Semi Gun/MiniMal

[serkyl]

Hi everyone, As a begginer Im looking for the board (i guess this sentence already makes tired most of you)). I already read few threads and got know I need MiniMal or some mates advise just longboards...I found some longboards as Semi Gun on ebay... Does a Semi Gun (7'4'') fit to the begginer as me and waves around Sydney? or I need exactly MiniMal and think away Semi Gun?
Will I look like a crazy kook trying to learn surfing on Semi Gun?))

Im not averse to buy MiniMal but i cannot find it under $150-170...

P.S. Actually, I did snowboarding in my county around 5 years.. Does this experiance help me?) and I have no idea about surfing I'm from blooody north of Earth, we have water in ocean in form of ice)))

many thanks

[DaneAU]

I would go a mini mal, you will have a lot of fun on it ~ just make sure its something you can handle as anything too big you are likely to injure yourself with.

[serkyl]

thank you,
yest I looked at the MiniMals in MAnly shops, its a really big, looks like barge or tanker... are there any alternatives to MiniMal?

[DaneAU]

Well seem as though you are learning, anything with a little more beef than usual. Seem as though you are in Sydney and summer is on the way ( meaning more NE swell and lots of chop in the arvo's ) you will need something thats good for smaller surf, you can have fun on mini mal's however a thicker board but not mal would be alright. Go down the local surf shop and tell them your situation and they should show you some boards that will be right for the occasion. Try Wicks at Collaroy ( on main road, opposite the beach).

[serkyl]

thank you)

[DaneAU]

You're welcome