Starboard Carve 111: 2004 vs 2006?

[(PeteCresswell)]

I'm on the verge of ponying up for a 2006 Carve 111, but now that I'm comparing
numbers it looks like a beeeg dif width-wise: 2004/2006 40.1/43.3 64/65.5.

I'm wondering if my feeling for the 111 (based on trying a 2004, I think...) is
too far off base to be applied to the 2005 - which has over an inch more in the
tail.

For comparison purposes, I've got a retired Carve 123 that I *can* sail down to
4.7... but which is clearly not the best... or even a good choice - and it looks
to me like it's tail/mid widths are comparable to the 2005 111: 123/111
42.5/43.3 66.5/65.5. It's even wider in the tail.


I'm about 220#, shopping for a board that I can sail down to 4.7 - but here's
the hitch: I want a board that's a size (or 10 liters or so...) *larger* than
what the optimal 4.7 solution would be. I don't see enough 4.7 to warrant the
best choice. I'd rather have something that's doable, but sailable on more
days with larger sails so I can get some mileage out of it...

Is the 2005 111 going to be too much like my 2001 123?

[D***@gmail.com]

Pete - why don't you go down to a Kombat 106 or something in that size
range?

In that kind of wind, the 111 isn't much off of the 121 and 20 liters
is an easy jump from there.

[(PeteCresswell)]

Post by D***@gmail.com
Pete - why don't you go down to a Kombat 106 or something in that size
range?
In that kind of wind, the 111 isn't much off of the 121 and 20 liters
is an easy jump from there.

I think that's what I'm coming back to. Also the Kombat has a center strap...