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Originally Posted by inferno
my recommendation...
if this is your first time on a Ckite in high wind (ie 7m fuel in 35+) dont do it in waves, your gonna get seriously worked and possibly hurt.... there is no depower on a 7m Ckite in 40... its all about edging, guts, and the lack of "reason" brain cells......hey, maybe i should buy it  |
YEP.
I would get a 7m Waroo (maybe 9) for the really windy days.
Cindy has them on sale, so does Daryl at EK, for like 365.
I was on a 7m Ozone Instinct that day at the beach.
Others were on 7m Waroos and even a FIVE meter waroo (Chris Bigger) at the beginning of the day, when it was most windy.
Kevin rigged up a 7m Fuel when it "dropped" to 35 and basically got his ass handed to him. He is a good rider and only rides C kites. If it was flat water he would have been fine, but it was the Gulf.
Dr. Bruce launched a 9m Waroo and had to put it down.
35 plus aint no joke.
I think when you got there, it was 25 to 30. That's pretty light compared to 35+. At one point Chris Moore was even on his 12m Ion in that and I think Toby launched his 14 Thruster (way too big, but he made it work).
Remember the little kid getting whacked on the trainer? LOL.....That was a fun day. I wish it stayed at 40 the whole time.