What was Your first board???

by **Dr Rev** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:51 am

Bic Minimal 7'2", still got it !!! Now i have my Custard point egg !!! SOOOOOOO much better !!!

by **surfinggrrrl** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:26 am

10' o'neil, had to drag it to the beach!

Cowels, SAnta Cruz, CA

by **Johno** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:09 am

Bic 7 9 still got it but its like padling a tank compared to me epoxy

Think every one gets a Bic for there first board

by **flex** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:17 pm

I'm a beginner surfer and I've had 5 surfing lessons and a surf with a friend. Tommorow I'm getting a 6' soft board. I'm 4'10"(145cm), 13YO (small for my age, I know), 81lbs (37kg). It costs $100 AUD ($85 USD). What do you think of my choice? Too small? Should I get a 7' soft board instead? :?:

by **essex sucks** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:23 pm

don't get a sorf top at all and go for a fatboy flyer about 6ft6 up

by **flex** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:20 am

whats a fat boy fly???

by **essex sucks** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:45 am

somthing this sort of sharp with a bit of thicknes to it stay away from soft tops they are ok for your first try but u will never get anywhere if u go past that on one or a 7ft minimal will work for u too

by **justloafing** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 1:08 pm

essex sucks wrote:don't get a sorf top at all and go for a fatboy flyer about 6ft6 up

I totally agree. I would not get a soft board. You are limited to standing up and little to no turning ability. Get a board that you can surf on now but still gives you the room to grow on as far as skills. For your height and weight the fat boy does not sound like a bad idea.

by **flex** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 6:08 am

Another little question... do soft boards need wax? A guy working at a surf shop told me that soft boards are already a bit grippy so there's no need for wax. Is that true?

by **essex sucks** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:43 pm

mate plese do not wastes your cash on a soft but yes it is true in some cases

by **SDgrom** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:58 pm

$150 dollar used 6'4 Maddog. egg. rounded tail. frustrating at first but i like it

by **flex** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:02 am

thanks for the advice guys

by **Sneakytermite** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:40 am

flex wrote:I'm a beginner surfer and I've had 5 surfing lessons and a surf with a friend. Tommorow I'm getting a 6' soft board. I'm 4'10"(145cm), 13YO (small for my age, I know), 81lbs (37kg). It costs $100 AUD ($85 USD). What do you think of my choice? Too small? Should I get a 7' soft board instead?

Being young, you're probably going to outgrow the soft board pretty fast. That also means you probably don't have a lot of cash. If you can save up, then a fiberglass board will last you longer. Go to surf shops often, you never know when you might bump into a good deal. Good luck man!

by **flex** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:22 am

cheers. now i can beach it with all my surfer mates lol. one of them said going to the beach with them after school will help me learn quick.

by **Rico** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:26 pm

6'4 fish

by **Hobster** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 7:56 pm

My first board is a minimal... supposedly 8''6... i've borrowed a longboard now, which is i reckon about the shortest you can get a longboard... right around 9'', perhaps a few inches more... the boards are almost identical looking, but it's a huge different both catching waves and riding waves with them! Not to mention the balance!

by **parrysurf** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:43 pm

First surfboard was a Rick, 1975 shaped for my pops by Phil Becker, when he was shaping out of Rick surf shop in santa monica. Pops felt the board was to small for him. 8'0 single fin, classic 70's point nose, square tail. So he gave it to me!!!!
Pops then ordered a 9'2" nose rider.....which became my second board...I went thru a lot of shorties thru the 80's in high school.....But I rode that log till it got stolen in 1990.

I wish I was able to have kept those boards.....they were classics

by **WaterSport** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:54 am

My first board was also a BIC. I think 7' 9" I bought it and payed darn near $450 which I KNEW was too much. But I was in Puerto Rico where boards are at a premium. I was stupid enough to think I could find a good used $200 board but no way. In PR a good used board IF you can find one will cost you. ( On a side note, it was so bad, that a friend and I agreed that on my once a year trip to California, I would buy 2-3 used boards for $200 each and bring them back to PR and triple our money. The week before I left, Clark Foam folded)

Anyway, back to the BIC, it was too darn short ( I am 5'7" 180 LBS) and took a lot longer that it should have to learn. In fact, It was not just me. I watch many others suffer with the too small of a board.

WS

by **isaluteyou** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 2:36 am

i basically learnt the skills on a 7'4 south coast thruster which was almost 3 inches thick and about 20' wide board was from the early 80's. It was pretty much rockerless and had glassed in fins. By looking at the board you would have though it would be stable as hell but it wasnt also paddled like a pig its a miracle i ever learnt :lol:

by **alimac2411** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:13 pm

My 1st board was a 7 foot dixon magic carpet, pretty good board to learn the basics on.
2nd board was a 7 foot o shea fat boy flyer, a great board!
I'm now onto a 6' 6" JP shortboard, loving it and aint had too much problems with the transition.

What was Your first board???

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