Long and Short Board suggestions

[Sam]

Roger,

Thanks for the info about the SUP boards. I would not like one as they are now for windsurfing since they don't have a mast track or daggerboard. I was just thinking that the size of the large SUP would be good for a new windsurfing longboard for me.

I'll think and read some more about the Phantom. I enjoy free style on my free formula in light wind but it doesn't go upwind very well so maybe the Phantom would work better for me on those days.

[Sam]

Julian,
The new SUB boards don't have a mast track, footstraps or daggerboard. They are surfboards that have a spot that a sail can be attached to. So, their use for windsurfing would be pretty limited.

[Sam]

Rod,
Thanks for the additional info about your Kona.

Getting in the Kona foot straps sounds easy enough. On my old Mistral one design the straps were so far back that I almost never got in them for planing with the daggerboard up. And, the board was always tippy for me in light wind.

The Kona does sound like a good board for both light and stronger wind.

I'll keep reading about it and try to find one to demo.