2004 - Skywalker 128 x 38 - Help Please

[Tyler Durden]

Hi there,

 

I may be buying one of these boards as my first kiteboard. I weigh 75kg and will be flying my 13m and 16m Venoms on the water, would this board be a suitable board for learning on and allow me to progress into tricks etc?

 

http://www.megasurf.com.pl/megasurf/j/462_1.gif

http://www.megasurf.com.pl/megasurf/j/462_2.gif

 

Thanks

 

Barry

[kevob]

no its not big enough to learn on realy, you can do it but it will slow down your progression alot

 

have a look at the wavetray in my sig, this is an ideal size and works well with venoms as it is a fast board which is what they need

[Tyler Durden]

Thanks mate, bu it is out of my price range. My budget is a lowly £125.

 

I guess a Cabrinha Vari 138 x 38 would do the job?

[BillyGoat]

the vari is a good board.

 

 

Ideal size for a learner is 150/40cm anything below is making it a bit harder

[Tweak]

Ideal size for a learner is 150/40cm anything below is making it a bit harder

 

Hmmmmmm, That is difficult to say. My first session was on a huge board, i did not get up on it.

 

Then a few months later i brought my brunotti 125cm. And after splashing around for a bit, i was up an planing. Its small and very quick, which makes it easy to get up on the water. Also wen teaching my friend to kitesurf, he got up on my board with ease (he was a good land flyer). Also i am nine stone, which makes getting up with small boards easier. I have flown with big and small boards.

 

I find big boards are more difficult to get you OUT of the water with. Going from water to standing is more difficult than with small boards because it is quite slow. But once you are up, building speed is much easier because they have more surface area to plane on. Big boards seem to make you accelerate slowly.

 

When diving a kite with a small board, i find that you fly OUT of the water with ease, this is because there is less resistance from the board in the water. And if you kite skills are good, you are planing very fast very quickly. If not you sink.

 

To be honest, i think it is each to his own. When i try out people's new boards i do not like them unless they are quite small. I learnt quite well on a small board and going on big boards now makes me feel really unconfortable. I dont like the slow turning on them, i dont like how clumsy they are when you are putting them on your feet. And i dont like the slow approach to getting out the water.

 

What ever board you buy, you will adapt your kiting skills to fit to the board. And in the future you will want a smaller board not a HGV, so going small now will save you in the future.

[Tyler Durden]

Looks like I am getting a Cabrinha Vari 138 x 38, which should last me a while.

http://www.jerrykitesurf.com/upload/Store_64_Preview.jpg

 

Thanks for you input.

 

Tweak: Perhaps you could give me a few lessons when I get on the water.

[KermitStu]

im 9.5 stone ( sorry to but in on your thread ) what sort of board would suit me im a average kite land boarder can do jumps and some triks and have only been doing it 6 mounths so i learn qwik i may be using a 7m or 10m flysurfer psycho 2

[Dragon Danny]

depends mate Whats your budget??

[KermitStu]

£200 maby depends whats around if its more i will save but i need one that i dont have to change 6 weeks later

 

how good are trinity custom 130x40 for a starter board

[Dragon Danny]

Well from what i gather 130x40 is the correct sort of size for a starter board but could nto comment on the Trinity Custom Board.

 

Im looking in maybe getting the Skywalker 128 x 38 as will surely jus progress to its size?? What do others think of this board?? will I suffer alot as a first water board??

[pong]

well actualy after having thought about it a bit more i think if your skills are up to it, a medium board will not do you to badly, basicaly i recon that if you have a good feel for kiting and you have what you need to do when on the water sorted in you head. you should be o.k. on that vari, if you have a big board i sopose you can out grow it but i dont see this as that much of a problem if you buy second hand stuff at a decent price you should be able to shift it again in a month or two without to much truble.

 

if your new to the whole kiting thing the advantage to a big board is you can use a smaller kite wich is less hassle when walking etc and less scary, but if your confertable handling a powerfull kite, you should be o.k.

 

as for the sky walker it is a realy nice board but that's depending what you want, it gives a realy soft cusiond feel and can be skatey depending what size fins you have on it as for a total begginer board it would not be ideal if you have a big board to get your skills up a bit and can handle kites well then maby you'll be o.k.

 

where did you see the sky walker and for how much??

[Kev9101]

I lost my 130 x 29 Skywalker board late Friday at Leasowe, the top is red with a blue gost skywalker logoon on each end If found please call 07808056980 reward given

Thanks Kevin

[bradders]

The vari is a good board, best around in it's day, will feel a bit stiff compared to todays boards.

From what I've heard the early Skywalkers were cheap and nasty, before the fack 'n' strong model came out which is a very good allround board.