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| If this is your first ever investigation of surfskis, you may want to start on [[:sport|our introduction page]]. | If this is your first ever investigation of surfskis, you may want to start on [[:sport|our introduction page]]. | ||
| - | This page is a good place to start research on choosing [[:surfskis#your_first_surfski|your first surfski]] or [[:surfskis#your_next_surfski|your next surfski]]. Here is information we hope will help guide paddlers toward good decisions on the types of skis that will best work for each paddler's skill level and their local paddling conditions. No sales talk here. Just advice and accumulated experience in choosing surfskis. | + | This page is a good place to **start research on choosing** [[:surfskis#your_first_surfski|your first surfski]] or [[:surfskis#your_next_surfski|your next surfski]]. Here is information we hope will help guide paddlers toward good decisions on the types of skis that will best work for each paddler's skill level and their local paddling conditions. No sales talk here. Just advice and accumulated experience in choosing surfskis. |
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| Comparison of **Intermediate Surfski**: **NK Storm 570** and **Beginner Surfski**: **Think Zen** | Comparison of **Intermediate Surfski**: **NK Storm 570** and **Beginner Surfski**: **Think Zen** | ||
| - | {{ :equipment:ss_comparison3.jpg?direct&500x182 |ss_comparison3.jpg}} | + | [[https://surfski.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=equipment:ss_comparison3.jpg|{{ :equipment:ss_comparison3.jpg?direct&500x182 |ss_comparison3.jpg}}]] |
| Photo (click to enlarge) from [[http://surfskicomparison.com|surfskicomparison.com]] (which as of 2025 is a little out of date) | Photo (click to enlarge) from [[http://surfskicomparison.com|surfskicomparison.com]] (which as of 2025 is a little out of date) | ||
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| - | ===== Surfski Specs Lists and Brands ===== | + | ===== Surfski Specs Lists, Brands & Reviews ===== |
| - | * [[:surfski_tables|Surfski Spec Tables with Reviews]] (singles and doubles) | + | * **Our Surfski Wiki Lists** |
| - | * [[:ski_makers|Surfski Companies]] | + | * [[:surfski_tables|Surfski]][[:surfski_tables| Spec Tables with Reviews]] (singles and doubles, we've collected reviews from diverse sources and they can often be easier to find here than trying your own google search or through browsing the review sources listed below) |
| - | * [[:plastic_surfskis|Plastic Surfski Models]] | + | * [[:ski_makers|Surfski Companies]] |
| - | * [[https://www.surfski.tv/equipment|Surfski.TV Brand Videos]] Some videos are introductions or reviews, but others are simply paddles or downwinders displaying the equipment brand in question | + | * [[:plastic_surfskis|Plastic Surfski Models]] |
| + | * **External Surfski Lists** | ||
| + | * [[http://surfskicomparison.com/|Surfskicomparison.com]] Allows you to visually compare surfskis side-by-side (but as of 2025 is a little out of date) | ||
| + | * [[http://surfskiindex.com|Surfskiindex.com]] New (2026) surfski comparison and spec lookup tool from Australia | ||
| + | * [[https://www.surfski.tv/equipment|Surfski.TV Brand Videos]] Some videos are introductions or reviews, but many are simply paddles or downwinders displaying the equipment brand in question | ||
| + | * **Surfski Reviews** | ||
| + | * [[https://www.surfskiracing.org/category/paddler-reviews/|Wesley Echols Surfski Reviews]] (Wesley has passed his website on to Matt Drayer, but he may continue to provide some reviews) | ||
| + | * [[https://www.surfski.info/reviews.html|Surfski.info Reviews]] (these are review articles, but you can also find worthwhile in-depth discussions and comparisons in the forums) | ||
| + | * [[https://paddling.com/gear/kayaks/surf-ski/|Paddle.com Reviews]] | ||
| + | * [[https://www.sestaro.com.br/category/canoagem/surfski/|Jefferson Sestaro Reviews]] (Brazil) | ||
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| * [[:beginner_surfskis|Beginner surfskis]] (a warning about "good deals" on older surfskis) | * [[:beginner_surfskis|Beginner surfskis]] (a warning about "good deals" on older surfskis) | ||
| * [[:comparison_beginner_surfskis|2025 Comparisons of Beginner Surfskis]] | * [[:comparison_beginner_surfskis|2025 Comparisons of Beginner Surfskis]] | ||
| + | * [[:surfski_tables#beginner_surfskis|Beginner Surfski Specs and Reviews]] | ||
| * **Surfski.info** | * **Surfski.info** | ||
| * **2013 ** [[https://www.surfski.info/component/k2/story/1501/an-exciting-recipe-for-tuna-kassie-paddles-a-bluefin.html|One Beginner's Take on Surfski Choice - Surfski.info 8/31/2013]] | * **2013 ** [[https://www.surfski.info/component/k2/story/1501/an-exciting-recipe-for-tuna-kassie-paddles-a-bluefin.html|One Beginner's Take on Surfski Choice - Surfski.info 8/31/2013]] | ||
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| * **Rough Approximation of Stability by Width**: (the primary and secondary stability will vary with hull shape, cockpit height and your personal fit in the cockpit so your experience of stability in any surfski in comparison to other surfskis can easily differ from a comparison just based on width) | * **Rough Approximation of Stability by Width**: (the primary and secondary stability will vary with hull shape, cockpit height and your personal fit in the cockpit so your experience of stability in any surfski in comparison to other surfskis can easily differ from a comparison just based on width) | ||
