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Tech Talk: Kiteboard construction vs. Surfboard construction? Can you kite on a normal surfboard?

This video is part of our Tech-Talk video series. In these videos we will answer all your board related questions. From fin setups to different types of constructions. Ask your questions via social media, send us an email or comment below. Kitesurf board vs. surfboard construction The kite constructions in surfboards are different from normal surfboard constructions. Now can you just kite on your normal surfboard? Quick answer: of course you can. It’s a similar kind of board, but the normal surfing construction is usually not strong enough for kitesurfing. Imagine this: if you’re prone surfing your paddling for 95 percent of the time and maybe you’re standing on your surfboard only 5% of the time. In kitesurfing it’s actually the other way around, so you may be off your board 5% of the time, while you on the board 95% of the time. This puts much more strain on the deck of the board, so in a kite construction you really need to reinforce the deck. Sandwich construction for a strong kite surfboard Just putting more fiberglass on the deck of a normal surfboard will work up to a point, but what works much better is putting in a sandwich construction. That’s why, at Appletree all our directional kitesurfboards have at least a single layer sandwich construction and some even have a double layer sandwich construction. And then even with carbon-fiber to make it even stronger. Strong foam Our foam is already really strong, so if you use one of our normal surfboards for kitesurfing it will last quite a long time and will not really break. However, it’s much more advisable to use a kite construction. I will explain in another video more about our different construction levels, but this is the basic difference between a normal surfboard construction and one of these kite construction boards. Nicholas I hope that answers your question. Looking forward to getting more questions from you guys and I'll see you again in another tech video!