i need to get a new wave board for those 25+ knott days,but not to sure about the volume i should get, i am about 70 to 75 kg, and about 5'11" ( i think) i was thinking of a 69 ltr, but not to sure weather i should go ahead and fork out, i have eben told a few differnt things, some say more volume and some say less, so jsut want to get a little more info

I'm about 85 kg, I bought a 72l board which I reckon I could barely just get away with on a 4.8 and a really windy day - but haven't managed to use it in any good test conditions yet....
I'm thinking if I went up to about 78-82l it would be primo for me.. so I reckon that a 69l would be fine for someone 70-75, could maybe even go smaller...
ps if either of you are interested in a really good 72l wave board ~$200 (with fin) cool board but a little small for me - let me know & i'll send some pics..

i supoze i should tell you the board i got, so you see what i am progessing from,
i have a nice 160lter formula style board for light days with a 6.5, i have a 110lter starboard carve for 17 knotts and up on a 5.4 or a 6, and i have a 100ltr, JP freestyle, and i have a starboard fish 86 lters. so they are the boards, so i have 2 boards that i can use in the waves, (freestyle and fish) and 1 for bump and jump/ flat water, and one light wind, but i have noticed with my fish, it gets a bit uncontrolable in the 30knotts, and the only thing stopping it from sliding out is its tri fin aranment,

yeh, i made a typo, my big board isnt a formular board it based on one, but i dont use my 6.5 on that i use my 8.5 and i use my 6.5 on my carve, but i dont think i have used that board in a year

no knocks,

didn't think jordo needs 1

never tried it though, don't think its my kettle of fish!

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Originally posted by mathew

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Originally posted by WINDY MILLER


loose the formula board

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Windy, have you tried Formula or are you just knocking it...?

Some of my best sailing is done on my formula -> when its 8knots, the sun is shining and the water is warm, you can cruise around for hours...

But Jord should get a 8m or bigger and 60cm+ fin - anything less isn't matched to the board size.

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mathew, i havnt got a 8mter but i have a 8.5 sail for it but i got a 45, 55 and i thnk a 75 or it could be a 85 cm fins for it. i havent had any troubles with it yet, but i have used a 24 cm wave fin on it before and that was fun, may i recoment to every one to never do it

yeh i agree with x-man, im pretty much exactly ur height and weight, and i use a 74L evo for al my waves stuff, so yeh around 70L should be perfect if you want it just for those high wind days.

or you could be radical and use your 8.5 and ur biggest board when its 25 knots, whichever you prefer hahaha