learning 2 fly TOW

wiamea · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 108

Correct me if Im wrong and all things being equal with good wind, experiance and learning on a shorter board means riding one right??...Its been my experiance surfing anyway...9 6 to 6 8 twenty pounds lighter took awhile tow. Or should I be content on 150 liters??...once planning arent smaller boards easier 2 ride?? I weight 175 and hit 80% waterstarts on 100 liters that my small right now!!

LeeD · Joined: 29 Nov 2001 Posts: 1261

If winds blow over 15mph, only ride the 100 liter board. Its an easy uphauler for you, tough would be 95 liter boards. Lots of sailors your weight use 100 liter boards for their BIGGEST boards.
Of course, you can settle for the 150 liter board, like settling to ride a 10 log in all your surfing waves.

coachg · Joined: 10 Sep 2000 Posts: 1803

It depends on what you mean by good wind. In the higher winds, the smaller board will be easier to control and be faster. In the lighter winds the bigger board will plane earlier, be faster and point higher.

If there is enough wind, you will be happier with the 100 l board.

Coachg

wiamea · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 108

LOL...appreciate the imput, Iguess I just dont want to get to used to always sailing a floater aka log as and I could be wrong but I feel like itll spoil me because like a large board in waves its limited, sometimes dangerous. with this sport I need all the help I can get!!Ive noticed older boards had narrower tails and surely that wouldn;t plane as fast, but they had 2 be pretty smooth in chop right??

LeeD · Joined: 29 Nov 2001 Posts: 1261

Absolutely!
I still ride some older boards occasionally, like the 88 BicAdagio just for kicks. Smooth, like a tank, and about as responsive. Speed is all there though. You want a Ferrari ride, you gotta practice with that most days, to dial it on the good days. But where are you and where do you sail? Light winds, go big board. 20+ winds, anyone can ride a 60 liter sinker all the time.

wiamea · Joined: 03 Jan 2004 Posts: 108

Lake Isabella almost always.....

carl · Joined: 25 Feb 1997 Posts: 2439 Location: SF bay area

Leed,
RE your comment: 20+, anyone can ride a 60 liter sinker all the time
At solid 30 or 35+ I would agree with you, if the person has the skill and confidence for a stone sinker. A lightweight would have no problem. BUT 60 liters to me (200lbs) has the equivelent float as 39L to you. How many 39L boards have you sailed, Leed??? How many jibes DID you make on that 39L wakeboard?? Smile

At 20 to about 27, I couldnt even get a sail big enough to work on a 60 liter board. 60 liter boards just arent designed to work with 6.0 or 6.5 sails. Plus getting and keeping it planing would be a major chore, let alone trying to slog it if the wind dropped to say 25!