Thanks Nosinkanow, Good idea.
Have a long sailing background (dingy sailor originally).
Started on a longboard about 2 years, moved to a Bombora Zot, big mistake I think, stuck with it for about 4 years, couldn't Gybe the jolly thing.
I like blasting and in general just want to have fun for my first season back and take it from there, probably got 2 to 3K to spend at some point. I would rate my self as a well advanced beginner expecting to progress fairly quikly if the Zot was as difficult to ride as I think it was compared with modern board design etc.
Sorry to all those that took the time to read my post but didn't have enough info to comment, I thought everyone would be all over it like a Kite jockey on a power line

, Cheers ValleyBoy.