Anonymous wrote:Peter,
Dont you have a Psycho 15.5? What do you think the lightest, surfable wind would be? I weigh in at 185lbs or so and use a big floaty board.
Paul
Hard to say - I would estimate 10 knots to be the real low end, for me on a relatively small board, with my 72kg.
So with your bigger board and weight, it might be the same, or maybe 12 knots for you.
There must be lots of other Psycho riders out there who can tell you - but I would definitely say 10-12 knots as the low end for you.
As low end I mean where you are able to go slightly upwind (not losing height).
But even in this low wind you can make small floaty jumps and transitions with the Psycho 15.5.
Wind here is measured in 8 meters height - it might be a little less if using a handheld anemometer of course (8-10 knots ?)
I am not sure about what a handheld would show though, as they are very different at different locations !
Sometimes because the wind can accelerate over the shore obstackle height, it shows the same as in 8 meters height....
Always fickle to give windranges to outsiders