Hit the dawn patrol today. The waves were smaller than yesterday - and made me question my judgement to bring out shortboards. But realistically, this testing day was to help me decide what to do about my equipment debate.
The tide was on the low side - so in that regard I was glad to have the surfboards out.
I started out with the Firewire Cymatic (5'9" 34 liters). I placed the Futures Alpha Vector 3/2 large trifin set in place.
I actually had fun on this setup. I could feel the speed potential, but the waves I caught were a tad bit too small to get any great turns out if them.
I caught a handful of meh rides and paddled in.
Then I set up the CI Neck Beard 2 with the same fins.
With the little extra length and more volume, I was able to get into the small waves a little easier, but there still wasn't enough energy in the waves to push maneuvers.
What this experience showed me was I don't want to have to use boards with too little volume on smaller days. And this pretty much was the deciding factor on my wanting to get the Firewire Neutrino 5'8" at 33 liters volume. I'd be much better off with a 36 liter version, but I don't feel like the 5'10" version would be as fun for me. I even went to Clips Surf Shop this evening to put the 5'8" under arm. Unless I can get this board used or on sale, I'm going to pass.
I also talked to the saleman about my experiences with the Cymatic, the Revo Max, the Sweet Potato, and other boards - and then I found the one... the Album Twinsman Twinzer 6'0" at 37 liters.
I'm going to research this a bit more but this feels right - and all because I wanted to see what I could do this morning with a smaller board.
W:58/FD:127/PW:61/S:11
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