Kiteboarding on a Wakeskate?

sdsurfchick79 · Faceplant Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 2 City: San Diego

Has anybody ever used a kite to wakeskate? It seems like it would be a killer way to avoid buying gas and you could even cruise in the waves.

This magazine is free and has some cool pics, the potential looks huge.

http://www.theringmedia.com/KBMAG/Archive.htm

one-eyed sailor551 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Mar 2005 Posts: 1111 City: mahopac

haha i saw a kiteboarding comp when i went down to north carolina. some dude was goin at this huge funbox/big rail thing on a skim board so its possible

wakemitch · Posted: Sep 01, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject:

i saw a video on this site with someone kiteboarding with a wakeskate

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

i saw it in my friends video under the non-strapping section.

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

i met a dude at texas ski ranch who said alot of pros where now geting into using wakeskates, and he was a bigtime kitesurfer so he knew what he was talkin about.

Nekkie · Posted: Sep 01, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject:

I just started kiteboarding, and the first time I tried it I went out with my Integrity to show these strappers what it's about!!

It worked out allright, but my kiteboarding skills where kinda limiting hehe... Oh and having a leash on a wakeskate is NOT a good idea. Got hit 2 times in the rib, one time in the head and that's when I decided that it was not such a good idea haha

When I get to control my kite better I'll give it another go without a leash!! gnar!! Twisted Evil

edit: and yes all of my pro kiteboarding friends have wakeskates... But they are weird large and thick one... Kind of a catalyst that eats too much McDonald's. They usualy cruise around on them and do some weird shovs haha

Slyder · Posted: Sep 01, 2005 8:30 pm Post subject:

I've seen a photo sequence in a Kiteboarding mag of a guy doing an shuv to indy over a kicker ramp. It was actually pretty sick looking.

$ L B R $ · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 127 City: PDX

my buddys really good at kiteboarding and i gave him a wakeskate one day and he was doing kickflips! Shocked

we have it on video ill see if i can get a hold of it...

Norcalz71 · Ollie Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 88 City: Benicia/SLO

thats sounds awesome, i have been wanting to get a kite setup but they are damn expensive