Been riding my 8'5" Starboard Pocket Rocket for the last year and loving it but somedays (today!) struggle to catch waves. Today was perfect, big sets lined up at Waratah Bay, 10 or maybe 15 knot offshore wind, clean and theoretically rideable OH set waves forming beautifully for at least 100 or 200 metres out before they broke. Do you think I could get on them out there - no way! Ended up catching them 20m before they broke when they were really steep.

Need something to complement the PR but how big?? I'm 66kg, thinking of 9'1 x 29 Pro or 9'8" x 29 Pro or even 10'3 x 29 Gun - only looking at Starboard so these are the choices. Had a 10'5 x 30 but it just felt a little 'dead' compared to the skateboard feel of the PR - probably because I don't have good enough longboard skills to get the most out of something like the 10'5 x 30. I'm a very average surfer so "rippin it up" isn't on the agenda as much as catching the wave out further and doing some cruisy bottom and top turns. Can't work out in my mind where the happy medium is between more glide and speed onto the wave into the wind and too big to enjoy once I'm on the wave.

Of course I've been spoilt by the way the PR turns super easily so anything too long and gunny may be a bit of a shock! Any advice most welcome