I've had some old kitesurf gear hanging around I don't use. Never did. 2 rather old (2002) cabrinha kites (5m and 9m) handed to me 2 years ago, a board, and 2 harnesses (size S and therefore too small for me).
Does anybody recognise the type of equipment on the photos:
It got me thinking, what other uses are there for old kitesurfing gear. (or windsurf gear for that matter). Any mad inventions out there? what about people who've cut up their kites and made them into other things like gear bags, or beach shelters, washing lines, etc.
There was an article in one of the kitesurf magazines about exactly this, and a thread on here a little while back.
A few people make bags out of old kites & one fashion designer made a dress or two.
That said, the board still looks like it'd be alright as an ultra lightwind toy.
how bout sending those kites my way??? i have been looking for some 2 line kites.
that's the kites recycled. I'll give that board a try. so to recycle it, just drop it off at my place.
cheers. ps does it have its dimensions written on it?
the seat harness is a ladies dakine wahine seat. I actually have one an old one also.
I reckon wait another season and two line kites with supposed 600% depower will be the new thing.
Hi Purcho
You can convert it to a four line Kite. My wife started on one of those we turned into a four line kite and there not to bad as long as its consistant wind but strong.
I used it up at monkey mia one year at 35knts.
I also have a old naish AR-3 two line convert tp 4 line. I still use it till this day when I feel nostalgic. Some times I run it on a Lou Weiman pulley bar system and you are fully lit and having fun no depower at all.
So maybe give it a crack and experiment or blow it up and attache it to you ceiling.
Later
Hi Purcho,
The first kite in the pictures is a Cabrinha C111 (See one eleven). They were released in 2002 and were a convertible 2-line/4-Line. The picture shows that some of the bridling is missing, more specifically, the cross bridle. The other bridles seem to be on the floor. It looks as though someone has tried to convert it to a 4-Line but only got half way through the conversion.
The C111 was a reasonable school kite. It flew OK for it's day but would be a shocker by todays standards. They had very little depower and were heavy and slow turning, even as a 4-line. It's basically is only worth nostalgic value.
The other kite is a Cabrinha CO2, it was a mid aspect ratio 4-Line. A pretty average kite, again, OK in it's day but a veritable shocker by todays standards.
The board is a Cabrinha Surface to Air S2A. It looks to me like about a 5'6". I used them in the school I managed in Hawaii, it should be a quad fin, two big fins at the rear and two much smaller front fins. The board is a press moulded very rigid and very strong board with quite sharp rails (from memory).
It may be OK to ride but back in those days those boards weren't made for surf, they were for going upwind, a pretty rough ride and unforgiving. The harnesses are also from around the same period and may be OK, but again, late model gear will eclipse it for comfort and performance.
If the kites are in good nick, I'd keep them for nostalgia, they may be worth something some day. Already I would say they have higher nostalgic value than value as a kite and board to ride.
Quite a find! Hang em up in your bar!
Good winds,
