Thanks for questions Rickl. The ocean surface was smooth glasslike. Mini clean 1-2ft sets. Was high tide so i could come pretty close to shallow. Slow grade to deepest outside 10-15 ft.deep. No weeds whatsoever. Water color has tinge of amber due to high plankton concentration from upwelling. My boa...

You get to beach sideshore wind 8mph! (south) in the northern hemisphere. zero whitecaps.super glassy.1 to 2ft surf. you know upwelling is happening because you swam that morning and the water temp dropped 10 degrees from 84F to 74F! since you have seen this phenomenon many times before you rig up b...

Hi WW. If you are considering the north skimfish i would look at the north freerace twin fin 14cm (5 1/2") flat rocker 164cm (5'4") x 47.5cm (18 5/8") it is "skatey" turns on a dime / goes upwind high and fast / will kill mushy 3ft waves.that is my weapon for lightwind riding.On my 2011 14m rebel i ...

Thank you Peter-Frank for sharing your favorite"combo gear" for 10mph ocean waves riding.i had to look up "pedantic" by the way. however would you agree that having 30m lines on a 12m kite (7.5m projected) has less "power juice" than my set-up! i have 21m lines+3m extensions=24m plus the bridle leng...

Thanks Adrood for sharing your gear choice. this is what i am looking for. what do true LOW WIND "surfkiters" ride around the world. i myself use speed3 21 on 21+3m =24m lines and my north freerace twin-fin 5"4" directional. nowadays with dedicated LOW WIND performance FOILS and TUBE kites no one re...

Thanks for sharing your choices for 8-10mph kitesurfing gear. from surfboard w/no kite,rocking chair,golfing,cable park ,wakeboard behind motorboat. all fun and great alternatives!but what if you are the type of person who needs to be out in the waves under real low wind power? what do you use? kite...

from a non downwinder type surf riding my set-up is speed3 21m and my north freerace twin fin strapped directional 164 (5'4") x 47.5 (18 5/8") i found that the 21m gets overall best performance by using 3m extensions for 21+3=24m lines. my weight 75 kl (165 lb) and years kiting 12.