Power Kite Forum - landboarding at the beach

generotti

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posted on 23-8-2011 at 06:35 AM

landboarding at the beach

how do you stop the tires from digging in so much?

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posted on 23-8-2011 at 06:40 AM

ride on the hard pack sand......other than that, it really doesn't work

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posted on 23-8-2011 at 06:41 AM

Unfortunately conventional boards only run on the hard pack.
Our hard pack is also a bit too soft but I can work it. You need a larger kite. Once moving, keeping moving is a bit easier so a fast downwind start is helpful.

Larger / wider tires will also help.

Buggies are better in these conditions. IMHO ?

We live on the coat but must travel to hard pack. Vancouver Island blocks the large waves that do the work.

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posted on 23-8-2011 at 08:10 AM

thanks, thats what I was thinking. I found some hard packed sand near the pier so i'll try it out later.

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posted on 23-8-2011 at 08:59 AM

low tide = hard pack .... but then the wind has to match low tide. That is the hard part of riding the beach