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Topic Title: Recommendations for newbie?
Topic Summary: My wife likes walking on water
Created On: 08/16/2011 10:06 AM
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08/16/2011 10:06 AM
RustyTruck Posts: 7178 Joined: 08/02/2004	Well my wife was after me to try an SUP. I rented one for her from Ocean Sports World, and she's in love. It didn't do that much for me (was fun, but yeah), but she would like to get one. NSP seems to make cheap ones, any good? She won't be riding waves or anything fancy, just paddling her way around enjoying the scenery. I'm thinking something nice and buoyant, but not excessively hard to carry. Any recommendations guys? ------------------------- Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, and it is all organized by the Italians.
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08/16/2011 04:11 PM
Bald Brother Posts: 2868 Joined: 07/25/2003	Talk to Roy at OSW, Tom Neilson or Girard Middleton and SoBe Surf. Several of the Starboards (Girdard) are wide and light. ------------------------- Bald Brother "Surfing is prayer of a high order, the sea a beautiful church, the wave a silent sermon" Tom Blake
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08/16/2011 04:55 PM
SUP2 Posts: 8 Joined: 08/08/2011	I think it's a good idea to rent one the first few times, so you can get your "sea legs" and then you can more objectively tell the difference from one board vs. another. Also, start out in the 10'6"-11' length by 30-32" in width if you are a newbie. Today, I ride a 9'2" SUP by Tom Neilson, but I started on a 11'. Enjoy!
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08/17/2011 05:14 AM
seadragon Posts: 1355 Joined: 08/01/2004	Not sure how tall she is, but I'm 5'2" and I regularly ride an ARK 10'6", but started on a 12'. Honestly, it's like surfing, where everyone wants something small and light to carry, but doesn't really work for regular use. I got mine from Roy, and if your wife wants, she can borrow my board and paddle this week if she'd like since I've got knee ligament tears, and won't be doing much except sitting. Boo. PM me if she's interested. ------------------------- www.craftysurf.com
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08/17/2011 07:20 AM
surftech Posts: 2602 Joined: 07/25/2003	PM sent.
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08/17/2011 11:14 AM
RustyTruck Posts: 7178 Joined: 08/02/2004	Thanks for all the responses! Great info! ------------------------- Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, and it is all organized by the Italians.
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08/22/2011 04:00 AM
RustyTruck Posts: 7178 Joined: 08/02/2004	Thanks for all the help, my wife's the proud new owner of a 10'4 NuWave. Now to find some flat water for her.... ------------------------- Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, and it is all organized by the Italians.
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08/22/2011 09:25 AM
Brujo Posts: 3488 Joined: 04/22/2011	how much are they going for? I've been thinking about getting one since it's been so flat for so long. I had plans to get a SUP and a John boat and head out to the shipping channel to meet up with freighters, but didn't want to spend a ton. ------------------------- Yo no estoy casado. Pero mi esposa esta casada.
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08/22/2011 10:13 AM
crankit Posts: 10405 Joined: 07/30/2003	Make sure of the bottom, lots of small oyster beds in the river, I paddle from the park in Grant and go to the islands near there. ------------------------- *"The problems we face today exist because the People who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for their living."*
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08/22/2011 11:17 AM
RustyTruck Posts: 7178 Joined: 08/02/2004	My wife likes the ocean, she didn't even want to try it out in the dirty river water (Oars and Paddles). They still have a few at 800 with leash, fins, and paddle at NuWave. But they said the new ones would be "wood grain" and cost like $50 more. ------------------------- Heaven is where the police are British, the chefs Italian, the mechanics German, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the police are German, the chefs British, the mechanics French, and it is all organized by the Italians.
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