Longboard

[keef]

Hi guys, yet another board length brand question (and i have searched for this particular brand through the forum before anyone starts banging their head against the wall);

There's a guy at my local break that surfs this really cool old skool long board. He does amazing long carving turns and makes it look so easy. I found out today that it's a 9'1" triple stringer polyester clark foam made by a company called fortyfeet, or fortyfoot can't remember which. It's got a big single fin although it has the option of having a triple fin set up. They are made in fuerteventura canary islands. Has anyone ever heard of them. Are they any good?

My local surf shop has a 9'0" 22" inch wide single stringer in stock made by the same company. It also has a Clark Foam decal on the tail. I know they went out of business a while ago. Does this mean it's an old board???? How will it compare to the above board?

The guy in the shop said that any bigger than 9' would probably be too big for me as I'm 6'3" but only about 12st or 75kg.

and I know it's probably his high skill level, rather than the board, but I just gotta have one, I thought about going shortboard route once my surfing improves, but now its longboard all the way for me, mmm might need a roof rack too.

[rich r]

Umm.. I'm not sure how you could go "too big", especially when you're 6-3.

Clark foam closed down about a year ago, but they have a lot of blanks in the market. It's not necessarily and old board. Not that and old board would mean anything, unless it was used. If it's used, then it all depends on how well it was taken care of.

Have you done a web search for the brand?

If you're just starting out, most any brand of surfboard will do. I'd concentrate more on the dimensions (length, thickness, width) and style (meaning longboard, short, funshape, pintail vs swallow vs round, etc, etc).

Everyone's first board usually sucks because you're not sure what you're looking for. But it's typically good enough to figure out what you do want.

[Otter]

Yo Keef,
Totally unfamiliar with Atlantic Ocean brands, but sounds like a winner. Not sure how much you weigh, we use lbs here in the U.S.A., but I'm 6'4" and weigh about 225 lbs. I ride a 10' single fin foam board. I like the extra weight it affords as opposed to many who prefer the lighter epoxy or carbon fibre boards. My advice, the longer the board, the faster you will most likely be able to paddle, and more waves you will catch. I'm glad to note that you have decided to go Shortboard after gaining some skills. You will certainly find the transition much more pleasant and much less frustrating. Keep the stoke!

[keef]

Yo Keef,
I'm glad to note that you have decided to go Shortboard after gaining some skills. You will certainly find the transition much more pleasant and much less frustrating. Keep the stoke!

Guess that should read NOT to go shortboard. Na longboards rule, takes courage to go longboard, when all the other kooks are going "ah I wanna shortboard they're so cool".

My current and first board is 7'6", and I'm getting about 3 waves per session, and standing up on maybe 2 of them. Been surfing about 2 months, but still seem to be way behind the others that started around the same time.

[keef]

Umm.. I'm not sure how you could go "too big", especially when you're 6-3.

Clark foam closed down about a year ago, but they have a lot of blanks in the market. It's not necessarily and old board. Not that and old board would mean anything, unless it was used. If it's used, then it all depends on how well it was taken care of.

Have you done a web search for the brand?

If you're just starting out, most any brand of surfboard will do. I'd concentrate more on the dimensions (length, thickness, width) and style (meaning longboard, short, funshape, pintail vs swallow vs round, etc, etc).

Yes, I couldn't find the brand on the net. I suspect it to be a small one man band type business.
The board is new, although has a couple of storage type dings, but the price reflects that.

It's just that I wondered how it would compare to the board that the guy I mentioned in my original post has. One stringer compared to three. It's like a foreign language to me at the moment, although had a wicked day today, getting much better at reading waves, managed to avoid two epic wipeouts.

Everyone's first board usually sucks because you're not sure what you're looking for. But it's typically good enough to figure out what you do want.

[keef]

dunno what happened with last post, but sure u can follow it.........

[Old Guys Rule]

The shape of the board is more key. Just because it has the same shaper does not mean it will surf the same. I have several boards by the same shaper and they all surf differently.

The only problem with going to ong on the board is it might drag you back a bit. That being said you can certainly go bigger the a 9 with no problem. Sounds like you have someone trying to sell you a board rather then setting you up with a board that fits your needs.

[keef]

Sounds like you have someone trying to sell you a board rather then setting you up with a board that fits your needs.

yeah, that had crossed my mind. But at least I know what board I want.

Thanks guys.

[Otter]

I'm pretty open minded Keef, I prefer longboarding, but many people like shorts. I think it was smart of you to start out with a Longboard as opposed to trying the "coolness" of a Shortboard first. I can't tell you how many people I've known who insisted on getting a Shortboard first, and gave up in frustration because they never learned to surf.