Hi,
I am thinking of buying a beginner windsurf board. I have a starter level. I can to buy a JP Funster 205 liters of 2020 (260x100).
Is it a good board for beginner or maybe it would be better another wirh less liters?
My weiht is 80kg and 1.8 m for length.
Thanks.

Easy board to learn on, go for it! If you stick with it you will out grow it, but can always sell.

Thanks!!
Is it easy planing with this board?

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jesusll said..
Thanks!!
Is it easy planing with this board?

I have not used that board, but with the wide tail and large volume it should be easy to plan. Contact JP and see what they say.

Depending on how often you windsurf, it could take you a year or so to outgrow that board, but if you just want to have fun without higher speed thrills (that smaller boards will give) then you may find that board is just right for you. Going faster takes a lot more experience and skill, more expensive equipment, and greater risk of catapulting, getting injured, and damaging your equipment.
What are your conditions like? That board will be good for flattish water and wind up to maybe 20 knots, as long as the water stays fairly flat.

Like I said, contact JP with your conditions, skill, and goals, and see what they say.

Can you possibly borrow a beginner board instead? Because you will outgrow that one pretty quick if you are enthusiastic.

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jesusll said..
Thanks!!
Is it easy planing with this board?

Easy to plane, but not QUICK to plane. In other words, it'll ease onto a sort of galumphing plane very smoothly, and if you're using a big enough sail for the wind conditions it will stay there readily, with the water releasing just around the front footstraps. Likewise, the relatively inboard footstep positions will be easy to find even for inexperienced feet.

However, it's too heavy and the rails are too soft for it to respond well to pumping, so many smaller boards will actually plane earlier, in skilled hands. It will also be nearly impossible to get it to ride the fin and plane at really high speed, with the water releasing near the back foot.

This isn't to say that it's not a good board to learn on - it is. It will do anything a livelier board would (except I wouldn't jump it!) just more slowly. Should be pretty durable, too.