Most longboarders will tell you there are (4) types of longboards. These are the noserider, the high performance, the pig and the last group (diamond, sqash and pin tails). The conditions determine which board works best. For example:
Pin - Low tide points / reefs, chest to head; high tide beachbreaks up to shoulder high. Ideal size: 10'1 x 23.5" x 3.25"
Pig - High tide points / reefs, knee to head, or anyplace windy. Ideal size: 10'4" x 23.5" (back from center 10-12") x 3.5"
Nose - Anyplace, any tide, as long as its clean, glassy, & under about shoulder high. Ideal size: 10'0" x 24" x 3.5"
Hi Perf - low tide Beachbreaks at any size; low tide points & reefs if oh+. Ideal size 9'10" x 23" x 3.25"
I happen to like riding my Sakal Noserider most of the time, but when it's choppy. My pig deals with wind & chop better, because of the small nose & full bottom. It also deals with catching micro waves well because the flotation is in the back half where you need it to catch a slow wave.
There is a lot more to longboards than trying it out for one session. I use to ride shortboards and minimals, so been there done that, but I respect everyone out there in the line up.
