vidler said...
Gday everyone,
First cab off the rank, Id like to say hi. Just signed up but have been lurking a while using the graphs etc for the weather, only just realised there was a whole forum here.
I'm thinking about getting back into sailboarding after a fair few years. Used to live over the road from safety bay in WA, but have since moved north of the river. Im chasing some advice on suitable boards i can use. Im 6'3" and 100kg. Will be using it on the river so dont need a wave board.
Most mornings im out and about on my surf ski but would like something to do when the wind is a bit much.
Any advice would me much appreciated.
Cheers, Jay
Hi mate! And welcome to the Seabreeze forums.
I have had a lot of trial and error with boards so my advice will be first hand.
Firstly you need to assess you ballance and abilities as a windsurfer, this will make all the difference in the board selection. I would recommend borrowing a board to see what you still remember since you left off.
Because of your size I wouldnt recommed anyting below 150l becuase you will just not have enough buoyancy. I assume you will need to uphaul for a while till you get the knack of the beach/waterstart. In fact at your size height you should look at around 170l board. This will give you enough buoyancy to comfortably uphaul.
Nothing too long eaither, what you want is a resonably recent wide board. I personally dont think that a dagger board is necessary unless you are completely new to the sport. Look for something around 250m long and close to 80cm wide.
I have a Starboard Go 170l and I love it! Its just great all round fun. My 135l Bic techno is a lot more tippy and agile and less forgiving. I weigh around 80kg and have decent boayancy with around 130l boards.
You can't go wrong getting a big wide board, and when you grow out of it you will have great resale becuase they are always in demand.
