a decent starboard go would be good.

You must be a lightweight to use 6m+ in ligh wind !!

joe windsurf said...

no-one planes in light wind under 15 knots with a 6-oh

I can!

Jeffrosail said...

joe windsurf said...

no-one planes in light wind under 15 knots with a 6-oh

I can!

I can with my 6.4 AND 111L Futura.

Starboard Futura would be my recommendation. Choose a size to suit your weight and the stability you require.

jsnfok said...

Jeffrosail said...

joe windsurf said...

no-one planes in light wind under 15 knots with a 6-oh

I can!

jeffro, you are a freak

I wouldn't have put it that way, but just a bit different to the majority

PhilSWR said...

joe windsurf said...

no-one planes in light wind under 15 knots with a 6-oh

At 76 kg I can plan cleanly in 12 knts with a 6.6 and 14 knts with a 5.2 wave sail on a 116 lt FSW. Wind readings taken on my fancy new Anemometer But anyway, I want to plan in less wind with a bigger, fatter, wider board, and so far it's a Starboard Go and Futura. Any others, perhaps an older board that get simular performance?

Cheers

Hey Phil, I also have a JP SLWB that gets up in around 10 knots. I have had some great fun sessions on it. I usually use a 7.0/7.5 to get the fin working. Most others don't even bother coming in the water if they know me & the board/sail. Although I have baited a few that come out & dredge

The JP SLW may be too fragile for learners.

You can pick up a new Go 155 for about $1500. The 155 comes with. A small centre fin, a feature that helps beginners to get some directional stability instead of drifting sideways. However I'm not sure about the early planing abilities of the Go. The JP SLW is definitely an early planing board.

The other option could be a second hand formula board, especially an older or that is longer and narrower than the modern ones or a formula free board. You could possibly pick one up for a reasonable price.

Just checked
There aren't any RSX for sale! Strange as it just got dropped from the Olympics

Joe Windsurf said " no-one planes in light wind under 15 knots with a 6-oh ".

A-h-h-h-h, Joe,

You need to get out more.

JP Supersport Pro 136 L, 42 cm fin, 6.2m NP Alpha (bagged out), 78 kg rider, planing easily in an accurately-measured 12-13 knots.

Hey Phil, what happened to the big yellow thing? That would have had the ideal floatation, all you'd need to do is fit a fin box in the centre for a centreboard/fin. Won't be as wide as the Go or Start but we're talking lightweight little kids here, even your missus could learn on it. Save your dosh I reckon and invest it on a mini kids rig.

Good to see you're getting the family involved, I wish I got mine involved when they were around the same age.

This one looks like its what you are looking for:

www.seabreeze.com.au/Classifieds/Windsurfing/Boards/~bwaza/2004-Mistral-Formula-257-cm-162-litres.aspx?search=EjQ0DoWvNYj5dG%2fJq34RTg%3d%3d

wow, shame, cause at 50 $ that was a grab !

I love my 155 go. Im about 85 kilo and my biggest sail is a 6.6 cammed race sail. With that i find im pushing to get planeing under 15 knots so am looking at getting a larger sail for sub 15 knots. Have only been windsurfing since december so am still learning. Maybe just need some tuning. The board is really stable and when on the plane i find it pretty fast. Have not tried other boards to compare but i keep up with my mates on their smaller boards with larger sails. In the choppy weather it gets quite interesting as it it wants to lift off. The width off the board seems to get the wind under it and you really goto hold it down. From my experience though i would recommend a starboard go for sure. Easy to uphaul easy to sail great to learn on plenty adjustments for footstraps and plenty off floatation.

JP Funsters have a 5 board range from 130 to 205 litres.
http://www.jp-australia.com/2012/FUNSTER.227.0.html

They also do the Funride in 4 sizes from 120 to 160 litres.
www.jp-australia.com/2012/FUN-RIDE.222.0.html

Bic also do a good range of boards and sizes which would be eminently suitable.
www.bicsportwindsurf.com/products/boards,3,31.html

There'd have to something in there to suit your need.

Hi Daszip,

can you tell me more about the Go 155? We checked one out a few months ago at the local windsurfing shop and really liked the look of it. I have a few questions.


I'm interested in it for a couple of purposes. Firstly my wife windsurfs a bit but is still at the basics. She has quite a large beginner board, similar to a Starboard Start. So how stable is the 155 and did you use the centre fin when you were learning?

The second use would be for me to use it a light wind board with a bigger sail, around 8 meters in size or larger.

The Go is certainly a good looking board when new. How does it look after a bit of use? Do you put it in a board bag when not using it?

My board is i think five to six years old and im not the first owner. Since ive had it its never had a bag. It looks as though its had a hard life in the fact that its had repairs but still works fine. I have had issues with water in the board but think ive fixed that. Not really the boards fault mostly due to misuse. Other wise it still is in good nick, has all its original padding, straps and fin (drake 45cm I think From memory). As i said i run a 6.6 sail but cant see why you couldnt use an 8m sail with no problems. My board didn't have a centre fin but i managed fine with out, I did start with 5.0m sail. To start with i was able to hop straight on and uphaul with out to many issues but i also have a cat sailing background which may have helped. All that said i dont see why your wife would have any problems with it and if she is beggining than she will have use off this board for a long time as i dont see myself getting rid off it any time soon its too much fun. Some off my mates who want to get into windsurfing have tried my board and are interested in the go as well so it is appealing to begginers.