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YellowKiter
Since 16 Jul 2009
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 Wed Jul 22, 09 11:40 am Really light, light, light wind boards |
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Does anyone know where a good place to look for super light wind boards online?
like 179cm? i've been looking, but cool ones are proving to be hard to find..
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ryan800
Since 09 Dec 2007
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Seattle
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
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retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 12:01 pm |
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| the best light wind board is a skim board. Period. No twin tip or surfboard, no matter how large has less drag than a skim.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
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Hood River
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 12:45 pm |
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| Depending on skim construction... Skimboards that flex are less efficient.
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Kodiak
Since 01 Aug 2005
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Slidey
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 12:49 pm |
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| pdxmonkeyboy wrote: | | the best light wind board is a skim board. Period. No twin tip or surfboard, no matter how large has less drag than a skim. |
I see what your saying with the drag, but it also has very little float. I would love to see some of the race designers chime in on this. Supposedly you can cruise along in like 7 knots on some of those new race boards. Would love to try out the north production version.
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scottm
Since 12 Jun 2006
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 1:19 pm |
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I would look for a used Slingshot Glide. The original and still the best light-light-lightwind board. For the ultimate in lightwind efficiency, run it finless, a trick I learned from John Doyle who designed it. I haven't seen a skimboard that can out-glide a finless Glide.
Some sites to check out besides the classifieds here on nwkite are ikitesurf.com and ebay.
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YellowKiter
Since 16 Jul 2009
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Spokane/Coeur d'alene
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 1:26 pm |
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ryan is a comedian i see.
anyways, i have a skimboard, but it doesn't have anything to hold onto my feet with and that's a nono. i heard the bigger the board, the easier it is in light wind.
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SalmonSlayer
Since 27 Nov 2005
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 1:48 pm |
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| scottm wrote: | I would look for a used Slingshot Glide. The original and still the best light-light-lightwind board. For the ultimate in lightwind efficiency, run it finless, a trick I learned from John Doyle who designed it. I haven't seen a skimboard that can out-glide a finless Glide.
Some sites to check out besides the classifieds here on nwkite are ikitesurf.com and ebay. |
How does removing the fins Help performance? the fins are sooo small i am not sure they do much when they are on the board
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SalmonSlayer
Since 27 Nov 2005
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 1:48 pm |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 3:46 pm Commit to length and volume |
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Guys, guys, seriously...you need to start thinking big...
11 ft. and about 11,000,000 liters of pure light wind performance. In this shot I'm on a tiny 11m kite!
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The minnow
Since 26 Jan 2009
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 4:18 pm Re: Really light, light, light wind boards |
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| CodyColada wrote: | Does anyone know where a good place to look for super light wind boards online?
like 179cm? i've been looking, but cool ones are proving to be hard to find.. |
I definnetly know this answer its a board by lightwave made about five years ago , and evolution is not always good sometimes they should stick to what works, it was called wake n stlye, 181,179? 169! they were really good if you can get one that not delamed if the top sheet is bad pull it off , but these boards work and surf well dont feel like some big ass barn door with no rock they got plenty of rocker thats important in not stuffing it. you can cut delame and lay epoxy i would not try to glue delame down doesnt seem to work well ? but just glue it so it doesnt keep delaming!!!! good luck!!!!!!
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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C Johnson
Since 17 Apr 2009
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 6:57 pm |
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landboard or door will suite you well.
personally I do something else when its light out (under 14mph). like ride a bike or hang out with friends I haven't seen since before I started kiting.
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YellowKiter
Since 16 Jul 2009
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 7:53 pm |
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| i live 5 hours away from the gorge in an area of pretty light wind soo
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$ociopath
Since 28 Nov 2007
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i got to try out an a boards light wind board at floras last friday. i don't really understand why but my 15 fuel was barely staying in the sky and that thing kept me upwind  with no current even got some mini dangle/tricks gone bad in  in the interest of not getting skunked light wind boards can come through.
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DROCK999
Since 31 May 2007
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Left Coast
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 8:24 pm |
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| ryan800 wrote: | http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/boa/1283376444.html
600 cm might be a little big, but 330hp should get you going without too much wind. |
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Sol-flyer
Since 21 Mar 2006
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| Wed Jul 22, 09 8:37 pm |
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| perryj wrote: | | i got to try out an a boards light wind board at floras last friday. i don't really understand why but my 15 fuel was barely staying in the sky and that thing kept me upwind with no current even got some mini dangle/tricks gone bad in in the interest of not getting skunked light wind boards can come through. |
This is the Aboard (Glider) that perryj was reffering too. It is very good for light winds and wheighs next to nothing. This board can get me tacking upwind in 8mph on a 12m Eclipse Thruster. Great choice 
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