Is it possible to skim board in shallow water using a kite.

Yea, not by me but there's a guy on youtube doing it.

there are quite a few guys that find using a skim board gives them the best light wind performance for kite boarding. Shallow water - yes it's doable but if you bottom out you take a bigger risk of injury if you are traveling at speed. You don't even have to be going fast to be unlucky with a bad twist. Jim Everding (who, some on PKF know) broke his leg last week with a bad fall on a new twin skim - Jim makes Jellyfish boards, here is picture of the twin skim they made for a friend with his company logo. He does a great job on a variety of board styles.

Hi

I believe thats the board he was riding when he broke his leg, but I could be wrong.

John

mark shinn

youtube that name

thanks for your helpful advice every one I decided to do a little research and my noobish advice i came up with was that putting surf board wax on your skim boars top AKA the part you stand on helps your feet stay on the board go figure:eureka:

i got a sheet of black magic (grip tape) on my skimmy. works like butter.

man i love my skim in the surf. in 15mph winds, on my 12m Havoc(LEI) i can cut super far up wind. theres nothing like riding a skim on a kite strapless. it feels like your riding a giant butter knife while slicing through a warm stick of butter

they are fun! the bigger the better .

i have a tendency to run it TOO close and the falls are nasty

this thread got me going,

here is a youtube vid, not too many views about 3000. but, it is the gnarliest, sickest, call it what you want to, hands down best Kite/skim
session i have ever seen. it looks like it was at the Gorge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4mkCvpjY3Q&feature=relat...

pay attention to :48 seconds. WHAT IS THAT CALLED!!!!
he was planing on the back tip of his skimmer. nutts

i dont get how he gets the board to come with him when he jumps

:eekdrull:This brings many questions....

How does one keep the board on their feet when jumping. Also how would one do a water start if they bail in slightly deeper water??

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Originally posted by shaggs2riches :eekdrull:This brings many questions.... How does one keep the board on their feet when jumping. Also how would one do a water start if they bail in slightly deeper water??

just pure skill, hes just usig the wind to keep it pressed against his feet. skimmers are very light so its like waving a sheet of paper against your palm. the paper just sticks to your hand.

skimboards arnt that lightweight, not the one i have at least......

i should have been more specific, foam/fiberglass skimmers are light

What makes them good for light wind?

on 48 sec.mark...

first of all, a skim or the directional in hi wind like that is hard to manage, if you have a flat spot like that yeah its fun.


looks like he started a carving turn but TOO HOT and aborted before kite goes around. not really a trick more of "holy chit no way i can keep it together" move and thats what you get in the last sec correction.

I was wondering what a good type of kite is for this type of kite boarding the cheaper the better i don"t even have my first kite beacause I orderd a trainer kite online and they ran out of that type so I canceled the order now i'm looking for a intermidiate kite that will get me into the sport that I can use for a long time in many wind condition, I bought some cheap two line kites to practice maneuvering

noob kiter ,u r lookin 4 the magic kite. When ya find it,let us all know where to get one. Start small get skilz and exp. ,then get somethin bigger and work your way up.That is the smart safe way.:wee:
Or you could get a kite that will show you what your FEMUR looks like. Personally ,I'm not that curious!

can any one give me some idea about what kite would be good for some one starting who is a about 175 who would be kite boarding near the cape probably

or a good beginner kite for body dragging and playing around in a field

i want to help you out but you have to make sure to be specific when asking questions.

example:

what are your locations typical wind speeds
are you inland or ocean side
when you say playing around in a field that contradicts your other post of body dragging.

if you feel like jumping, or just want a kite that will muscle you around in your backyard, go with a 5 meter pansh ace from panshkites.com

thanks houston air head

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pansh-Legend-5-5m-Black-Power-Kite-/18...

Is this kite ok for kite jumping even though it says its not if not then ill get the smaller more expensive

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pansh-Blaze-5m-Black-Yellow-Power-Kite...

no the legends and blazes are not made for jumping although you can there is a better model.

buy this one
http://panshkite.com/index.php?gOo=goods_details.dwt&goo...

they ship free, gets to your door in 3 days.

start another thread for more responses.

An ace 5m for learning skim boarding ?

I can agree that the 5m ace has a great wind range and is the cheapest kite you can imagine but it will serve up mucho agro trying to learn in the water ? It is made for land only ! Riding a 5m open cell on a skim board ( ask Flash Austin ) is possible but not suggested.

Looking at my bridles on my 5 I would bet BIG money they would stretch if wet and stressed.

You need to make up your mind about the water thing ?

In my experience you should be looking for a QUALITY used kite with pro' repairs online. You get what you pay for in this sport buying new. Repaired kites draw less interest and can be a real bargain. If you want to end up on the water , get a water kite !

no for jumping

HQ Hydra for beginner with land and water relaunch capabilities.................................

Bladerunner what are good used kite web sites http://www.kitetrader.com is the one ive been looking at

what about the HQ Neo 2 6m for a begginer some people dont think their are kites that can be used on land and in the water ?

My average wind speed for my state is 12.6MPH I believe it was