I ride a surfboard, and a nine metre. Once its over 20 kts im overpowered. I can get going and upwind in 10kts. Im 65 kilos, wringing wet and tall like frodo baggins. Should my next kite be a 7m or 5m? Thanks.
haha thought about this a fair bit haveing one of my of the crazy thoughts was ballast!
not sure if it would work or not, a back pack of fresh water probably one of those water proof sealing ones say half full with 10l of fresh water = 10kilos fresh water being less dense the salt floats and with the added air pocket in the other half of the pack you could have and adjustable ballast pack that wont drown you
also being more top heavy would give you more leverage on the board edge bahaha
6m or a really good 7m. A few years ago most 6m kites were pulsey angry bees but nowadays designers have learnt to slow them down and vastly improve their wind range. At 68 kg, if it's too windy for my 6m then it's not really safe (40 knots+). I can get a 7m going quite happily on a surfboard at 20 knots and 25-35 knots is the sweet spot for a 6m.
