Hi,

A year or so ago, I read the following statistic on Volume vrs Weight ratio for SUP Surf boards:

Newbie should ride 2x his weight in Kilos
Intermidiate will on average ride 1.6x his weight in Kilos
Advanced will ride 1.2x his weight in Kilos.

Now, it seems to me that Pros are riding 1x their weight in Kilos.

My own experience had taken me down that road too. I weight 79Kg and have been riding a 7'7 98L board for a year now and I am ready to scale down (specially on the rail thickness). I have tried 90L and feel very confortable on it but I wonder if I could go even lower to 85 or 82L to get the maximum shortboard performance on the wave (check https://f-one.quivers.com/p/1421 )

Someone posted his experience on a 7'4 78L weighting 78Kg, but I wonder how others feel about going this extreme or if there are key points to consider about the shape that affect that ratio.

Thanks for your contribution.