I am looking into a 14' downwinder (Christmas is coming and Dad is getting fat), not easy to demo in a quiet little backwater like the mid coast SA although I scored a test of the fanatic fly surf tonight - which was great on dead still water.

I am 6'2" and about 105kg so I am wondering if a bit of width will help. I am reasonably balanced but want to get as much fun out of downwinding in conditions that will have side chop as possible. I have been looking into:

Naish Glide
Fanatic Fly Surf
Hobie
DC

At the moment I am thinking that they would all be great fun and have heard a lot of good about the new model Naish Glide. Have also heard that Dolphin are making some.