Hi All,

Currently I am on a LSD 8.10 x 29, 115liters and I weigh about 75kg, advanced intermediate I like to think...lol
Great board, stable, super strong (shows no wear whatsoever which is amazing as this is my first board)
It goes great when the surf is up but feels a bit sluggish on the smaller stuff. It just needs a bit more speed before it kicks in.
Usually we get a semi clean beach break 1-4ft. Not very powerful.

Yesterday I got about 10 minutes on the 2015 starboard airborne 7"4. That was 85 liters and felt like very hard work and I figure will be too small if it gets a bit choppy. I can handle a fair bit of chop on my current set up. Once on the wave though, holy cow that made me think. So I am now the search is on for a board that is very dynamic and playful on the wave and biased towards handling the beach mush. I don't mind if it therefore flunks on big days. Maybe the bigger Airborne? Keen to get:
- Suggestions on other brands and types.
- Experience you may have with those boards
- Experience with a similar transition ( and did you go down a lot in volume)

bring it on!!
cheers
Rene