I ride -10l. I like it a lot. I was on +10 but that was corky. The -10 is actually easier to start because it's not so corky and sits just under the surface and seems more stable somehow. I can still ride it in light winds and get back to shore if it dies. In fact it's now my 'big' board

Depends what you're doing, I find +10L really helpful when trying new stuff as it's easier to recover if you get it wrong and touch down. If you're just cruising then -ve volume boards are great. I'm 70kg to the 80L was great for learning heel side tacks and Flakas. Would have taken a lot longer on my 55L Sky Wing to learn.

eppo said..
My point of view what's the point. Say you are 80kg... is there a significant difference between a 70l or 90l ? But the 90l has obvious benefits. The 70l in this case only has more negatives than what's gained.

But if you then coupled a 90l with a prone board at 40l... now you have significant performance improvement.

Well that's what I thought until I went -10l. It's actually easier to start than the +10l. Strange but true.

Yeh there is some value in that theory. Although it surely depends on the overall board design as well.

I have found more of it to do with the foil size and mast length underneath. These provide secondary stability when you start to lose it. My 85L board feels much more stable with my axis 1150 than with the 980. I have been using my 110L board lately due to a knee injury that makes kneeling not fun. I just stand up on the board and uphaul the wing. For winter, I have been wearing a drysuit and an older dakine waist harness. The other day I finally got down to just a wetsuit and no harness and immediately realized that starting was much easier with the added mobility of not having all that chit around my waist. My 110cm mast makes everything more stable and fun to fly that high up too.