I was told that muscle weighs 3x as much as fat.

I've been hitting the Gym three times a week, 45min a time, for the past 6 or so weeks, and have gone down two belt holes... but the bloody scales say the same thing!!

Hey mac - we must be just missing each other every day. I have been surfing the wide break at greeny (cooly). Started out off the point this morning in the dark on those very very very shallow and very very very fast little peelers and then moved wide into cooly for a couple of really nice but rare little pearls. Last friday was amazing at the pass with about four of us out. was only tiny but long long rides. The missus on her mal had a blast in the shallows and I was (hate to admit it) on the other type of surfcraft and getting rides from off the rock all the way to the rocks at clarks !! Only took it out cos there was nobody else out and conditions perfectly suited to the big beast.
Will be out with a mate at dawn on wednesday at cooly if you are about.

B

P.S - hey obct I would be quite confident that the 8'0 would comfortably handle a guy up to 95-100kg.

Yep, I,ve been looking out for you and asea, I had a long chat with asea today and we all got to get together once and plants aline ( bloody work commitments ) surf and chew the fat over a coffee or brew
The plan is asea and I steel your little 8 footer and give it a bash

I'll try to drag myself out of bed on Wed,what time are you thinking

we should be there by 5.45 - will probably park opp ripcurl as that bank out front seems to be the most consistent.

mac and bb,i am trying to put in an honest days work,but reading about your plans for a cruisy surf might change the way i feel tomorrow morning. i hope you get some, if only my boss understood what enjoyment one gets out of surfing he would then understand .lucky buggers.asea

asea - your boss needs one of two things:

1: a surf lesson
or
2: a bitch slappin !!

more than happy to help out with the first, but the second you are on your own buddy.
I don't reckon you will be missing much on Wednesday mate - probably only be 2ft and maybe a little glassy and maybe a little uncrowded and the ex norwegian model who works at the coffee shop over the road can sometimes be a little slow bringing out the freshly baked croissants. You are probably better off at work

bb,sounds like you know where to go.i will be guided by your knowledge.

I only know where to go because I am constantly being told where to go

Shut up mac

shhhhhhhh

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billboard said...
P.S - hey obct I would be quite confident that the 8'0 would comfortably handle a guy up to 95-100kg.

It does. very comfortably.
I'm around 96kg and the 8.0 7S is spot on. I'm down from 105kg and it worked very nicely at that too.
How big has anyone had a 7S out in? I'd love to find out how they go in bigger swell than we're currently getting around Perth I haven't yet had the chance to push it into some bigger, more interesting waves, but reckon it might handle them surprisingly well...

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billboard said...


I don't reckon you will be missing much on Wednesday mate - probably only be 2ft and maybe a little glassy and maybe a little uncrowded and the ex norwegian model who works at the coffee shop over the road can sometimes be a little slow bringing out the freshly baked croissants. You are probably better off at work

Oh I think I may fall ill overnight

Two foot glassy and models, oh and food involved [}:)]

SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, anyway hot off the press mate surfed straddie last wed on his 7s 8ft which he loves weighing at 95 kgs, and caught a 5 to 6ft wave, which he said dropped out from under him and got worked over to pop up to find his board clear snapped in half.he is getting it repaired but thinking of a 7ft 3. cheers asea

I have surfed my 7'3" 7S in fast 4-5ft beachies and it went fantastically...

Also surfed down south reef at 6-8ft, but to be honest, it was getting too big for me and I was sitting out on the shoulder getting the fatter part of the wave...

On both occassions though, the 7S flew when you got in the sweet-spot of the wave - without a doubt the fastest board I have ever owned.

What's yours GPA, PU or epoxy?

G'day obct,

Mine is PU

Deck has some compressions from use (18+ months old - used all the time), and it has a few pressure dings on the bottom from surfing at a crowded metro line-up...

I would buy another one tomorrow without looking at anything else if I needed to. Just suits me and my style of surfing...

