Love a good blast like all of us but as I work away I only sail mainly in summer in WA and probably get about 10 sessions in per season. I mainly like to sail flat water powered up on 5.3 in 20knots and still not nailing my gybes. So this year I am looking at updating my board I have now a Starboard Futura 101 and am looking at the new JP Magic Ride but unsure as what size to get ? I've always had 100 ltr boards and focused on the speed thing but now im not getting any younger really want to get back to basics and nail my gybes this season......Soooo should I get the 104 or the 118, the 104 is 68 wide the same as my 09' Futura and 118 is 76, would the wider platform help me gybe easier ? Will the 118 still be ok on cranking days 25kn and over?
It's doin my head in
If you want to nail your gybes and don't get a lot of time on the water.... and only do the good windy days.... I reckon get a FSW
Yes I sound like a broken record about FSW's lol but they ride so much easier than a slalom or freeride board, especially through gybes.
Every intermediate should have one to learn to carve gybe.
Really didn't even cross my mind, Cheers
had a 80 ltr FSW years back as a high wind board. I'm 85 kg so would I benefit from going to 120 ltr board ?
Classic, Magic Ride. 
Great idea but it's also a bit of the marketing buzz board. RRD probably got in first with the FireMove. Now Starboard claims they were first with the Atom although apparently the market wasn't ready for their vision (even though it had no straps 
) and now JP is jumping onto it too!
Anyhoots wesdawindat, I went through a similar thought process earlier this year. I wanted to get a board that put a bit more fun back into sailing but was still quick and still got me out in 6.4 weather. I like the idea of these new wide at the middle narrow tail boards but went for the tried and trusted FSW. Got a 102 Patrik and I've got nice air of waves with three straps and I've got good speeds in choppy conditions with four straps.
With a non cam sail or a twin cam I reckon either type of board will get you gybing better and will put a smile on your dial. You'll feel more confident in chop and that may lead to speeds close to a slalom board without the stains in your underwear 
So true about the marketing side of things, I just got sucked in I'm thinking i will progress more with a FSW and still have the option of doing some tricks, wave riding after I'm consistently gybing, bring on summer
Thanx for the advice guys
Hi old buddy, glad you still get some sailing time. I always had boards 10L under yours, because you always had 10Kg of muscle on me. My gybing never really got any better either. Last year I got a JP Supersport 110L, 65cm wide, and turning the corners gybing or tacking was so easy on it (compared to 90L boards:-) . But in about 20 knots it (and a 34/cm fin) would be too much for me, and I'd go back to the 90L slalom board. But definitely worth sailing the wider board to get the feet swapping part of the gybe happening. More time on water solves everything! Work sux!
Haha how ya goin Easty, just talkin to Rod B a couple of days ago and your name come up and I said I have unable too contact you as I have old numbers, so I have messages you through here
