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Jeralynshan

NSW

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Jeralynshan

NSW, 1 posts

9 Dec 2012 4:28pm

Hey! I need some advice..

Moving to Broome later this week but still not sure what size kite to take (I'm 53kg).. Are the wind strength averages pretty constant or do they change throughout the year? Any other advice, please feel free to share

Cheers, Jeralyn.

username

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username

WA, 24 posts

9 Dec 2012 3:31pm

I'm about 70 kgs and I used the 15 most of the time and the 9 occasionally in the winter. Not the windiest place around but great when it does get wind.

coreyb

463 posts

coreyb

WA, 463 posts

10 Dec 2012 7:31pm

Hi,

Ive been to Broome a few times. It can be a fun place to kite. Mostly in the dry season you can can get nice wind at town beach. I have kited at cable beach swell, but you won't need anything smaller than a 10. A 12 would prob be the kite of choice for up there.

Enjoy...

stamp

QLD

2800 posts

stamp

QLD, 2800 posts

11 Dec 2012 9:36am

be mindful of the tide. 10 metre variations are common on a spring tide, and even on a neap it can be 5 metres.

JamieHB

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JamieHB

WA, 12 posts

11 Dec 2012 2:41pm

I am 78kgs And ride a 14 mtr switchblade for most of the wet season, and a 9 or 10 in the dry season, you would probably get away with smaller kites judging the weight difference,
See you at the beach!!!!

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