Anyone kitesurf/landboard here?

[El Gringo]

I´m looking to start, I live in Aberdeen with miiiiiiles of near-safety level beaches, and when the sheep carcasses and tyres have been cleared away I assume it must be a great beach for the above.

Only interested in landboarding, but since it and kitesurfing use similar kit I´m open to any advice. I´m a noob, I´ve looked at courses but seeing as they are 100 squiddles for a half day, I thought it might be better to get the kit myself and get on with it.

Might anyone have any reccs on kit for a beginner? I´m a tall chap weighing in at 15 stone, I´ve heard I need a larger kite, are these easy to get?

many thanks

 

[El Gringo]

Guys, thanks a load for the replies, lots of really interesting answers here. I did search beforehand and found nothing related to the topic, so it´s surprising to find so many people who do it
Kiteloopy, a little bit too aggressive, wouldn´t you say? There are more civil ways to make your opinion known, and I am looking for advice so I can´t see why you might use that tone. I am thankful for your opinion though, it´s very helpful.

I´ll skip over to this flexifoil place and see what I can budget for, might even look around for cheaper lessons around here...