Thank you Brian and Chris for all of your advice on boards this winter. I purchased a 119 magic ride fullwood sand which board and took it out yesterday at muscamot on lake st.clair with a 7.5. I haven't windsurf for very long only about 3 years but the board felt great to me. It was like the board almost wants to gybe itself and for its size it seemed to get on a plane rather quickly. This will be a good board for me to progress on and I will probably grab a board with less volume in the future for heavy wind days. Thanks again guys for all your advice. Ben