G'day Hardie.
I just snapped a carve 80 in half-literally! before that every time the mast hit it a chunk was knocked out , the board sailed fine but I question the construction.
I'd go for a high vol wavefreeride if I were you.

Mcfly

Is there no such thing as a light wind, early planing slalom board, that won't get tossed around in the Ocean

Call me SoftBoy for short

Mcfly
This is no judgement on yourself but I question your logic.
I have sailed 18 years and never once taken a "chunk" out of my boards and I have owned plenty. Raced and sailed waves while learning new moves. If the boards break because of an accident or bad technique is it the boards fault or that of the construction?
We dont complain to the car company when we back into the curb, shopping trolleys or other cars. We made a mistake, the car is solid, we just dinged it.
I have seen every brand of board in two pieces at some time, but I have also seen how people sail the boards. 99% of the time the problem occurred through sailor fault.

I hope what ever replacement you get gives you a longer life and great enjoyment.

Paul

Hi Paul,
That's a fair point and I agree with what you're saying , however I was comparing the carve construction with two other boards I have which I have sailed equally badly , if not harder, than I sailed the starboard( esp.as it was supposed to be the missus' board!)and both of those are still going and free of holes.

Careful sailing

Mcfly

Hardman

Any brand of board about 125 to 140 litres will behave in the ocean and support your 6.9 if the rails are not to square or sharp. I'm guessing that the 165ltr board has rails that are almost 90 degrees to the bottom. This makes for a fast board but hard to manage on the chop and swell. Depending on where you sail the ocean can be quite smooth when sailing in 7.0m weather but in general any board with rounded rails and an outline that is not too straight should give you a more comfortable ride. There are plenty of light wind early planing boards that will handle the ocean. Just have a good look around and also see what others are using, even if you have to travel to another sailing spot to see different boards in different conditions.
Good Luck

Paul

Paul