I weigh about the same and i have an 85litre bic wave - cant tell you what its like as i only bought it this morning but iot was recomended to me for my size and ability!
Hope this is of help

Thank for your replies..... any ideas on how many litres i should get in the stubby boards

I weigh 78kg and i have a 73lt starboard acid, but also have a 96lt starboard kombat for the light days.

I use the 73lt when ever wind is 20+ knots. If your just getting one board brobably get something a bit bigger for the lighter days too.

around 80 lts.


Try and get some demo boards to see what you like before you buy.

hey mate, for newcastle you'll need something you can use in 15 to 30 knots, one board for someone starting again, no less than 75 litres and no more than 85 litres, something wider in the tail to get you out the back at nobby's, it's cross onshore, there is only one place thats cross shore and not always sailable. i'd tend to go toward the larger size if you only want one board for everything.. most days you will be plugging out. a freestyle wave or stubby wave would be perfect, and you could use it in the lake when the big southerlies crank up the coast and the beaches get nasty..

it's good to have another wave sailor back, i'm sure we will meet on the beach...

i havent got time to read what is already said, but because you are only picking it up again, its probaly not that wize to go for a "wave board" and go for more of a free wave board, for 70 kg, and with NSW's winds i would go for a 80 to 85ltr board, a good brand to look at in free wave's are the goya's they have enough rocker line to take into head high waves but are also wide enough to try out a few newer moves and will give you more confidence in uphauling if you get into trouble and will also be wide enough so you can uphaul with reletive ease untill you get back into the swing of things,

hope that is of some use to you

the perfect wave board would be the same volume as your body weight or a few litres under ie. 75 kg fella 75litres, maybe 70litre if you know what your doing.. for a 2 board combo. 75kg rider 70litre and an 80 to 85litre, this all depends on the board aswell some float better then rated or less.. e.g the first model new waves the 73litre was more like 70litres.. but the 83 floats like an 85litre..

If it's a single board setup I'd go bigger rather than smaller on the scale. If you weigh 75kg I wouldn't go less than 84L. Something around that size would be perfect, you'll get out when it's light but you can still have some fun when the winds up. Obviously you'll be compromised a little when the waves are big and it's windy but more so in DTL conditions which aren't particularly prevalent in that area of the coast.

I think you have to consider a small board a luxury, first you have to get a board that will get you out in the widest range of conditions, despite it being a slight compromise in certain situations.

where do you sail cross off P.C_simpson ?

Tj just spent the week at Tuncurry. Not a bad sail around the corner from back beach at Halidays last weekend. Where will you be doing most of your sailing ?