Hey ya'll been surfing this summer in texas on a 5'6" broadcast. Now thinking about stepin up to a better/cooler board. Been looking at all the different boards on the web and leaning towards the Inland Surfer Blue or The F18 from the Walker project. I am over 40, just cruise on a big wake, and enjoy the rush. Thanks for your input.

Andrew, were in Texas are you? I have a few boards that you can try out.

Lake Lewisville, and we are going out later today.

The IS Blue and F18 are drastically different boards. I've ridden both and love them both. <BR> <BR>I weigh 220 pounds. At that weight the IS blue is as fast as anything I could want. If I could have one and only one IS board I’d get a Yellow. For me its every bit as fast down the line as the Blue but it carves faster. I think that the Blue is a really good intermediate board for many riders. <BR> <BR>The F18 that I rode was too small for me. After several different wakesurf outings on the F18 I slowed the boat down to 9 mph. At 9 mph I could comfortably ride the F18. At that speed I figured out what that board is all about. It’s not Cadillac cruise it’s a race car on a twisty road. Mike Walker can custom build an F18 to meet your needs. If I ordered one I’d have him build it a little larger than the one I demoed.

Andrew, I am in Houston let me know if you make it down this way.

Thanks for the input, decided to go crazy and get a custom walker project F18 board, ordered it yesterday. Will give update on board when it arrives.