Whats your set up weigh and what do you weigh?

cgoudie1 · Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 11:57 pm Post subject:

Yep, that's my take also. Light boards are good for carrying to the water,
but after that, the only effect I perceive, is being able to pop a lighter board
up on a plane, in marginal wind. almost all my boards weigh close to 20 lbs,
no matter how floaty they are, or what they're made out of.

-Craig

westender · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 1288 Location: Portland / Gorge

I weigh boards to see if any are gaining weight.
If you are a small person or sail in marginal winds, light weight gear could be a benefit.
If you think your gear is holding you back, try out some different stuff.
Hopefully you have a sparring partner that you can use to gauge any improvements.

grantcantsail · Joined: 09 Sep 2013 Posts: 12

I was kind of wondering what it'd be like to travel with 20lbs of gear like those guys I see on the beach with those things that go in the air on strings and what it might translate to on the water. Didn't mean to imply I thought it was some huge overlooked issue.

U2U2U2 · Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:43 am Post subject:

cgoudie1 · Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:30 pm Post subject:

Then you'll be able to change your moniker to "grantcantkite". Most of my
kiter friends love the convenience of travel with Kites and boards. They're
not quite as enamored, when they get a tangle or the wind drops to
where the Kite won't stay airborne and they're a mile off shore.

It''s all good (or bad) depending on your perspective.

-Craig

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

I don't have the patience to untangle knots; 30 seconds and I'm reaching for another string, duct tape, or my fiip flops. I'd rather unpackage a new set of lines than go through what I see every day at kite sites. I don't know if kite lines ever get knotted offshore, but if they did I'd just start swimming, encumbered only by a board. Life's too short for some hassles.