I've had a week surfing a 5'10" Dominator & love it. Can't help thinking it would be the most awesome lightwind kiting board. It's very light, not sure how much extra weight they've put on their kiting models. But specifically as a light wind board it wouldn't need to be as solid as an all round board. Has anyone had experience kiting the paddlesurf models. How have they stood up? I definitely don't want to go smaller than 5'10" because I'll mainly be paddle surfing it. Thanks for your help
Col

In my experience firewires are solid boards. If you like surfing it, it will shred when kiting. But!! Be a little cautious on sizing. I have found on that type of board you can go way smaller than expected. This results in a better, faster turning board that will progress your surfing.
Any board can snap or crease. Firewires too! It's just the luck of the draw.
But they hold up a lot better than pu boards and don't have that annoying boat feel like a lot of the kiting specific surf boards. (epoxy).
Check the hellfire as these are sick boards. A little more performance but still with that fishy feel to get through fat waves.
I have also heard great reviews on the Ben Wilson boards that cater for both. But these are not designed for the fat onshore slop that unfortunitly most kiters surf most often
But I have ridden the Dom and rate it for fat **** waves. I think kiting on it will be sweet. I put my foot through my kiting board (FireWire) after a solid 2 years of surfing and kiting. It was bulletproof to me. My new indo gun is also a fw but other boards pu. Enjoy

I own a Wam 6'0" but surf a FireWire flexfire 6'4". The times I've taken the FireWire out its stood up fine usually lighter days or cruising downwinders. Board shows no deck damage at all. I wouldn't boost on either only try to punt using the wave. Should be ok

Thanks guys,
toppleover in particular that's exactly what I wanted to know. Yeah 5'8" is the kiting model but that's def too small for what I'm looking for, paddling onto full waves & occasionally kiting the most marginal crap.
Col

iandvnt said...

and sick of lugging so much **** around!

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! Who taught you? You gotta accumulate ya assets. Remember the golden rule. He who hasuth the most toys wins. ah puppet.
Col

I surf and kite my 5'8" dominator surfboard. I enjoy kitting it at low speeds, small waves and lighter winds. If the wind and wave are pumping I jump on a narrower board like the felix pro 5'11"

Jononpark

Snapped in a weird place???

Seems really odd, do you have any idea why.

Strapless jumping i have only ever creased or snapped boards directly below my feet.

Are you chubby and fell on it??

You must be devo, I would be.

Wal I'm 80kgs of pure muscle (under a small layer of fat). It was a small backside air and just landed on the flats in front of the wave. My back foot must have been up a little. To be honest i have snapped a few at the tail tow surfing And underpants, you were
Obviousley not underoath that day to your misses who thought you were at work. Karma maybe?? Haha how did you explain that one!