Hey there, I'm tossing up between a Starboard Isonic 107 and a JP Slalom V122 - 76 wide as a freeride board. I'm 70kg and want to sail medium to strong winds with 7.8 sail. I know the differences between the two, but would like some feedback on which way to go.

Not sure about your boards, never had them. But that size sail is bigger than my light wind sail. And the board sizes you are looking at are bigger than my light wind board too. So not sure how you will go in med -high wind with that gear.

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Tinlyds said...
Hey there, I'm tossing up between a Starboard Isonic 107 and a JP Slalom V122 - 76 wide as a freeride board. I'm 70kg and want to sail medium to strong winds with 7.8 sail. I know the differences between the two, but would like some feedback on which way to go.

I'd pick the isonic of the two.

Seriously though, if you want to just blast around having fun (which is what free ride is) I steer clear of both of them. They're both out and out race boards, they're great if you want to try to cross the line first, but they're not at all comfortable boards to sail. The straps are way out on the rail, and they don't swing through a gybe like a carve or something similar will, they both have sharp rails, you have to work to keep them planing through...

That's my two cents, happy shopping

med to strong winds a 122 board for 70kg and a 7.8m sail...that'd be 'light winds'

as mentioned above, nothing freeride about those two boards, they are both serious slalom race kit, that a 'Big' guy would be fighting to hold down in strong winds.

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Tinlyds said..
Hey there, I'm tossing up between a Starboard Isonic 107 and a JP Slalom V122 - 76 wide as a freeride board. I'm 70kg and want to sail medium to strong winds with 7.8 sail. I know the differences between the two, but would like some feedback on which way to go.

Hi! If I were you I use Isonic 107. Forget the JP v122. I am 70 kg. I use two boards my first board is F2 103 lt and my second board is Fanatic falcon 110lt. I always surf in heavy wind. Between 20-30 knots. You can not handle 7.8 sail in heavy wind. 7.8 sail is suitable for the medium wind. I never used 7.8 m2 sail in heavy wind.
If you want progress in windsurfing always prefer low volume boards. Speed and jibes are very important in windsurfing. Good luck...

What you have to realise is in NSW 12 knots is considered to be very windy.

I had an isonic about same volume as what you are considering. I got it second hand and sold it less than 12 months later (with near complete cost recovery), its just a fast race board in my opinion, so if you want to go scary fast (which is fun, but not all the time) and race, spending your life hauled out on the rails all the time, get it; if you want to do free-ride, get a board like Fanatic Gecko, Starboard Futura, or whatever in the free ride bracket, you will have a lot more fun. Also, 7.8 is quite a big sail for a 107 ltr board if you are not racing it. (PS I also weight a bit more than 70kg)

Cheers

I weigh 70 kg and have used a Futura 111 for the last 4 years mainly with sail sizes 7.8 and 6.8 and occasionally 6.3. It will get you on the water in 12 knts and very usable to 20. It handles rough conditions well, very easy to use and comfortable. Id had to say in rough conditions probably as fast as any slalom board.

Thanks for the info, scary fast is the only way to go lol. A guy has a RRD 110 76 wide on here that could be a good free ride option. The problem is that there are too many boards on the market and finding the perfect one seems impossible.

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Mobydisc said..
What you have to realise is in NSW 12 knots is considered to be very windy.

Get off the internet mum.