I'm 85kg and yesterday I was so over powered with my 9m.

When I started my instructor used a 4m kite for my first body dragging lesson and I was flying with it cuz I turned the kite faster than I supposed to.

Leave the job to it's professionals, If something happens to your mate his family will never forgive you.

what makes a professional?

is the a kiting instructors course to get certified?

oh yes he has every intention of getting a lesson, im just gonna body drag with him first so he gets that down pat before his lesson as the lesson imo should be used on safety and combining the kite and board, kite control (once the basic understanding is there) is something that just takes time and practice.

So my intention is for us both to wear a harness, then i will take him out in the water and he can hold on to the back of harness, show him how its done, then hand it over to him and ill hang on the back. So at no point will he be by himself.

Once thats done he will be off to get some lessons, once he has had a lesson, i will lend him my kite to use on his own.

Anyway, thats not my question, the question is what wind range would an 85kg rider get from a 9m core riot with a twin tip board say 140cm in St Kilda/Brighton?

Mate, make him have a lesson 1st! Must cover safety aspects before attaching a kite to him and letting him body drag.
If you reckon he has got the skillz after 1 lesson, then def let him borrow it if you are prepared for your kite to get trashed.
I reckon a 9m on a 85kg beginner rider will be good from about 17 knots to 25ish.

getfunky said...

Should you lend your kite to your mate? Dunno depends if you mind him taking your girly to dinner or not.

You can loan out your car, girlfriend & kite. Just remember that they may all come back f........