Kitesurfing boards are a quite often underestimated element when thinking about solutions to be able to kitesurf during those nice sunny summer days when the wind is just not enough for the standard kitesurfing equipment quiver.
Up until recently, kitesurfers used bigger and bigger kitesurfing kites to make use of that gentle wind and be able to cruise gently. But bigger kitesurf kites means also slower kites and it is in general very painful to relaunch such a big monster when it falls from the sky.
Today, more and more people are realizing that the solution is not using bigger kites but using floaty kitesurfing boards instead. The principle behind is that when using a positively buoyant board, the pull of the kite is only needed to move the kitesurfer on the surface of the water rather than out of the water and therefore much less energy is needed. Once the kitesurfing is moving, it is possible to make a better use of the available wind by moving the kite and generating apparent wind. As a result, a medium size fast turning kite together with a floaty board are a much better solution than a less floaty board and a huge slow kite.
There are different solutions available… Read the rest of this entry »
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Reading kiteforum we have found this post about foil kites that looks quite interesting. Also considering that they can be used for landboarding and snowkiting we are thinking of giving it a try.
Let me try and break it down for you by telling you why I ride foils. Also, please disregard anything said by PMU. He only posts ani-foil lies and nothing else on this forum so he does not carrry any weight.
I started on inflatable “C” kites back in the day… Read the rest of this entry »
Kitesurfing Boards Crew about Kite Show Cumbuco 2009. Old school rocks!!
Kite Show cumbuco claims to be “the most entertaining kiteboarding event in the world”.
Their slogan is “KITEboarding is back!” and what they want to mean is Old school, big airs, lots of spins, grabs, etc. what, we have to admit, it is a lot of fun for the riders and for those enjoying a caipirinha on the beach.
If you add temperatures between 23°C and 30°C, water temperature around the 28°, wind everyday, flat water and waves, you can be sure Cumbuco must be a big show also during this competition.
This is just a couple of examples to give an idea of the disciplines in competion, this is going to be fun:
CORE Hangtime
- jump and hang as long as possible
- one jump at a time
- rider limitation: 20 (men 15, women 5)
Brasilazy Funny/Crazy Move
- show us your funniest move
- one jump at a time
- rider limitation: open (mixed)
Most Spins
- as many spins as possible
- when same number of spins, the technical grade and height will be judged
- one jump at a time
- rider limitation: 20 (mixed)
Check out this video from day 1… Read the rest of this entry »