Hi all,

I'm looking at purchasing a Sup; have had a couple of goes on borrowed boards and was reasonably ok. Currently ride a Waveski and surf mainly around Cottesloe reef breaks. I'm 5foot 2 inches and weigh 43 kg. thanks for any assistance. Cheers Jackie

IMO.. Check out the Naish 8'5" Mana.. Or something similar in other brands.. If you're after a better distance and flat water alrounder check out the Naish 10'6" Nalu.. Or something similar in other brands.. .. Most shops sell Naish and should have these boards for you to demo.

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DavidJohn said..
IMO.. Check out the Naish 8'5" Mana.. Or something similar in other brands.. If you're after a better distance and flat water alrounder check out the Naish 10'6" Nalu.. Or something similar in other brands.. .. Most shops sell Naish and should have these boards for you to demo.

At 43kg.... the 8'5" mana might float a bit too much? ;)

Nothing wrong with too much float..

Better too much than not enough..

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jackied said..
Hi all,
I'm looking at purchasing a Sup; have had a couple of goes on borrowed boards and was reasonably ok. Currently ride a Waveski and surf mainly around Cottesloe reef breaks. I'm 5foot 2 inches and weigh 43 kg. thanks for any assistance. Cheers Jackie

ha ha if you can't beat'm join them hey!!! anyway at your height and weight you can ride pretty much what you want,it's nice to have choices but for me .I'm a one eyed Jimmy lewis fan , and would recommend one of the new jl world wide models , super stable designed for surfing and perfect for the cott area,i reckon the 8'1 model has your name written all it goodluck and happy searching

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tortise said..

jackied said.. Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a Sup; have had a couple of goes on borrowed boards and was reasonably ok. Currently ride a Waveski and surf mainly around Cottesloe reef breaks. I'm 5foot 2 inches and weigh 43 kg. thanks for any assistance. Cheers Jackie

ha ha if you can't beat'm join them hey!!! anyway at your height and weight you can ride pretty much what you want,it's nice to have choices but for me .I'm a one eyed Jimmy lewis fan , and would recommend one of the new jl world wide models , super stable designed for surfing and perfect for the cott area,i reckon the 8'1 model has your name written all it goodluck and happy searching

jimmy lewis does seem to have the primo construction (one day I might buy one)

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GizzieNZ said..

tortise said..

jackied said.. Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a Sup; have had a couple of goes on borrowed boards and was reasonably ok. Currently ride a Waveski and surf mainly around Cottesloe reef breaks. I'm 5foot 2 inches and weigh 43 kg. thanks for any assistance. Cheers Jackie

ha ha if you can't beat'm join them hey!!! anyway at your height and weight you can ride pretty much what you want,it's nice to have choices but for me .I'm a one eyed Jimmy lewis fan , and would recommend one of the new jl world wide models , super stable designed for surfing and perfect for the cott area,i reckon the 8'1 model has your name written all it goodluck and happy searching

jimmy lewis does seem to have the primo construction (one day I might buy one)

you know you want one so stop dreaming and just do it

Great that your getting into it.imho be careful of getting too big a board .someone with your experience and skills in surf will outgrow a large board pretty quick and the thicker the board the harder it is to turn them.something surf specific in the 100-90 lts would be good.see you out there .

Thanks all for your replies. Can any of you recommend who I should purchase a sup from. I agree about the thickness of a board impacting on turning. sounds as though the Jimmy Lewis might be the pick!

I bought mine from jason at westoz kite in rochingham.he gives good deals (dont be shy though you gotta ask;) ) plus he's right in front of the water so you can demo a few before you buy. no waves but it gives you an idea.

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jackied said..
Thanks all for your replies. Can any of you recommend who I should purchase a sup from. I agree about the thickness of a board impacting on turning. sounds as though the Jimmy Lewis might be the pick!

give jason and sonya call at westoz kiteboarding ,there great guys and really helpful , there based down at rockingham goodluck and happy supping

You're also in the state where there are stacks of starboards, and plenty of them to choose from too. They're my main board brand, and the feedback I've had from a local repairer is they are the best construction......

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jackied said..
Hi all,

I'm looking at purchasing a Sup; have had a couple of goes on borrowed boards and was reasonably ok. Currently ride a Waveski and surf mainly around Cottesloe reef breaks. I'm 5foot 2 inches and weigh 43 kg. thanks for any assistance. Cheers Jackie

Tang got a good idea ,other suggestion is a smaller, narrower board than DJ said and for the most important : a smaller flotation around 80 liters no more. So i recommend to you to order a custom from your local shaper ( EPS/epoxy ). Can send to you a shaping file to start with