Hi out there what do you use . Had seabreezes sunnys the big blue ocean monster just jumped up and grabed them . I would like to try some others if they come up to the test . I dont know the rider's name but in the killed the wind video 3.22 or 4.22 were the rider is doing the butter cutter trick he has a great looking set of googles . This is were i would like to go i would like sunglass that are more like googles and are polerised and keep water out of eyes .WHO CAN HELP.
Without watching the video again, which was cool by the way, loved Patrick's lying down on the surfboard stuff, were they these goggles?
www.kurtisusa.com/
I'd like to try them, but blu-eye squids have served me well.
the Dirty Dog water sunnies stay on well but fog up to the sh!thouse because they are so wraparound. I stuck a bit of board deck foam on the inside of the nose pad to keep them out from my face a bit (looks hot) but they still fog up. The Sun Dog ones are a bit better because of the insert surrounding the inside of the frame that keeps it slightly off your face but the strap around the back isn't elastic like the Dirty Dog ones.... so they don't feel as secure.
A good pair of goggles would be GREAT. SUBSTANCE over STYLE.
I had an epic pair of Smith sunnies. They were called the T-nine. Spewing that they don't make them anymore...
I had a pair of fuglies there good with a anti fog coating and come in a military version.from north qld too
Seaspecs do a 3 for 2 deal so they are quite cheap, ($100USD delivered for 3 last time I checked) and you can get different lensed specs for different conditions.
The strap is not elasticated and you can get it quite tight on your head. I have had them slip, but because I wear a Helmet they don't go anywhere.
(The Seabreeze ones look suspiciously like them)
servo sunnys have no impact protection an could shatter into your eyes maybe ?
Are there any brands that dont fog up ?????
I was using Makos they had glass lens awsome they where till I lost them,you can get them on sale sometimes for under $150 if ya lucky.
Godaa look afta ya eyes !!
Call me cheap... but I wear tinted safety glasses - cost next to nothing and with a bit of Mr Sheen or Rainex on them, dont seem to fog or get covered in salt spray.
Load of different styles out there and they dont cost the earth if try em and dont like em.
Still not sure how 'google' is gonna help you see better though 
S2A - Shame on you 
Letting yor video Star son kite on a stolen Maccas tray
and now you want some cool az shades 
instead of gettin him some 
Time to wise up 
- you and the rest of the S.B Posse
Any sunnies with elastic strap will do, heres the trick ... use the cord attached to your rear wetty zipper and tie it to it 
or sew a bit cheap az lanyard cord to your wetty likewise i tie a short bit of string, to my string style necklace (its a strong neckless)
Works a treat in the biggest headfirst 
crashes - they come off, then after you regain conciousness pop them back onya noggin
Cheersz
It seems like buying new specs is the most expensive part of kiteboarding for me! I’ve donated quite a few pairs to the bottom, lost lenses, broken them in falls………… 
So the last pair I bought were just cheapies from the Chemist (Perspex lenses), threw a strap on the back, and added an extra attachment line which clips onto the specs and then loosely goes around my neck. OK, so Style equals ‘0’, but hey, I’ve still got ’em!
I tend to go for specs that allow some airflow around the back of the lenses, otherwise, the fog monster tends to visit.
I bought a pair on ebay a while back and they float.
They look the same as the seabreeze ones with the strap. I have had big crashes and they have come off. They are a bit hard to see in the water but if I lose them I just take my time to find. This has happened three to four times. No probs.
Safety eyewear is the way to go. Uvex or Bolle are cheap and loads of choice. Last thing you want is your sunnies breaking on impact.
www.bollesafety.com.au/
www.uvex-safety.com.au/
Get one with holes in the arms or drill your own.
I use anti fog spray from Rebel sport. Does the job (dunno what Rainex is but it sounds like it works too).
Thanks to everyone . Savethewhales yer my son is a goer but you are right i will have too get him some too . I like the safty glasses idea sounds like the stuff . Burls iam with you more money is spent on geting the look part right then actual kiteing .
Well I still think you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal than $60 for safety glasses with polarised lenses and padding. ($40 for non-polarised) I tied mine to a line on the zip on the back of my wettie and haven't lost them yet.
shop.fuglies.com.au/polarised_safety_sunglasses.html
And they do goggles for those looking!
try Maelstrom water sunnies,no fog,and they stay on,as well as the strap around back of head they have an extra strap that prevents them from coming off and are polarised .
