[ricki]

How much do you weigh? The "right" larger kite is not a waste of time at all. Back in the day, some really large, ponderously slow kites proved that kite area wasn't enough, you also needed to be able to fly the kite fairly fast to develop adequate apparent wind.

Also big part of working the low wind end is the board you are using. I see guys all the time on too small a board for available winds and kite size. You tend to come off plane and sink in lulls. A larger board helps you glide through the lulls maintaining momentum. So, I would take a hard look at both requirements.

Haven't been on the ground in the Panhandle for a very long time. Looking at ikitesurf, aside from tropical storms which should be avoided, the winds look pretty light, in the low teen mph range. That puts a particular challenge on things.