Not a deliberate plug for my kite but **** its good in marginal winds(9M Lithium/20m lines)..I was worried not even getting off the beach but instead had enough pull to get 30 or more good waves in between Trigg and Brighton. It was glassy and raining half the time kite didn't drop once.

austin said...
sounds like desperation to me

9M kite - (give it any name you like) in 10kts.
sounds like something smellier than desperation to me !!!

Spent heaps of time sitting with my apres work drink watching the City to Trigg guys moving thru.
NEVER ever ever seen a 9M kite pass in anything like 10kts. Not even close.

(NB the vid didnt play so stand to be corrected but I seriously doubt I'll be posting a retraction.)

Not trying to dis u here AndreC BUT next time u try it let me know I'll come & watch.
Always prepared to back down - as publicly as I comment.

What were you riding BTW - a SUP perhaps ?

I checked swanny gragh was 12knots there so lets call it 10-12knots

AndreC said...
I checked swanny gragh was 12knots there so lets call it 10-12knots

Not trying to sound like a d_ck here, but when Ocean Reef is 30knots . Swannies is normally 5 to 7 knots lighter. But in reality its the same.


Say Swannies is 12knots, it might have been closer to 14 or 15. That is like 50% more wind than 10 knots.

I need green to kite on my 9m on a twin tip and im only 80kgs.

9m and a mid size strapless stick with 15kts can throw some mint downwinders in shoreies

Aint no park and ride show but defo rateable.

10kts tho..wind readings off for sure

AndreC said...
[br]Not a deliberate plug for my kite but **** its good in marginal winds(9M Lithium/20m lines)..I was worried not even getting off the beach but instead had enough pull to get 30 or more good waves in between Trigg and Brighton. It was glassy and raining half the time kite didn't drop once.

Trigg Gragh?? Thats where I was kiting and look at the pic the water is oily..12-13knots doesn't look like this