Re: {Kitesurfing forum} Recommended kite sizes vary too much for the same wind and weight conditions.

[Peter Campbell]

Franco,

A good board can greatly increase the wind range a kite is good for. 

For example, I know use my North Nugget with an Ocean Rodeo 14.5 for wind down to 10 knots.

I don't use the 18m kite now - its very hard to stay upwind and easy to get overpowered.

With foil boards you can kite in even lighter winds (or use a smaller kite). 

You might get going with an 11m kite in 12-15 knots if you use a Sector 60 or similar board.  

You will definitely get going if you use a foil board.

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On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 11:47 AM, <vif...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi

I am considering to do  kiting.
I weigh 85 kg and I would kite in light winds ( about 12-15 knts), as I always do with my  11 ft  Bic Windsup when windsurfing. Actually I would  to do kiting on it  as many people do .

From the information available on the Internet, I wonder why, for approximately the same weight and wind-range, perhaps depending on the brands, the recommended sizes vary from 10 m to a whopping 17 m.Your site, too, speaks of of sizes up to 17 m for 10 knts winds or so.

Why such a variance? Some kiters on various Forums say that 10-11 m is quite enough. Some even vouchsafe smaller kites around 6 or 7 m.

Can you shed some light on this, please?

Thanks

Franco V.