Futura 122 is a good choice.
If your current biggest sail is 5.5 then 7.5 will sound huge to you. Buy a 6.5 for this season then when you find on the light days it is still not enough buy a 7.5 next season. You'll still use the 6.5 on the moderately windy days. I use mine up to about 20 knots. It is a cammed sail and it depowers well.
I am under 60 kg, my light wind board is a 111 Futura. I was initially advised to get a 7.5 for light wind days but like you I thought that is too big. I was unsure if I could waterstart it. I had only just bought a 6.4 (up from 5.8). The 6.4 is beautifully balanced on the 111 but not enough power for the light wind days (under 14 knots). I have now progressed to a 7.5. Much more grunt but it is a bit heavy.

John632 said...

Sputnik11 said...

John632 said...
What did you decide? We are all hanging on tender hooks.

actually went for starboard, but not iSonic, something with width and volume, but more forgiving . . .futura

p.s. - believe it or not, its tenterhooks, generally hooks aren't very tender

I'll have to lobby Seabreeze to install spell check!

This has been a great topic, lots of good info. Hope you enjoy the new board. Let us know how it goes.

I weigh 86kg. I've also just bought a Futura 111L which I intend to use with a 7.0m2, to sail in +15kts

Now trying to organise a courier. Pack and Send have quoted $280 (QLD to VIC). I told the buyer I'd organise the pack as well as the send. If it was already packed it would be $90 with other couriers. Anyone got any bright ideas?

Hey Sputnik11, just thought I'd chime in too and say I've also picked up a Futura 111 at the start of the year. I'm about 90kg and sail it mostly with Severne Turbo's 7m/ 8.1m. I picked up the 8.1 for yellow arrow days and it's been getting me out when it's marginal ~12-15kts, but I tend to use it up to about 17kts (because I hate grovelling). Good board, definitely maximised my TOW this season.

Sailhack said...
At 110kegs, my 130l with 7.2m sail will get me going in about 10kts - from 15kts, my weapon of choice is a 116 with a 6.6 sail (used to be a 109 that performed similar). The 122 iSonic with a 6.5 should be more than enough for a lightweight like yourself. Also look at sails with a large rigging range (ie; a 7.0m sail that can be downhauled to a 6.5 equiv).

Sailhack said...

joe windsurf said...
Sailhack:

110 kegs = 110 kilograms ??
if so , how can you "get going" in 10 knots on 130 liter and 7.2 sail ??
at 100 kilos, 7.2 for me is used in 30-50 kph winds or about 20 knots !!!
10 knots is 94 cm wide FreeFormula with 10-oh !!

Pump it! Haha. Seriously though, 10kts is not 'ideal', but by using an older (longer) board (2004), it's achievable once going. I'd obviously prefer 15kts+ but with a little chop/runner to gain momentum off & a few timed pumps, once planing - 10kts can be a joy to sail in - unless it drops to 9kts.

Btw, that 110kgs isn't all fat...so I keep telling myself!

10 knots? What broken windmeter is this?
Lucky to get a blade moth thingy going in a real 10 knots. Certainly not 110Kg on a 7.2. Formulas are struggling.

I could get going in an estimated 13 knots, if it was super flat and a constant wind, and the tide was helping a little. On a 7.2 and 110 litre/65cm + 40cm fin. And yeah, it was really very, very nice. Underrated even.

PS: Wind speed is not linear to its power. 13 knots has a lot more power than 10.

I should add it has vastly added to the number of sailable days - & very wide boards with 50 cm fins like that point upwind in an astonishing way - you can tour around exploring a long way from where you launch like the old days on a board with a centre board (i am sure formula sailors will be saying what took you so long to figure it out???)

Windxtasy said...
Futura 122 is a good choice.
If your current biggest sail is 5.5 then 7.5 will sound huge to you. Buy a 6.5 for this season then when you find on the light days it is still not enough buy a 7.5 next season. You'll still use the 6.5 on the moderately windy days. I use mine up to about 20 knots. It is a cammed sail and it depowers well.
I am under 60 kg, my light wind board is a 111 Futura. I was initially advised to get a 7.5 for light wind days but like you I thought that is too big. I was unsure if I could waterstart it. I had only just bought a 6.4 (up from 5.8). The 6.4 is beautifully balanced on the 111 but not enough power for the light wind days (under 14 knots). I have now progressed to a 7.5. Much more grunt but it is a bit heavy.

Boy you'd fly with a 7.5m at your weight..my 7.2 gets me going in 10-15kts and I weigh more than you..

If its under 15kts I get out my Mistral superlight 11 with a 9.5m2 sail. The alternatives are too much like hard work!

I'm happy to be proven wrong if the wind I'm heading out in is in fact under 10kts...it could be slightly more, but my point was that my gear will get me going from 10-15kts. The lower scale needing much concentration/technique and pumping to get going. As mentioned, 13kts is a big difference and with marginal Vic winds - I wouldn't go out if the 10kts was the maximum gust speed as it just wouldn't get me going.

Using a rig that isn't 'over-hauled', using gust/roll & pumping to get going, closing off the bottom of the sail along the board & with a concentrated stance, I've sailed in about that 10kts. Much more enjoyable with a few more knots though.