Is it an endless battle to buy one on the cheap? Its been a year now and i havent found anything. I dont have 1 or 2k to drop on a fancypants board. I like surfing alot better, but flat days f'all. Still like to keep moving. And drain it if you think i should post in a different forum topic. Your search criteria comes up with nothing
nothing wrong with being in or on the ocean. Everything about the ocean is a way to stay connected to who you are. go get one on the cheap and have fun.
keep watching craigslist through the winter. The prices for boards will bottom out in january or february.
Any local SUP/surf schools selling off their old boards? They do that here. New soft top SUP by Greco is $500, when in stock. I don't know much about the durability of their products. http://www.grecosurfboards.com/product/the-ark/
If you do surf, I would strongly recommend getting a performance sup surf. I started riding sup surf style boards a few years ago because of how fickle our waves can be on the gulf and I get a lot more riding then even with a long board. Not to mention I have knee issues and on a sup surf, I can stay out much longer and not need to wear a knee brace afterwards. I started on an intermediate sup surf board and progressed through it quickly and ended up buying a better performance board. I picked up a used Starboard for 800 from someone that never surfed and bought an advanced sup surf and only took it out twice. I still prefer traditional surfing and opt for that when conditions are good. But like I said, I'd rather be riding a wave no matter how big or small, then not riding. And my wave count goes up drastically. Just my 2 cents
