I'm in the same boat and have been recommended the Firewire Spitfire, JS Revolution and the HS Hypto Krypto

You have not listed your sisters weight & height etc but I would get her on a 6 - 6'2" fish type board thats about 20 to 21 wide and 2.5 to 2 5/8 thick. She will paddle something like that a piece of cake and it will be a lot nicer to handle round airports and travel etc. She will no doubt struggle at first with the height but it will take her long to get used to it. Soon she will probably want something even smaller. I imagine that she will not want to be out in waves that exceed the limitations of a smaller fish just yet. She can probably pick up a decent one second hand for around $350 easily if not cheaper. Firewires are great for chicks I reckon - nice and light.

Yea she's 5'8 (ish) and average build. Thats the sort of shape/dims I was thinking ted.

She's pretty coordinated so I reckon she'll get used to it real quick

mitchbat said..

Check out The ECS Bulldog sold through eBay. Pretty similar dimensions to Teds suggestion. I've got a 6'2 and it paddles better than my wife's minimal and goes well up to head and a half. Pretty cheap also.

Hey Mitch, what are the glass jobs on these like? i always prefer to go a bit heavier that 4x4x4 myself.