some advices on the dude cruise

[liut766]

perhaps i have found an italian exile dealer so i can take the dude cruise.
which size i have to take?
i'm 145 lbs.
the yatch 95-160 or the cruise ship 145- 200?
what is the best compromise between float and agility?
for the thickness i think the best choice is 3/4 tapered in the nose and tail.
thanks.

[The Dtrick]

cant go wrong with either,
Id say best bet is go 3/4 tapered yatch, get your extra float from the 3/4 and get your extra agility form it being a smaller size.
Best i can say without knowing your ability, wave type, speed. ect.

[tommygallagher]

The Dtrick has spoken.

[liut766]

thank you.
i'm a rookie skimmer, i'm able to catch some little wave.
i have a good drop but i have to work on the wave wraps.
the wave in italy are irregular and very far from the beach,for this i think that 3/4 tapered to 5/8 in the tail and nose is the best choice.
what do you think?

[shin-n]

I weigh exactly 145 and recently picked up a used yatch. You can definitely notice its "beefiness" over a standard shape in the same weight range so I would stick with the yatch instead of the cruise ship.

It was super fun taking it on a small day in malibu this past weekend

[mjs]

I weigh ~145 and use a 3/4ths excelsior. Board never sinks

[Aaron Peluso]

I weigh ~145 and use a 3/4ths excelsior. Board never sinks

wow. thats a lot of skimboard for someone your weight.

I would 2nd Dtricks analysis...

[liut766]

I weigh exactly 145 and recently picked up a used yatch. You can definitely notice its "beefiness" over a standard shape in the same weight range so I would stick with the yatch instead of the cruise ship.

It was super fun taking it on a small day in malibu this past weekend

what thickness is your board?

[shin-n]

what thickness is your board?

standard which I believe is 3/4 core tapered down

[liut766]

i have seen on the zap web site that even the height is important.
i'm 5,84.
perhaps the cruise ship is right form me.
i have many doubts because italian waves are very far from the shore.

[Romulo]

cant go wrong with either,
Id say best bet is go 3/4 tapered yatch, get your extra float from the 3/4 and get your extra agility form it being a smaller size.
Best i can say without knowing your ability, wave type, speed. ect.

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[Jim Gordon]

i have seen on the zap web site that even the height is important.
i'm 5,84.
perhaps the cruise ship is right form me.
i have many doubts because italian waves are very far from the shore.

I think the height of a person is important too. Why? Because if you're really tall and skinny, your weight might be for a small, which might make your front foot too close to the nose. Making the board ride bad.......get it?

[liut766]

I think the height of a person is important too. Why? Because if you're really tall and skinny, your weight might be for a small, which might make your front foot too close to the nose. Making the board ride bad.......get it?

if i have understood you are telling me that the cruise ship is the right way?

[floridaskimmer]

He dosent know what size you should get but he is saying that if you are tall and have a wide stance you will have a hard time riding the board because there would be alot of weight on the front of the board. If you are small I would just get the yacht, I am 135lb and 5'9 ish and I ride a medium exile which is 52 inches, the yacht is only 50 inches which I would think would be fine because I have a decently wide stance and I never have problems with me too far on my front foot to make the ride bad.

[Jim Gordon]

What he said.^

[Jim Gordon]

Something to think about.......float only comes into play when you're going slow. Because when you're going fast, you're not floating anymore......you're planing.

[iamaaddkid]

I weigh ~145 and use a 3/4ths excelsior. Board never sinks

you mean, my board

[mjs]

never claimed it was mine. l2comprehendbozo

[Lord Quaz]

If where you live has more shore break and bigger waves I suggest getting the cruise ship but in 5/8...that's what I have and it's great for all conditions.

[iamaaddkid]

never claimed it was mine. l2comprehendbozo

let me know next time you go

[floridaskimmer]

if you would have bigger waves and heavy shorebreak why even get a dude cruise? I would get the pro shape for a faster turn.
Edit: he also said that the waves were small and far out so I would get a cruise ship in 3/4 tapered to 5/8 for extra float

[Jim Gordon]

Small board = quicker turning, but with less planing surface (sinks faster).
Larger board= slower turning, but with more planing surface (floats longer).
Or you could ride a smaller board and side-slip out.

[mjs]

if you would have bigger waves and heavy shorebreak why even get a dude cruise? I would get the pro shape for a faster turn.
Edit: he also said that the waves were small and far out so I would get a cruise ship in 3/4 tapered to 5/8 for extra float

maybe because riding one on bigger waves is fracking awesome

[Lord Quaz]

Riding a dude cruise on head high shore break is a fracking blast, only board I got.