Surfing Waves

Hi,
Last summer, I went surfing in Hawaii and I absolutely loved it. Now I want to take up the sport back home in California. I have been looking at longboards on the Internet and wanted to know which of these two you think I should buy.

9' El Porto Longboard
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/spo/962303716.html

9' 6" Johnny Rice Custom Longboard
http://ventura.craigslist.org/spo/966289690.html


Thanks so much,
Ryan

How big are you? Height and weight?

TBH they both look (on the surface) pretty decent starter boards , without knowhing their other dimensions etc.

How big are you? Height and weight?

TBH they both look (on the surface) pretty decent starter boards , without knowhing their other dimensions etc.

Sorry I forgot to include my height and weight.

I'm 5' 11'' and 150-160 lbs (around 70 kg). I want a board that I can catch waves as a beginner but at the same time that will last me a long time.

I can't tell much about the second board picture. The first board looks ideal. Not a lot of rocker a squash tail. Is it a 2+1 set up? I don't think the 2+1 setup is that big of deal though.

I think the 9footer would be ace. Youd do ok in the 9'6" too but thats quite a big tanker.

Thank you for all your help. I went for the 9' El Porto and I love it. I just had a private lesson on it today and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.