Hi all, thinking of buying a freestyle board. Anyone got any advice on board size/volume for a 75kg sailor and which is the better brand to buy?

I concur...

I have a 2006 F2 Chilli (difficult to get in Australia) which I rate hugely.
JP Freestyle boards (or at least, the 2008 ones) look good.
RRD Twintip has rave reviews - I think a shop in Sydney that does loads of second-hand boards has one.

Anything that's dedicated FS and not too old, and not damaged/repaired (i.e. heavy) will do you fine... and remember, all that jazz everyone raves on about fins on here? Forget it - small and crap is gooood for FS :o)

<EDIT> Oh yeah, and I'm about the same weight as you and I sail 99 litres, which seems to work fine. Wouldn't want to go much smaller for a dedicated FS board.

100ltr is the goods i reckon too. it works from 15-30knots

madmike said...

Hi all, thinking of buying a freestyle board. Anyone got any advice on board size/volume for a 75kg sailor and which is the better brand to buy?

I'm 75kg and am very happy with my 2005 JP Freestyle 109, with 5.5-7.0 sails. I've sailed the 100 as well, and that would be my pick if I had stronger winds more often. This is also a fine freeride board as well...very early planing and a good jumper. But not so great in heavy chop (none of the squared-off nose boards are.)