i bought a rebel as my first kite and im really enjoying

I bought a North rhino for my first kite, it was fun but brutal.

i now fly a switchblade 12m and it is a much nice kite to fly with better depower, stability and safety system. I would recommend the switch even if you do get flamed on this site for flying one

Years/models would be good to advise as it does matter. Also your weight and location.

The Airush Flow and Ozone Sport would be great to learn on as would the Helix, although 13m might be a bit big depending on your answers to the above.

The Vapor, I would probably not recommend, depending on model. They are brilliant kites but very quick and might be too much for a learner, especially a VapIII. Vap I and II possibly, but the kites above would be kinder to you.

I started with a 2009 11m Fone revolt last season.
Ex school kite from local kite shop, great safety easy relaunch huge wind range.
Worth a look if you haven't chosen yet .
cheers
Richard

SurfConnect said...
Try to suck through kite material and see how much air you manage to suck through. If loads, it means the material is well worn.

Never had thought of this, would be great to see someone in a shop looking through heaps of kites and giving them all a suck

Wihan said...

Thanks all for comments

The RPM would also be an excellent kite with a good safety system and super easy relaunch - the 2 most important things when starting out.
Avoid kites with large repairs in the Leading Edge tube, unless you pump them up and check that the repair is sound and the kite holds air.

First thing you should do is get a lesson or two under your belt. If the place you are having lessons at are any good they should be able to recommend a kite that suits your needs. There are a few contributing factors to take into account like your size, the average wind range for your area and the type of water your going to be riding on weather it be surf or flat or both. Your board choice will be also a thing to factor into this decision. You wont be able to to tell allot of difference between allot of kites in your first season nor with boards so thats why its a good idea to rely on a reputable shop to start out with. If you let us know where you are based then im sure someone on here will be able to direct you to the best place to start.
Good luck.