Hi, I am a windsurfer and now I am moving back to Kitesurf too.
Next month I will attend a kite school in Sardinia with my wife and we bought a set of Kites from a shop here in Netherlands that was running out of business.

I bought a North Neo 2011: 7, 9 and 12mt + 1 north pump + 2 North 2011 bars (4 lines). I paid everything brand new 2,000 $ which is an absolutely deal.
Now I am wondering if the Neo is a good kite for my wife, she never kitesurf and she will attend a full IKO course next month.

Also, what size of board should I buy for her? She is 1,60 mt and 60 kg

Great, I was thinking about getting the Gonzales 2011 143cm. She did some windsurf with me in the past but she is not confident on a board so I guess 143 will be good for light winds. I just hate to waste money on a board that will be ridden for only two months, while if she gets on a 130, we can share the same board.

Would you suggest something like a 140 for both of us?
I am 70kg 172cm and she is 60kg 160cm

Yep. I guess wasting 300 bucks on a "deal" 145 board will be useless
in few months while during August the kite school will provide a wider board to learn on.

How hard is to learn on a surfboard with footstraps instead of learning on a kiteboard?

Thanks JY, I guess the surfboard will be the challenge for the next summer!