| * Example of [[https://surfski.info/forum/19-boats/20529-picking-a-surfski-why-do-the-think-six-and-epic-v9-feel-so-different.html|2 surfskis with similar specs but different handling]] surfski.info discussion | * Example of [[https://surfski.info/forum/19-boats/20529-picking-a-surfski-why-do-the-think-six-and-epic-v9-feel-so-different.html|2 surfskis with similar specs but different handling]] surfski.info discussion | ||
| - | * Remember - a heavier version of the same model will generally be more stable & for many a bigger/better rudder can add significant stability | + | * Remember - a heavier version of the same model will generally be more stable & for many a [[:rudders|bigger/better rudder]] can add significant stability |
| * 52cm or more - **Beginner** | * 52cm or more - **Beginner** | ||
| * 48cm -52cm - **Improver** | * 48cm -52cm - **Improver** | ||
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| * **Really Tippy Ski**: You have no idea what time it is, because if you try to look at your watch, you're going in. | * **Really Tippy Ski**: You have no idea what time it is, because if you try to look at your watch, you're going in. | ||
| * **Regular Ski**: You can glance at your watch to figure out what time it is. | * **Regular Ski**: You can glance at your watch to figure out what time it is. | ||
| - | * **Stable Ski**: It's so stable you can set you watch on it. | + | * **Stable Ski**: It's so stable you can set your watch on it. |
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| * **Flatwater** | * **Flatwater** | ||
| - | * Greg Barton on [[https://forums.paddling.com/t/epic-boat-speed-comparison/52138|Relative Flatwater Speeds of Epic Surfskis]] (the 2017 last version with the V8 Pro and V12 2nd gen sometimes disappears from websites - here is a [[https://www.surfski.ch/speed-vergleich-barton|surfski switzerland version]] that adds a bit of information but does not include all of the skis the 2017 version had) | + | * Greg Barton on Relative Flatwater Speeds of Epic Surfskis (the 2017 last version with the V8 Pro and V12 2nd gen sometimes disappears from websites) |
| + | * [[https://forums.paddling.com/t/epic-boat-speed-comparison/52138|Relative Flatwater Speeds of Epic Surfskis]] discussion on paddling.com | ||
| + | * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20110727174834/http://www.epickayaks.com/news/news/boat-speed-comparison|2011 Version via Internet Wayback Machine]] | ||
| * **Paddle Channel **these guys have some tendency to ramble, but they have plenty of personality and they add plenty of good natured color to their presentations | * **Paddle Channel **these guys have some tendency to ramble, but they have plenty of personality and they add plenty of good natured color to their presentations | ||
| * [[https://youtu.be/ST0MNi0xjyA|Vega Flex vs. Vega video]] | * [[https://youtu.be/ST0MNi0xjyA|Vega Flex vs. Vega video]] | ||
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| * [[:priorities|]] | * [[:priorities|]] | ||
| * [[:stories:buy_surfskis_digital_world|Buying Surfskis in the Digital World]] | * [[:stories:buy_surfskis_digital_world|Buying Surfskis in the Digital World]] | ||
| - | * … | + | * [[https://surfski.info/tips/story/1006/the-epic-ultra-ultra-elite.html|Creating a Surfski that Weighs Less Than Zero]] |
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| - | ==== More Resources ==== | + | |
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| - | * [[http://surfskicomparison.com/|Surfskicomparison.com]] Allows you to visually compare surfskis side-by-side (but as of 2025 is a little out of date) | + | |
| - | * **Surfski Reviews** | + | |
| - | * [[:surfski_tables|Our Surfski Spec Tables with Collected Reviews from Diverse Sources]] (singles and doubles) | + | |
| - | * [[https://www.surfskiracing.org/category/paddler-reviews/|Wesley Echols Surfski Reviews]] | + | |
| - | * [[https://www.surfski.info/reviews.html|Surfski.info Reviews]] (these are review articles, but you can also find in depth discussions and comparisons in the forums) | + | |
| - | * [[https://paddling.com/gear/kayaks/surf-ski/|Paddle.com Reviews]] | + | |
| - | * [[https://www.sestaro.com.br/category/canoagem/surfski/|Jefferson Sestaro Reviews]] (Brazil) | + | |
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| **Vega Flex vs Vega Flatwater Speed**</WRAP> | **Vega Flex vs Vega Flatwater Speed**</WRAP> | ||
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| * [[https://www.thomassondesign.com/en/catalog/my-kayaks/spray|Spray]] | * [[https://www.thomassondesign.com/en/catalog/my-kayaks/spray|Spray]] | ||
| * [[https://forums.paddling.com/t/making-a-surf-ski/30257|Discussion - Making A Surfski]] Paddling.com | * [[https://forums.paddling.com/t/making-a-surf-ski/30257|Discussion - Making A Surfski]] Paddling.com | ||
| + | * [[https://surfskiracing.org/2014/12/building-wooden-surf-ski-ken-katz/|Ken Katz Making A Wooden Surfski]] | ||
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