Choosing a Surfboard

[jaffa1949]

These are surfboards over 9 feet. Long boards are what most surfers start out on. It's what I learned on. Some surfers don't ever leave them. If you're fortunate enough to surf long enough, it's probably what you'll end up on. My first surfboard was a 9' 6". I surfed it at the same beach for a year and half. My second board was a 9-foot Pearson Arrow and a little more narrow. I used it for several years even while trying other types of boards. You can't beat a long board for paddle and glide. If I jump on a long board now I feel like I'm sailing after a few strokes. But long boards don't make as fast an entry as something shorter. I got tired of watching shorter boards get most of the rides on certain days while my long board crashed into my head/chest/other body part. I needed a smaller board for those conditions.

[jaffa1949]

I'm wondering about your post, as your IP says you are in Bangladesh, and since I have a name sake surfer Mr Jafah Alam there, do you know him? He is at Coxes Bazaar. Just Curious because those boards would challenging to get in your part of the world