revg said..

Hi everyone.
I am 6' 3" - 85 kg and currently ride a Cabrinha 10'2" and am looking for more surf/wave orientated board. I am very interested in the jp surf 9'6" and the surftech merrick caddie 9'7''. I have been able to demo the jp but not the surftech. Does anyone have any experience of these boards. I am wanting to compare stability, glide and just plain fun on 2 to 6 foot waves. Thanks

I am 88kg and have the JP 9'6" surf, it's a really good board, love it!

JeanG said..

Does anyone know if the 2014 JP Surfs have a flat deck or a domed deck?

They are domed, not real heavily though, enough to maintain good volume while giving a thinner rail for performance.

Hi All - thanks for the comments so far. my guess is either of these boards are going to be great. bit of "toss a coin" and see which one I go for. love to keep hearing more though. thanks stehar for the information regarding fins

Hi Revg,

I know that this is not what you asked for, but since you're 85kg and want to have fun (already going for high performance SUP surfing shapes), why don't you consider the JP Surf Pro 8'10 or the JP Surf Wide body 8'2.At about 125 ltr they will float you and your imaginary friends with no problem.If you like a challenge go with the 8'6 @110ltr (for you weight, i'd actually go with this one).
I would say that if you're really committed to it you could even go with the 8'2 or the 8'0 but that's a step I'd wait a bit longer to take as there will be a huge difference in stability.

Try to demo one of the above and if you're struggling a bit in the beginning remember: it's normal. demo it in pure flat water to see how it floats you because as you get used to the board it will be like stealing candies from babies.

The only reason i'm saying this is because SUP boards are way too expensive to change everyday, and you get used to them really fast. So, even if you're fighting the board on your first attempts, it will be just a matter of weeks...

Have fun

mmm - this is getting interesting. I did test the jp 8'8 wide body surf on still water - stable as and I reckon would come alive in the waves. my wife and I occasionally camp beside still water and take our sups with us. the 9'6" had a bit more glide than the 8'8 wide body but ...? - waves is where we will spend most of our time. You are right sups are way too expensive to change everyday and it is hard to project out 12 to 18 months and what we will be able to handle then.

thanks everyone for your input. Was out yesterday enjoying some nice 3 to 4 waves when I broke my Cabrinha 10'2'. Not sure how - probably when I was paddling out and a wave threw my board up just as I jumped off - nose of board smashed into my chest. must have creased it underneath. Half an hour later - and some nice waves - noticed a crack across the bottom. limped back to shore and found had cracked right through to the deck.
I was saving madly for a new board - this has now sped things up.

was going to post pics but having trouble uploading them.

In terms of boards I have also been reading the forums on the fanatics and have a guy on the gold coast who is mad keen on the NSP 9'2''. Choices!? - at this stage leaning toward the JP surf 9'6''.

thanks again

The Al Merricks are an old design going back a couple of years. The have the old style edge running along the tucked edge for the full length of the board, this is not good for SUP surfing as it catches a rail alot of the time.

A mate of mine has the 9'0 so I see the board on a regular basis. He is saving up to get a cust 9'4 from me which is a dedicted SUP surf board.

JP Surf wide body's are flat as a tack decks. Just lovely! Super stable

Awesome