With it coming to the end of the season, is it worth buying another kite?

At the mo i only own a 10m and need a larger 14m, is it worth buying now. Am i going to get to use it or shall i wait for the beginning of next season.

Over in the East here i would recommend you get the 14m or whatever as long as its big cause you dont get much 10m kite weather through winter.
Not to sure about WA though.

Buy the 14m, it's only money!

You can't play golf without all the clubs.

Kitehard is right with their being bargain kite sales in winter but wrong about whether you need a kite larger than a 10 around now. Not sure how many winters he's been in Perth? Usually from about now on we have a shoulder season where we will get a lot of 15 knot breezes where you will struggle on a 10. This will last for a few months until the cold fronts start getting regular, ie late april to may.

Then winter which is often raining, but quite often we get steady westerlies and sometimes around 15 knots (sometimes 15-50). Often get North Westerlies before the fronts come through. These are usually forecast to be fresh, but dont often turn out that way on the coast. Then after winter we get light seabreezes for a few months, where you need a bigger kite.

Upshot is, if you want to be able to get out there on those rare days where there is a nice breeze, you can't rely just on a 10. But be careful. Unless you know how to read the weather a bit, and even if you do, it can be a bit risky. Guys have died here in WA and many injured during winter so it is not something you want to do on your first season too much.

YEah mate your eyes are playing up.

Darren said this: "Geez, last winter was either p@ssing down, howling and then not, screaming offshore or just plain crap."

Ive sailed here for about 10 years, windsurf+ kite, and Im saying there is some lighter wind sailing in the offseason, and lots in the shoulder season. And heaps better waves too. Best to have a light wind kite.

a 14m [or 16m if youre a heavy fella] for autumn breezes is a great idea. March april often settles into a relaible 12-18kt seabreeze pattern and you will be dying with a 10m. With winter conditions my advice is always use the smallest you can keep upwind with because unlike seabreezes the frontal wind can jack up suddenly and turn a dream into a nightmare in seconds. Just read some of last winter's posts. Even still you get a lot of all day 15kt onshores in winter.