surfboard advice please!

[rich]

Hey,
I am not exactly a beginner surfer but am not very good either, I've been surfing for a couple of years but usually only a couple of times a month due to living a fair way away from the sea, except during the summer when i usually get away for a week or so (this is how i learned, in seignosse).
I surf a 7'3 bic but want to get my first 'proper' board and i need advice! I'm thinking a fairly meaty short board or a fun board of about 7'. Maybe a small mini mal though. However money is short so i'm probably gonna be looking second hand. What i would be really grateful for is some advice as to particular makes or shapers that i should be lookng for in ads and shops which would be good for surfing the british waves. Should it be a british board or can foreign ones still be suitable for the british surf?

Any other pearls of wisdoom would be greatly appreciated!

take it easy,
rich

[rich]

by the way i'm a pretty small (5'7, 60kg) 22 year old if that effects the type of board that would be best...
cheers

[PapaW]

From what you say it may well be worth going shorter than 7'

something to chalange you and in theory it will push you a little more thus advancing you.

Is it likly that you will get out more often? if so then I would recomen you going for s more chalaning size.

Where are you living? with reguards to local sellers near you.

[namino tsume]

id go with a 6'6 shortboard if you want to get short, or mabye a 6'2 fish if your planning onbeing in smaller waves.
if you want a funboard then get a funboard.

[rich]

hey, cheers for the advice so far!
i live in luton, totally landlocked so only get to go surfing on weekend trips. when i do go its usually to woolocombe or newquay, and most of the shops i'd be looking in are in those places. in fact i'm almost definitley going down this weekend.