Has anyone tried them as kitesurf waveboards?
They are superlight epoxy boards with some great shapes.
I picked up a 2nd hand one, a 6' 1" squash tail that had been adapted for kitesurfing and fitted with footstraps. How much had been done to reinforce the board I do not know but, apart from the odd repairable ding, the board is holding out well.
I have been riding it mostly strapless and was so impressed with the board that I recently bought a brand new 5' 10" version of the same board, no straps, just a standard "off the shelf" surfboard.
First impressions were good, superlight and fast. However, only the second time out with it yesterday, powered up 7m weather and I came off the water with super sized heel indentations on the board around the forward foot placement area and hairline fractures along one of the rails.
I've been back to the supplier and sent photos which are being sent on to Resin8. I've still to hear back but am guessing that they are only going to say that I've used the board for something that it was not designed for, which is probably true.
Should it all be considered my own fault I was thinking of putting it into custom board builder to have the deck beefed up a bit. Sure it will put a bit of weight on the board and alter the flex but could be worth doing to get back out on it.
Any comments or similar experience?