If you are a team rider surely there are options available from the brand you are team riding with or at least crew you are associated with would know. Do you work on a oil rig?

eppo said...

If you are a team rider surely there are options available from the brand you are team riding with or at least crew you are associated with would know. Do you work on a oil rig?

Oil Rig? Forgot to delete the disclosure. Im just a normal old pay for your own gear kiteboarder who wants to have a go kiting waves and buy a new surf surfboard at the same time.

Yep ,I did a Dave and bought a 6,0ft north wam.Great board highly recommend it.Bought it second hand in near new condition.You can take the straps of.But i wouldnt ride it as a stand alone paddle board.To small,and wouldnt support my weight. I recommend 2 boards.

Dont know your level as a surfer but for me the kite boards are to small (25+ Ltrs) to use as a surfboard after the straps are removed.
My surfboard is 30 litres and I'm 75kgs, great fun to kite on but no straps, board is fine until over 20knts when it gets to much bounce.
Depending on where and the conditions you have your favourite paddle in surfboard will be fine with a kite and without straps just have a good wax coat and use surfing booties.
Over 25knts I use a strapped epoxy kite surfboard the pu boards just dont last.
BUT if you're a nimble young tacker then forget the above because I saw Kelly Slater (Approx 80kgs) at Bells paddling in and riding a 5'9" x 17" x 21/4" which is almost the demensions of a production K Board.

My 6'2 Firewire Felix model has served me well. Has provisions for straps, but i have never used them. I have kited it from 1 foot to 8 foot plus. I have paddled surfed it from 2 to 5 foot. I didn't really notice the weight difference from my standard board. Definitely recommend it as a dual use board.

Rider, 78kg
Disclosure, Shop rider.

Croc

I have a North Xsurf as mentioned above and I find the board is pretty sweet for surfing. Havn't kited on it heaps but I rate it, although it would be nice if it had the 5th fin so you could have the option to ride it as a thruster, as it only comes as a quad. All in all a great dual board that you won't be disapointed with, be prepared to fork out a little bit more than you would on a normal surf board, but the build construction is ment to be stronger for kiting on.