Makai Softop 11 Ft Stand Up Paddle Surfboard at Wet Feet Hawaii – Video Preview

Makai Softop 11 Ft Stand Up Paddle Surfboard at Wet Feet Hawaii – Video Preview

Author: StandUpPaddleSurf.net December 5, 2007 Duration: 1:20
[singlepic=1994,188,125] We get a short preview of the Makai Softop 11 Ft Stand Up Paddle Surfboard from the guys at Wet Feet. As we see on the video, the board has a soft deck ideally for people who are concerned about landing on the board hard or want something that is family and user-friendly.The performance is manageable for a board of this type. I think this is good as an entry-level board.(click thumbnail to launch video)[gallery=30]Wet Feet: This board is an 11-foot soft top, designed by Craig Hollingsworth in California. Itrsquo;s called the Makai stand up, soft-top board; very user-friendly, good for folks who arenrsquo;t used to dealing with surfboards perhaps concerned about landing on the board hard or they want a board that is family and user-friendly.Evan: Whatrsquo;s the response on something like this?Wet Feet: More forgiving. It has been great. Itrsquo;s a really good entry-level board. Craig Hollingsworth has done something interesting too with his finset up and then itrsquo;s a quad, which will help loosen it up. Itrsquo;s not really a performance board but that will help in the performance.Evan: Is it pretty stable?Wet Feet: Yes, it is. The width really gives it some good stability.Evan: So itrsquo;s just kind of a sheet ndash; like a body board-type, not really a hard foam.Wet Feet: Right. Sleek bottom like a body board. It actually has four stringers in it. Four PVC stringers so that addshellip;Evan: Try to keep it from getting mushy.Wet Feet: Right.Evan: Kind of got a lot of nose rocker.Wet Feet: Yeah, it has got some good kick in the nose.Evan: Kind of cool.

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Duration: 1:11
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Kyle Bernhardt 10’6″ Stand Up Paddle Surfboard Video [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:29
[singlepic=1751,125,188] This board surfs well as we learn from Jim of Tropical Blends Surf. He adds that he has had one of his longest nose rides on the Bernhardt 10'6". The rocker is pretty much accentuated on this one…
Custom Brian Caldwell 10 ft Stand Up Paddle Surfboard Video [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:41
[singlepic=1947,125,188] Doug Lock talks about the Brian Caldwell 10' stand up paddle surfboard and shows us around its shape and explains its dimensions. He says that the board is good at riding four to five foot waves,…