Which kitesizes do YOU use ?

[kjorn]

12m, 10m 8m, 7m

12 and 10 in the summer, 10, 8 and 7 in the winter. UK rider.

Twintip and wakeboard

[FLandOBX]

I ride a TT (132 or 135) mostly in Florida and the OBX. I have too many kites and kite sizes. But 70% of my sessions are on either a 14m or 10m kite. The other 30% are on 12m or 8m (with a few sessions on 16m).

A lot of my kite selection choice is based on personal preference for a particular kite, rather than the most appropriate size for the wind conditions. For example, in 8-9 m wind conditions, I'd rather fly my 10m because it's a better kite for me. On a 16 m wind day, I'll choose my 14m with a larger board (same reason - I just like the 14 m better). If I travel, I'll almost always choose to take the 14m and 10m and a smallish TT. I can cover most wind conditions with those 2 kites.

[Topaz]

^^ +1

10m and 14m is the best two-kites combination for Florida. You catch about 90% of the wind.

I used to have 9 and 12, but I was using the 9 very little.
And when riding the 12, if I was lit, I had the felling I could be having more fun on a 10. And when underpowered, I wanted to be on a 14.

[Peter_Frank]

I ride a TT (132 or 135) mostly in Florida and the OBX. I have too many kites and kite sizes. But 70% of my sessions are on either a 14m or 10m kite. The other 30% are on 12m or 8m (with a few sessions on 16m).

A lot of my kite selection choice is based on personal preference for a particular kite, rather than the most appropriate size for the wind conditions. For example, in 8-9 m wind conditions, I'd rather fly my 10m because it's a better kite for me. On a 16 m wind day, I'll choose my 14m with a larger board (same reason - I just like the 14 m better). If I travel, I'll almost always choose to take the 14m and 10m and a smallish TT. I can cover most wind conditions with those 2 kites.

Yup - understand this perfectly

I dont have too many kites and sizes though...

But that if you got one size that is different in ANY way (same brand/another brand/another type/worn or not) you tend to choose accordingly, what you prefer, even if you KNOW it is not spot on, you just cross fingers as you want "this" one more than the next, ha haaa.
This is the very reason why I, after getting my 7 m2 (which is by far the most used kite for my 78 kg overall) back from repair, still used my brand new summer 2016 kites 6 and 8 m2 instead.
After having realized this now, I will use the exact kite I want instead - as it is an irrational behaviour.

Either that, or I should sell/give my 7 m2 away and buy a new one ha haa
Online prices are awesome, and kites perform like never before now, not really anything happening apart from the marginal wind hydrofoil kites of course.

Have only had the 3,5 for half or 2/3 of the 1½ year, so it will be used more now - unless I get a 4 m2 instead

Peter

[Peter_Frank]

^^ +1

10m and 14m is the best two-kites combination for Florida. You catch about 90% of the wind.

I used to have 9 and 12, but I was using the 9 very little.
And when riding the 12, if I was lit, I had the felling I could be having more fun on a 10. And when underpowered, I wanted to be on a 14.

On what boards ???

Makes a huge difference - when I ride a 9 on my surf/waveboard, TTs ride 12 m2, and in the same wind I use a 5.5 m2 on a hydrofoil, about half the size only, but true

So VERY important to note the type of boards, apart from weight

But really cool you guys write the location, as it gives us all over the world an idea of the winds (instead of useless wind numbers and wrongly interpreted wind statistics), as some like to foil in light winds, others want to ride waves in medium winds, and some like to go skyhigh on a TT in max nukin winds

Peter

[grigorib]

7/9/11/15 is the quiver for my 200lbs

15 gets out only with a door board and usually on 30/37m long lines
7/9/11 - twintip and foil

I was finding myself in need of 5m for riding hurricane Matthew (rode 5.5m Kahoona overpowered) and for foiling in 30+ knots but when it blasts I can pull out a nice jumping session on 7m

[Eckhardt]

15 contra for rhe summersetsession or holidays
12/9 fx for the whole year round
7 sb for them autumn/winterstormsessions with 35+knots wind

I ride them all with my lieuwe shotgun 136/40.5

[Peter_Frank]

Where ?

grigorip, Lake Michigan - Indiana ?

Eckhardt, Jmuiden - West coast of holland ? That makes sense then, same winds as here in Denmark, from zero to hauling ass

Peter

[kitejumping]

I have a 6m, 7m, 9m, 11m, 14m, 15m, 18m, 20m. All foils, 11,15,18 sonic frs, 9, 14ul, 20ul, PL Aeros.

Plan on selling the Sonics now that I got the Aeros. The 20m ultralight is by far my most used on the snow (frozen lake) at 9000ft, previous most used was the 18m sonic. If kiting passes 12,000ft and above usually on a 6-11m, continuous kiteloops to tow up and park and ride fun downhills. Mountain wind tends to be gusty and inconsistent if it's above 12mph.... (typical 15mph day will be gusting to 30 with snownadoes that can collapse your wing) so I don't jump much with anything smaller than a 14m in lighter winds (wind dies you don't crater on ice).

On a side note, the 20m aero UL has a significantly better low end than the 18m sonic or a 19m core, I did 15 miles the other day when a 19m core wouldn't get off the ground. It also parks and rides sooner than the 18m sonic since it weighs way less. The Sonic 18 tends to stall sooner than the aero and you have to keep the bar out and continuously loop it when the wind dies. Both are fun kites, unreal hangtime.

[grigorib]

Where ?

grigorip, Lake Michigan - Indiana ?
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Peter

Lake Michigan (Indiana, Sheboygan, Holland, St. Joe, LSP), OBX, SPI, La Ventana

OBX is 70% of my kiting every year though