landboarding help for florence area

marina · Since 16 Jan 2006 150 Posts California coast Stoked

hi guys,
a friend of mine lives in Eugene and wants to give landboarding a try. any suggestions for a good all around board and kite size for the florence area as he has a beach house there with miles of open sandy beach?

barfly · Since 31 Mar 2005 1216 Posts Portland BRACKISH

For a board, something like an MBS Core 90 or 95 http://www.mbs.com/productcart/pc/viewCat_mbs.asp?idCategory=27 or Ground Ind Prodigy http://www.groundindustries.com/ak-103/34-prodigy-90. There are more advanced boards after that.

Anything goes for the kite. If your friend is already a kiter, inflatables will work fine just under rig. If that is too much grunt, I would suggest a 3-5m foil.

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

I just have some kids p.o.s. MTB (ebay $130)
for the sand it works fine ,probably would break if used for real landboarding

I almost never go with a small kite ,seeing how a big kite in less than planing conditions will take me faster than I can run (sand is hard) Rolling Eyes

say a 10 meter in 10 mph would easily go 20+ mph