I'd like to get a smaller board (used) and I know this is the place to get the right advice.
I am under 60kg and currently sail a 95 litre Bic Vivace (which I love) but I need something smaller for high wind days and venturing into the ocean.
I'm mostly into flatwater blasting and gybing (which I am working on but not very good at) but I enjoy a bit of chop hopping.
I'd like to do a bit of ocean sailing but I don't aspire to full on wave riding.
Jumps other than chop hops are not on my agenda.
Board suggestions please... 
Small waveboards can be a bit slow to plane, so really as an alrounder you want a FSW or something......but it is really hard to get a 60 - 70L that isn't a waveboard.
Old Starborad Acid 66 (and similar) from about 2004-5 are very cheap as not many people want something that small. Eg I think Auswind have a brand new one for $500 
After looking at pics of acids I can see the major problem will be wresting it away from my son! Too cool.
jp real world wave 69 but only if ya rekon the jp freestyle wave 77/78 is too big.
you could also look at a board like the jp young gun 70. it is basically a scaled down freestyle wave for smaller and lighter riders.
I'm not sure what volume I need.
Suggestions here range from 66 - 78l.
66 seems like a big step down (from my 95l board). 78 sounds a lot less scary.
But in practice, for a light sailor, what would the difference be, other than the 66 will sink a lot more?
If you can afford more than one board I think your smallest should be under your weight. That is for an advanced ish sailor in waves and hi wind B&J like Crazy Waves in 35kn.
I am 100kg and have 85L pure wave / 100L FSW / 115 FSW. However if this is your first little board maybe mid 60's as I suggested is a bit small.
Just geta 70 and go to Gero for a week in December.
You'd get that 95L going in next to nothing after you get used to a 70L ish!!!
+2 on the acid...
<shameless plug> Here's a photo of me jumping on mine at Exmouth:
Fantastic board. Mine's 5 litres less than my body weight, and I'm not that great a sailor... Easy to get going in anything over 17 knots...
guys she's not interested in wave riding so pimping a full on hard core wave board is not the go.
an easy to gybe and nice to ride in chop kind of stick is the order of the day. To me this screams freestyle wave, but alas i dont know of any brands that make one less than 75L. For somebody who mainly sails on the river a fast rockerline board, that is early planing is a must. To me the acid is the antithesis of this.
IMO a Starboard Carve is what you are looking for. I weigh 85kg and have a carve 99L which works a treat for me i all bump and jump, flat water, small waves and speed sailing.
Mine is not for sale but there is one for sale at 2nd wind, saw it the other day and there must be others around...
oh also a JP freestyle board is good for what you want. A mate of mine used to ride one and it rides similarly to the carve.
Good luck with the decision.
windxtasy could buy 2 wave boards and throw one in the bin if she doesn't like it and still spend less than us on the other side of the dirt pond.
an old windtec 270 prolite. its fast,small,great control in hi/winds and superlight. i bought one a few years ago for $200. should never have sold it.
I weigh about 65kgs & use an 86ltre 96 model caveman waveboard for over 20kts.I suppose its outdated & modern boards would be better but my use is similar to yours.I find it a pain in gusty conditions ( wobbling around in the lulls) compared to my 105ltre B & J board but it gybes beautifully & control is heaps better in over 20kts.I suppose a smaller board would probably be good in over 30kts & big chop but Ive had mine out in 30kts + with 50kts gusts & sail overpowering was more of a problem than the board. So assuming modern boards arent that much different for 20 -30kts in chop an 80ltre board should be ok.The caveman is narrow with a squared off tail.
You could ask 20 people and get 20 different responses, it's horses for courses really - what works for some might not work for others. It has been said in another thread (Mark?) that *board Evo is no good as a bump & jump board. However, I use one for just that as my smallest board. It's great - why? Because if you are after your smallest board, you will be using it in the highest winds you go out in - plus choppiest conditions. Compared to my slightly bigger FSW board, the Evo is sloooow - on the FSW I'd be blasting along at a blistering pace bouncing into and off wild chop, and be basically out of control and waiting to eat it. The slowness of the Evo (and probably other "real world waves") provides control, is really comfy in the chop (plus enough speed to enjoy getting some "in control" chop hops in), and gybes are easier in those conditions than my FSW. Anyway, that's my course for my horse.
I agree Easty..although Im no expert 
when I was talking about my caveman I thought later that it is probably pretty slow compared to modern boards.But as you say that can mean more control + in those conditions Im more interested in gybing control & jumping possibilities.
Hmmm. Plenty to think about.
Would someone answer this question for me please...
its a no brainer 79L Starboard Kombat. i had a 2005 95L it was a dream to gybe and ride in choppy conditions and was great for flat water and was ok in waves
