My firest longboard

[HIC_SURFER]

hallo (sorry for my bad english)
I wont to order the eric arakawa preformence longboard.
My hight is 1.86 and my weight is 80 kilo.
With my size i should by the 9feet or the 8?
1 fin or 3 fin's?

thanks

[sinistapenguin]

Hi there

Where are you from?

Lots of people post messages about the boards compared to their height & weight, but that's not all you need to consider.

You seem to have chosen the board you want, but why?

You need to think about the kind of surfing you want to do. If you are a beginner and are going for a longboard to learn on then 9 ft will give more stability.

If you know what you're doing then you should know the difference that length/ fins make.

A single fin is good for big 'classic style' turns, whereas 3 fins create more drive and speed and hold better in sharper turns.

If you're not to the point of thinking about the kind of surfing you do, then anything over 8ft will be good and the fin set up etc won't make a HUGE difference. (before I get pounced on - it will make a difference, but if you're just trying to stand, the performance benefits of each set up don't really come in to play)

Cheers

Sinista

[HIC_SURFER]

HI
I'm from israel.
Thank you for your answer,i just orderd the 8'6 and 3 fins preformence eric arakawa longboard.
you helped me alot.

[sinistapenguin]

No problem, any time you want advice, post here - everyone is very helpful and friendly!

Sinista