FEEDBACK: CARTER 7’3

Looking for a small and manoeuvrable board that won’t make him lose too much paddling speed, Raphaël turned to our forum for some advice. Convinced by the points made by the GONG community, he eventually chose a longer board than he had first imagined: a Carter 7’3 for which he shares a little feedback.

 

“Beautiful swell this afternoon: 1m20 / 1m40, + 2m in the sets. The conditions were sloppy, it was close to a winter session. But I could see some open faces, there was potential. The kind of session where normally, with my Lethal, I take 2/3 waves that are really fun, and the rest is a lot of hassle and waves that close out.

When paddling up to the peak, I already had a good feeling. It paddles super fast. On the first big set that hit, I was very surprised as it took off very early. Easy take off and great stability. On the wave it just flies underfoot. I follow the wave. I manage to step back to be on the pad before attempting a maneuver at the end of the wave (well, I didn’t stick the roller but it’s not because of the board ;)) At the end of the day, 3 hours in the water, it was just too good. During 2 hours I surfed wave after wave on the big sets. And I was able to follow / pass sections that I normally would not have been able to take. For the last hour I had no more arms. It was just an extra dose of fun 😀 Now I’ll have to train for the bottoms turns, the rollers and the cuts-backs 😀 Thanks for your advice !”