Hey Miamiwnger,
I’ve been loving the 60L as its been a substitute for a “big” lightwind specific winging or DW board as it gets me out in the lightest wind I’d like to wing in. I haven’t measured windspeed but figure it’s about 12kts? That’s with a 5m Aluula wing and 1050 foil, so not exactly lightwind specific gear, but below 12kts I’d rather kite foil or surf foil.
I’ve also used the 60L a lot prone surfing which I wasn’t expecting. When the conditions look really marginal I often find myself going for it over my 40L. Have been having a lot more on really small days as well as catching a lot more waves in bigger, messy surf when there is lots of current.
I also like keeping my personal gear pretty steamlined/minimal, between the 40L and 60L I’ve got a huge range of conditions covered:
-40L for good days prone surfing
-40L for good days winging
-60L for light wind winging
-60L for marginal surf foil conditions
-40L for super light wind kite foil
Overall I think the 60L sits in a happy medium between the super long and efficient Kalama style downwind boards and more conventional “stubby” wing shapes. Dedicated DW SUP and winging aerial freestyle/spins are at the opposite ends of the use spectrum IMO and to achieve extreme performance in either, extreme compromises need to be made. For my use case of prone surf and winging waves, the 60L gets most of the benefits of both ends of the design spectrum while mitigating the compromises of each.
I’ve been going back and forth on SUP downwinding but thinking the drop anchor is going to fit better in my life as a way to ride swell without a wing. The 40 and 60 stay in my rooftop Yakima box, so always on hand when the opportunity for a quick session presents itself!