Log/noserider

Surfed my prone log/noserider on the weekend, had a ball but my back is killing me.
It seems that all the talk in the SUP forum is about progressive/modern shapes and surfing.
Is there an equivalent to the longboarding log noserider. This is the type of surfing I'm enjoying at the moment and I'm getting too unyoung to throw boards around, plus I don't want to.

P.s. I'm not talking about fat fugly gumby boards.

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rune said..
Surfed my prone log/noserider on the weekend, had a ball but my back is killing me.
It seems that all the talk in the SUP forum is about progressive/modern shapes and surfing.
Is there an equivalent to the longboarding log noserider. This is the type of surfing I'm enjoying at the moment and I'm getting too unyoung to throw boards around, plus I don't want to.

P.s. I'm not talking about fat fugly gumby boards.

You might also check out the Naish Nalu 10'6 or my favourite the new 11.0'

Laird surfer 10' Surfer fun. Had my composite construction one a few weeks and love it. The shape and weight give it the "log" feel but also turns off the tail.
Reviews in the board talk section under EPS Laird Surfers. The JL Striker or Black and blue have also seen good noseriders styling on them. Bit lighter than Laird from memory. Not sure if other Sups have noserider bottom curves?

Many brands and shapers make quite decent noserider SUP now.

Note that after some time honing your SUP technique (dont rush it, it takes time), you can even SUP on real noseriders... www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Stand-Up-Paddle/SUP/The-Paddlesurf/

Rune, I am with the guys above who like the Laird, I too was looking for a log/noserider feel SUP
I have had my 10' composite for a few weeks now & love it.
With it coming in 6" increments from 9' to 11" you are not constrained to just the larger options plus they are designed to seriously surf. (check out the vid of Guts in the review section) Plus I have had it in (for me) plenty big enough waves and was wrapped how well it handled them
The added bonus is the fin set up meaning you can run it from a quad, thruster, twinnie or single which is something I don't think any of the other "Log" SUPs have.
I'm having too much fun as a quady & thruster now however am thinking of getting a nice big single fin for those peeling points
Check one out & enjoy

Of course ye olde Naish 11'4 always presses a few of the right buttons :)

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rune said..
Thanks everyone. I saw the Laird SUP at a local shop and straight away thought "that's for me". The young guy there didn't understand what I was after and dismissed it and tried to tell me I needed another style of board, more the slash, rip and tear type. I'm glad to hear everyone's comments as it validates my first impressions.

Now if I can just convince"she who must be obeyed".

Easy. Just create a 'Statement of Facts'!!
I will ride it 4 times a week. Which over the next 3 years, means that I'll ride it 624 times.
So at $1800, it will cost $2.88 per surf or $8.65 per week. How much fun can you have for $2.88?
Then of course, let her know of the health benefits and how trim you will be and Bob's your uncle, NEW BOARD.
GOLD.

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Lenn said..
Even better is it is selling for 1680 so easier conversation

man, you get them cheap over there

rune... I was on a quest for the perfect noserider/longboard. I tried a bunch, but was never happy with any of them. I gave up the search.

In July, I tried a friends board and ta da.... back in the longboard business!

The Naish Nalu 10'6 (mine is actually an Alana 10'6... same board, different colors)

What a great board. Turns very easily and nose rides pretty well. Surfs all size waves with ease.
Super stoked with it. I surfed it every session for 2.5 months.

I also picked up a 10'6 Laird 5 fin, 2012 model Surfer.
It nose rides very well... super fun and controllable from the nose, but I have found it more sluggish through the turns than the Alana.

Every time I want to ride longboard SUP... I chose the Alana....

Page 2 of Board Talk, I posted a short vid of my Alana in OH surf. "My girlyman Naish"

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fester said..

broadman said..
Laird surfer. Look long and rode many boards for a sup that surfs as close to a long board as possible. Have an 11 ft and a 10 ft 6. Love Em both

Hi Broardman
Riden the 10' Laird at 130lt very impressed but was after a larger board 10'6" to 11" to add to the quiver.
How does the 11' surf ? in your opinion which one surf's better you have the latest boards or the Surftech ?

