I've seen some videos recently of people planing and (relatively) ripping along in somewhat lighter winds. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uM1jtHPsWz0 Coupled with this was being at Squamish in lighter winds and simply wanting more time on the water. I met Rod the other day at the spit and he was on a formula board. My current board is very difficult to uphaul imo (older 100L, 59cm wide, tippy) which leads to stressful and exhausting times when I drop the sail in marginal conditions. Dropping the clew in the river at the Spit when there is marginal wind to help clear the sail is very tiring!
I'm wondering if anyone has ideas on pros/cons of formula boards vs something like a 125L freeride(MagicRide, Futura, Rocket, etc), sailing in 12 to 20 knots? I'm 66 kg and currently my biggest sail is 6.5. I could also try to get a used 7.5 sail.
I'm still also trying to get a used 96L freeride board, I've been looking for a couple of years (I was alway most of last summer). So I'm hoping to slowly improve my equipment in an affordable way. I just missed out on some inexpensive Sailworks Retros last year on Craigslist, I still have nightmares about that
Doug