MatteoMatteo V wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2017 3:51 pm
You are still trying to make your kite experience harder AND less exciting. No one teaches kiteboarding to beginners on SUP's for good reason - no one would want to continue, as they would have more fun with a paddle in their hand. I know your line of thinking on this. Lots of us, including me had your same thoughts. Lots of other people gave advice not to do it. Still, I and many others with your same thoughts gave SUP kiting a go. No we would not ever think of doing it again. And we always recommend against it.
I am pretty sure you can't be talked out of this path. But one day you will be just like me giving advice that someone down the line. And from your own experience, you will be saying don't do this.
EDTedt wrote: ↑Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:33 pmSUP kiting can't go as low as a race twintip for instance on a SUP you can't go in as light wind as you do with the flysurfer fly race twintip. The lowest wind kiting is done with hydrofoils which can go 5 knots lower than a SUP or a twintip. Even though a SUP provides a lot of flotation it doesn't provide the proper center support like you have on for instance a wind surfer that you need in order to edge. The tail fins are insufficient to provide enough grip in the water. What you have to do in order to kite with a SUP is to use the entire rail of the SUP, dig it into the water in order to provide an edge. Because of this you need enough wind to be able to edge a SUP. SUP kiting is not for low wind. Hydrofoiling is light wind kiting. Notice I started this thread above 4 or 5 years ago before I got both my SUP and my hydrofoil and experience on both. Now I know better! I still have my SUP and will take it out with a kite but I only use it to take a cooler of beer to a little island near by.
That SUP you have sounds pretty good actually. I highly suggest learning on a twintip first tho, kite skills come first before board skills and it's a lot easier to learn how to kite on a twintip than SUP.Ittiandro wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:06 pm
EDT
I don't have a SUP, but a Windsup. Maybe this can make a difference. It is an 11 ft long Bic Windsup , which I fitted with a longer fin to replace the standard Dolphin fin which was useless. I can easily bank on the rails to control it and it also has a centerboard which helps to go upwind. So maybe it wouldn't be that bad with a kite.
Of course , I'll eventually take a course. This was in the plans, but it won't be before ..6 months because winter is on its way.edt wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:40 pmThat SUP you have sounds pretty good actually. I highly suggest learning on a twintip first tho, kite skills come first before board skills and it's a lot easier to learn how to kite on a twintip than SUP.Ittiandro wrote: ↑Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:06 pm
EDT
I don't have a SUP, but a Windsup. Maybe this can make a difference. It is an 11 ft long Bic Windsup , which I fitted with a longer fin to replace the standard Dolphin fin which was useless. I can easily bank on the rails to control it and it also has a centerboard which helps to go upwind. So maybe it wouldn't be that bad with a kite.
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