salt said...
Hi looking for helpful tips for an enthusiastic new kiteboarder living in Albert park area very soon.
I've been kite landboarding and jumping around with my 5m Pansh Ace for about a year now, It's time to get the real deal and i'm looking for a new kite set up/friends/clubs etc.
I'm 28, 165cm, 67.5kg, can skate, wakeboard snowboard etc and really looking forward to kiteboarding. I've been leaning towards a:
11m (bow?) kite
with a surfboard style board (so one day can catch waves)
Any thoughts??
What other clubs/forums are worth joining.
Any other related advice welcome.
Cheers
Seb
Check out MAKO on facebook, they do a couple of casual kiteboarding weekends and have a mailing list for regular trips. Quiet a few newbies and experienced riders on the list.
On the issue of kite, I'd go with a 10-11m with a twintip, probably around 130 or so for your weight. The surfboard only really works as a second board for the bay.
