gabe
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Novice kitesurf board size?
What size of surfboard I should get to star learning kitesurfing?
I am 150 lbs, riding a 150 TwinTip, with 8.5m Bomba, 12m Synergy, and rarerly 19m Synergy.
Any advice?
Thanks
Gabe
What flies: PL Spark 1.5, FS Psycho4 6m, 8m, 10m, PL Synergy 12m, FS Speed3 12m, 15m Dlx, PL Synergy 19m.
What floats: LF Truth150. Naish CR 6\'1\" /lost/, Spleene Zone 173, Flyradical S, Airush Monaro V3
What carves: Elan 165, F2 SpeedsterGTS 159
What rolls: MBS Core16
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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5'8 to 6 foot fish.................this will give you a bit more bottom end but loose ride, great ride strapless in flat and smaller waves
6' to 6'2 thruster.................harder rail for responsive/fast turns.........awesome if you have a regular dose of head/overhead conditions
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
Wainman Joke & Demitri Pro
11'6 Naish Nalu
6' Davo Fish
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ripsessionkites
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gabe, where you planning to kitesurf? squamish? van island?
my vote gets a FS Radial M or L.
if it gets warmer soon, i can try out the Blunt II sooner than later.
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bluefunelement
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what type of riding and conditions do you expect?
Ozone Instinct Sports 7/9/11/13m, Peter Lynn S-ARC 840, Flysurfer Warrior-WAC 16.5m
Underground 132, Mako 140x40, Naish 4\'11\"Mutant, MBS Comp 6, LibTech TRS, UrbanX Street Monster-modded ;-)
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gabe
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Hi,
Thanks for the replies!
I was thinking to use it on Columbia Beach, Boundary Bay, Spanish Banks, Ambelside in high winds /maybe @ Nitninath/ from anywhere 3 feet to 8 feet
waves, not so much at Squamish, and in Europe on a Lake with swells up to 6 feet. Maybe Southern France in the summer, Perpignan area 6 feet, or
Biaritz lots of feet...and I keep on dreaming.
I see it is not only the size /just like my wife says/ what matters but the shape and a lot more...
Cheers
What flies: PL Spark 1.5, FS Psycho4 6m, 8m, 10m, PL Synergy 12m, FS Speed3 12m, 15m Dlx, PL Synergy 19m.
What floats: LF Truth150. Naish CR 6\'1\" /lost/, Spleene Zone 173, Flyradical S, Airush Monaro V3
What carves: Elan 165, F2 SpeedsterGTS 159
What rolls: MBS Core16
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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Gabe I just assumed you were talking about a surfboard..................great repost but Im just one good comment away from a ban so Ill refrain with
my sidebar comment...........  :duh:
In the conditions you spoke of Im thinking thruster over fish BUT find a nice flat, shallow area and learn to ride strapless before you take on big
swells......................
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
Wainman Joke & Demitri Pro
11'6 Naish Nalu
6' Davo Fish
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