Fatty wants a shortboard!

by **MorseyB** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:10 am

Hey, i normally surf at saunton on my custard point 7ft6 but am going travelling round europe in a van next summer so am after a shortboard for the bigger waves, went to biarritz this year and surfed on a 6ft4 fluid juice board, got up once but got spanked alot!

I'm 6ft4 bout 14 stone and wondering what board to get next.. i dont intend to lose any weight before then cos i'm a lazy student! any ideas? cheers

by **drowningbitbybit** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:40 am

Fat boy flyer!!

Something with a bit of length and volume, like this maybe....

Al merrick 7'0 'big' shortboard/fat boy flyer

Thats what I'd get... in fact that is what Im planning on getting (...another board to squash into the camper van)

by **Dopey** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:21 pm

by **tomcat360** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:43 pm

alright, i thought i knew what stone was, but now im doubtin my self...any of yall wanna clear it up??

by **Dopey** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:56 pm

by **deathfrog** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:51 pm

seems like a real inacurate system of measurement...

by **Dopey** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:50 pm

by **libby** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:51 pm

A 21ft Roy Stewart Log

by **gulfsurfer** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:16 pm

funny stuff libby.
So have you got to meet the crazy xxxxx since youve been in NZ?

by **Dopey** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 8:54 pm

by **libby** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:02 pm

Nope not yet :cry:

I will however be down at the mount alot more often soon (once uni has broken up for summer). Dont worry, you guys will be the first to know if i do see him...i'm actually slightly excited and very, very intigued.....i think Roy must have brain washed me

by **gulfsurfer** » Sat Oct 29, 2005 10:20 pm

I bet he smells weird

by **libby** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:43 am

I'll take an empty coke bottle or something and try to capture Roys gentle aroma and will mail it over to you. That or a lock of his hair :shock:

by **calisurfer** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 6:18 am

hahaha i want a lock of his hair so i can put it in a bottle and display it in my car on the dashboard

by **libby** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 7:10 am

Hey there could be some money in this whole Roy souvenir thing. I could auction Roy stuff on ebay or something!

by **Broosta** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 12:06 pm

Dopey wrote:At your weight, the only real limiting factor should be your abilities. Less able to surf = more bouyant and stable board. Able to competantly surf = thinner, more manuverable board, depending on the conditions of the surf you will ride.

If people do not believe it, then please tell me what size should board you would put me on at 210lbs (15 stone), 26 years of experience? And please do not take this as confrontational, this is only meant to be informational.

I agree, Sunny Garcia is just over 14 stone and he rides a 6'3" so I reckon you could ride a 6'3" too - depending on conditions.

by **gulfsurfer** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 4:47 pm

I bet sunny might be a little bit better. That could be why hes riding a 6'3

by **Dopey** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:44 pm

by **MorseyB** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:00 pm

Cheers for the help guys, i ended up buying a 6ft4 19.5 x 2.5 inches Saltrock board, it has the extra volume for Brittish waves or for fatties!
It looks pretty cool too with blue flame on the nose, was in the half price sale too, so got the board, bag, leash and traction pad for 160 quid! awsome!
Tried for the first time at saunton on really messy waves, but managed to get up a few times, was such a difference!
-the board actually turned when i wanted it too!
Cool

by **IslandA** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:16 am

Im 17 stone and ive surfed 6'6"(way too small for me) Not much fun trying to stay on the wave. I go for someting like 6'10-7'4x19"-21"x2 3/8"-2 5/8". Where I live the average summer wave is 3', winter is avg. of 6'

Fatty wants a shortboard!

Fatty wants a shortboard!

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