Hey, Everyone! Maybe you can help me: for someone who is learning to go upwind, which is the best board model: spectrum, tronic or gonzales?

Hello everybody, thanks for the quick answers. I´m having private lessons right now, but you know how that works, the teacher always want to sell me his equipment but I´d rather buy a new one from another brand, that´s why I was asking about the switchblade. I live in the northeast coast in Brazil, ...

I´m buying my first kiteboarding gear and I would like some help:

1) Is Cabrinha swtichblade a good kite for someone starting? I want a long lasting kite.

2) How do I shop for boards? What features should I look for?

3) Any recomendation on harnesses?

Thanks a lot,

Fernando