Ok, so I'm pretty steady on the hydrofoil now. Doing long distances, riding waves, gybing and working on my flying tacks. That kind of stuff.
I have a fast freeride setup in beautiful and light carbon fiber and I ride a small'ish board strapless. It's all nice and performance is top notch.
My light wind kites are strutless 15 and 12meter LEIs. I usually fly them on long lines, and they can stay in the air in the lightest of breezes.
My frustration is that I'm kinda heavy. 100kg on 2meters doesn't make me super fat, just big. And I'm having trouble getting the board up above water when really light wind. My 15m flies easy in 8 knots, and it's not a super big issue to drag my ass out of the water either. BUT.. it is hard for me to generate enough speed to get the wing foiling. On several occasions I have made 10, 20 maybe even 30 loops. First one way, then the other. Then a normal downstroke. Then 2 loops. -you know the drill. All while I'm standing on a semi submerged board and not being able to get that last big push to gain enough speed and get the board out of the water.
Once I get going it's no problem to keep foiling. I can even sail through patches of even lighter wind. But once I touchdown to gybe I'm fucked again.
So. I'm happy with my wing. I'm happy with my kites and I'm happy with my board as long as I have plenty of power. But I have started to think about getting a light wind specific board.
Any recommendations?
What should I look for? I'm guessing, plenty of volume, big flat outline (I don't care how agile and fun the board is, since it is only intended for cruising in light wind) and light weight.
Would a old race board with a homemade KFbox maybe work?
I remember once seeing a Tema Vento board that was huge. But I can't really find any info about it on their website.
What are your thoughts?
Rasmus