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Don't be put off by your first impressions of a cheap board. The MBS Comp95 is a very solid foundation to start with and even stick with moving forward.

Welcome @jjesseday Your best bet (at this stage) would be to do a 2 things. 1. When it isn't raining and it's a smooth wind at your beach spot - just go and static fly the kites you have. Start with the easy one's (beamer) and then work up to the angry one's (blade) depending on wind conditions. This will get you back into flying the actual kite again. 2. Find a spot that is local to you which has a decent decline on grass or dirt/gravel. Take your board and slowly work yourself up to manoeuvreing the board until you work out the ins and outs of how it works by itself. Then, you will be ready to combine both kite and board and understand if you need to make the transition to depower or not. If your not THAT keen on leaving the ground, then you may have the quiver of kites you already need

Should be pulling up Sunday morning if the wind forecast still holds out 😎

Hey mate! Looks awesome 😀 Have the best time and good luck with your ventures

Welcome to Extreme Kites!! Balnarring beach is good on a low tide , Plenty of room

It's hard to tell from your photos the exact problem. I don't know if it'll help, but here's a photo of it under load. And the first page of the manual for the bar is in the Library under the manuals section of the site; Can you show us how your putting the pin into the primary safety? Where are you located, mate?

Welcome to Extreme Kites @Eddie Routledge Post up a few photos of what you have got in front of you and showing the damage etc. and one of us can chime in and offer some advice mate.

Hi Robert, Make a post in the landboard section with links to what you are thinking and we can all chip in and give you advice as you go.

Gotta love the wind and tide gods, ey 😝

That's F-arcing awesome 😁

I'll bite! It's been far too long 🙃

So looking at the wind and tide for this weekend it seems Sunday morning might work. 10:30AM low tide (0.5) and SW predicted. But who knows with VIC weather at the moment - that all could change and blow through earlier or later or just not at all. I'll probably make the call on Saturday night and see if the prediction is still holding. Anyone else interested??...??

Hi @Branden Lawsonwelcome to Extreme Kites! Your on the right track with what your looking for in depower kite size ie. you mention an 8 meter. 8 - 10 meter depowers should have you going in the wind range you mentioned. Not sure what the used market is like in your area, however you could look for a used Ozone Access 10m which is friendly to learn depower with and is very forgiving with gusts. You could even look for a 9m frenzy too if available which would have as much power as the 10, just a little more advanced kite great for land boarding. Depends on what is around for you - second hand is always a good option to learn depower kites and then if you wanted to buy a new kite, you'd probably then be more comfortable going bigger as you'll know how to manage the kite and utilise the depower and power when you need it. Many advantages with the safety systems too in gusty weather. Let us know what your options might be and someone will always chime in to give you a helping hand.

Thanks for sharing @Chaos! It's great to see more companies being mindful of our planet and what a great way to power the ship.