If you weight 165 pounds before getting dressed a Sabre 150 is a reasonable sized canopy for you. For comparison, I weight 185 pounds naked and own a Sabre 170. I occaissionally jump Sabre 150s. Some guys my size even jump Sabre 135s, though at that wing loading, they would be better off with Stilletto class canopies. Velocities and Icarus Extremely Extreme canopies can be loaded even heavier, but we need to see the results of a few more Blade-Running competitions before we assign hard numbers.
Wing loading is a cute number for assigning canopies sizes to various size jumpers.
Counting jump numbers is another arbitrary method, though I prefer to evaluate knowledge, skill and attitude before recomending a canopy size or type. Some people with the right training and attitude can jump a medium-sized Sabre with only 20 jumps, others with 5,000 jumps will soon kill themselves with the same canopy because they have not bothered to learn the basics of canopy aerodynamics. Rob Warner Open response to Travis on Sabres that open hard. The most common reason for painful openings is loose line stows. Loose line stows can easily dump lines in the pack tray.