Before I got the 8.0 I heard so many stories about how the superfishes were too flat to surf in hollow/suckier waves and wouldn't handle decent beachies but that is crappola ! I have previously owned a 6'3 superfish (when my body worked) and have surfed that board in up to double o/h with no problem so long as you are careful. l reckon the 8'0 has got even more rocker than the 6'3 had and there is no reason it wont also handle bigger waves. I have only surfed up to maybe 2-3 on this board so far but cant wait to put it to the test. I think the secret with these boards is to use their incredible paddle speed to get in early and I doubt there is a section you couldnt make cos the boards are so insanely fast.

BB,I RECKON YOU COULD SELL ICE TO AN ESKIMO,YOU HAVE GOT ME THINKING ABOUT GETTING AN 8FTR 7S,AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE 7S ARE RAPT.ASEA

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BB,I RECKON YOU COULD SELL ICE TO AN ESKIMO,YOU HAVE GOT ME THINKING ABOUT GETTING AN 8FTR 7S,AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE 7S ARE RAPT.ASEA

Mate I don't reckon all eskimos like ice so have a go on mine before spending
any money. I am sure you will love it but you would be crazy to not try one first if you have the opportunity.

Bill

BB,I AM HEARING YOU.ASEA

Before I got the 8.0 I heard so many stories about how the superfishes were too flat to surf in hollow/suckier waves and wouldn't handle decent beachies but that is crappola ! I have previously owned a 6'3 superfish (when my body worked) and have surfed that board in up to double o/h with no problem so long as you are careful. l reckon the 8'0 has got even more rocker than the 6'3 had and there is no reason it wont also handle bigger waves. I have only surfed up to maybe 2-3 on this board so far but cant wait to put it to the test. I think the secret with these boards is to use their incredible paddle speed to get in early and I doubt there is a section you couldnt make cos the boards are so insanely fast.
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On the first few surfs on fast beachies, I did 'nose' a couple, and stacked a few by dipping the nose... just as with any new board, it takes a couple of surfs to work it out...

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GPA said...

I think the secret with these boards is to use their incredible paddle speed to get in early and I doubt there is a section you couldnt make cos the boards are so insanely fast.
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from my review on the Global Surf Industries site:
Bruce White from NSW, Australia says:
I am a 59 year old longboard rider who finds that when I travel (cheap flights) planes don't like my 9 ft boards. Solved the problem with an 8ft XL and a recent trip to the north end of the North Island of New Zealand confirmed that it can handle everything I came across from small sloppy Shipwrecks to a brilliant 4ft Elliotts Beach. Hoping to stop falling off the back soon, need to anticipate the acceleration of this board.

hey makesurf,you lucky bugger i haven't surfed a nice wave like that one for many months,good luck to you.

Makesurf you are a legend!

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doggie said...

Makesurf you are a legend!

second that and still charging good onya champ

Oh doggie is a legend too






in his own lunch box jk'ing mate

Good topic - I have been looking at these for a while. Does anyone know if someone is hiring these on the Gold Coast / Tweed?

I have been thinking of using one as a shortboard - I'm 6'5" and 99kg so I was thinking around 6'8 / 10

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62mac said...

doggie said...

Makesurf you are a legend!

second that and still charging good onya champ

Oh doggie is a legend too






in his own lunch box jk'ing mate

Watch it mac!!

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Dazzler75 said...

Good topic - I have been looking at these for a while. Does anyone know if someone is hiring these on the Gold Coast / Tweed?

I have been thinking of using one as a shortboard - I'm 6'5" and 99kg so I was thinking around 6'8 / 10

Dazzler - I'm 110kg and surf the 7S 7'3" as my #1 board. No problems in conditions from 1ft to well over headhigh... if I could drop below 100kg I'd almost certainly look at the 6'8".

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Dazzler75 said...

Good topic - I have been looking at these for a while. Does anyone know if someone is hiring these on the Gold Coast / Tweed?

I have been thinking of using one as a shortboard - I'm 6'5" and 99kg so I was thinking around 6'8 / 10

A couple of days ago the boardroom had a really nice 6'10 superfish for sale for a very good price.