Funboard

MINIMALIBU / FUNBOARD

For those who've transitioned to hardboards, mastered paddling and turning, and now seek to elevate their skills and learn basic maneuvers.

Overview

At this stage, surfers ride on minimalibu and funboards:

Minimalibu, typically ranging from 7 to 9 feet, is generally wide and thick like a softboard. It's suitable for small, gentle waves.
Funboard — a wide board ranging from 6.5 to 8 feet, usually with a rounded nose. It's more maneuverable than a longboard but has more volume than a shortboard — making it easy to paddle and maintain balance.

Both boards are suitable for a gradual transition, allowing you to improve your technique, increase ride duration, and catch more waves.

Advanced pop-up techniques. Studying pop-up techniques: hand positioning during wave turn, pop-up angle, grab, jumping pop-up.
Board acceleration: Essential for bypassing a section about to collapse. Additionally, board acceleration is the foundation for many maneuvers.
Wave selection: One of the most crucial skills in surfing — the ability to "read" the wave and determine if you can catch it.
Positioning: In surfing, it's crucial to choose not only the wave but also your position relative to the peak, and we teach our students this as well.
Cutback: Turning from the wave's shoulder back towards the peak.
Bottom turn: Turning from the wave's sole upwards towards the wall. It's used after the pop-up or before other maneuvers, such as a snap.