board advice needed

[d0uglass]

Vextn- I'm with dhmark on this.

Because you're going to be sailing mostly in non-planing conditions, and because you'll be sharing the board with beginners, I would recommend a true longboard with 200+ liters volume.

As far as longboards go, I'm a big fan of the windsup 11'8" (which I own) and the kona one (which I used to own), but any < 10 year old board with 200+ liters and a daggerboard ought to do the trick.

As others have noted, if you want to get planing in less than 20 knots, you will need a sail larger than 6.0. Of course, with a longboard you don't necessarily need to be planing to have fun, so the 6.0 should be fine for now.

[vextn]

Thanks for your replies, guys! Now if I could only figure out where to buy a used longboard without breaking a bank... I hardly ever see them in my local craigslist.

[isobars]

That's too bad, and I'm guessing it's misleading, as older longboards -- some of which are still great boards for your purpose -- are gathering dust in thousands of garages across the country. Many of their owners would jump at a $100 bill just for the opportunity to get it out of their way.

Mike \m/

[Darbonne]

[whitevan01]

[Darbonne]

Here are a couple of links you may want to check out.

http://www.windpowerwindsurfing.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10_23_85

http://www.curtissportconnection.com/windsurfing_used_boards.htm

I have never done business with either.

[outhaul]

I can vouch for Windpower, very knowledgeable and fair, I purchase most of my gear there.

[joew]

I picked up a MINT Mistral Equipe, carbon last generation with all accessories at the swap this summer. FIFTY BUCKS, sadly the guy was aging out due to several injuries.

[justall]

[lucashurt]

http://www.windsurfbaba.org/ (Baltimore based club)

Also consider attending a BABA event. You'll get to meet nice people and they often have stuff for sale. They do groups trips to Hatteras and put on races where you'll see people on both long boards and formula boards.