Hey, ive been looking to buy a body board good for stand up (something to use in the summer at non surfing beachs). Im wondering if anyone can give me some advice or insight on this topic. Ive seen a lot of people ride stand up on the Toobs Colin Herlihy Model, and ive also been looking at this board http://catchsurf.com/ its called THE ONE, it look pretty cool and different. Can anyone help out?
herlihy yea that board looks pretty tight. I have a herlihy and its great for stand up as well as bodyboard skimming. Thats all we have to do in the summer in Delaware, usually not much waves. The herlihy is super strong too, triples stringer cant go wrong with that, had mine for two years now and ive done some pretty stressful stuff and it still has all three stringers none are broken.
I've seen good reviews of that in SURFER and thats about the only thing I might try if I wanted to stand up.
totally agree with superbust, herlihy is the way to go fo' sho'. helps your surfing all around, really teaches you to utilize your board, rails especially, without the stability of fins. and its def an attention getter on the beach ha
If you're not looking to spend $250-$300, try the Eon 460/C2. It's a 46" (4 inches longer than standard, like the Herlihy) bodyboard with a narrow template. Polypro core, double stringers and channels for @$180.
stand up bodyboard I went stand up bodyboarding on some solid 8 foot closeouts in septmber... I jumped from the top and landed on my friend. Don/t waste your time go surfing and if it's blackball use like a 4' softboard.
Catchsurf.com....stay away. Their products are poop. (Tom Morey or not) I had the chance to see one of these in person at inlet/outlet. I was looking for a fish at the time. Something to just catch small scale waves with. So....I saw the Y-Quad. It was a reasonable price. I asked about it. The owner said that they were horrible and that he couldn't move any of them from stock. Also, he said that the ride quality was 5hit. The website makes you think your gonna throw some buckets and shred a bit. But, that's far from the truth. STAY AWAY!!!!! unless you like getting beat in the head.
A few months ago I searched around MD and DE area shops for one to check out but noone had any in stock. At least where I went. I also spoke with a few lifeguards at different areas and they all said that they would still not allow a board with fins in the water while they were on duty. Didn't matter what it was made of, they said the fins were also an issue. Whats up with that? Lifeguards, let us know... I have no doubt that those boards will float the average surfer. I have seen people really getting on those Toobs, but I'm weary because they are pretty short. But regardless, alot of people were getting some good midday summer standup sessions on them this past summer.
Yesssss I know the perfect stand-up bodyboard for you. The Ancient Hawaiians call it a surfboard. haha just playin
dang, i remember when i first started surfing in like the 6th grade. Sometimes it just wasnt practical to take the surfboard in the car to the beach so i'd take my boogie board. I could stand up on the smallest of waves and ride them all the way to the beach and skim them onto the sand. That was so fun and i could do it during swim only hours like at the pier in the middle of the day. People would just give me the goofiest looks when i did that. I only weighed 100 back then so it wasnt too hard now it'd probably be tough.
the herlihy is one of the longest bodyboards in the market, pretty sure its 46 inches or somewhere around there. i know toobs also use to put out a board that was about 50 inches, much like the herlihy but also with channels. im sure you could get one of those custom if the price is right. .....as far as the fin/surfboard controversy, the town of ocean city md created there own definitions of what surfboards and bodyboards are. For instance, the town considers everything over 42.5 inches to be a surfboard, regardless of material and design. this is no doubt a reponse to the recent standup bodyboard revolution ha. i know on some streets inoc stand up is not allowed. the mans just trying to bring us down haha
Cut from town code below... http://www.town.ocean-city.md.us/clerk/code/index.html Honestly, the town of OC recognizes that the best asset they have to offer is the beach. The discussion that seems to be building is "how to maximize that value?" Join the discussion. Do your homework, and float a proposal for changes. I stress the 'do your homework' part... Get facts and figures, and look at things from many different angles.
