Mate, I'm your size and I have an 06 Rhino 18m that I combine with an Underground 152 board. This is a great combination for light wind days. I find I need 12 to 13 kns for the action to be good, however, for just cruzin around you can get away with a couple of knots less ( but it has to be constant wind at that level ) The 18 Rhino is one of the fastest 18m kites I have used so you can create " apparent " wind fairly easily. The big advantage of being a big bloke is that its very easy to handle bigger wind on the 18 should the gusts come thru. I find I'm still comfortable at 20kns - but I wouldn't put it up if it was blowin 20kn from kickoff. Hope this helps ps. If you don't want to buy a new kite see if you can get your hands on an 04 18m Rhino - ....a top kite. regards col
I would take a look at the 18m Rival. I was out on a 16m the other day and was keeping up with a new 17m Contra in marginal winds around 9knt-12knt (I am 86Kg). The difference was that the Rival still turns.
im with cjp in the kite pics. im about that weight and i used a 18 vegas which worked fine then now im on a 14 rino 06 and it has to be one of the best kites for bigger guys. i find it has more pull then any other kite also great depower.
