borntofli
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Posts: 306
Registered: 12-8-2007
Location: Port Aransas, TX
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Mood: Can\'t get enough kiting
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The right board makes all the difference.....
Wind started out at 18mph and fell to 15.....10 pulse and my new spleene rip plus 137 x 44 board.....Usual onshore wind and surfable wave conditions..
This board is basically flat and square... Could get and get going, but kept stuffing the nose in the waves.. back foot pressure to get over the
waves and lose my speed and die....
Thinking I'm going backwards in my learning curve, I went and grabbed my other board..
Slingshot sx 143 x 40 w/ more rocker and narrower tips...
Up and away I go, over the waves... A little hop here and there but no nose stuffs..... Went from being depressed and frustrated to happy and wanting
more....
I should have had the 12 pulse out, as I was a bit underpowered....
There's always this afternoon....................
I'll save the spleene for flatwater, which i've never been on and not looking like I ever will.....
Ocean Rodeo Rise 12
Ozone C4 10
Slingshot Octane 7
Flysurfer speed 2 15 SA
Rollersurfer (for sale)
6\'2\" Slingshot SST
Slingshot fuse
Brokite 134 freeride
Ocean Rodeo mako 140
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Kamikuza
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Registered: 9-1-2005
Location: Shiga, JAPAN
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True dat
Don't get lazy and rely on the board to do the work though, sometimes you gotta work the board too. My Door is less floaty than the Square One when
I'm underpowered, but much faster and goes upwind better ...
Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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PHREERIDER
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Registered: 13-2-2008
Location: SC
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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YOUR TASTE AND SKILL WILL CHANGE, MOST BOARDS HAVE SWEET SPOTS , DIFFERENT POWER, SPEED AND FLOW , KEEP AT IT GO BACK TO WHEN CONDITIONS LOOKS TO FIT
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bmor
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Registered: 17-2-2005
Location: Ontario
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I use a LF Proof 151 for onshore waves in Lake Ontario and find it to be a comfortable ride. It has continous rocker, narrower tips and is fairly
stiff. The drawback is that it's heavy but I don't jump alot yet so not an issue. I weigh 220lbs and use it with 9-16m kites. Never felt overpowered
on it and I find it's smooth through the waves. I was thinking of replacing it as it's considered a "beginners" board but then realized how well it
works for cruising around in various wave and swell conditions. And funny thing, I was thinking of getting a Slingshot SX in the 140 range as a
smaller board to have.
Radsail Pro 3 & 6m, Blaze2 5 & 7m, Jojo Rage 10m, Pulse 13m, Venom2 16m, Vio 18m, Cab Xbow 9, 12 & 16m
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tridude
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Registered: 20-10-2006
Location: South Carolina
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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Slingy makes a sweet board as do Ocean Rodeo..........the 140x40 Mako would work well in the conditions you described.......................... :duh:
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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borntofli
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Posts: 306
Registered: 12-8-2007
Location: Port Aransas, TX
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Mood: Can\'t get enough kiting
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I've read some reviews on them, and people either love em or hate em.... It sounds like a good board for the rough disorganized surf we have here....
Ocean Rodeo Rise 12
Ozone C4 10
Slingshot Octane 7
Flysurfer speed 2 15 SA
Rollersurfer (for sale)
6\'2\" Slingshot SST
Slingshot fuse
Brokite 134 freeride
Ocean Rodeo mako 140
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