I have a friend who is going to order a board for 2-3 meter surf. He’s about 6’, ca. 85 kg, intermediate surfer. He normally surfs a 6’5"x19.5"x2.5" board with a slightly rounded nose, more nose area than the generic pointy nose shortboard. Fairly narrow tail, curvy planshape.
He says he wants a board that turn better than his current board without being unstable or sketchy in bigger surf. He also wants a shorter board because he thinks it’s easier to place his feet right on a shorter board and that a shorter board turns quicker. There is no way I can convince him to try anything but a thruster
Whaddayathink? Please help with some ballpark numbers etc., or the guys at the local surfshop will screw it up again.
regards,
Håvard