Buying my first real longboard

[jorn188]

Hi All,

I've finally outgrown my Catch surf heritage 8'6 noserider. Been surfing it for 1,5 year twice a week. So far I'm able to cross step forward/backwards, trim, top/bottom turn with it. Also managed to finish waves with some floaters which was also quite fun. No real noserides yet, this is something I'm still learning/practicing..

For my next board I would like something that works well in messy waves (where I surf its quite choppy and windy most of the days) and also has some performance in it so that I can practice floaters/turns/cutbacks. It would also be great if I could practice cross stepping and noseride on it.
I'm also not the easiest person to my gear so I think that epoxy or thick glassing would be best for me.

I'm 5'8 (178cm) tall and weight 145lbs (66kg). So far I tried the Torq horseshoe 9'3 with a big hatched fin, it was really nice, easy to surf. Although the board felt quite big compared to my catch 8'6 and is expensive.
Any suggestions on what I should be looking for? That would be really helpfull

[Naeco78]

For my next board I would like something that works well in messy waves (where I surf its quite choppy and windy most of the days) and also has some performance in it so that I can practice floaters/turns/cutbacks. It would also be great if I could practice cross stepping and noseride on it. I'm also not the easiest person to my gear so I think that epoxy or thick glassing would be best for me.

Epoxy boards usually have an issue with being really buoyant and chattery in choppy surf, so I would probably suggest a thicker glass poly/PU board instead. That would give it more weight and would sit lower in the water and should make it more stable. But the flip side is that additional weight can make it a little harder getting to the beach. Lots of pros and cons to consider.. but I usually side with a poly/PU anytime the wind picks up.