Blake - just came across this - would be brilliant to see the rest of you board building story!!!

Nice topic Salvino, I think I'm at a similar stage to you and struggling to get higher than a couple of feet feet. I live in a light wind location with a ramp deficit which makes it tough to progress (that's my excuse anyway). But I have seen videos where the ramps don't look great but people are ge...

Sorry to bring up and old post. I'm looking to buy a nugget and I'm asking the same question. 5'2 or 5'5? I'm 76kg and live in a really light wind area. I'm looking to use the Nugget in 8 to 13 knots with an 18m and a 12m. Our waves are pretty limited so it's really for practising strapless moves in...

Interesting stuff this. I kite in lightwind central (Dubai) and used a flydoor L 95% of the time for two years. It was a fantastic piece of kit and took me from beginner to intermediate (OK I was a slow learner!!). But two months ago I picked up an ex-demo RRD K-Race 50 which I guess falls into the ...

Take a look at this Madagascar thread a from few months ago. I went to the Diego area last year and had an amazing time. Stayed at Sakalava and Babaomby. Both were incredible spots and the wind was relentless!!

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Sakalava Bay is a cheaper option. There are two places to stay there - Sakalava Lodge and Royal Sakalava which seemed the best bet when I was there. Both are right on the beach and the spot there is incredible as mentioned above and nice and unspoiled - you can also arrange for a fishing boat to tak...

Agree with tripman - Babaomby is an incredible place to stay and kite. The Emerald Sea is this crazy Green colour and you stay in these permanent tents looking out over the water. The setup is really cool with like a communal area for eating and drinking - and the food is great. You have to take a b...

Hi there - sorry for the slow reply on this. I went to Madagascar in November. It's an amazing place. I went up to the north - and spent time at Sakalava Bay and Babaomby. It was the windiest conditions I've kited in so it took me a bit of getting used to. But the spots are incredible. I wrote up a ...

Hi - I was there a few weeks ago and the wind was howling all week. Didn't take my kite gear though because I was working the whole time - and there was emergency law!! Not sure if it included a kiting ban. Things have eased up a bit since then but I think only the regular kiters there will know if ...