Unless the wind is light, a current year standard kite surfboard like yours should be fine if you punt into the wind. Unless your board is an older, heavier model.

Sometimes a lighter board is not helpful. They are more prone to blowing away with the wind during a big punt. Unless of course the wind is light, then lighter board is better.

Maybe pick up an old surfboard and see how you find the difference in weight.

jackforbes said...
[br]Trying to get a bit more tricky with the strapless SB- finding my current board a bit heavy and hard to get a grab on it without dropping it. Any recommendations?

wake up early and paddle out in the morning to surf

stap yourself in and go he'll for leather when the Wind picks up over 20kns

hope this helps

vendeavours said..

Try smaller board ,from 5'5 to 5'8" i use 5'5" in mush and up to double over head and weight of boards 2klg to 2.9klg (my weight 76klg 5'10 height)

What you using? A custom? I'm wondering whether something in a fat fish works, is that the kind of thing you have?

Get a BWS drifter, freekin awesome peice of kit.

jackforbes said..

vendeavours said..

Try smaller board ,from 5'5 to 5'8" i use 5'5" in mush and up to double over head and weight of boards 2klg to 2.9klg (my weight 76klg 5'10 height)

What you using? A custom? I'm wondering whether something in a fat fish works, is that the kind of thing you have?

2klg brd is custom and 2.9 klg brd production both epoxy smookboards.com.au. With your weight the Mulcoy brd would be great but be careful Friends have loved these boards but have broken them in half or deck ends up like a moon crater As Bene313 try cheap surf boards and experiment before outlaying lot of money