Surfing Waves

Hi all, I am new to the forum... but not in the world of surf.

I have some experience in windsurf and surf from my young age where I used to practice every summer those kind of sports fsince 18'. Now I am 31. Usually I work as lifeguard in summer and in the sparetime I tried many times to surf on rescueboards, I went out sea in every condition possible with those damn things, long and narrow, and of course it is veeery hard to stand on them. Sometimes I could catch a good wave, but countless times the top just go into the water and make me fall, no matter how far I sit from the tip On other boards for me is easy to catch the wave and stand, but of course here in Tuscany where I live, there are not so much surfing spots. I've tried a long board, but never a short. I don't feel like a beginner, and classify myself as beginner/intermediate.

Now I've decided to buy for me a real surfboard. I found a 6'5'' long, 1'15'' width and 18'' thick board. I am 5'7'' tall and 154 libb, good swimmer, well trained.

The board I've found has a narrow tip, is like a gunboard (I think? not very expert in specific terms this is why I need help ), here some pros
1-it is cheap and as a "beginner" I dont want to spend 500 on a board I will probably smash and use intensively
2-it can fit in my very small car
3-I live 40min to the sea and buyng a board will push me into doing surf every time possible.

Heres the link to the board --> https://www.subito.it/sport/surf-massa-carrara-384650464.htm <--
Another thing that concern me is that the fins seems permanently attached to the board and the owner told me it has 10+ years, he used it like 2 times.

Yes, yes, I have read many and many advices to beginners to start on with a long/fun/minimalibu, at least 7-8' long but I just need to hear some advices about my specific situation from more experienced ones, just to be sure.

Thanks to the ones that will kindly help me!

Acex wrote:Another thing that concern me is that the fins seems permanently attached to the board and the owner told me it has 10+ years, he used it like 2 times.

"10+ years"? Try more like 25+ years old. Judging from the glassed on fins, the narrow 18.5" width, and maybe not so much the graphics and leash plug, I would say 90's era board. The guy who sold it to you maybe wasn't lying that he had it for 10+ years, but he probably got it from someone else who had it longer before that.

I have not purchased any board yet. Still thinking about the right choice. That's why Im asking here for some advices, Thanks

Since you have some limiting factors:
size of car / compactness of board
smash / care of your board
beginner needing more float

I would recommend the biggest "sponge" board you can fit in your car. Yesterday I used my friend's Odysea Skipper 6'6". Tons of float at 55 liters, and really went well when needed to.



I understand it isn't cheap, but neither are fixing dings or crack rails from dropping your board on the concrete.