Wind Speeds

alexrider · **Posted:** Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:02 pm

Kamikuza wrote:

alexrider wrote:

The scale that really matters was missing; here it is in the last column...

Toby wrote:

m/s -- Bft -- km/h -- knts -- kitesize
3.4-5.4 -- 3 -- 12-19 -- 7-10 -- 21-15

5.5-7.9 -- 4 -- 20-28 -- 11-16 -- 15-12

8.0-10.6 -- 5 -- 29-38 -- 17-21 -- 12-10 :-D

10.7-13.8 -- 6 -- 39-49 -- 22-27 -- 10-9 :-D

13.9-17.1 -- 7 -- 50-62 -- 28-33 -- 8-7 :-D

17.2-20.7 -- 8 -- 63-74 -- 34-40 -- 5-6 :-o

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Reading the wind-meter is passe.
Instead look at the size of kites the wind-dummies out there!
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No that doesn't work either. I was riding a 17 and everyone else was riding... 10s. Little tiny people on directionals

I knew someone had to come up with that objection. :desperado:

OK then Kami and edt, just add another scale for guys with eating disorders: for a given kite size (say 12), the rider's weight for kiting in the sweet spot (range from 50 to 150 kg!) ;-)

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