I put together a short video to answer some questions I have gotten, in response to recent threads

Spoiler alert:
I am a known Sunova FanBoy

that's nice supthecreek

Nice one!
Now you're making me wonder if should have gone the 14'.
But then again, what would be better than one custom Search but two?

Brilliant .... thank you

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Nozza said..
Nice one!
Now you're making me wonder if should have gone the 14'.
But then again, what would be better than one custom Search but two?

I have always wanted to try the 12', it must surf really well.... and your custom will be spectacular!

That was brilliant STC
I love those conditions and editing
I would pass on paddling in the snow i have to say
You'd have to be keen
I'd like to get a similar board
Loved the little runners
Thanks
Nick
8'10" Allwave rider (2103)
surf wind and flat water
Me a few decades ago
Like the small stuff

Just got my sunova 9 foot 2 fixed by by high tech local surf ski manufacturing firm. Had my sups fixed by them for 8 or 10 years. Honest rock bash so all good. Repairer said no carbon in rails.....just a marketing ploy. Could this be true? Seem pretty strong to me

I've seen a few Sunova's over the last four years. Inside and out. On the beach, on the rocks and on the side of the road!! All the triple X balsa boards have carbon rails.

Hadn't seen the guy before.....maybe a newbie

Great vid thanks. The Search! Sums it up nicely. Just needs a shot of you bombing a overhead barrel and it can do everything. The bit at the end of someone else on it shows how it slips through the water nicely. I am building a 11 ft similar style board. Would have gone longer but couldn't get the blank,storage .
What camera do you use. Does it have a stabiliser.

Now, I know what picky means, thank you STP.

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tarquin1 said..
Great vid thanks. The Search! Sums it up nicely. Just needs a shot of you bombing a overhead barrel and it can do everything. The bit at the end of someone else on it shows how it slips through the water nicely. I am building a 11 ft similar style board. Would have gone longer but couldn't get the blank,storage .
What camera do you use. Does it have a stabiliser.

ha ha... I gave up chasing barrels, I don't fit inside them anymore
Plus I damage easier these days.....

Camera:
Hero Sessions 4, set on "Superview" (that setting can only be set from the free smartphone app)
cheapest, oldest version at $149 USD

Stabilizer:
Me

Set up:
I created a simple mount for a Kook Hat and figured the best angle to set the camera.

My next vid will be, How to make the "Kook Hat Cam"

Fantastic vid! How's the serenity! You really need to get out more

Has anyone ever downwinded a Search? I have a traditional 14' (26" wide) - for me (93 kg, 6'3) it is too narrow and I am too high off the water for me to be comfortable in anything but calm conditions - it does fly along though. The low COG of the Search, and its sleek, surf lines makes it look like a great all-rounder. But if it worked well as a downwinder I would be sold. (I guess anything can downwind, but would I be left behind by others on traditional 14 footers? Of course, if I am not falling in I am more likely to keep up!)

So what do you think? Can you downwind a 14' surfboard like the Search?

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cantSUPenough said..
So what do you think? Can you downwind a 14' surfboard like the Search?

You can but it is nowhere near as good as the real thing.

Wrong answer .... But it makes sense. I have a 14' Naish but it is so tippy...

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cantSUPenough said..
Wrong answer .... But it makes sense. I have a 14' Naish but it is so tippy...

Have you tried a 28" CSE? I can paddle a 26 as well but I know what you mean by comfortable... I settled on 28 because I find it way more comfortable in most conditions. I had read a few articles that suggest wider boards with better stability can be just as competitive as the narrower boards on choppy/cross shore conditions..... and if you are not having a dip every 5 mins it makes sense.

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Emeboy said..

cantSUPenough said..
Wrong answer .... But it makes sense. I have a 14' Naish but it is so tippy...

Have you tried a 28" CSE? I can paddle a 26 as well but I know what you mean by comfortable... I settled on 28 because I find it way more comfortable in most conditions. I had read a few articles that suggest wider boards with better stability can be just as competitive as the narrower boards on choppy/cross shore conditions..... and if you are not having a dip every 5 mins it makes sense.

I haven't actually. I feel like I can go in two directions; get a 28" which would be good for downwinding and probably just fine for "paddling around", or get something like the Search which can also be "paddled around" but would work better on small waves.