I was looking to purchase a 120L exocet scross and use that with my 6.6m naish sprint. Im upgrading my board for racing and also performance in lighter wind. At the moment i have a jp freemove 267, 99L (or so it says). i can hold that down in about 27knots max with my 6.6m. at the moment i way about 70kg. what do u think will be my upperwind limit with the new scross?
I would imagine that something that big (compared to your weight) would start to get squirrely at 20-22 knots.
Can you keep the old board to use in higher wind?
yeh im going 2 keep the board for just bump and jump in higher wind and also for jumping around in the big swells.
im just not sure if 120L is overkill. i mean vando and all the other guys r using around this but they are heavier.
What makes a board go out of control. the bouncing over waves? or the lack of weight 2 hold the board down compared to the sails power and fins lift?
I don't know, I think it's something to do with smacking the chop hard, then getting wind underneath it when you are airborne.
Hard to control, saps your energy quickly, then when you go down a board size you think "Wow, why was I on that big barge in the first place?"
A good rule of thumb is your weight + 20 litres is about right for normal conditions. Go either side of this to fill out your board quiver.
I weigh 85 kilos, and have an 80 litre wave board, a 94 litre slalom board, and a 125 litre light wind wave/estuary board. This spread works well for me 
