Where's the mal thread?

[Spoon]

Where would you reccomend to go for mals and tropics for a 50th birthday trip with mates and wives. Resorts prefered. Any suggestions as we are looking at Kandooma.

[Trev]

Where would you reccomend to go for mals and tropics for a 50th birthday trip with mates and wives. Resorts prefered. Any suggestions as we are looking at Kandooma.

DonW will be back soon. He goes overseas regularly and just spent a couple of weeks at............
Maybe send him a pm

[Beerfan]

Got some nice head high waves this morning on the 9'1''. Fark it went well, moved the fin back and felt more drive, although obviously with a decent wave with push behind it it'll make a difference too. Love it!

[otway1949]

Got some nice head high waves this morning on the 9'1''. Fark it went well, moved the fin back and felt more drive, although obviously with a decent wave with push behind it it'll make a difference too. Love it!

I've just invented a new way of measuring on head not foot.
Overhead is really easy to understand, a foot/ feet are irrelevant and have been since we went metric.
So give head a go
Seriously feet give me the TomToms now

[Quangers]

Got some nice head high waves this morning on the 9'1''. Fark it went well, moved the fin back and felt more drive, although obviously with a decent wave with push behind it it'll make a difference too. Love it!

I've just invented a new way of measuring on head not foot.
Overhead is really easy to understand, a foot/ feet are irrelevant and have been since we went metric.
So give head a go
Seriously feet give me the TomToms now

^^^^
I am a short asre and when I tell a mate that it was head high he laughs - he is at least half a foot taller so my head high is his shoulder high...
What are we gonna base this one on?

[otway1949]

I am a short asre and when I tell a mate that it was head high he laughs - he is at least half a foot taller so my head high is his shoulder high...
What are we gonna base this one on?

It's all relative isn't it
It was head high
So if you're vertically challenged, it is still head high
The shorter you are the more overhead surfs you get

[Quangers]

I like that... Geez I must get heaps more good days than the average punter!

[r.pearson]

don't know where else to post this, so i'll put it here.

i'm looking for an upgrade, currently have a t&c tommy tanaka, dimensions are 9'0 x 22 1/2 x 3 1/16. looking for something a little bit wider and longer. my height is 6ft & i'm 205 pounds (about 92 or 93 kilos for you aussies). any suggestions. no budget, by the way.

[WANDERER]

don't know where else to post this, so i'll put it here.

i'm looking for an upgrade, currently have a t&c tommy tanaka, dimensions are 9'0 x 22 1/2 x 3 1/16. looking for something a little bit wider and longer. my height is 6ft & i'm 205 pounds (about 92 or 93 kilos for you aussies). any suggestions. no budget, by the way.

That doesn't give us much idea of what type of board or put another way, what you want the board to do?...
So, what do you want the board to do?
Where do you surf most/in what type of surf do you surf most?
What sort of skill level are you at?
oh yeah, and a bit beside the point, but where are you from??

[r.pearson]

sorry was in a rush and wasn't thinking. i'm originally from new palm bay in florida. over here in australia for work, on the gold coast. pretty competent, been surfing for over 30 years. will be looking for a board to surf anything between the points on anything 6-7 feet (over head high i guess) to small beach break mushburgers. no i am not interested in a mini mal or a thruster. mainly looking for a local manufacturer.

[WANDERER]

sorry was in a rush and wasn't thinking. i'm originally from new palm bay in florida. over here in australia for work, on the gold coast. pretty competent, been surfing for over 30 years. will be looking for a board to surf anything between the points on anything 6-7 feet (over head high i guess) to small beach break mushburgers. no i am not interested in a mini mal or a thruster. mainly looking for a local manufacturer.

Goldy huh, bigger waves, I'm gonna suggest "Rooster"... I think he's up there somewhere, he used to make Bonga Perkins models, makes a pretty good balanced board that tends towards the high performance end of the spectrum.

Florida hey, didn't get to see as much of Florida as I had liked to, anyway you must be stoked at the moment earning AUD?

[WANDERER]

rooster/legend point longboards down the page a fair way:
http://www.gumbylock.com.au/Aussie/html ... -Shap.html

[r.pearson]

thanks really appreciate it! been here for a few months, got over a year til i go back. need something a bit more high performance considering the conditions over here alot different back home & have put on a few pounds. yes it is good earning aus $. work pays for all expenses, so i'm able to save a bit & spend the rest on beer.. the main reason i've put on weight i guess

[WANDERER]

alternatively, not far away from the goldie on the north side of Byron Bay is an industrial area with quite a few high profile shapers/showrooms, some of whom do licenced replications of some of the USA brands like HPD.

[Beerfan]

Well, after 2 surfs in decent shaped head high + waves im f*cken sold, it rocks!

[WANDERER]

I need a new log
Though now that I'm finally re-employed it shuldn't be that far away!

[otway1949]

Another Magic Wand Ric should be back soon

[WANDERER]

Another Magic Wand Ric should be back soon

yes, where's he been?