thanks guys)) well.. ehm.. about russia - at least here at baltic sea - not the perfect place for sure =) light wind gear is very useful.
for kiteskimmie strapless fans - there is only two of us here (afaik) who thinks that skim is not no-wind-on-shallow-water-thing.
as for stories - i'm out of pulling something new on TT cos hard landings are not good for me - broke my back this winter and there is still a lot of pain sometimes. so i thought that skim will be a good for recreation activity . well... in fact... completely addicted to strapless, crushing harder that sometimes on TT. donno what to do with all this. )))
and yes , "in deck" pads is coolest thing in this board except logo on bottom)) but is a main problem also - stiffness changes too fast on transition from pad to side and foam+glass just breaks. need to add some wood there on next board