I am looking to get a kiteboard in the near future.
From what I understand, a larger board is easier for learning. But what about a very large board? Does it make it even easier to learn, or harder.

Would a 158cm Cabrinha Prodigy be good as a beginner board? I figured I could use it to start and eventually it would become my low wind board.

Any input is appreciated.

For a beginner, the bigger the better. I think for an average weight person, the 158cm Prodigy would be just fine.

Thanks, I was thinking a Door or similar originally but the wallet is hurting since I had to replace my car this month.

Weight around 170#

What year is that Prodigy and how much are they asking for it?

Board is a 2009, they are asking 300. Seller says it's in excellent condition

That board should be 44cm wide which should be good enough to learn on. A board with more surface area on the water will help you get up and planing easier, keep planing, and going upwind easier, which is what you want when you're first starting. The easier you get up out of the water and the longer you keep riding once up, the quicker you'll dial in your stance.

Longer length boards are good, but having the board be flat and wide is better. I'm going to shoot you a u2u with another recommendation.

Also, these big beginner boards usually end up becoming your lightwind boards

I got a 158cm prodigy board 2 years ago to learn on and have used it a lot, with 15m convert, 12m, and 9m cabrinha xbow kites. Never an issue with the board. Take some time to set up the foot pads so you can get in and out easy. I found trying to adjust the pads a few times to get my feet+booties in and out while juggling a kite in the water was trickier, than a few minutes on shore...

thats a really good board , wood core i belive. your going to love that thing in the surf flats.

Ok, so now I am between a 158 x 41 and a flatter 146 x 46 board.

I understand that a wider board is probably better to learn with than a longer, thinner one.

Thoughts?

"I understand that a wider board is probably better to learn with than a longer, thinner one."

Not necessarily. I'd guess that they both would provide roughly the same amount of surface area so it's a coin toss which would be better IMO. If you were an experienced kiter looking for a lightwind board, I'd say go for the 145x46. But as a beginner I think either would work fine, and maybe the 156x41 might be a touch easier to handle at first (less likely to dig the nose in). Either would work but that 156x41 is more like every beginner board I've seen.