Great topic Bille
Large kites are a specialty of mine
At this time summer is here 90 degrees/ 32C air temp + high humidity
My ocean wave riding is on the 2012 Core XR2 LW Riot 19M (i'm 165lbs/75Kg)
Don't be concerned with this big a kite...it turns on a dime..loops supaez...fast to pump..it's all good
No matter the wind direction starting at 8knots..onshore..side on..side side on...side..side side off..
My wife joins me in same wind on her biggest kite same model but 17M (she's 110lbs/50kg)
Power is always your best ally in LW especially with a fast turning high depower kite like that
You can ride waves with confidence....even down the line (DTL) in as low as 10 knots of wind
Some may want to dispute that it cannot be done with large kite....but i do it very well all the time
In any case last night session on that kite the wind picked up while out to 18 knots for 20 minutes
Had no problem managing the wind (it has a lot of depower)..no need to come in
Wind did manage to go down to 11 knots by session end (i was still very nicely powered)
My point: this kite's range (10 knots) is amazing to me ......8 to 18 equals great hot summer kite
Winter wind range 60 degrees /15C air temp +low humidity 7 to 15 knots
I go from this large kite size directly down to a 12 Rebel all the time and i have no gap
These 2 kites overlap very nicely using of my strapped surfboards directionals
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