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Hi Guys, my name is Travis and I'm the Store Manager here at SeaFreaks Gold Coast. We're loading up with stock for the new season for both Kitesurfing and Stand Up Paddle, we're sporting the biggest selection of Naish and F-One you'll find on the Gold Coast. If you're interested in either brand or you just want to come in and keep me company through the day I'd love it! Come hang out and be part of the family Shop Location & Information Website: http://www.seafreaks.com.au Email: info@seafreaks.com.au Phone: 0411 823 886 Shop Address: 2/22 Hutchinson Street Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast Queensland 4220 We had our opening day with Chubbys Diner supplying great Sliders and Beach Buggy Australia for cruising the Gold Coast.
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Hi i was looking for a new board and came across these ex display boards and wondered if anyone had any experience with any of these models and their opinion would be great also is the price good? site link; http://www.kiteko.co/page-14/page-13/
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Went on my 2012 3 week Portugal kitesurf trip and had a new company in the world of kiteboard building going by the name of NAVIS post me out their signature freestyle board for demo. Being based in Sweden (and during their bank holiday period) I was pleased they went to the trouble. This board was very much worth the trouble. Built from a solid wood core (Paulownia wood from Slovenia) and Bio-Epoxy from the US this board is very environmentally friendly, as well as a dream to use. Weighing in at 2.55kg this is a pretty light board too, making smooth transitions on either tack pretty easy. The rails are sharp and progressive, but also not overly keen so not to cause easy toe side slams! The underbelly is a full Dual Concave for quick planning and stable high speeds. This is a strong characteristic in major high line boards such as the Nobile 2HD series and the F-One Freestyle boards, which retail at almost twice the price of the Foucan. The upwind ability of this board is pretty astounding! The company advertises the Foucan as an “Upwind Machine” and let’s face it, all the manufacturers do the same. This board however is just that. After a few hours on the water you just don’t have to ‘try’ to get back upwind it seems to automatically take you there, it’s as simple as that. The board is classed by the company as a ‘stiffy’, but when tested by our Dutch friends at the Alvor Lagoons in Portugal they suggested it has a softer feel compared to their Liquid Force Freestyle boards. Nose to nose they were right. Stiffer than a Shinn MonkII, softer than a Nobile 2HD gave nice soft landings for a heavyweight rider such as myself, so I was personally pleased with the flex response. I ended up buying the Foucan to add to my batch, if you see me riding it you could very easily fall in love with the Retro style, almost Bamboo, look of the deck, no fancy graphics here! My personal preference with the Foucan was the Nobile IFS PRO 2011 footpads and straps, because, and amazingly, your typical kitesurfer doesn’t have size 13 feet and weigh 280LB!! Who’d have known? Author : Mr.M -
The Lightwave 169 was my first training board for kite surfing. Researched the characteristics of the larger board for the larger rider I purchased a pristine example from Ebay. With a total length of 169cm and twin tip this was the ideal learner board for me. Took a day out to Cleethorpes and met an instructor to give me some pointers to starting, I was already familiar with rigging and launching, and took to the water with a 9mtr Flexifoil Strike and Dakine Fusion Harness. What an amazing board. With my history of Cable Wake Boarding and Speed Windsurfing the transition to kitesurf-board should have been a smooth one. Hmm. Took about 5 attempts to actually get planning on the Litewave 169, and personally I think this was down to the board. Tough as nails with razor sharp rails, all this board wanted to do was GO! I sold the board shortly after this day however, due to wanting a slightly smaller board that would be easier to travel abroad with. Bought the Naish 134 TTPRO. Compared to the Litewave the TTPRO feels like a TOP TRUMP card! Oh the TTPRO is pretty wide at 40ish centimetres, but there is no beating the 169 for overall buoyancy and early planning capabilities. I would deffo get another, if I could find one at the right price. Shouldn't have sold the last one. One of the other points that sold me the Litewave is the story of one owner who left his board leant up behind a transit van next to the beach. Not too surprisingly the van reversed, flattening the board into the sand. On rescuing the board, the only sign of damage were a few scratch marks down the rocker, no dents or perforations what so ever. By : mrmawalker
