Gear sniffers

"It has to feel right"

Ruben Versluis started the first Kite & SUP school in Zanzibar with his brother. Since 2004 kite instructor and the last few years product researcher at Brunotti boards. His passion? Strapless riding and BMX (flatland). A real gear freak in motion.
His quest? "It has to feel right" Surrounding, Skills & Equipment are complementary.
Enjoy your search!

Rubens blog post about 7 'basic' gear tips to make strapless riding easier

1. Go for board stability. Start with a board thats wider than 19" and 5'2 - 6'0 length for example:
   Brunotti Brutus
2. Tropical base coat from sexwax is the best total wax.
3. Wax your board thorough or use pads for grip & absorption
4. Light weight riders can ride with smaller vins, heavy riders lengthen your vins
5. Longer lines  (23/24m) with less wind keeps your kite small and responsive. More wind, smaller lines (19/20m)
6. Best wave characteristics? Search for drift, feedback & good kite steering with slacked lines
7. Bar pressure is your balance so don't start with a small kite

Some other strapless video's you like to watch:

• How to! Basic strapless technics.

• Real watersport movie about different board shapes and sizes

• How to wax your board