easily
you could uphaul on a 120 if you have good balance.
just make sure its 68-69cm wide and you'll be laughing

[edit] welcome to the sport - you're life will never be the same again

Mate I'm also new to the sport and about 100kgs and uphaul easily on a 150ltr board.Width plays a big part my board is 87cm wide so that helped alot.

Also looking for people to sail with, i dont know anyone around brissy who sails.

Im 90+kg and started on a Funster 160L. (85cm wide)

It was a great platform, heaps stable and now I have progressed to a 134L board which I can stand on an uphaul easily.

Getting a larger board will be better for you to progress from beginner to intermediate and they don't lose their value as lots of people are starting out on those boards.

You can get a smaller board but you will struggle a little more on it and when you get to the stage that even a 160L is too big, you will want to go smaller than a 145L.

even my 134 is a little big and could have got away with a 125L.

If youre just starting, I would get the bigger board (160 would be ideal) and that will give you lots of fun and stable sessions on the water.

Then progress to a smaller board such as a 120-130 board.

Hope that helps,

PM me if you have any other questions was in the same position as you about 2 years ago.

Cheers,

Luke.

sausage said...

No probs at all. Usually add your weight plus rig weight and if less than volume you shouldn't have any issues uphauling i.e 90kgs(you) + 20kgs(rig, board and peripheral gear) = 110litres min to uphaul. Of course balancing a narrow 110litre board is a whole other issue so width is important if beginning.

Cripes you guys must be good. I have a board + 30 of my weight & I would find it hard to uphaul it in chop..