Polarised el cheapos.
I loose mine every session, but I have a floating strap on them from the local ship chandlers, so I find them again.
shame on you bunch of tight##ses!!(i sell surf sunnies at work so i am admitting bias) how am i ever supposed to go on holidays to exotic locations if you lot keep buying cheap imitations!!
personally i find the polarised lenses while reducing the glare more are a distraction in the surf can't judge the wave surface properly with them and attaching with the lanyard is definitely the way to go... if you are stuck without rainex or antifog you can use surfboard wax(carefully) to antifog your $10 servo sunnies, rub a small amount on a cloth and smear lightly over the lens, using another clean cloth wipe the lens clean and you will find the residual wax smear will antifog the lens!!(courtesy of a convo i had with surf photog kneeboarder peter crawford (RIP) on a drunken night in bali in my misspent youth)
cheers
ps shameless business plug if you are stuck for prescription lenses i am happy to give you any advice (free , isn't it always) or what to ask for from a local optom ,quote etc...
I ride with prescription sunnies locked under a gath helmet.
Used Oakley water jackets for many years, was very happy with them, however when time came to replace, Oakley said they could no longer do my script in a wrap lens.
Tried Seaspecs, and had a very unsatisfactory experience. Long delay for delivery, when glasses arrived I couldn't focus. They initially refused to check or replace. Only after I had a local optom check the glasses and documented substantial differences in the script, did they accept they were at fault. Replacement set eventually arrived (6 months after initial order), this set had polarizing applied 90 degrees different in each eye, making them again pretty much useless. Wasn't interested in giving them 3 chances to get it right.
Ordered a set of glasses from Silverfish (www.silverfish.com), Mark was in touch within hours to confirm order and discuss frame options. Glasses arrived from USA 8 working days after order, well packaged, hard case, soft case, cleaning fluid, spare leashes. What a contrast!
Great service, great product, if you are in the market for prescription sunnies for kiting or surfing, then these guys really do the job well.
Andy
hi guys, im about to buy a pair of dirty dogs (curl II) with prescription lenses for windsurfing use. has anyone used the curl II (or tube), and how do they compare with the silverfish (Standard) sunglasses?
im wondering about build quality and performance when face-planting the water at speed.. (planning to do a lot of that in the next few months)
howdy kickaha
as these sunnies are on an 8 base the Rx lens that goes in them has to be ground especially(curve corrected Rx) so the lens can be altered/compensated for your Rx...otherwise the vision can get a little funky depending on the strength of your correction the guys doing the lens should have made mention of this and they should also be made from a hi-refractive index material to keep them thinner as the thickness of the lenses increases with greater curvature...you also have to consider whether you want polarised or not.From a technical viewpoint they should always be polarised to reduce the glare but from a practical viewpoint if you are not on perfectly smooth water (ie like to be in the surf riding waves which is all i do) i find i have lots of trouble with my depth perception as i can no longer judge the exact surface of the water and especially on waves..so i use non polarised to kite in...fogging can always be an issue so try them for more than 30 seconds in the shop and you will still need to use a cheap lanyard attached to the strap and onto your wetsuit if you dont want to loose them as i guarantee you will blow them off your head at some stage!! hope this helps you( even though you are a poledancer!! )message me if you have any other questions cheers
many thanks Prawnhead, great advice!
( poledancer, hehehe )
the lanyard idea is spot on, and if windsurfing in warm weather, would fogging still be an issue?
i am ordering the glasses from overseas (im currently in Greece, and ordering from UK), hence cant even get an idea if they fit well (or have a decent build quality/impact resistant etc...).
perhaps its best to have the sunglasses sent here, and then have a local optician make the Rx lenses (now i know what to look out for). seems more sensible than ordering and praying (will still be praying, but not for the full Rx lenses amount).
oh, and before I forget, here is a decent list of surf-relative eyewear brands.
good luck!
onestopsurf.com/directories/eyeware.aspx
if you are buying online just take a punt with the RX lenses average retail price for the real McCoy (frame and lenses similar)with all the bells and whistles is around $600 in Aus and judging by the amount of sphincterly challenged around this forum (myself included thank god wind is free) you could take a punt if they are cheap enough!!
the other good option is disposable one day contacts with normal sunnies wack em in use em for the day and pitch them after , about a dollar a lens cheaper in some places and fairly comfortable to wear compared to the other extended wear types!!
