Catch-ability and top end of the Chedda?

[sunscreensummer]

Flying home to Cape Town tomorrow evening, and have a Chubby 6'0 waiting for me. Can't wait to paddle out on the CC on Sat. morning !

[delmarsurfer]

Nice!
Someone needs to get a video posted of the CC in action.

[delmarsurfer]

Got a few surfs in over the weekend on the new Chedda. Surf wasn't real big but there were some nice sets that had some push. Mostly waist to chest with a few head high.
I definitely picked the right size and noticed a difference between the 5'7 I demo'd and the 5'6 (1.3L difference).
The CC paddles great and is as easy or easier to paddle than my 5'6 Hellfire and it definitely gets into waves a bit easier.
Overall the board felt great, very manueverable and got me into many waves that I would have either had to be in a better position for or paddle a little harder for with the HF.
More to write as I get some better waves and get more comfortable with the board.

[sunscreensummer]

Picked up the 6'0 on Friday night, and first thing I noticed that it leans more to Performance than Hybrid.

Surfed over the weekend on a beach break with fast changing conditions due to big changes in tide and currents. The board is not a groveller, but does paddle into waves with reasonable ease. I have the 6'0 Dominator, which is too big for me(5'10 would be better ). With the Dominator I just have to look at a wave and I'm on it. The CC requires a bit of paddling:)

The Dominator is an easy and fun board, but lacked performance and hold in more critical waves. I think the Chubby will fit the more critical mold. I had to work it a bit to get going on a few take-offs, but I think I just have to spend some more time on it. The waves didn't allow for much play, as they were fast. The board handled great and I got some nice floaters and 360's out of the board, with the odd re entry. I am looking forward to getting some open faces to work the board on.

I used FCS G-AM fins, which are quite big, but which I like in general. I will at some stage try the M5's.


185 cm , 86kgs, 40 years on this planet - 6'0 Dominator & 6'0 Chubby Chedda

[Chris]

yeha that is a fair assessment i think. It depends what you are coming off too when you start riding it. If you have been groveling on a Michel, then the Chubby is going to feel like a blessing in smaller surf. On the other hand, if you have been on a bigger board, yeah it can feel like a new challenge for sure.

[RobinL]

So if I had a 60 sub scorcher for around head high could the 62 chubby work well in the head and a half range if I wanted a shorter step up, which still had some float? Love my 64 alt but often wish I could have a board which surfs in a similar way with a similar volume but a little less length.

[prjwebb]

I think the Sub and CC are too similar. I could be wrong though. If you want a shorter step up I'd look at the Mini Driver or widening a 6'2 Alt or Michel in the CBD.

[RobinL]

Thanks prj,
Really like the look of the minidriver but i tend to like something with a slightly narrower nose in the bigger stuff. Never had a look at the CBD but will definitely have a play with the alt keeping the dims similar to the 64 but shortening it up.

[RobinL]

FYI - chubby chedda is up on th compare function!
Thanks Chris.

[paulnunn]

kdropin - On Page 2 he said he got a 5'11 CC, weighs 80kg and the volume feels perfect.

paulnunn - What size Hellfire did you have?

For years like everyone else on the planet I used to try to ride high performance boards in average waves. My old 6'2 x 18.5 x 2 3/8 would fly in Indo and then sink like a coin in a wishing well once home! The first of the wide, fat, ugly revolution was my Dumpster Diver, loved it but it fell to pieces after 6 months?! I then bought a 5'10 Hellfire, which made surfing average waves more fun and a hell of alot easier. I surfed it in everything from knee to double overhead and would have stuck to it had I not seen the outline and volume in the C.C. I looked at one in Byron Bay over Xmas and never looked back. Hands down the best board I have ridden! My 5'11 C.C with K2.1 is epic for my 80kg frame. I took a risk to go a bit bigger with more volume after having a go on the firewire volume calculator and now wish I had ridden boards with more volume years ago. I would paddle for waves previously where I would be closest to the pocket and people would be up and going down the line while I was closest to the power?!....well no more!