Check out Starboard's blurb on their Kode - seems like they've tried to keep them wave friendly right up to 122 litre. Then again, they seem to admit that the greater the volume, the more you're compromising wave performance.

KenHo said...

SO = significant other.

Glad you clarified - I was thinking Sean Ordonez

Ordinez's boards freakin rock - im lucky enough to have a 82 Rf, custom 80 classic & 98custom rocket ( though it weighs over 20# now)..

that said at 205->210 # i use an old rw 270 xl (130 L board-- can ya freakin believe it?!) for very light winds --9--> 13 knotts--just enough to waterstart w/ considerable effort w/ a 5.6. switched the fins so that the center fin is a sanded down 7inch fin to 6 inch and 2 x 4.125 surf fin side biters..works surprisingly well in very light wind conditions but admitingly requires 1-2 foot overhead (+) waves that stay peaked up (as opposed to quick close outs) to work well... beats the h'll out of sitting on the beach while the light weight 130-140 #'er's are out killin it..!

nosinkanow said...

BTW, where does a JP X-Cite ride fit into the picture?

Funny enough, I tried my 165lt xcite ride & 7.5m cammed Koncept in the waves yesterday (I know = ). Wind was <10kts, but huge swell got me a bit excited!

End result, as a wave board (and coming from a w/surfer with very little wave experience), I wouldn't recommend the 'large' xcite, or cammed sail for that matter! Had a blast, but had to uphaul a big sail between sets, after getting smashed, and not being able to turn, especially bottom turns on the waves took most of the fun out of it. In saying that, it handled well on the waves when I simply cruised along, with a fair bit of manoueverability for it's size.

One that hasn't been mentioned is the Starboard Aero (117 & 127lt). A mate has one, but hasn't tried it in the surf, it's very wide & short, and feels like it would turn well on a wave?