Which board would work better for east coast sandbars? Getting in early, lots of smooth glide, and stability? Any feedback would be great! Thanks in advance!
thats kind of like asking “whats a better bread to use on a PBJ, white or wheat?” their both bread and there gonna do the same thing ,the only question that remains is “what do YOU like?” your talking about two boards that are almost identical in their intended use in this case lots of smooth glide, getting in early and stability. the differences in the two would only be slight differences in plan shape, rocker , foil, and rail shape.have you been surfing long enough to be able to feel these slight differences? if so youd probably be able to decide that for yourself. if not ,only after riding both for an extended period of time would you be able to judge for yourself which board better suits YOUR particular style of surfing. basically their both 50\50 railed long boards.the wider of the two might be the more stable one. i moved to the east coast ten years ago and to this day my 10’6" spoon gets used twice as much as my next favorite board,which doesnt mean that the other ones arent great boards, its just that the average day out here is usually small shitty beach break. these boards excel in small shitty beachbreak (and many other types of surf) . in fact its a good move on your part to go with either of these boards. your going to get twice as many waves as the next guy who doest have a long board at all, (and there are alot of those people out here, go figure) having said that , neither of these boards is going to be “better” than the other , just go with the one that appeals to your eye, you really cant go wrong with either. i would recommend going with the longest one you feel comfortable with though, the longer board will get you in earlier and give you that glide like feel your looking for. i can almost guarantee you that the peolple at the shop will discourage you from buying a longer board, but dont listen to them, youll get so many more waves and that big board will smooth out your style like nothing else. good luck
If your surfing on the east coast, why not buy an east coast board?
Patrick, Thanks for the information! Mahalo
If you want to peel back a few layers of time and look at the history of these boards, you’d see that Weber’s boards came out of the South Bay beach breaks and Yater’s from the Santa Barbara point surf spots. Both are good in there own right, but Weber is long gone and Mr. Yater is still shaping his old and new versions quite prolifically.
If your on the East Coast and looking for a long board I would highly recommend checking out Tim Nolte. He’s an awesome shaper and does the glassing for a lot of the top name East Coast shapers who shape for other brands.