Kiteboarding & Kite Surfing Kites

Kiteboarding & Kite Surfing Kites

There are a lot of kiteboarding kites on the market today. The choices can be overwhelming. We would love to have the opportunity to guide you through the selection process. Contact our kiteboarding experts at:
252-987-2297 ext. 103 M-F from 9-5 East Coast time.

I put this section together to try to take some of the mystery out of the selection process.

No one kite excels at all disciplines, this is why kiteboarding companies will produce mulitiple kites & kiteboards. You need to try to choose what your riding style is and/or will be and then select the kite and the kiteboard that best matches your style of kiteboarding. Don't limit yourself to just one style. Many kiteboarders will have mulitple kiteboards and kites for different sessions. ie: A wave kite and kiteboard and a freestyle kite and kiteboard.

Choose your riding style by looking below:
• Freeride - All Around Riding
• Freestyle - Big Air and Kite Loop Tricks
• Wakestyle - Unhooked Powered Pop Tricks
• Wave - Surfing & Wave Riding
• Race- Focused on Speed & Upwind Ability
• Light Wind - Optimized for riding in under 13mph

Freeride Kiteboarders - All Around Kiteboarding with no extreme focus on a specific style. This is the largest group of kiteboarders. Freeride kiteboarders enjoy soul riding with simple maneuvers, moderate jumps, & carving nice turns. If you don't know your kiteboarding style, you are probably a Freeride Kiteboarder. Equipment is focused on "stability" which allows the kite to fly with the most predictable behavior. Freeride kites are optimized for general ease of use.

• The best choice for general use
• Easiest kite to water re-launch
• Most stable kite in flight - kite sits at the edge of the wind window without overflying or requiring you to micro-manage the kite.
• The best choice for progressing your skills quickly

We suggest the following kites and kiteboards as our top picks for Freeride Kiteboarders!
Kites: The Cabrinha Convert IDS or Renegade Kites by Epic Kiteboarding. The RRD Obsession Kite
Kiteboards We suggest the Rival, Prodigy, or Crazy Fly All Around Kiteboards.

Freestyle Kiteboarders - Aggressive style of kiteboarding with an emphasis on big air maneuvers with long hang time. Examples would be big lofty kite jumps, spins and flips, board off tricks, and kite loop tricks.

We suggest the following kites and kiteboards as our top picks for Freestyle Kiteboarders!
Kites: Epic Kites Screamer Kite Ocean Rodeo Razor Kites, or RRD Obsession Kite.
Kiteboards - We suggest the Nobile NBL, Jimmy Lewis Model 3, or the Crazy Fly Shox Custom kiteboard.
Our Ocean Rodeo Razor 10.0 kite with the Zen kiteboard is the best choice!

Wakestyle Kiteboarders - Aggressive style of kiteboarding with an emphasis on unhooked tricks and powered pop tricks. The term wakestyle comes from the wakeboard type style of high powered tricks at lower altitudes that combine board "pop" and a kite that will set deeper in the wind window(more downwind) for constant power.
Wakestyle Package - Crazy Fly Raptor Pro Kiteboard & the Cabrinha Switchblade IDS Kite.

Wave Kiteboarders - Focus is on surfing and wave riding.
Surf Package - The S-Quad and Skillet Kiteboards are the best for wave riding!

Race Kiteboarers - Focus is on speed and upwind ability. Sometimes good for those looking to "cruise" and go upwind with the least amount of effort.

Low Wind Kiteboarding - Optimized to ride in that 8-12mph winds that are typical in the summer months.
Kiteboard - Plasma Kiteboardis incredible light wind Kiteboard.