The shape and the wings on that board suggest it's made for turning. Although the rocker doesn't seem that extreme.

In any case it's probably not the easiest board to learn on. Made to turn also means less stable, which is what you're looking for initially.

Could be worth having a look at the choose the right board section to help you figure out what would suit you.

If a different board is not an option for you my first suggestion would be to focus on understanding positioning. A smaller more aggressive board requires better positioning to take off. i.e. as close to the peak of the wave as possible, where the power is. Make understanding and reading waves your priority.

That said, expect to struggle. If you can get on a bigger, longer, wider, more forgiving board, I would highly recommend that.

Hope that helps.

What's all that stuff in the background?

Nice one. Good work on punching the nose of the board though that lip.

Nice man. Keep up the good work.

Coryn Daniel I certainly did. Waves picked up nicely. Didn't watch everything because of time zones.

Some of those drops looked absolutely insane.

How about yourself?

Coryn Daniel there seem to be several streams on youtube. So it's all good. Let's hope the waves pick up.

John Kuras let’s hope so! The waves were absolutely spectacular last year. Stream was terrible though. At least those seem to have improved a lot.

Last year was the last one in fact. Won by a lifeguard on his lunch break. Eddie would've approved.

I wonder whether this one will actually go on. I know it's been called but the waves seem small by Eddie standards.

Ah really? I was kinda hoping for a rip curl stream as they seem to be sponsoring the event.

I hope so. Last time the steam was pretty bar though. You could hardly see what was going on.