G'Day Punchy,

For probvlems of overpowered there are only really a couple of options for a guy of your weight. For an allrounder for you, the Airush Protoy is kickass! For a heavier bloke like myself, it feels a bit small unless powered in good conditions.

For ultimate grip and handling in the overpowered stuff, there is nothing as sweet as a 133 Compact also by Airush. I still favour my 133 Compact in the big stuff and it really works well at speed, in chop, in big surf and is light enough in the air too!

Check one out. Airborne have demos you can grab for a couple of days and test. If it costs you nothing you'd be mad not to give it a go huh?

Hope this helps.

i'm interested in finding a good all round board, not nessecarily a board for one specific purpose. anyone else with opinions on some of the boards out there. i have only ridden a few boards and it hasn't been enough to form an opinion on what i like yet. cheers kitehard for your ideas will look into it

Im 5kg lighter than you and often find that same problem, of getting overpowered. Kite, board and wind conditions of course play a factor in feeling less controlled of your ride.
One of the smoothest fastest and great all rounder for me was the Naish 122TT pro 2003-2004. This board has a centre fin on the heel side combined with a soft rounded rail design. The two combination compliments each other to create a woohoo affect on your riding. Jason Lewis has this board in his shop for $700, of course this board is not for everyones style, but for feather weight guys flying a 12mt in 18-22knts is easy. The other option is to try the square wall rails design like what Jans been riding, almost every brand has got one now. Kaos being the cheaper alternative. I wouldn't bother with the airush compact maybe the pro toy, for under 65kg.

bonny

Addiction kiteboards - ROCK

www.addictionkiteboards.com - check em out

Peter Gold is da man he really knows what he is doing

ive been riding a 140 for a couple of years and more recently - 135's & 130 twintips

Very welll priced and they seriously rock in the waves and on the flat stuff

Yo Punchy,

I prolly told you this already, but in my personal opinion in my personal opinion the Underground Wave Tray is the best all round board. A lot of the crew at cott use them for waveriding and absolutely love them. Guys like Dan totally rip on them in flat water freestyle also, as they edge so good and plane early compared to a similar sized board.

The Addictions are awesome too, similar to the Wave Tray. Pete is onto a good thing, and his new boards look sick also.

Another one is the Undergroung FLX (I think there is another thread about them) They are even better for choppy water and freestyle, but I have'nt heard anything about them in waves, I'm sure they would be awesome though.

Hope this helps,

L

65kg go a pro toy. i weigh 85 kgs and i rode it as an only board all summer. 119 x 39 wide planes super early for its size and being only 119 can hold a heap of wind. grab a demo from airbourne and u will be hooked. see ya on the water

stick with delta
marty will make anything you want
have ac tt 138x38 and mutant thruster 158x39 each with subtle modifications
perfect duo
plenty of good stuff now, imo light weight, flex a bit and concave
important issues
size depends on wind strength - go a bit narrower for higher winds