AAaaaand the prize for first world problems goes to....

Why would you want to go strapless in choppy water?

The best swivel is one that's not there. They never work well anyways. Just get rid of it and replace with ball/ring or ring/ring safety.

Liquid band-aid works very well

Shinn Monk great board, but a poor choice for a beginner. I understand the Monk performs best when it's ridden flat-out. Espana, choose a cheap board, at 75Kg width maybe 40cm. Google the board and stay away from freestyle boards (specialized performance), prefer freeride boards (wide performance ra...

Scheveningen in the Netherlands and the beach of Brugge in Belgium , especially Oostend (easy car ride from the Netherlands + you get to see Brugge, the most beautiful city in the world) - nice!

24-7 boardsports in the U.K. still sells Shinn Speedball V2; it will probably outperform most mutants in the waves AND in the flats I think. I bought my speedball from them and they were fantastic to deal with - highly recommended shop. Don't buy the 2013 V1, the winged tail improves the board handl...

This won't change how I ride one bit.

We'll get better, cheaper gear without all this competition and Olympic bull. Good cheap gear and a bit of wind is all I need. Yea if you want to make money from the sport it's a problem. Tell you what, make money by selling me good cheap gear! Cheers.

I think a very wide board like the Nugget will make it much harder to waterstart and carve. After 3 sessions when you can stand on the board, width won't really matter. I say buy a $100 used surfboard and ride it til it breaks (maybe a season, maybe less). By then you will now what kind of board you...

YOU CAN PRY MY KITE FROM MY COLD DEAD FING....... oooops sorry, wrong forum...