Your time should be split between the 16 m on lighter days and 13 m on somewhat stronger days. If a strong system comes through you will need something smaller, perhaps even than your 9 m C kite (upper end around 22 kts.?). You can expand the upper end of C kites, to a point, through tuning and more advanced techniques. Still, I wouldn't recommend this to a new kiter. Depending on your normal winds in riding season, you may want to consider getting a flat kite around 9 m eventually.
We have had some unusual weather in the last few weeks. At 190 lbs. I've been on 7 m (a first and over two days), 9 m, 11 m and 16 m flat (not C) kites in that time. Most of the time has been split between the 11 m and 16 m with a 12 m flat kite being one of the more common kites you see in use. This winter may be unusual, time will tell.
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