Which of these two boards??

Maple77

Hello,

Have surfed on softboards a good few times now and want to get my own.

I'm 6ft and 13 stone. Which of these two are better. Don't know anything about makes or construction . The Cortez says Construction - Three Phase Epoxy technology. The Escape says constructed in 'Custom Production': P U blank and Polyester Resin lamination.

Which is best do you think?

http://www.boardshop.co.uk/product/ctezfun-80v.asp

http://www.escapesurfboards.com/surfboards/minimals.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-boards.tpl&product_id=610&category_id=5

Any feedback appreciated , Cheers

rodento

I prefer the escape board but don't ask me why...

That said the other board will be better to learn on

Maple77

Why better to learn on Rodento , because its a bit thicker??

rodento

It's thinker and wider so you should catch more waves

dermo909

I recently started surfing hardboards and ended up buying a 7'6" cortez http://www.surfdome.com/cortez_surfboards_-_cortez_funboard_surfboard,_blue_stripe_-_7ft_6-37827

I'm also 6' tall but am only 12 stone so I thought that length might have been a bit ambitious for me. I was renting a 7'10 circle one epoxy board for a while which was a bit thinner across the top and half an inch thinner in depth. On clean days I could get up on this board no problems(after initially getting my balance sorted - that took a while) I was having good fun on that circle one but unfortunately it was a bit out of my price range.

Not having alot of money to throw at my first board I ended up balancing price against features/board length. I thought I'd have some trouble on the 7'6 but I could'nt have been more wrong. The board was thicker across the top and thicker in depth which makes it sit higher in the water. That extra floatation really makes up for the 4" I was missing. It balances so well that I caught the very first wave I went for!

I've been out 5 times on the board in the past couple of weeks and have been progressing nicely. I definitely picked the right board.

The construction seems top notch and seems very durable. Have'nt dinged it yet anyway.

I dont know anything about escape boards but I'd highly recommend a cortez board.

rodento

You be better off getting a local shaper or a good second hand one

FlashD

Food for thought.

I'm about 5'11 and 11.5 stone.

Started surfing a 9'6 about 5 years ago, offloaded all my other boards.

Always quickest to paddle out, pure smooth and catch about double the waves everyone else does on a good day.

Normally have nice long sessions too, no struggle like!

Regards.:cool: