Wanting to downsize from my Simon Anderson 10' Carrier as I want more to surf more on waves. Still want something stable for on the flat though. I go pretty good on my current SUP which is 10x32 157 litres, I weigh 85 kg, I am very fit and a good surfer. I'm looking at carbon coating boards 8'10 @ 148 litres or 9'4 @ 160 litres. Anyone care to share some thoughts? I live on the GC and travel south quite often, is there anywhere that has decent demo boards?
Cheers !!

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gavgav54 said..
Wanting to downsize from my Simon Anderson 10' Carrier as I want more to surf more on waves. Still want something stable for on the flat though. I go pretty good on my current SUP which is 10x32 157 litres, I weigh 85 kg, I am very fit and a good surfer. I'm looking at carbon coating boards 8'10 @ 148 litres or 9'4 @ 160 litres. Anyone care to share some thoughts? I live on the GC and travel south quite often, is there anywhere that has decent demo boards?
Cheers !!

Pop into Gold Coast Sup at Currumbin and speak to Jacko, Ange or Steve and they'll have a good selection for you.

The Starboard Widepoint is 8.10x32x140l available in carbon and very stable due there width.I Owned one and they are excellent progression 2th boards for surfing in everything from knee to decent overhead as long as it isn't a really fast steep wave of consequence.I sold mine and paddled while only smaller boards but missed the stability and it slowed down my progression a bit as I paddle most of the time in crappy choppy conditions.Grown up a bit from the smaller-smaller period I got now besides my small waveboard (Starboard 9.0 pro that will bereplaced by the 8.5pro) an Airborne8.8x31.5.The AB is similar size as the WP8.10, but much thinner (only 123l) for more response.
I really like my Airborne and for me its now at my level the perfect board, but the WP8.10 was a much easier board and again a hard to fault one as a progression waveboard coming from a 10er for your weight.