Hello,new here!Nice to join you.

Hello, My first post and question:)

Now just to resume the below details maybe, would the 100l ,63cm width board be to small to be planning and HAVE FUN in as low as 12-15knots with a 6m sail( plus/minus )?

I have a hard time deciding what should I choose between:Fanatic eagle 2008 100l(63cm) vs 113l(66cm).(I like the brand and the model so I stick to it)

Note:I owe an 126l(69cm) but I think is to heavy and to large,at least this is what I feel?So I want to change the fanatic eagle 2008 board(69cm width ) with a smaller and especially lighter board .

The scope is a board to use mainly in ocean an occasionally in bays and lagoons:

1. when the 91 wave board is to small for the wind

2. in order to start planing relatively quick in 12-15 knots (with 5m to 7m sails and to uphaul easy if wind dies so I can return to beach.

3. that would be easy to handle in the shore-break & that I would be able to ride small waves and also handle it when waves can break on me or push the gear etc. - sometimes the ocean is calm but the shore break is nasty

4. (to use)on lagoons to better some tehniques ,again in rather low wind (8-15knots) and to just have fun planing when waves are not out there

When conditions get purely for waves I would go to 91 liters or in extreme wind and waves to 73l(which I just try to adapt to it)

About me: I am 63kg, intermediate beginner(water start,harness,footstraps,planning,rarely a catapult,jibing mostly working unless it does not ??) with some really beginner wave riding capability,at a maximum.

I started to hate the weight of the 126l board when holding it at shore break or when I carry it ,


thank you,

I'd be looking at a 105-115l freestyle wave for what you want to do.

I'm about 65 kg myself and I would recommend the 100l Eagle, the 113l one will still be a rather large board that is too close in size to your 126l. The 100l board will still take a max sail size of around 6.5m^2, so that can be used on both boards with ease.

I tried an Eagle once, I think it was the 2005 model and possibly around 110l. To me it is a typical "safe-ride" freeride board which is good to learn on. It will feel more agile than you 126l board without the need to go to a free-style waveboard or similar. It should also not cost you much, for a 17 year old board, so worth to get if it is in good condition.

With a 6.5 sail you might get planing in about 15knots, not below that, that is my guess at least. It is very hard to judge the true wind strength out on the water.

Based on your bodyweight that 91L waveboard should be FSW/FS of some sort. A waveboard isn't going to give you an engaging experience unless you have proper groundswell in light sideoff conditions.
Then a bigger board something like a fast freeride around 110L.
Because of your light weight you've gotten used to using too much volume and now it's feeling dull.

H/edit?utm_campaign=upgrade&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=%2Fmy_videos Here is a video of me on 123 hawk and 6.2 and my daughter on a 5.7 and 116 goya one thruster.

Hydrosurf said..
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/edit?utm_campaign=upgrade&utm_medium=redirect&utm_source=%2Fmy_videos Here is a video of me on 123 hawk and 6.2 and my daughter on a 5.7 and 116 goya one thruster.

Thank you

Grantmac said..
Vulcans kind of need a freestyle board to get the pop and rearward slide, a FSW doesn't really cut it. But they aren't amazing in swell or chop in my opinion.
I think you need to narrow down what you are trying to do then pick a board for it.
Likely a freestyle would be 75-80L for you and not what you'd reach for if it's really blowing.

Thanks,it could be that you pin pointed it to choose .
wanting to learn waves as I am in portugal but not being portuguese and wanting also some basic freestyle sends me to two different areas.
and then there are low/high wind volumes so that sends me to even mote gear to a point where there is not fun anymore for a hobby .
Thanks for the advice