I've been sailing 20+ years but only recently have been trying to get more into freestyle stuff and my current board is feeling not quite up to the task.
Weight: 70kg
Most common sail size: 4.7 - 5.5 (the 5.5. sees the most use)
Conditions: mostly flat water
Current board: 2002 RRD TwinTip S 95L (I love this board but it's pretty narrow compared to the modern FS boards)
Deals I'm looking at:
1) local secondhand 2012 RRD Freestyle Wave 102
2) demo 2022 Future Fly Tamado 91 (3x the cost of option 1 but still way cheaper than new)
3) ???
So I'm wondering if the 100L board would be better, or a more modern board. I have a feeling the answer might be both e.g. a more modern 100L board, but would love advice!
Brands aside, 100lt seems too big for your weight
90lt prob a better choice for a more contemporary wider outline
I I would stick with 90l. I'm 75kg and find a 90l spot on, typically on a 4.8 and down for freestyle. I'm pretty sure the more modern boards now have more volume to the rear with the more compact shapes.
Yes agreed
A modern FS is completely different to the old twin tip
If only the volume distribution being so much better.....
90 for sure
Thanks for the replies! The consensus certainly seems to be 90l, so that's what I'll go for.
Looking at either FF Tamado 91 or Severne Psycho 3 94 at this point.
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Thanks for the replies! The consensus certainly seems to be 90l, so that's what I'll go for.
Looking at either FF Tamado 91 or Severne Psycho 3 94 at this point.
I just got my Psycho 3 (102L). Haven't sailed it, but after most of my research, seemed to be a good small board for me to start freestyle on.
I have always had 100l freestyle boards at 90kg. the upside is that i can get going in less than 15kts with a 5.7.
The downside is thats its a handful at 25kts
I went for the FF Tamado 91 demo board. I'm doing a four day weekend at a windy spot soon so will hopefully get some quality time with it. It will be the shortest board I've ever sailed by a long shot so I expect most of the time will be spent figuring out how to keep my weight forward and off the ridiculously tiny fin!
