paddler. I quite liked it (I'm 6'2 and around 125kg) and nearly bought one to transition off my 12 footer... but I ended up with a 9'10 Fanatic Allwave instead. I'd suggest the Whopper might also be bit much, you probably don't need to go that wide unless your balance is very poor.

Consider looking for something like the Naish Nalu 10'6.5 - it would be a great first SUP for your weight and the uses you describe (although unlikely you'll find one second hand). A 10'5 x 30 starboard Drive, 10' or 10'6 Fanatic Fly would also be good choices...good examples pop up on the buy and sell fairly frequently. Also consider the NSPs around 10'-10'6, bombproof and usually represent good buying, esp second hand.

Hey Yokel,

HumanCartoon hit that one right on the head, the EZ and Whopper are way too big for a guy of 85kg.

Go anywhere from 9'2" to 10'6" but go no wider than 32 inches and IMO, no narrower than about 30 inches, even 32 inches is plenty for your weight although it will help in rough conditions. 33-37 inches wide is the domain of the 100kg+ riders.

Lots of good options in that size range from Naish, Fanatic, NSP, Surftech, etc

DM

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Yokal said...

Hi, buying my first SUP. I weigh 85kg. Have found two boards I think will suit on the second hand market. The Coreban EZ 10' by 34 and the Starboard Whopper 10' by 34. The big difference I can see is the litres, how will this effect things? Does anyone know any other differences like weight, how they ride or general suitability? Wanting to have a splash in some waves mostly and a small amount of flat water.
Thanks.

I've paddled both and as an allrounder board I would pick the Coreban out of those two.

DJ

At your size I reckon why not the 9'10" Allwave??? I'm between 100-105 and use the 9'2" all the time for flatwater. If you're not racing or downwinding it's probably a better core workout and just as stable as the other two. . In the surf it would definitely be better. Just another option if you can pick one up second hand!!

Hi Yokal,
I looked at both of these prior to buying (ended up with the Whopper). And, it's a keeper, for sure. Flat water or waves - its a great board. I appreciate the volume that it has. And I am 79kg and 5'11" and came into SUP with a basic surfing ability (and have owned this for almost 2 years now).

It's such a personal thing though so go and trial both and work it out for yourself. You might like the "feel" of one more than the other.
Mottman

Thanks so much for your help guys. I think the best thing will be to get out on the water and try a few similar to what was recommended and what I was originally looking at also. So much choice!

I tried the new SIC Maui Recon 10. It's 10'6" x 34" @ 180 liters. Just a stable as the Whopper, but surfs way better with heaps more glide.
I think it's the best production big board out there.

Wow!!! You've got me interested.! Any vids of somebody surfing it Souwester and RRP?

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Southwesterly said...
I tried the new SIC Maui Recon 10. It's 10'6" x 34" @ 180 liters. Just a stable as the Whopper, but surfs way better with heaps more glide.
I think it's the best production big board out there.

sweet lookin board can we get them in Aus

Yea that is sweet. Looks like it would work in a variety of conditions.

For the 100kg plus crowd there are few production boards available with these dims.

Done a bit more research... Would a starboard widepoint 10'5 by 32 be more suitable for me?

Excellent option! Any of those from 9'5" upwards would be suitable
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Hey again Yokal,

If you are doing predominantly waves, there isn't much need to go longer than 10' IMHO unless it is for catching the knee high crumblies at Cott. But for your weight, I'd look around 9'6" to 10' and keep the width between 31" and 32" as a first all round wave short board.

If you are after a board to catch the tiniest of waves, then that opens up a plethora of additional boards from every manufacturer in the "allrounder" category, but you will lose the short board feel that you get from shorter wider wave boards.

Another option would be 9'8" x 32" NSP Cocomat. Almost as light as carbon boards but at a fraction of the cost.

Just food for thought.....

DM

Hi Yokal,
My second board is the 2013 9'5" Widepoint, owned it for four months now, rides much shorter and more fun on the waves, but they are both great boards. Get out there are demo demo demo!
Mottman