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Re: Step up boards

Post by steve shearer » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:27 pm

Drailed wrote:Have you surfed cloudbrrak before Steve?
yeah long time ago.

I'm thinking a 7'6" or 8'0", 6'9" and a 6'3".
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Re: Step up boards

Post by Beerfan » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:42 pm

Buying one steve? Outerislands coral reefer?

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Re: Step up boards

Post by cedric » Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:44 pm

Peter McCabe.

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Re: Step up boards

Post by Drailed » Thu Mar 12, 2015 3:15 pm

steve shearer wrote:
Drailed wrote:Have you surfed cloudbrrak before Steve?
yeah long time ago.

I'm thinking a 7'6" or 8'0", 6'9" and a 6'3".

Mindblowing isnt it. I had it 4-6ft and perfect for about 5 days and then it increased to 8ft plus which was out of my depth so went and surfed that fat wave by the other resort.

Your quiver with the 7'6 sounds pretty spot on to me, but hey, we all know I am probably not qualified to give advice on this.
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Re: Step up boards

Post by Davros » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:05 pm

The advantage of a smaller board of course is nice and easy to handle in the water, but for chunky fast surf it may snap easier. At the end of the day it's about being able to get into these things without to much panic, from there I guess it's how who want to ride it, with a bit of style and control or unless your pretty good in soild stuff, hanging on for a white knuckle ride.

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Re: Step up boards

Post by Hatchnam » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:37 pm

Scout around for a decent sized step up or mini gun on gumtree. There's always plenty in there going cheap, as people tend not to ride them that often. I'd mirror what steve and ER said. If you're surfing at size, and in shifting open water, you need a bigger board .
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Re: Step up boards

Post by diggerdickson » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:55 pm

I can't wait to get there
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Re: Step up boards

Post by Beerfan » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:16 pm

What? This is realsurf, you've been given advice, go and find a 10' sunset gun would ya :)

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Re: Step up boards

Post by Davros » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:42 pm

Make sure you give a spiel on your new stick in any conditions I reckon it looks like a weapon.

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Re: Step up boards

Post by spork » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:58 pm

hey Tonks, if you feel like a road trip its coming into winter/autumn swell season down here, a road trip might be on the cards. You can try out the board and also give my 6'6" black beauty a whirl For comparison. Free accomodation, you bring the beer!
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Re: Step up boards

Post by petulance » Thu Mar 19, 2015 3:26 pm

Hey Tonks, how did your step up go on your day off?
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Re: Step up boards

Post by Drailed » Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:24 pm

Havent even had it out yet... Only one day where there has been enough swell to warrant it and I didnt have it with me.
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Re: Step up boards

Post by diggerdickson » Sun Oct 04, 2015 12:27 pm

My step up waiting to be collected. 6''11. All speed and pure lines. Shaped by Huie
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Re: Step up boards

Post by Davros » Mon Sep 05, 2016 5:55 pm

Ta muchly

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