Fester

I first bought the 11ft second hand so it was a surf tech. My first surf I had a single fin in to far forward and on my first wave I basically did a bottom turn and kept going in a circle straight of re back of the wave. I couldn't believe how an 11 ft board could be that loose. It surfs just awesome.
Deciding that yes this is what I was going to surf I bought a new one of the latest 10ft 6. I have found the board I'll probably surf for a good time to come. The difference is a little more stability when the water is moving around a lot or there is a chop on the surface and as an option to go for a flat, water paddle, and better for the kids and friends to have a paddle on.The 10ft 6 surfs better but that taking nothing away from how, the 11ft surfs
If it's just for you to surf I'd go the 10.6 but if you want the other options the 11 would be the go and you won't lose much in the sur facility.
Hope this helps

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Sandsy1 said..
Hey Rune.
Just another point on board choice. If you go the Laird, get at least the 10' or the 10'6" (I'm 77kg and have the 10'6") and ditch the fins. Get a 10" fatboy or similar and ride it as a single fin. That's when it really gets in the trim.

Couldn't agree more. You'll love it

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supthecreek said..
Gonna have to eat some crow here... happy to do it.

I didn't have a big enough fin for my Laird... so today, I took my monster Naish fin and screwed it in a best I could (slots not deep enough)

Totally different board. All of a sudden it turned... it got loose.... all the things it was missing with the Laird thruster set-up and the quad option.

So sorry I gave up on this board.... I thought for sure, that if it didn't turn with the stock fin set-ups... it wasn't going to. I was WRONG!

All the stuff I said before.... nevermind

Damn good board now that I have the fin thingy sorted out. I was all set to sell it.

Crap.... now what do I do? I have two good longboard SUP's..... and I can't afford one... gonna have to do a surf-off

Cool Creek....looking forward to your "surf-off" contest.


I'd be interested in which board you think paddles the fastest (catches waves with the least physical effort)
and which one you can get furthest out on the nose.

I didn't mention it but sometimes in my older (3 box) Surftech Pearson Laird 10'6" I use a Cheyne Horan Star Fin...
....works really well if there isn't any kelp (which, unfortunately, there is where I surf most of the time).

I really wanted a decent log SUP but every production board I looked at was to chunky. I ended up getting my shaper to make me one custom, we worked through the aspects i liked about my traditional log and the parts i didn’t like in production longboard style SUPs and came up with a killer design!

10’5’ x 28 x 3 ¾ around 120L. Single concave in the nose rolled in the middle and V in the tail. Refined rails tried cutting down volume where possible! Wide point is slightly pulled back to give it better hold on the nose and because of the pulled in tail still can be thrown around. I’ll find some more photos and post them soon. http://surefireboards.com/custom/

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hilly said..
JL



Black and Blue in action

Love to see a write up/more pics/video on the Black and Blue.

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husq2100 said..

Tang said..
That looks very nice, LookToSea.

Has anyone considered going with something like 9'2-9'6" x 24-26" and 100-110 litres? I would have though with the nose area it would have extra stability and be more like a longboard log? And you'd still be able to keep the rails refined.

9'2"-9'6" x 24"-26" is going to be less than 100 litres unless you have it thick and big SUP rails. I just ordered my new log SUP with Simon at DEEP. 10' x 26" x 3 3/4" and that will be 104 litres. I hope to have the rails like surfboard rails (quite fine)

Sounds good Husq2100!

Tang

I was contemplating going to 26 wide, but decided to keep a bit of width so that I could get the rails the way i wanted.

With a few 10 foot+ comps popping up around the country, its worth keeping the length over 10 foot.

Pity, Surftech used to do a cracka 9'8" Takayama. It was a fairly narrow tippy board, so ended up discontinued. I was keen on getting one, but was advised they could only do a custom and only then if they had kept the mould. ??

I suppose my only choice now is the 10' Laird Surfer. A much wider board than I probably need. Beggars can't be choosers? Utterly budget, I could play with the fins in my 11' x 24 Laguna Bay log and see if it will respond to a paddle.

I.E., when your "Broke and Stoked", sometimes you just need to improvise, experiment and have fun! ??