Got a new board!

[Chris369]

I got a new board last week after surfing a 7'6" minimal for a little under a year (well, I owned it for about a year, didn't surf for a lot of it!).

I thought the transition from a minimal to a shortboard was supposed to be really difficult so I was looking at the longer end of the shorts boards. Nearly bought a 7' JP board but glad I didn't because it wouldn't have been much different to my old board!

I went for a 6'8" JP in the end and took it out last Sunday. I took both boards out in case I got frustrated with not being able to surf my shortboard (I wasn't expecting to be able to get up on it/go anywhere in my first session) but the minimal wasn't needed. I was on my board and surfing it within the hour. The whole transition seemed rather ... easy. Could probably have gone shorter but I love it anyway.

Anyway, here it is

[Rico]

nice man

the whole "go big" advice thing scares people too much anyway

have fun!

[sebastiansurfer]

great! new shortboarders are welcome!screw the 29 ft log to start on

[ANZAC]

great! new shortboarders are welcome!screw the 29 ft log to start on

here here

[sebastiansurfer]

great! new shortboarders are welcome!screw the 29 ft log to start on

here here

lol that philosiphy got me into an hour long argument with the owner of one of our local surfshops

[LucasG]

I have been thinking if I should have just gone with a shortboard instead of a 7'6" minimal. :p

[sebastiansurfer]

youd hate it at first
but when you rip you laugh at your friends going from a 29ft to a 27 ft =0

[BoarderDave]

Nice looking board! Very cool.. seems like a nice size too. I've been dealing with a 6'6ish (trying to learn on - Im 6'4) and just swapped with my dad to his 7' this weekend. I think I dig the 7' more. 6'8 would be nice too.. great looking art too! I like it.

[Banks]

nice board man looks rad as.

theres a few JP boards kickin about my local shops, some look really tasty - wouldnt mind one of these as my next purchase. thinkin i'll go from 6' 6" to 6' 4" next time around.

enjoy the shortboarder experience mate - you wont look back!

[Chris369]

Cheers guys (been on holiday for two weeks so sorry for late reply!).

Only managed to surf it twice so far but it's awesome

[Dmd*Grl]

Nice board... haha im starting on a short board but it's all good, love the speed..im a wobbler still though

[LucasG]

youd hate it at first
but when you rip you laugh at your friends going from a 29ft to a 27 ft =0

I did the change already... I was able to get up on my 6'6" the first time. I love it more than my longboard. :p

[billie_morini]

Chris, that is a nice board. Thanks for posting a photo of it.

I always enjoy when surfers post a photo of their new board.