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Rider: 85kg, advanced
Style: Surf,
Weather: ?-? knots
Build Quality: ?/10
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Disclosure: freeman

My Comments:
I surfed a FireWire dominator 5'8 recently and thought it would make a good wave kiting board. Has anyone out there got any advice / experience kiting this board or other models in the FireWire range?

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Rider: 85kg, advanced
Style: Surf,
Weather: ?-? knots
Build Quality: ?/10
Satisfaction: ?/10
Disclosure: freeman

My Comments:
I surfed a FireWire dominator 5'8 recently and thought it would make a good wave kiting board. Has anyone out there got any advice / experience kiting this board or other models in the FireWire range?

I have some reservations.
The Dominator would be a good beginners board or a light wind board.
It has a wide and thick tail, so skims or slides around a lot, consequently it is hard to go rail to rail and needs a lot of back foot weight to make it turn. It would be a good beginners board to learn on as it would be stable and easy to get planning.
It also depends on your weight and the board size. I surfed a friends 6' 0" and didn't like it. It was easy to paddle into the wave but it was hard to turn. I am 85 kg so a 5'8" might be a bit better.
Depends what you want? I think as you are powered up on a kite you don't need all that volume of a Dominator unless you want a light wind board.

I've got a 6' Dominator for surfing. I've had a couple of goes on it kiting in marginal conditions & found it great. Turns well for its size & great in the air because of it's light weight. But I'm not going to use it again because I don't think it's going to handle the punnishment from foot pressure. Any size dominator would be a light wind option only.
Col

Mate if you liked surfing the board just use it for kiting as well,you will find your free surfing will improve with the extra water time...