Hey Guys,

For a 90kg rider on a surfboard, which size kite would complement a 7m? A 11m or 9m, would a 11m be to slow but have better coverage or would a 9m range overlap to much over the 7m and not give enough power below 16knots? Is there that much speed/turnability difference between 9 and 11 ( for the same model kites or similar types of kites).

In reckon my bottom end on my 7m is around 20-22 knots and my 9m is around 16knots but find down the line riding a bit difficult to keep the kite responsive.

The alternative is to change the board to cover the low wind range.

What's your experience / thoughts?

Cheers
Rich

richswing said...

Hey Guys,

For a 90kg rider on a surfboard, which size kite would complement a 7m? A 11m or 9m, would a 11m be to slow but have better coverage or would a 9m range overlap to much over the 7m and not give enough power below 16knots? Is there that much speed/turnability difference between 9 and 11 ( for the same model kites or similar types of kites).

In reckon my bottom end on my 7m is around 20-22 knots and my 9m is around 16knots but find down the line riding a bit difficult to keep the kite responsive.

The alternative is to change the board to cover the low wind range.

What's your experience / thoughts?

Cheers
Rich

See if you can get a demo on a 10M Ozone Catalyst from AKS in Scarborough.