Surfing Waves

My mum picked up a really cheap board for me to use - trouble is i'm quite a beginner, well i've had a few lessons, can pop up and ride in rental boards and have started to turn a bit.

This board is only 6'2, 20" wide and about 2" thick, but i'm only 5'2 myself (and a smallish girl) so shall I just take it out and have a go or am I doomed to failure?! It was quite dinged up but i've filled in all the cracks with a proper repair kit and sanded it off so it should be watertight now, i'll get myself a decent board when i'm better

Thanks!

What else are you going to do but try it out?

You'll be fine if its a good foot past your head.

Why not?? I wish someone gave me a board when I was a kid.

Sounds like a great board for your size. Nice, and wide too. By the time you get good on it, you'll be ready for a better board.

Oh yeah...... good on ya for fixing your board yourself.

Great, thanks everyone, i'll give it a try. I get quite determined about these things so hopefully i'll get there

Lauz45 wrote:Great, thanks everyone, i'll give it a try. I get quite determined about these things so hopefully I'll get there

Sounds like your half way there already. Just try not to be too hard on yourself if your not progressing as quickly as you think you should. The main thing you should be thinking about is just having fun.

Seems like it could be a good board for you.

Just curious - what kind of shape is it? Does it have a standard shortboard outline, or is it more like a fish (or is it a fish)?

WooD wrote:

Lauz45 wrote:Great, thanks everyone, i'll give it a try. I get quite determined about these things so hopefully I'll get there

Sounds like your half way there already. Just try not to be too hard on yourself if your not progressing as quickly as you think you should. The main thing you should be thinking about is just having fun.

Words of wisdom there Take it slow and have fun learning! And as everyone else has said that board seems decent for somebody your size so get out there and have fun

Here's a pic - bearing in mind I know how trashed it is lol It's! not the prettiest thing you've ever seen I know Gotta be better than nothing though hey?

I've seen worse... I think As long as the repairs were ok, don't worry about it. May you have many happy waves

Thanks, I think it was only about £20 and its fixed up so should be surfable at least! At least I won't be too upset if i ding it lol.

where u surfing

Lauz45 wrote:Thanks, I think it was only about £20 and its fixed up so should be surfable at least! At least I won't be too upset if i ding it lol.

Wow, a surfable board for £20 is great IMO! How comeI never can find cheap boards like that??

Oh, and btw essex sucks, yours was the 6666th post in this section.


Well, I thought it was cool anyway

Adrenaline Fueled wrote:Oh, and btw essex sucks, yours was the 6666th post in this section.
Well, I thought it was cool anyway

Get a life

haha great i am am waiting for my 1000 post

essex sucks wrote:where u surfing

Probably Gwithian, Sennen when i'm better, Porthtowan - any west Cornwall spot really

go for it!! and as long as youre having fun who cares about anything else!

I am with the majority on this....surf it and see if it works. Sounds ike you'll be fine on it.

it has 3 fins right??

Yep it has 3 glassed on fins - was going to take pic but camera died!