i've been surfing for quite a few years, i would call myself an intermediate level surfer. I started out oon a 8'0 mini longboard, graudated to about a 6'2 spectrum in the early 1990's m when i got alittle bigger a 6'10 town and country hybrid fish when those came out orig, moved onto a 6'8 flyer(way tooo big) and current have the 6'10 hybrid, a 6'8 CI MBB, and 6'4 CI Fishcuit. I am 6'2 and about 205lbs. I used to be quite bit heavier, around 230 240 even. I am thinking of getting a much shorter board, possibly a 6'4 CI Whip model. anyone got any review or comparisons, i don't wanna spend that much money without an idea of what im getting, i know people surfing smaller boards but they are much thinner than me, i wanna get as short as i can go, i don't mind having volume but a smaller board would enable me to turn so much harder and maybe pop and air or sometihng hahah
check out In The Eye surfboards.He makes a 'raised deck' with thinned out rails so you can ride a much shorter board.not as expensive as ci and better,too.the raised deck allows you to ride a board a few inches shorter,and he keeps the rails thin so you can slice through the wave.
I can't say enough about In The Eye boards. Got a custom one about 12 years ago and loved it from the beginning. Still have it and ride it from time to time with no problems.
If you want to contact In The Eye, you could do so by clicking on the "send message" link on their Swellinfo http://www.swellinfo.com/surfreport/cape-hatteras-north-carolina.html"]Cape Hatteras surf report[/URL] page:
there's a video and blog entry about the raised deck surfboard,'curtis' new board' on the in the eye website
I am the same size as you and here it what I ride: 6'2" pod stock dimensions - small junky surf 6'4" sashimi 20" x 2.5" - mushy surf from waist up 6'5" k small 19.5" x 2.5" - clean surf waist up to head + 6'8" M4 19.5 x 2.5" - clean overhead surf I am looking into possible the rookie at 6'4" x 19.5" x 2.5" for a little more rocker out the tail. Being a bit bigger it is tough to match floation and performance in a board. Another thing to consider is when and where you are surfing. I know I sometimes put on a couple of pounds in the winter plus the added wieght of the wetsuit. I want to make sure I am not sinking on turns. I read that Luke Egan, who is also pretty big about 210, rides dimensions around 6'4" x 19.25" x 2.375". He surfs better then me 100% of the time and also surfs in better conditions 99% of the time. Good Luck, I am interested in how it works out.
