Hi Brains Trust. I was wondering. Assuming everything else is held constant and only the size of a wing is changed. Will a 3m wing have a wind range twice that of a 6m? For example, if a 6m wing has a comfortable wind range of 8-16 kts then will a 3m of the same design have a comfortable wind range of 16-32 kts. I think spending too long in lockdown has muddled my mind. ?????

Ooo no sure about that ....double the velocity and the force is 4x not 2x ....it's a squared relationship.

You got the principle right, but calculated the math wrong. All else equal, scaling just area and calculating wind speed from 6m/8knt, then it will be 3m/11kn. Squared relationship means if you halve the area wind speed increases by sqrt(2), not two.

As noted, all else is not in fact equal. Lift coefficients vary across wing sizes and even across wind ranges for the same wing (pesky flexible lifting generating devices), the rider and the board in the air quickly become the dominant source of drag as apparent wind increases, etc etc.

Thanks, that makes sense