Even on those days when the kiters can't get going. Check out the photos of these guys ripping it up in very little wind. Sailing days per year have just tripled.
u-ride.net/news-windsurf/photos-kona-session-par-patrice-belbeoc-h.html
Apparently the volume and length of these boards give them a lot of maneuverability and momentum once up on the wave, and ripping it around is easier than expected. The way the Perth season was last summer, this would have been ideal. 
Why dont we get Greenie and Windy to put a sail on their SUP's and give us a review!!
Yeah, thanks for that. You forgot to mention that one still needs nice big juicy waves. Got me excited for a minute there...
i do it on the Starboard 12'6 SUP, no straps, you feel heaps free without them, once you drop into the wave your planning so the board becomes heaps manuverable, not like a 80 litre wave board or anything but heaps carvy like a longboard without a sail. cant do ariels on it though just little floaters so far, and when your out the back the water is still flat from no wind so you can do old school feelstyle tricks on it. the Starboard 9'8 looks like it would work excellent with a sail.
Hi Folks,
I bought a Kona MiniTanker (120l) at the end of last season and I've been amazed at it's light wind performance. 7-15 knots are no probs, and it grinds up wind very effectively in that wind range. At that wind range its basically you and surfers, kiters are sitting on the beach. Wave riding is much cruisier than on boards like an Evo 92, and so you need to plan your moves in advance a bit more. However, it goes down the line and cuts back in the same way as the littlies, just a fair bit slower, and as long as you can adjust to that its a lot of fun. Learning how to start when there's not enough wind to do a waterstart (very common) takes a bit of doing at first, but once you get moving its pretty straightforward. I recommend them. If you want to know more, check out the forum on www.kona-windsurfing.com/
Cheers, Jens
