looking at getting a surfboard suitable for strappless riding in Perth local surf slop and that will be a good lightwind option for me also.
Already have a paddle board which sucks for lightwind kiting.
I weigh 80kg.
Any ideas of what board specifics i should be after? Im guessing something shorter, wider with sharper rails and suitable rocker?! 3 or 4 fin.
Surfboards are generally poor for light wind because they have too much rocker.
I recently got an F-One Bamboo Fish 5'4" and I have found it to be excellent. Minimal rocker, very wide and quite hard rails. It is more like a skim board with fins and straps than a surfboard.
It would not be the best board in the surf. It likes long, fast carves better than snappy turns.
I have been playing around with an old dinged up 6'4'' thruster on lighter days with minimal surf, Im 93Kgs, It goes up wind well and I can move around to find that sweet spot, Its nothing mindblowing and I probably wont fork out for a new board but this option up to 6'8'' would give you something to play around with and suit to paddle in @ 80 Kgs.
Disclaimer: Usually ride 5'10'' strapped on any 22 knots++ day
Fish boards are good too and plane early, just dont give you the snappy turns
ive got a north freestyle fish
im a beginner on directionals
i use it as a light wind option
its bouncy in chop but planes easily
feels easy to use and goes backwards
have not had it in waves
theres heaps for sale and there cheap
proberly because there crap ?
Hi Toby,
Funny you should say .... North are bringing out a board exactly as you require called the "Nugget".
I've had a ride and it's pretty big fun. Ultimate light wind and junk wave weapon. It's a quad! Should have one to play with in about 5 weeks.
Cheers,
DM
basically anything with low rocker, short and wide. Length doesn't do much for you except flap around when you are in choppy conditions
Go cheap cause it will get trashed I got a secondhand board from local surf shop paid 200 bucks 6ft thrusters with a round tail and it goes a treat
