Thought this was superb

http://blueplanetsurf.com/pages/choosing-the-best-stand-up-paddle-board-for-your-needs

Best analysis I've seen. Great boards too.

That's the most helpful descriptive analysis I've seen on this forum. Just need a comparison chart with all the brands and their sharps naish, starboard etc and board selection is done.

Excellent reading thanks.

I'm going to petition the local club to post that link on their website, it's excellent.

Not sure why there's a photo of the far south coast when they're in Hawaii, though...?

The simple answer to that is that the guys from BP Australia probably took the photo and the guys from BP Hawaii liked it so they decided to use it.

It is a great summary.

But I have to confess there was one statement that caught me by surprise:

"In general, the fuller the outline of the board, the more stable the board will be and the better it will be for cruising in calm conditions, whereas the more pointed the outline is, the more control and displacement the board will offer, making it ideal for windier or choppier conditions."

I would have though that if it was choppy I would want a board with more width in the nose and tail because it is more stable. Is he saying that a pointier board is less affected by waves? I guess I can imagine a 14' pointy board piercing the waves instead of bouncing over the top, but is that true for a surf board too (that does not have the same 'hull' shape as a racing board)?

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Tang said..
Not sure why there's a photo of the far south coast when they're in Hawaii, though...?

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R4H said..
The simple answer to that is that the guys from BP Australia probably took the photo and the guys from BP Hawaii liked it so they decided to use it.

That's right R4H, the guys from Blue Planet Hawaii came over to the Merimbula Classic last year with us. But on point, the guide is one of the best we've seen. and in answer to CantSUPenough, in windy choppy conditions a pointier nose and increased rocker line will be less knocked around and hence be more stable than the fuller nose models. But again as it said, its a general guide for varying environmental conditions.

Check out the shape of the Bump Rider which has a great rocker line and good planing hull for strong downwind conditions -> www.blueplanetsup.com.au/

and our South Side models for surf SUPS --> www.blueplanetsup.com.au/#!south-side/c1toc