i know it may be stupid to ask but i was just wondering if it is possible to stip down a big old windsurfer and essentualy use it as a sup for ultra light wind kiting. saw one at the dump shop and thought well cant afford a sup why not an old windsurfer. is this possible ?? any ideas

Andy

FAIL !!!!

My first attempt at kite surfing back in the late 90's was doing that.
Lucky for me not many ppl around to see

I started kiteboarding on a 9' longboard and a 4m buggy kite. It worked fine. No straps. Plenty of wax. Away you go.

I wouldn't bother with a sailboard. Heavy. ugly, cumbersome, wrong setup, rails too thick.

For very good light wind performance get yourself a sheet of plywood and ride that. Make it vaguely skimboard or TT shaped. Add straps if you want. Don't bother with fins. Marine ply is heavier but lasts better.

About 10-12mm thick. 48-50cm wide. Not too long. Too long means too much flex which is slow and will bog you down. Mine was 135cm.

My first plyboard looked like that. The second was 135x48cm and it rocked. WIdth and flatness is much more important than length.

can you put building a light wind board into more detail im keen to build boards i built my skateboard and loved it just wondering can u make straps or is there a cheap alternative ?? and also any tips on building a kite skimboard ??

AndyEliotH said...

i know it may be stupid to ask but i was just wondering if it is possible to stip down a big old windsurfer and essentualy use it as a sup for ultra light wind kiting. saw one at the dump shop and thought well cant afford a sup why not an old windsurfer. is this possible ?? any ideas

Andy

Hi Guys, I'm just learning kiting but I'd have to give this credit... Was at Sandgate on Thursday just past and at lunch time with about 9-10kns the only guy out was using a pretty big sailboard, we didn't see him start off and he tacked back and forth and by the time we left he was a bloody long way out (upwind), so no details on the board. He just walked around while jibing so he was always heal side, looked pretty funny but he had more fun than us.

Hi Guys, I'm just learning kiting but I'd have to give this credit... Was at Sandgate on Thursday just past and at lunch time with about 9-10kns the only guy out was using a pretty big sailboard, we didn't see him start off and he tacked back and forth and by the time we left he was a bloody long way out (upwind), so no details on the board. He just walked around while jibing so he was always heal side, looked pretty funny but he had more fun than us.

I can see how if the only interest people have is kiting then they may be desperate enough to kite anything stonger than a f@rt via any means possible. I prefer having more interests though, lets me have more toys