Quote Originally Posted by Landlockbeachbum View Post
Thanks for the quick replies guys, I can't wait to get out there with my new sack where we surf water doesn't go below 20ft so we are good there. I have been going too fast though 10.5 to 12 lol noob mistake!

Mmandley thanks for that last paragraph I did not know that stuff and its really good advice! I am hoping that 565 will fill all the way up in the front, I will let y'all know and try to get some pics put up...
12 is a little fast for the LSV but as you add weight you will want to speed up.

Speeding up does a few different things to the wave,

If you dont want the big ramp <transition> that forms right behind the swim deck then speeding up will flatten this out some and cause the push <power> of the wave to go farther back and also make the wave longer.

Carefull when you speed up though, if you go too fast the roster tail of the wave will crash on top of the wave making it white and washy <dirty> because the boat will try to flatten out.

Also if you speed up depending on your board, you will need a faster board in the wave to keep up with the boat.

Generally i ask people when they are surfing, does it feel like you are always on your front foor trying to seed the board up? If so then the boat is probally going a little too fast for you.

If you say you are always on your back foot then you might need to move up on the board a little

If the wave feels washy or soft under your board then the boat is probally going too slow and needs to speed up.

You will find the speed you like once you get on the wave, generally a good start is 9.5 - 10.5 but i find i prefer to ride at 10.8 to 11.2 and i have gone as fast as 12 when we have a lot of people.