Re: Recommend board for learning waterstarts

Craig Goudie wrote:
> You can't GO wrong (yuk yuk).  For waterstaring practice, The Fanatic
> would likely be the easiest, but for all around use at your level,
> That GO
> is probably going to work the best, and the ding resistant deck will
> be
> a big bonus (also makes for more weight), plus, you can get some
> good performance out of it
> with a big sail.  The Naish would be the hardest to get tuned into,
> just because of the outboard strap placement, but is likely the
> lightest.
> The Fanatic would be a great shoreline board (actually designed for
> tricks),
> with flat rocker, a wide stable planform, and inboard straps.
>  There's not a bad choice in any of these (IMHO).

Could I also ask you opinion of this board.  It's about the same length
and volume, a little lighter (probably due to the lack of EVA on the
deck),
and considering shipping is included, this one is about $400 cheaper than
the Go, so it's very tempting.  Probably easier to ding.

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