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Originally Posted by CapeFlorida
Hi Rick et al.,
For a windy FL winter front, will a 7 m be too small?
So the 13 will get more use than the 10, but I'm concerned about the gap from 13 to 7?
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My smallest kite since flat kites came out in late 2005 has been a 9 m and haven't had overpowering winds with it yet in SE Florida. I have had the most use out of 12 m flat kites. I would say to avoid the the 13 m and go with a 12 m.
Here's another consideration for the 7 m. A 195 lb. guy that needs a 7 m is going out into advanced weather conditions. That is high wind, likely large waves, pretty challenging stuff. If you're already there, no problem. If not, I wouldn't worry about rigging up for 7 m conditions quite yet.
The gap between 12 and 16 m has some major overlap. The same might be said to a lesser degree between a 9 and 12 m. It is in the range extremes you'll notice the difference, i.e. in lighter winds favoring the 12 m and the 9 m in stronger conditions.