check out pete golds new additions to his excelent kiteboard range. he's now added a skim board model. check out his website for detail's, he may not have htem up on there yet so you may have to email or call him. He's one of the sponsors of seabreeze...

www.addictionkiteboards.com

Need some help on this !!!!

ok thanks. I'm getting ride of my yarga's 7,11,13.5. I've hade them since late 2003 if you have anybody looking for cheap kites let me know.Hve you ridden the waroo or what ever it is?

I've been looking at all sorts of boards and the only one i have ridden is a mates and his in the U.S. now, but his board cost him around $500.They are so easy to ride i dont know why others dont have any info.Where abouts are you?
I'm in melbourne at the moment.I also want to ride it in small surf.I found that grip pads on your back foot made it easy to keep it in wright place, i haven't done it that much though.I would love a demo and more advise, i had so much fun in 8-10knots on a skim and want to ride at point leo in s/se winds in surf.
Thanks for getting back to me, i'm going to sample some tomorrow
Why dont others ride skim?

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Originally posted by Natter

ok thanks. I'm getting ride of my yarga's 7,11,13.5. I've hade them since late 2003 if you have anybody looking for cheap kites let me know.Hve you ridden the waroo or what ever it is?

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Send me an email and If I have anyone looking I push them on to you... I'm waiting for my 2006 demo's to arrive, as soon as they do you'l here about it

i'd personally try a few just walk up to a kid with one ask him you want to try it with ur kite, im sure they would hand it over,allthough pretty much everyone ownes a nemo skimbopard these days...

sweet, sorry its such a pain in the arse, i wouldnt have a clue where it would be (WAS NEVER ANY GOOD AT THOSE WHERES WALLY BOOKS EH) ill try to grab my mates skim board, it wouldnt be the actual valve itself would it????

IF IM WATCHING YOU GO UP LOL CATCHUL8TER

My email is [email protected].
I'm interested

Nemo boards are more for flatland skimming have a look at the sizing they are a lot shorter at around 100cm long.
Wave skims are longer around 130cm long with more nose rocker.
I've tried both with straps and without and definately without is the way to go.

Cheers
Pete

i meant for doing tricks, not riding waves and im not talking about wakeskate dick tricks.

We are based in Perth, but there will be some boards heading over east soon.

The only ones i have seen that i would like are $477.But i think i will find some cheaper somewhere.$477 is alot for what they are.

Now we are talking....$40 bucks for a board, it's almost disposable.

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Originally posted by gruezi

Now we are talking....$40 bucks for a board, it's almost disposable.

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The surfshop (the big one) at garden city and the sports store there should have some for ~40$. Infact you should have got a pamphlet in the mail today that hade some in there. Obviously they aren't equal to a $400-500 one.

The underground skim board is sick btw.

Realistically how much earlier can you get going on a skimmie vs just a big arsed twintip or a surfboard?

I would have thought that the kite is going to have to fly first & I know my 18m is a dog in less than 10 knots & I can be going upwind on my 6' twintip in 11knots - so what benefit is a skimmie going to give me?

Is it that you fly it with a small kite instead?