sizing the sweet

[A.Vern]

Put it waaaaay back.

[loris]

hello guys , i m french and live near sea ( biarritz) and i want a board for small and smooth waves . I thought buying an sp but i dont know what size .........
I m 90 kg and have a intermediate level ( i do a lot of bodyboard on our slab ).what size can i purchase to have an easy take off and an easier progress in surf?

thanks a lot

I m sorry for my bad english.

[iggy]

Hey Loris, how often do you surf?
For your weight I would consider the 5'4"-5"6"
Now if I were you I would take a look at the potatonator as well if you are into looking to progress and push your surf a bit further on small waves

[loris]

Hey Loris, how often do you surf?
For your weight I would consider the 5'4"-5"6"
Now if I were you I would take a look at the potatonator as well if you are into looking to progress and push your surf a bit further on small waves

thanks for the reply , i surf 2 to 10 times per month when conditions are good BUT the last 2 years i ve done only bodyboarding. Before bodyboard i ve done a lot of surf and have an intermediate level.
I want to find a board for small summer wave .

[suncoastslop]

just found a cool vid on vimeo thought you guys looking at a sweet p may be interested,

http://vimeo.com/31323888

[cuttlefish]

How's your Sweet P going Suncoast?
Nice little pulse we had today (Sunday).

[suncoastslop]

Hey cuttle, only got a few days to get into it, in that last swell period we had before it died,,,,,
(cant believe how flat it s been), but i suppose we were due for it after such a good run of waves,

First impressions, waves with some push the sweet p lights up, waves with lack of push i'm struggling to get it moving, probably just need some more sessions on it to sort it out,

Interestingly in the smaller gutless waves, i had no problem getting onto waves, just finding drive and speed was the problem. The sweet p felt like i was riding a container ship, actually felt like i could have ridden a smaller version, in the 3-4" moffs i scored for a few days in that last swell, the 5'8 felt great under foot.

no missed sunday(shift work) was there a few around? keen to let it rip again we get some swell


suncoast

[cuttlefish]

I took my 10 yr old daughter down for a surfing lesson and lo and behold the corner at Alex had some great looking chest high, clean ones coming through consistently.
Only had a 6' kneeboard and my 4'2" prone (pu) board so I took the kneeboard out for a paddle.
Unfortunately the Sunday longboard crew were working rotation on any and everything so only the odd scrap left for me.
Back to surfing lessons provided me with more stoke.

[Chris]

ohh man....longboard gangs are like biker gangs...

[iggy]

Jajajaja!!!