I reckon a 130 would be a good start, but the 85kg sailors would probably have more to say. If you want a good start to learning how to sail in light winds (the door way to light wind freestyling: tacking, helitacks, ducktacks and just sailing when not planing), then a bigger board would be the go to learn that. The tack is a very handy turn and not many sailors know how to do it and it's very difficult to learn on a small board. At 37 at 68kg, I started on a 160 and learnt all of that first. One thing I have noticed with most beginners, if they start on a small board, they never learn the slow stuff and so they can only use and be happy with one sailing mode - planing. If they are not planing, they are standing on the beach waiting. This is a real shame. I think being on the water and using any state of wind trumps standing around waiting.

Hey thanks for responding, I am reasonably good at tacking gybing beach starts. I still need to learn water starts. Living in Port Adelaide I will do most of my sailing at Semaphore or somewhere nearby to that. The Bombora was a semi sinker so it was pretty good in low wind as well as higher winds. I don't really want a 200 litre board or equivalent cause I think I will "grow" out of it very quickly.

Thanks for the links I will check them out.

Hi windywishing.
Binks Marine have a range of boards/sails/booms/masts to get you going again .
Also mast bases/mast extensions/harness lines/harnesses.
They have been quite active in the retail space for the last 12 months
www.binksonline.com.au

Give 'em call!

Sandy
0414772574

jn1 said..
Ok, looks like you've got all that out the way. Could probably go a bit smaller than 130 ?

Do you have any suggestions as to a good size for me, cause I'm not really sure

Ok I would appreciate that thanks