Hi Olly!! Very well explained, thx!! I am 87Kg and I am riding FG 5.5x27 88l. I am 50 years young and confident winger, dont jump but like riding open ocean bumps, some waves and downwinds. I ride in the Atlantic (Canary Islands) we have a lot of chop and wind swell (20 to 30 knots mostly). I am thinking to go down in size but I am a little bit afraid in choosing wrong size (can not test them here). I have seen in Awsi video that the new Armstrong boards are getting narrower, I am thinking in sth around 80, 70 or 60 liters. I want a compromise between sth that is more surfy but also where I can get back going without a lot of physical effort. What would you recommend me? It would be my only wing board. For the super light days have also the dw 7.7. Thx a million Olly!
Update Today i was on a dw and big bumps and heavy moving water, scary maybe to go with board you can not make it on foil and dw is physical deamanding. Thx for your thoughts.
70L would be a good progressive step, some challenge to begin with, but with your wind conditions it should not be an issue. If you lived in a 10-20 knot zone I'd go 80L. Good luck!
Excellent tips
Glad you like them!
Hi Olly!! Very well explained, thx!! I am 87Kg and I am riding FG 5.5x27 88l. I am 50 years young and confident winger, dont jump but like riding open ocean bumps, some waves and downwinds. I ride in the Atlantic (Canary Islands) we have a lot of chop and wind swell (20 to 30 knots mostly). I am thinking to go down in size but I am a little bit afraid in choosing wrong size (can not test them here). I have seen in Awsi video that the new Armstrong boards are getting narrower, I am thinking in sth around 80, 70 or 60 liters. I want a compromise between sth that is more surfy but also where I can get back going without a lot of physical effort. What would you recommend me? It would be my only wing board. For the super light days have also the dw 7.7. Thx a million Olly!
Update Today i was on a dw and big bumps and heavy moving water, scary maybe to go with board you can not make it on foil and dw is physical deamanding. Thx for your thoughts.
70L would be a good progressive step, some challenge to begin with, but with your wind conditions it should not be an issue. If you lived in a 10-20 knot zone I'd go 80L. Good luck!
How many liters of the board on the video
50 ?
Yes 50L FG 4'8"