The trend is towards wider boards, and the claims are that the boards work well in the chop...

I.E. Fanatic replaces Shark with Gecko. Tabou is still offering the standard Rocket as well as the Wide.
How long before it replaces it for good?

When I try to sail a 115L / 68cm board in strong winds and choppy conditions, I have to wrestle the wind as well, as it tries to lift the board once over the chop.
Cant' even imagine 80cm board in 25 knots chop. And yet, the claims are that these boards "float over the chop".
I.E. Rocket Wide performs better than the regular Rocket ("does not slap the water as much").

Heaps of unsorted comments piled up here...reflecting my confusion:
joewindsurfer.blogspot.com/2014/08/freemove.html

Not sure where to go with my future purchases...

Could the people who ride these boards express their views and maybe what they are thinking where the future is ?