There are four types of boars that can be used to practice kitesurfing, which are: directional, hybrids, wakeboard, and skim-type boards. Here are the three most used boards for Kitesurfing:
Directional Surf-style Boards
They are very similar to surfboard. They possess two or three equal handles for the feet and keels similar to surfboard.
Advantages: In large size, they possess greater fluctuation, where it facilitates the use in weakker winds. They are better to surf on the waves. As they possess nose and rabeta with keels, they are the best ones for high jumps in kitesurfing.
Disadvantages: In stronger winds, the large ones are more difficult hold in the edge of the water.
Hybrids or Bidirectional-style Board
Normally they have 2 handles, but they can be used with wakeboard’s boots or sandals. They do not have front or back. Both the sides are equal. They possess lesser keels then the directional ones. Great chioce for kitesurfing beginners.
Advantages: They are more agile to change itself of direction.
Disadvantages: In stronger winds, becomes more difficult to stay on the edge of the water. In weak winds they are a little more difficult to ride.
Wakeboard-style Boards
They are small with very little fluctuation and no keels. They can have boots (more used) or sandals.
Advantages: For being light and small its aerodynamics facilitates to the jumps and turns. In strong winds they are good to stand up, therefore they hold well in the edge of the water.
Disadvantages: For almost not floating, they need stronger winds. In weak winds, they are more difficult to stay up. They are not ideal to surf in waves. When the kite falls in the water the kitesurfing athlete cannot use the feet to swim (it will be using boots). With boots it is also difficult to enter in the water alone.
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