Hi guys,

I am a 65kg light guy, most of the time on a 8m Ozone Catalyst. Was out yesterday at Dolls Point and wind was blowing about NE 25-30 knots with some gusts ++30 knots. Quite a few blokes where out on 7-10m kites, including a beginner on a 10m. My bar was full out and the kite was trimmed to least power. However, every time a gust hit the kite I was lifted a bit of the ground. I wonder if this is still considered as save to get out? Is there a further mechanism to trim the power of the kite to better handle the power. There were some guys out at similar weight and they seemed to handle their kites pretty well. So, what is the trick? I don’t want to risk my life but there must be a point where these guys decided to get out in such conditions. I am a beginner doing this for one year but still not confident in higher winds (mind says yes, stomach definitely no).

Cheers

cauncy said..

Schulerbible said...
Hi guys,

I am a 65kg light guy, most of the time on a 8m Ozone Catalyst. Was out yesterday at Dolls Point and wind was blowing about NE 25-30 knots with some gusts ++30 knots. Quite a few blokes where out on 7-10m kites, including a beginner on a 10m. My bar was full out and the kite was trimmed to least power. However, every time a gust hit the kite I was lifted a bit of the ground. I wonder if this is still considered as save to get out? Is there a further mechanism to trim the power of the kite to better handle the power. There were some guys out at similar weight and they seemed to handle their kites pretty well. So, what is the trick? I don’t want to risk my life but there must be a point where these guys decided to get out in such conditions. I am a beginner doing this for one year but still not confident in higher winds (mind says yes, stomach definitely no).

Cheers

If you put an extra knot in the leading edge bridle pigtail that closes the face of the kite to the wind, I've done this to all my ozones, it gives you a broader wind range, but still be cautious the kite will have a limit,

Thanks for the tip I will try this next time.

cauncy said..

Schulerbible said...

cauncy said..

Schulerbible said...
Hi guys,

I am a 65kg light guy, most of the time on a 8m Ozone Catalyst. Was out yesterday at Dolls Point and wind was blowing about NE 25-30 knots with some gusts ++30 knots. Quite a few blokes where out on 7-10m kites, including a beginner on a 10m. My bar was full out and the kite was trimmed to least power. However, every time a gust hit the kite I was lifted a bit of the ground. I wonder if this is still considered as save to get out? Is there a further mechanism to trim the power of the kite to better handle the power. There were some guys out at similar weight and they seemed to handle their kites pretty well. So, what is the trick? I don’t want to risk my life but there must be a point where these guys decided to get out in such conditions. I am a beginner doing this for one year but still not confident in higher winds (mind says yes, stomach definitely no).

Cheers

If you put an extra knot in the leading edge bridle pigtail that closes the face of the kite to the wind, I've done this to all my ozones, it gives you a broader wind range, but still be cautious the kite will have a limit,

Thanks for the tip I will try this next time.

Ensure they are exactly duplicate in length to the xtra knot, you can put multiple settings on pigtails, it's better to buy longer new ones and put some knots above and below the factory knot, in lighter winds you can eek a bit more range but too much and the kite will backstall, if you add too many to the stock pigtail, you'll be shortening the pigtails length, I've 3 at 40 mm apart, but as I mentioned be cautious as it won't make a kite for any given wind

Ok thanks! As I already pointed out I am not sick of life and hopefully know my limits. Also, maybe one day I will buy a 6m for these 30++ days :)