Hey Guys,
I now have freestyle 109L board and am looking to buy a smaller board.
I'm planning to buy JP Freestyle wave board.

My level is:
Can do: Planning in harness/footstrap, waterstart
Learning: Gybing

I am 165 cm tall and weigh 53 kgs.

Which board size should I go for, 84L or 77L?
Thanks

wow, the 109 must be huge for you.

I am around 85+ kgs and ride a Tabou 107 and a Tabou 84 if thats any help.

I agree with Richie, 77 is as big as you will want, and with your weight I would even consider dumping the 109 and getting on something around 99. But then thats just me and many may not agree.

The JP's do ride a little bigger than the volume suggests, I use a 77 as my mid to high wing B&J board, but I'm about 35+ kg heavier.

Mathew -- I've never sailed at Sandy Point but love to go there one day.

Aus301 -- yeah, 109L is too big now. I agree with you that i should get something around 100L. But that has to wait coz i got not enough money to buy 2 board at the same time

Thanks for all the offers. I plan to borrow new JP demo board from SHQ before actually buying one. I'm so excited!!

yeah, 109L is too big now. I agree with you that i should get something around 100L.

given your weight, you may find that 100 is still a little big - thats close to 200% volume cf. your weight. ie: aus301's 85kg on a 99, is about 115% volume/weight; mine is 74kg on 85l which is about 115% too.

At 53kg, you probably should be looking closer to 70-80, depending on your skill level. If you start nailing those gybes, you would be looking around 60.

I know that SHQ have gotten in some very small boards for a few of the local fairer-gender, so they do have some experience there -> basically the lighter weights need smaller gear.