I am currently persevering on a85 litre board,I my self am 85 kgs,(I retired my big board and im looking for a later model).anyway,will my learning curve be a lot steeper on a bigger board,mabey a light wind board at about 115-120l,tacking jybing hooking in and getting in straps are the things I'm trying to get confident with.cheers

Hang the 85l on the wall.

Pull it off the wall when you can complete 90% of jibes, water start clue first, jump 3m high, wave ride and tack.

Until then use a 120l board.

I am just thinking abut an 85 l board now that I'm learning to loop. And I'm 75 kg

But I love it!

Get a bigger board to learn the basics then you'll love the little one even more!

This is meant to be a joke, right? I mean, anyone who tried to learn on a board that was the same size as their weight would take about 2 minutes to realise it was a really bad idea.

Get a modern 120 liter board. Even when you advance, you will still use the larger board on lighter wind days.

Did you learn to drive in a formula 1 car? Get a 120-180 Lt board to learn the basics. You will pick things up so much faster.

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mort69 said..

But I love it!

My hats off to you. You must be an athlete to cope with controlling the kit in the winds that you need to plane.
My guess is that your sessions must be pretty tiring and short.

I think you will find you can spend a lot more productive time on a bigger board but as you are pretty athletic something about 100 litres may fill the bill for you. I really don't know. You should seek the opinion of someone who can see you in action. You could save yourself a deal of grief by getting a lesson and seek the advice of the instructor vis a vis appropriate board size for you.

Looking for a bigger board now ,just have to get it past the boss.my big board fell apart and ive been forced to use the 85 but I've enjoyed the learning curve and my stamina is getting better,im interested to see what happens when I get on a big board,thanks for the input,also tried a clew first water start,wtf looks like a bit of work goes into that.