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Surfrod66

NSW

665 posts

Surfrod66

NSW, 665 posts

16 Sep 2009 8:05pm

Would anyone who has ridden a 9mtr Nomad like to have a guess at the earliest you think someone 82kg riding a 6'4 x20' Surfboard would get going.12knts??

Bigwavedave

QLD

2057 posts

Bigwavedave

QLD, 2057 posts

16 Sep 2009 8:12pm

12 knots???

I'm still surfing!!

decdok

VIC

107 posts

decdok

VIC, 107 posts

16 Sep 2009 8:19pm

Surfrod66 said...

Would anyone who has ridden a 9mtr Nomad like to have a guess at the earliest you think someone 82kg riding a 6'4 x20' Surfboard would get going.12knts??

12 knots pretty much no one is riding unless they weigh very little or have some sort of tide helping them out, and if they are riding in that there going to have a long walk up the beach

laurie

QLD

3902 posts

laurie

QLD, 3902 posts

16 Sep 2009 8:23pm

Agreed .. I'd reckon no matter what brand kite you're on, you need some pretty amazing skills to stay "powered up" and planing on a 9m in 12 knots.

Plus, as soon as you head downwind to ride a wave, the kite falls out of the sky!

Beaufort scale definition of 12 knots: Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved.

ewan kite

VIC

928 posts

ewan kite

VIC, 928 posts

16 Sep 2009 8:49pm

ye, 12knots is ridiculous, most people would struggle to fly a 9m properly in that wind, let alone ride upwind. a 9m you should be able to start at about 17 knots minimum.

karrot goose

30 posts

karrot goose

NT, 30 posts

16 Sep 2009 10:50pm

agreed 9m to small but 12 knots on 14 m yh ya pushing it but still do able learnt in 12 knot winds as thats usually our seabreeze so learning to go upwind was harder but get some decent wind and bang you are cranking upwind

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