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A meaningless thread about nothing - what's your volume to weight ratio?
- Thread starter waxfoot
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44 and didn't surf for half of 2020. 6'2 1/2-97.8 kgs or 217 septic units.....I am also a septic unit, riding between 38-40 liters on my shortboards and have a 4 1/2 inch when erect wanger. I drive a really big truck.
Mid 40s, 6'5" (195 world height units) 207pounds (94 world weight units) boards run between 36-38
180 - 185 LBS w/o wetsuit
Avg vol is 30.5 on a DD HPSB (6'0 Shadow)
The range is 29L (sub driver) - 32L though (twinsman)
Avg vol is 30.5 on a DD HPSB (6'0 Shadow)
The range is 29L (sub driver) - 32L though (twinsman)
Funny, I would expect most people on here to know that the ratio of volume in liters to weight in kilograms is called the guild factor. Here is an article from MSW about it: https://magicseaweed.com/news/the-guild-factor-will-help-you-find-that-magic/10280/.
I'm 32 years old, a little under 5'10 (177cm) and 160# (72.5kg). I usually ride 27-28L in short boards and 30-32L in fish and step ups. Thats a GF of around 0.38 for the performance boards and 0.41-0.44 for the others.
I'm 32 years old, a little under 5'10 (177cm) and 160# (72.5kg). I usually ride 27-28L in short boards and 30-32L in fish and step ups. Thats a GF of around 0.38 for the performance boards and 0.41-0.44 for the others.
57yo, 6'1, 180 (should be 175). 32-33L shorties; 34-35L fish and stepups; 43-64L guns.
Interesting thread. I always find it perplexing that some of you ride much less volume than CT pros.
Interesting thread. I always find it perplexing that some of you ride much less volume than CT pros.
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I actually don't know how much I weigh at the moment. I usually say 200lbs, but I'd guess I'm somewhere between 195-205. I dropped a ton of weight due to injury last year and steadily put it back on in recovery. I'm finally feeling like I'm starting to balance out a little.
So
200 lbs x 5'11"
Shortboards were often on the beefy side at 32L. Smallest I managesd to ride in recent memory was 29ish and it was a struggle.
I haven't surfed in a year and I've just been paddling a 7'11" so I have no idea what the volume is on it.
So
200 lbs x 5'11"
Shortboards were often on the beefy side at 32L. Smallest I managesd to ride in recent memory was 29ish and it was a struggle.
I haven't surfed in a year and I've just been paddling a 7'11" so I have no idea what the volume is on it.
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38 y/o, 6'3, 189-193 lbs. My shorties are 33.5-35L. Coupla fishes that are handshapes so don't know volume
Step-ups and guns go into the high 30s, 40 and 50s and beyond.
I was never a flat-out NSSA/QS ripper but have solid skillz. Now that middle age, back injuries and small children are my life, I find myself riding the less demanding boards more often in smaller surf. 6'0 20.5 2 5/8 Hess quad fish has been a great comfort to me. Speed and stability are really all that matter to me. If I lived on a right pointbreak, I'd probably quit surfing thrusters.
Step-ups and guns go into the high 30s, 40 and 50s and beyond.
I was never a flat-out NSSA/QS ripper but have solid skillz. Now that middle age, back injuries and small children are my life, I find myself riding the less demanding boards more often in smaller surf. 6'0 20.5 2 5/8 Hess quad fish has been a great comfort to me. Speed and stability are really all that matter to me. If I lived on a right pointbreak, I'd probably quit surfing thrusters.
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50
5'10"
165#
Virgo
Likes long walks on the beach, dogs, and the evening glass off with 4-6' bowling waves.
Shortboards: 29-30L
Fish: 30-31L at most
5'10"
165#
Virgo
Likes long walks on the beach, dogs, and the evening glass off with 4-6' bowling waves.
Shortboards: 29-30L
Fish: 30-31L at most
I actually used to ride even less volume when I was younger. I was 165 and rode 21 liters through my mid 20s. This higher volume stuff is a new development for me. Also, Medina rides some insanely boaty boards.
I think that the habit of super low volume boards started when I was a kid. I used to buy second-hand boards from an older friend of mine who was a pro surfer and he also weighed about 10-15 lbs less than me. I basically got into shortboarding by riding those kinds of boards, and now it's just what I'm used to. It helps that I'm a really fast paddler, though.
If I could get away with riding more volume, I definitely would. But whenever I try a board that is the "right" amount of volume for me, (let's say 28-32 liters) it just feels boaty and boggy and weird. So I'm stuck riding 23-24 liter potato chips @ 170 lbs.
How high (low?) do they float you? You must be in water to your neck pretty much.
Well done. I could probably barely paddle 24L in a straight line
Well done. I could probably barely paddle 24L in a straight line
I traded boards with my son and tried to paddle his 6'0" Driver (28.5L). I had trouble keeping my mouth above the water line.How high (low?) do they float you? You must be in water to your neck pretty much.
Well done. I could probably barely paddle 24L in a straight line