Hi B52 - this is one of our key sizes for World Cup riders. That means it has to carry a quite wide range of sails - 5.5 up to 7.0, ideal around 5.7/6.3. Lots of prototyping in the key 97/115/140 sizes for the PWA and National riders. If we bring a new board, you can believe that it is better than any previous model because this is how we test - 2 or 3 riders, always the production board as reference, same fins, same sails, same masts...over and over and over again...so, the new 2020 97L board is the bomb...go for it..especially in overall control, best board we have made in a long time, this is what you need in that size.