windsurfing kit

I'd reckon to start off with a 2004 ish onwards 120/125L board... probably like a JP xcite ride or a Tabou Rocket

Sail sizes are probably best to start with about a 5m and same age ish sail.

I'd recomend gettting down your local windsurf shop and asking a few questions, or maybe ask some more experienced windsurfers at boards.com

Hope this helps,

Mark.

thanks for the advice everyone. so am i looking for an older or younger board than that? or just a wider one?

what sort of volume does the board want to be (if im say 75kg to be safe) - about 105 - 115?

and then what sort of size sail? if i can get a board to match how does ASok's mast/ sail look for a beginner?

thanks tom

Tom,

 I personally wouldn't recomend that board for a newbie to the sport. Nowadays most boards are going short and fat because width mean stabillity. Older boards like the mistral flow are very narrrow and reasonable heavy. Each litre of volume in a board can carry 1kg of man and a oldish rig can weigh about 20kg (ish?)  so that doesn't leave much weight for the rider (you). Also from experience of the flow it has very sharp rails meaning had to carve and not as smooth planing also it has less volume by the straps where you want it and more up front becuse of the long nose.

Also i reckon the sail will be on the large side for contidions when its too windy for the 300. I use a 5.8m in anything between F4-6 and a 4.7 for F6+

I weigh 10stone 2, and had just about float around on a 104L board and i also have a 111L slalom (very, very short and wide!) board. I use between my 4.7m sail and my whopping 8.9m which is a heavy beast.

Mark

Um yes but also strength and experience.. And fitness I guess too..

I can't get on ebay, what size sail comes with it?

Maybe try other peoples equipment for different wind strengths and see what size sail you want from that.

will this depend on weight??? if so, im almost 11stone. but i should be steadily gaining weight.

i was thinking of possibly getting just the one sail (as advertised) then buying/ trading/ selling etc once i know what i want/ need. i wont just use it when its to windy for the 300 but whenever i can tbh.