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EB
EB
SA
492 posts
EB EB
SA, 492 posts
29 Sep 2008 3:18pm
If the level of 2 unskilled kiters was equal but there body weight varied by 35kg, what size kite is required to get the two of them going equally powered up in 15 knots.If the 95kg kiter was using a 12m what would the 60 kg need. I guess the question relates to the drag potential of kites.
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:00pm
i've generally found the rule of thumb to be about 1m/10kg's

So if a 95kg rider was power on a 12m, a 60kg rider could be powered on an 8.5m/9m.
EB
EB
SA
492 posts
EB EB
SA, 492 posts
29 Sep 2008 3:36pm
Does the 1m/10kg change much with the differennt styles of kites c,bow,air ram?
Anyhow thanks for that glad I own a 12.
Saffer
Saffer
VIC
4501 posts
Saffer Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:29pm
I'm sure it would be impacted on by ram air/c kite, but I think the basic principle would be the same maybe slight measurement changes.
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
elizabethb elizabethb
QLD, 2081 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:34pm
I can old my 9m LF Session and I'm 60kgs, when the guys are on their 9m BEST Waroos...

Its not just about body weight... its board size, kite and skill dependent...

IMHO... You could usually say I am on a 9m when the guys are on their 12m; but I can hold a 9m when they are on it too.
peanuticus
peanuticus
NSW
341 posts
peanuticus peanuticus
NSW, 341 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:48pm
if 2 trains are traveling from 2 different locations 50km apart, one is traveling at 100kph and the other at 35kph..... aah screw it.
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
elizabethb elizabethb
QLD, 2081 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:58pm
peanuticus said...

if 2 trains are traveling from 2 different locations 50km apart, one is traveling at 100kph and the other at 35kph..... aah screw it.


haha oh god... not Physics again...! lol touche
GreenPat
GreenPat
QLD
4107 posts
GreenPat GreenPat
QLD, 4107 posts
29 Sep 2008 4:58pm
peanuticus said...

if 2 trains are traveling from 2 different locations 50km apart, one is traveling at 100kph and the other at 35kph..... aah screw it.


There was no smoke, they were electric trains.
lemo87
lemo87
QLD
130 posts
lemo87 lemo87
QLD, 130 posts
29 Sep 2008 6:04pm
elizabethb said...

I can old my 9m LF Session and I'm 60kgs, when the guys are on their 9m BEST Waroos...

Its not just about body weight... its board size, kite and skill dependent...

IMHO... You could usually say I am on a 9m when the guys are on their 12m; but I can hold a 9m when they are on it too.



lies lies lies, who didnt go out the other day in the westerly, when i was out on a 12, lol, ok maybe they were northerly's, dont remember!

But still, the above applies, lies!
lemo87
lemo87
QLD
130 posts
lemo87 lemo87
QLD, 130 posts
29 Sep 2008 6:17pm
my bad my bad, yes apparently it seems that liz was out there mixing with the boys on there 9's.

I was out there well over-powered on my 12. My apologies Ms Liz.

I just didnt see you cause you were over the other side hanging with all your windsurfing mates.

Ha
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
elizabethb elizabethb
QLD, 2081 posts
29 Sep 2008 6:21pm
lemo87 said...

I just didnt see you cause you were over the other side hanging with all your windsurfing mates.


Yer was kicking it on the 9m; Nly.
but mMMM I do love those pole dancers.... but shhhhhh
They know it too!...
BigFatMick
BigFatMick
273 posts
BigFatMick BigFatMick
273 posts
29 Sep 2008 9:54pm
uhoh, Lemo's gone all impersonal and has changed his avatar... me thinks his timid advances at Lizzy have gone unnoticed. Will this be yet another story of unrequited love?

Stay tuned Breezers, for the next enthrawling episode of "Days of Our Kites".
BigFatMick
BigFatMick
273 posts
BigFatMick BigFatMick
273 posts
29 Sep 2008 10:01pm
The scary bit is, if you type the title on your phone, it uses the same keys as the TV show!

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BigFatMick
BigFatMick
273 posts
BigFatMick BigFatMick
273 posts
29 Sep 2008 10:06pm
Does this mean that every windless, sick, day at home in front of the screen we'll be subjected to same-ol-same-ol daytime viewing that we have for the past 30-odd yeaars... whether it be the tube or the net we're a viewing?

It's too much for this koala to bear!
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