Anyone have an experience riding either of these boards? I'm a dealer for both companies, but all are sold out and never had a chance to try them. Looking for a somewhat loose strapless / fun board to play around with.

Any other dealers have any of these by chance?

Bob
www.kiteridersllc.com

Hi , got a nugget in the shop but haven't tried it.
I ride a lot on skim and do 50 percent of my sesh with an airush skimmy.
The nugget is bigger will float better, it is also not a skim so it might not have that throw around thing i like on skims. It really depends on what you are looking for, but the size and thickness ensure it is going to be a good light winder...now, to ollie these would require good technic...
The reforms looks like a lot more fun ...to me..you can surf small waves and chop, and is much better than the nugget if you are going to go the strapless freestyle way...
My 2 cents, have a good one...

I have used the Cabrinha Nugget and found the more I used it the more I liked it. It in my opinion is quite different to a dedicated kite skim board like the Nobile Skim. The Nugget did not have the low end which one might think and did not go upwind as well as the skimboard so in essence not a light wind (ie sub 14knot) choice. Once the winds are 14knots and up, the board comes alive and feels very light and very sensative to foot movement which is great for having fun on the board and throwing tricks. I did not try it on waves, but rather choppy conditions. It has a full length eva pad which provides great traction. This is a board most riders will need to put the hours in on to see the benefits of its design.

I have the Reform and it seems like a true skim to me in shape and build. Goes upwind extremely easily as you would expect. Fun to ride. Excels in flat water or small waves, bounces around a bit more in chop than some other kite skims I've ridden. But that could be my inexperience in how to ride them.

That's surprising on the low end of the Nugget. Good to know.

Captain, where did you get the reform? Trying to see if SS will fire up the molds again, but probably not.

Bob
www.kiteridersllc.com

I got it from SS last Fall I guess...when they still had lots of them!

But, a quick google search showed it in stock here, here and here. I don't know if they really have it, but they let me add it to the cart...