Kitesurfing 600km

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Quinnny
Quinnny
12 posts
12 posts
6 Jun 2019 10:36pm
Team needing some guidance. This summer, I'm doing a long distance kiting challenge in open water and I'm needing some advice on the type of board to use ----I'm currently lost!

I'm ideally looking for something that will help in the choppy ocean condition and will be easy on the knees but will be able to travel at good speed.

Appreciate your input. Q
Plummet
Plummet
4862 posts
4862 posts
7 Jun 2019 2:18am
Hydrofoil. Unless its super rough and windy.
airsail
airsail
QLD
1604 posts
QLD, 1604 posts
7 Jun 2019 5:57am
Definitely a race foil, very smooth ride and quick. You should easily maintain 40kph in open water with little strain on the legs. But that's still about 15 hrs on the water, a bloody long time.
Phoney
Phoney
NSW
608 posts
NSW, 608 posts
7 Jun 2019 9:37am
Do it in a giant inflatable pink flamingo. You'll get a Guinness record for sure.
juicerider
juicerider
WA
790 posts
WA, 790 posts
7 Jun 2019 7:47am
Send a pm to Ian Young He's the man when it comes to long distance. He did a 1200km kitesurf, a few years ago.
tightlines
tightlines
WA
3510 posts
WA, 3510 posts
7 Jun 2019 11:18am
juicerider said..
Send a pm to Ian Young He's the man when it comes to long distance. He did a 1200km kitesurf, a few years ago.


Pretty sure he used his trusty old Spleene Zone
bootsandloops
bootsandloops
66 posts
66 posts
7 Jun 2019 6:04pm
Quinnny said..
Team needing some guidance. This summer, I'm doing a long distance kiting challenge in open water and I'm needing some advice on the type of board to use ----I'm currently lost!

I'm ideally looking for something that will help in the choppy ocean condition and will be easy on the knees but will be able to travel at good speed.

Appreciate your input. Q


Have a listen here: kitesurf365.com/andre-penna-episode-69

Adrian had a downwind pro on the podcast talking about what you are after.
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