Because of the board's float and its streamlined shape, it would get planing and accelerate rapidly, boosting the apparent wind in the kite. Then you could load up some pressure on the board's asymmetrically-foiled fins and generate a surprising amount of lift for speed or upwind drive. I imagine I'm missing a lot of the subtleties of how to ride the board, but I'm excited about getting some more time on the water to dial it in. For now here's the video of my first attempt.
Gebi Board Test from James Douglass on Vimeo.
3 comments:
What a coincidence, I saw your blog, before I saw the ikitesurf link.
Where does one find a board like this? With the usual light winds out here in Los Angeles, a kiting surfboard would be great for me.
Hi Canucck- I got this one straight from Mike Gebhardt after he announced on his facebook page that he was selling a bunch of raceboards. You could look him up and see if he still has any. Or if you want to buy a new raceboard, a couple brands that I know of are making them, like Ocean Rodeo, North, and Alex Aguera. The only brand I know of that makes a "freeride raceboard" like mine (easier to ride and better for jumping and manouvering than a full-on raceboard) is Airush. It's called the "Airush Sector" if you want to google it. Good luck.
Saw this on kiteforum.com - thanks for your essay :D
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