you had said you had a severne 6.5 sail
the 171 has a recommended sail range of 7.0 to 10.0 with large fins ie lite wind or race
the 6.5 for your weight is actually small
(check james douglass' sail calculator for general size ideas)
ALL depends on skills and location
did you ever rent that 141 like you said ?
the more you try the better idea you will have
my guess - short board for heavyweights in good winds around 150+
as i said the more unstable winds like on a lake still favour my longboard
tried my short board with a large sail on a smaller river and next time it will be longboard
on the big river still love my 8.5 and 160 liter in 20 to 40 km winds :-)
what you can do on ANY board is practice the harness first AND then go for the shortboards - hope other SB experts chime in here
lotsa luck
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joe windsurfer @ 100 kg
2006 AHD type-F FF 160/79cm, 2002 BIC Techno Formula + 2000 Fanatic BEE 124 LTD
Gaastra Flow 3x 7.0, MS MS-2 8.0, TR4 10.0
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