well it depends on what type of sailing you do really, and in what kind of wind.

1L will float 1KG so 100L board will float you.
but say if you like wave sailing you may want a smaller board
i weigh 84KG and use an 82L wave board.. but having said that i would prefer and 74L most of the time.. (i just doing have one)

errrr i hope that helps you some how

I LIKE WATER

Thanks for the advice guys.

I need to just float for now, and my current slalom board is sinking. Once I get to some reasonable level, the flotation will be less important (I hope), so the wave advice will be useful too.

The idea of renting the 131 Carve is excellent.
I'll definitelly try that next week (as soon as my nose stops peeling off ).

Regards,


Obelix

1L = 1KG will give you nutreal bouyancy in fresh water. so you want to have more volume then overall weight. though salt water will aid you a bit it still isn't enough.

poley

why walk when u can sail?

yoyo he said beginer/intermediate,

you don't have to be advanced or what ever to wave sail,, i go wavesailing and i consider myself intermediate at best, so you see it's not irrelevant.

I had a large board 100L. and found that they make you think you are better than you are.

I LIKE WATER

Thanks guys,

I'm actually a beginner who is desperatelly trying to be an intermediate, but the label is relative.

I've done the beginners course, then the straps and harness, but don't know how to water start. Still struggling to get into straps, so I step on them .

I believe an outdated gear is holding me back, but this is a lame excuse when you see Robby Naish jumping the beginners board...

I start by stepping on the board in the shallow water, then I plane if wind is sufficient (at least 20kts), and stop deliberatelly when the water is up to my waist.
Then I do a huge step (no water start yet for me) and the board sinks and turns into the wind. I then first swear, then try again, and again, and again...

Grumpy, your advice is good, however, I live NOR and Safety Bay is a long way. Try before buy sounds really tempting though...


Obelix