NSW
8333 posts
What are these like? Im after a light wind board lake board to get me out in gusty conditions up to about 18kts.I have a waveboard for above that.Im a 66kg female.
QLD
7436 posts
I think you could go a little wider sbc. Have you tried the Exo?
NSW
78 posts
i'm 87kg and ride a starboard carve 99litre... which is about 56cm wide and 260 long from memory... Anyway i can easily get on the plane on it in 18 knots with a 7.4m sail and a bit of tlc... The sail is too big for the board... but it can work...
At 66kg i'd go smaller! i love small boards!
WA
725 posts
I had a 100 litre compact move back when I was a (returning to windsurfing) newbie 5 years ago. For the life of me, I couldn't make it turn to gybe. Seemed very reluctant, and used to sort of 'trip over' if you tried to push it hard into the turn (catch a rail?).
Anyway, so then I got a 92 litre JP wave as well, and found I could sail that in most planing conditions (> 15 knots - I'm 92kgs) with my biggest sail (6.2 m) anyway. Thing was, that was no drama to get turning to initiate the gybe, at all.
I sold the compact move quick smart. I'd be interested to know how i'd go on it now that I can actually gybe. Back then though, I thought it was a dog.
NSW
8333 posts
Thanks.Ive got a board that i can plane on when it gets to 15kts but its a sinker..i just want a low stress board that i can use in gusty conditions or 8kts + that wont sink, is stable, but when it hits 12kts+ etc is fun. I live an hour from the water & Im sick of driving down & then shovelling around wearing myself out trying to stay upright on my board. Plus watching others out planing around..If I have a bigger board the trip wont be wasted as I can at least get out & sail, even if it is just to enjoy the lovely sunny day .
I could just buy a trifin or something but if Im going to outlay $ it would be nice to benefit from the 14years of R & D that have occurred since I got my board..
