Comments on: Baby Queens Session with Duane DeSoto – Surftech Blacktip – Oxbow Stand Ups

By: evan

evan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:06:34 +0000

Reid – Cool, keep us posted.

By: Reid

Reid — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:54:49 +0000

Thanks Evan for info.

Someone recommended an ULI to take down a river since its inflatable and constructed of materials used for inflatable rafts/kayaks. I’m going to check it out.

By: evan

evan — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:14:22 +0000

Hi Bob – I wonder how the 11′er will ride w/ thrusters. Duane’s setup was a single fin and it was something like 9″ or so but not 100% sure. After trying a ton of fin configurations, those big boards really seem to want to be a single fin or 2+1.

Reid – see below…
How do you like it and can you give me details on its construction?

I love this board for a family fun board. My son is very comfortable and the kids have a great time on it. I can put first timers on it with no problem. It is not a performance surfboard and although it can be surfed, that’s not its strong point. The strong point is stability.

I was told the core was the same or similar to the epoxy ones w/ a soft covering over it. The soft covering is like a body board type material. It needs to be waxed. The bottom is like the slick body board material also. I put XM Surf clear traction tape on the rails to protect them because without it the rails get cut up a bit from the sharp paddle edge. The board is fairly heavy but has a lot of handles that help a lot.

At first I assumed it was constructed like a Softtop,
but I’m not so sure as it seemed to have a stringer or is that just a centerline painted on it?

I’m not sure on the stringer but the line on the top is painted.

Is the bottom surface the same material as a softtop?

It’s a soft slick material and not the hard plastic bottom.

The reason I’m interested in it is I’m looking for an SUP board that is durable enough to run down a Class 2-3 river?

I’m not sure on that as I’ve never gone down a river before.

By: Reid

Reid — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:05:01 +0000

Hey Evan,

I got a couple of questions for you. I saw the black-tip on surftech’s website and was interested in it. How do you like it and can you give me details on its construction. At first I assumed it was constructed like a Softtop, but I’m not so sure as it seemed to have a stringer or is that just a centerline painted on it. Is the bottom surface the same material as a softtop? The reason I’m interested in it is I’m looking for an SUP board that is durable enough to run down a Class 2-3 river.

Thanks!
Reid

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:02:59 +0000

Hi Evan,

I got Sue the Oxbow 11. This past weekend was the 1st chance I got to try it out in surf. Waist high and clean…I had some real fun on it It feels small for me since I spend all my time on my 12-6 but it catches waves with ease and turned really nice. I want to try it with the thrusters on it next time. Just had the stock 9″ fin all the way forward in the box.