Hey guys just wanting some feedback, I have a 13.5m 09 Naish Cult and I have been having trouble in winds about 10knots. It has very slow turning in this kind of winds and it is making it hard for me to get going. I am 105kgs and was just wanting to know if I should be looking at another kite for these winds, maybe a bigger size etc??
Any feedback would be great.

A. 10 knots is gay.. why would you even bother.. When its 10 knots its a total bag of aids so just grab a beer and chillax..

B. There is nothing wrong with your kite. You need more wind

C. 105gs is pretty beefy. to move that frame on a 13.5m kite you will need a minimum of 13-15 knots to even water start.

My advice is...... when you know the wind sucks, (and you do know truth be told) dont be one of the many idiots I see attemting to set up their gear. Then after they do 1 run and fail misserably they end up doing the walk of shame cause they cant go upwind... That's when I'm sitting on the shore with a cold beer laughing quietly to myself thinking.. Oh you forgot your retractable eel leash, gojo and full lycra stinger suit. Douchebag!

Too many cookies & not enough baked beans for more wind is why your kite is as slow as a snail with asthma

Get yourself a SUP board & youll have fun kiteing at 10knots
Otherwise sex & beer is your only alternative
the order is optional

Cheers

^^ what's the point of loving it when it's no longer fun... i.e. trying to kite in too weak winds... but it's all cool... it's all part of the learning curve...

dude if you knew me (which u dont) then u would know I ride hard.

Now 10 knots is 'aids' and unless your on a 17m kite and experienced you would be wasting your time and also doing your gear no good.

So yes call me jaded but I have seen it all before with kooks not having too much idea about when to head out and when not to. kites falling from the sky in 10 knots into trees, dodgy launches, dodgy landings even!

I'll stick with my beer on the shore thanks. (and yes you are a douchebag if you go out in 10 knots or less.. ) But it's all a learning curve as old mate superlizard says. But after a few learning curves too many you will come around to my way of thinking and know when to head out and when not to bother.. My advice.. get an esky, fill it with beer, wait for kooks to set their gear up, prey for 10knots, watch the fun begin. ****xSAVx was not called a douchebag by the way..*** He asked a legit question. got a legit answer

raynef2005 said...

Way too much ego in this sport. If a beginner is having fun in 10 knt winds what gives you the right to judge him and call him a douchebag?

But he's not having fun, hence his original post...

SMG said...

^^ What's with all the Aids references?

i think he means if you kite in 10 knots, you need aids... as in hearing aids, except in this case some other type of aid to get you moving...

SMG said...

^^ What's with all the Aids references?

aids means crap!

ie bag of aids... crap conditions and not worth heading out.

I know your in townsville so will allow for the slowness of FNQ

My biggest kite is a 10m Ozone Lite. I'm 64kg and 10 knots is my lower limit if I work it and build apparent wind. Big kites are for big people, not light winds, (Unless it's a Zephur or equivalent). Board size makes a big difference to light wind kiting.

The Cabrinha site says the 16m Crossbow can be used in as little as 7 knots for a rider that weighs around 75kg... so i'd say that it would be ok in 10 knots for a 100kg rider...

Regardless of what others think, i still reckon it's better to have at least tried to kite in 10 knots than waiting for those perfect wind days...

You see the same mentality surfing - the guys who sit out the back waiting for the huge perfect waves for up to 30 mins between a proper ride as opposed to the other guys who are riding wave after wave only 15 metres closer to shore... i've been both guys and i know which is more fun...

ride my wainman 9mtr dude.. 11knots can ride but I have to work it like crazy. not much fun.. plus I'm 66kgs

they have a wind range of an 8-11mtr kite.

NO BS.

and you keep your miracle!

ha ha your awesome jaffa..

Nope I'm def old enough to buy beers... Not into men sorry... When I say ride hard I actually mean I push myself. My bad, sorry.. I like to chillax and drink my beers so if your around this way.. (which I ever doubt) then your welcome to come out to check out DB's with me.. It's fun.

You are cool jaffa.. Aids or not.. Your from WA where all the cool kiters are from.. Pity we never get many over this way.. I'm a WA boy also...

Anyways, with your 5 posts on here maybe less means more? This has been the most constructive thing you have said on seabreeze so for that I thank you.

JP out

(looking forward to jaffas nasty response already!)

can i add you to facebook too.. If not I'll bring my beers and come watch you kite in WA sometime..

Hey guys thanks for the input I am new to this sport so any info is good to me. It is also good to see that paintball forums aren't the only forums that people bash the **** out of each other, was a good laugh reading some of the post
Thanks again