Hi,
A friend of mine made a Cedar bi-directional board as his first
board. We had it out last weekend in 20km/hr winds at Lake Erie.
Was the first time we tried to kitesurf although we've been kite
buggying for a year now. We got up on the board no problem first
time, planed ok but upwind was very hard. Did reaches of about 200
yards. Kite was an 8.5 cquad. The board lost it's planing when
trying to turn up wind and it would start to bog through the water
instead of planing. The edge is carved down from the top to a rail
on the bottom. Should the rail be in the center, or the top of the
board, or is the bottom rail the way to go? Also, can someone give
me some dimensions (length and width) of a board that would cut
upwind and plane a bit easier? This board is only 14.5" wide, about
5' long and 1.7" thick Is it too small? Or is it lack of
experience? Thanks in advance.
Good Winds from Canada
P.S. Posted a few pics in the photo section of the board.