Best beginner board

[Andy]

Hey guys so sorry to put you all through this question yet again, but I'm a 41 yr old male who has recently moved to Newquay Cornwall and am so jealous of those surfers that I am dying to give it a crack, so which board would you recommend, I'm 5 10, and weigh 15.6st?

[lorez]

Get a longboard. Best bet. Hire a foamy for a few sessions though like I did/doing. Hire some different longboards to see what works, where you are you'll find lots of hire places. Check surf shops for second hand & check the learners forum as that is where I got the above advice recently

[still-learning]

Hey Andy, I agree totally with lorez...length and width is your friend when starting out. So heed his advice and head to the local surf shops, hire a few different boards then look for a second hand one to purchase. Surfing will change your life. Keep us updated on your progress.

[Andy]

Hope so still, will deffo keep you informed of progress, mini mal I was thinking but a real good idea is to try out a few boards first and ask their advice at the surf schools

[still-learning]

Mini mals can be loads of fun...just make sure you have enough float in the board if you decide to go that root.