I have actually managed to go surfing 3 days in a row as of yesterday. I am still trying to determine which shape and size board I want to really focus on so the last three days I used 3 different size boards. On Saturday I used my roommate’s 9’0’’ longboard that I repaired, on Sunday I used my own 6’6’’ fish, and yesterday I took out my 7’6’’ board. Each one is completely different for sure. I need to make a decision because I think I am not progressing as fast as I should due to the fact that I keep jumping between 3 different board styles. The short fish shaped board is definitely too short for me at this time so I think I am taking that one out of the rotation for sure. Now I am torn between a longboard or what is called a funboard.
Funboard Surfboard
A funboard is a mid range board that is anywhere from 7’ 0’’ to as long as 8’ 0’’. They usually have a rounded off nose like a longboard. I do have a 7’ 6’’ board which I guess can be classified as a funboard but the nose comes to a point so I lose a little bit of stability. That is the board I took out yesterday and actually had a good time on it. The surf conditions were blown out and about 2 – 4 ft. I paddled out past the break and sat there for a minute and then decided I want to paddle back in to the shore break to play around in the white water so I can try to stand up on the board.
I spent a little over an hour catching white water and managed to stand for about… half a second a few times. I think this board size will be the one I stick with and spend most time on, for a while at least. I really want to try an egg shaped funboard though and may end up picking up an old one this weekend. So far I am definitely leaning to the longer sized boards for sure. They have a lot more size to them and are harder to manage getting around outside of the water and in but they make it quite a bit easier to stand on which makes you want to keep going back to try again because the learning curve is not as steep as a shortboard.
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