At your weight you will notice a big difference between the power of a 7m and 9m I should think.

However, as a newbie also, I was advised not to buy earlier than 2010 due to more recent safety systems being an improvement. This was just general advice thought and I don't know anything about those brands of kites you're looking at as I have Cabrinha.

More experienced people will be able to advise better than I tbh.

Ok what about a 2012 north fuse 7 metre?

cauncy said...

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I'd say cost in the main reason for your choice of kite?

Yes you are correct :-) under $550 preferably, and somewhere close to have a look at :-)

Australia is a pretty big place...
Close to where??

I live on the Goldy as well and would be happy to help you out by looking at the LF to make sure there are no issues with bar tuning etc.

I also have a 2011 8m Cabrinha switchblade that you are welcome to try. What stage are you at with your learning?

Or even an ozone catalyst would suit me well by the reviews they have :-)

DiamondOlives said..

Gilly3 said...
What stage are you at with your learning?

Just learning to control the kite on sand, I may be at this stage for a while lol but ill get there eventually!

Great attitude! you need a lot of persistence with this sport.....
Kite control is best learnt in at least knee deep water,,,sand is not very forgiving

Just something to think about before committing to a 7m kite. I bought the 8m switchy for my 45kg son to learn on. I was leaning towards a 6m kite because I didn't want him to be overpowered and out of control while trying to learn. I soon realized that if I got him a slightly bigger kite, he would be able to learn in less wind which will make the learning process a little less stressful. Personally I believe u would be better off with an 8 or 9m kite learning in 15-18knts then as you progress start going out in higher wind strengths and edging hard against the pull of the kite. You will soon begin to learn that power is ur friend

I got an Epic Renegade 6.5m for mother's day!!! Im so happy!!!

You should be learning in knee to waist deep water, I'm hoping that's what you meant. sandgate is perfect

Yep, Sandgate is where it's at :-D