On the photo left you can see a couple of silver surfers. The board to the right is a inflatable ULI board. It is a board for travelling or to use on crowded beaches as it is soft and can damage nobody. .

Trying to paddle out through white water is pretty demanding, if not impossible.    

It was replaced during the summer 2007 by a 8 feet 4 inch BIC board.

None of the above boards are very good boards for the learner surfer. I have been told. However the BIC is good value for money.

 I am am counting that the new board that you see on photo below is a better choice.  A the time of writing it has not been tested, but it will be during the week.

 
 

In 2008 I had my 3 rd board. A proper build board to my weight and skills. I heard about Esteban from a fellow surfer, and eventually found his place in a remote countryside on Mallorca

The board is 9 feet 8 inch. It is 23 and a half inch wide and 3 inch thick. With my weight of 93 kilo, that should be about right.

On the photo you can se the shaper finishing the board.


 


Click on photo to zoom

The new board had to be tested right away. The next evening I went to the beach. The board is more lively, which surprised me. That is probable due to the slight v/profile. I was falling right and left. It will take some time to get used to. However it paddles like a battleship. It catches the waves with an ease I have not tried before.
Below are photos from the first session. Click on photos to zoom.

2009 May update.

I have now used the board one season, and it has limitations. It is very hard to turn, also I do a lot of pearling ( which is not necessary a fault of the board, but I think it is lacking forward rocker )

At the moment I use more my 8 foot 4 Bic to get the ease of turning

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