Should I Purchase New or Used Kiteboarding Equipment?

New equipment is better than ever before. Kites are lighter, stronger, faster, safer, and fly in a wider wind range than ever before.

The equipment is pushing the envelope every year with a newer kite we can jump higher and soar further and the technical moves are easier with newer model kite.

Besides performance gains, new safety systems like the Cabrinha IDS self landing safety system feature fail proof ways to get away from the power in an emergency situation and how allow you to easily land a kite when nobody is around to catch your kite. This kind of technology is only available on new kites.

Older equipment is available at a cheaper price, but it doesn't come anywhere close to new kiteboarding equipment!

Only buy a used kite, if you really can't afford a new one. Often used kites have weak seams from a hard season on the water and could be on the verge of failure. If you buy used, ask for a money back guarantee. Check the kite over if you can, hold it up to the light and look for punctures, gaps in the seams, and test the porosity of the fabric by trying to breathe through it.

Kites that have seen a lot of sun will have UV degradation to the film that covers the sailcloth. Once this covering is shot, the kite can flutter more, stretch out of its original shape, or not hold the wind like a new kite. The wind will pass through the fabric instead of flowing across it.

We sell new Kite + Board Packages at discounts. Check our our kite + board package discounts or our Closeout pages before you decide to buy a used kite.

11.0 sq. meter Cabrinha Convert kites with Rival Kiteboard for only $1599.00!! This is a kite equipped with IDS self landing system, offers a superior relaunch system, and the safest release system on the market. That is the price most people charge for used equipment!