Has anyone out there tryed this as a light wind alternative? Are they a mission to conquer?
kiteboarder.co.uk/kitesurfing/cometh-the-skimboard-and-its-got-the-thumbs-up-is-seems-11217
plenty of threads on kiteboarder.co.uk about the nobile skimboard.
i have ridden in choppy conditions and was a handful but was good - it would be good in flat conditons
i ride a regular ply skimboard when its light and its insane. u can go upwind easy and shuvits r fun. i recon the added difficulty in riding strappless and finnless makes it fun when the wind is light. the noble skim would b nice but for the price of it you could just go and buy a nice epoxy skimboard with pads and use that=(WAY CHEAPER)
Got one after having a fairly comprehensive knee reconstruction and was told to avoid a strapped board for some time. Firstly, I have to say that this review needs to be put in the perspective of me having been off the water for 5 months, so any board was going to be awsome.
I have now ridden the board for a while in everything from gusting 25 knots to 10-12 knot light wind stuff. The board is very easy to ride for a strapless board. The fact that it rides reasonably well in both directions negating the need to jibe really helps this out. Once you get the hang of it though, you definatly start wanting to do shuvits on transitions etc. Everyone seems to tout this thing as a good light wind alternative. Whilst this is true in that you can definately get going 2-3 knots lower than a twin tip and that it is pretty fun to still mess around in light wind, I personally have had the most fun with this thing in small, sloppy surf/waves. Basically, it is like being in a massive uberfun skate park. Whilst my skills are sorely lacking on the thing, it is awsome fun to ride around trying ollies, grabs, shuvits, carving waves hooked and unhooked, riding forwards, backwards, toeside, healside etc on these boards.
Anyhow, I definately rate these things. In fact, when the knee gets better, I'd still ride the board heaps and would now probably even prefer it to my surfboard until the waves start getting a bit of size to them.
whats a good price to pay for a decent epoxy skimmy ? what are the best brands that perform well on the water ?
i saw epoxy ones on ebay the other day for $200 but i dont no about the quality or anythin. goodtimes in brissie have them i dont know where you would find them in yepoon (do u have a rebel sports, i think they have them). other than that i know u can get a ply 1 for like 40 bux.
good luk
jake
