Hey guys, I wanna get into the waves with my kite, I have a cabrihna 4'10
surface to air but am not a big fan of it. Can anyone suggest a good board size and type for me? I'm 6'1 and 82kgs.
Hey Freeballs
5'6-5'8" if its wide in tail North Whip, Naish Fish ect...
5'10'-6'0" if its narrow and more traditional shape, North WAM, naish custom or global 5'0" if you want to go small and really wide for light wind, north Skimfish, North Nugget, Cabrinha nugget, skim boards, but not sure about how the light wind strapless stuff is in the surf.
Everyone is going to have a different opinion depending on their own experience. You need to get some skills together & after that you need to try different boards & get a feel for what kind of shape suits you. You need the skills so that you can tell what you like & what you don't.
For guys getting started, as it's been said 1000 times before, get any old surfboard around 6'- 6'4". That'll do just fine & while you're still falling all over it it'll get the crap beaten out of it. Once you've progressed beyond that phase you can make a better judgement, & your nice shiny new board will stay pretty.
Choosing a board is a minefield, & although boards are catagorised by length that's probably the most useless spec of all. ie 2 days ago I had a good run on a 5'6" Xenon which I would rate as a similar size as own my 6'2" board.
cheers
Col
thanks for the info guys. does any one have a cheap old board they want to get rid of? let me know..
Pending of surfing background or not , whether you want to kite powered up or use the kite to tow you in to waves, there are so many variables, trial and error I'm afraid and then what ever works best for you.
If it were me starting out
I'd pick up an old bomb on a verge collection stick some fins on it and ride til it snapped then get another the same way.
Alternativly check out quokka for heaps of bombs, or obviously Seabreeze, theres heaps on buy and sell
www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Classifieds/Results.aspx?search=ciPx8HCDtYJIIz7YERwWrQ%3d%3d
Doesnt matter so much with the bombs, can give them a good thrash and get some good skills up and get to know what you want from a board and how poly boards feel compared to production pop outs.
First question: can you fly your kite without looking at it? If you can, then you are ready; if not, perhaps wait until you can.
If you are a surfer, one of your old surf boards would do initially riding it strapless until you find your style.
If you are not a surfer, you will likely to want straps, and a kite-specific board
If you want to mix it with jumps (boosting off the lip is something difficult to give up), you need a shorter kite-specific board with straps.
all in all you need to find your skill and style first (on any board), they will attract the right board for you eventually.
