just to add my two pennies worth...
i have a 3m wasp that is great for training,...but it's not quite the same because of how fast it goes.
i learned a lot more on a 9m foil(2line) in "light" winds,...it seemed to turn slower and i was able to respond a lot quiker.
on the snow, the power of the 9m allowed me to learn tacking very easily, and by the end of the day i was getting the hang of riding upwind.
however, due to not being able to de-power. it is very unpridictable in gusty conditions and yes i have my wounds to show for it.
my gf has a 5m "C" kite, which is great for learning the jist of a "full version" kite,...but it takes a lot of wind to enable riding with it,...all i've been able to use it for is "tea-bagging" on the beach...(she wieghs 110 pnds,...it rips her across the water no problem,...i wiegh 170 and have a much more difficult time)
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