In Reply to: Surfers opinions ? posted by Colleen on Thursday, 22. September 2005 at 01:23 Bali Time:
Hi Colleen, Surfboards are really a personal choice. Went through all this with my kids last year and there is no way my son who was only 11 at the time would be seen on the beach with a mini mal "cause that's a girls board". He ended up with a 6'6" board which is great. My son is suggesting you look around at 6'6" or 6'8" "fish". Apparently they are easy to use like a mini mal but has more of a point like a "real surfboard". My daughter would be happy with a mini mal providing it had flowers or something on it. So that's the opinion of a 12 yo - not really an experienced surfer.