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Originally Posted by BizGuru
Thanks Rick
I was up at Hammock Park in Boynton yesterday evening testing out my new contra 23.5m. Great kite lots of pull. Winds were 12mph when we got there SE and shifted to about 8 E. So a little body dragging is all I got in. But I saw a squall coming in right after my buddy hooked in and launched the kite. I had him land the kite and began packing up, and sure enough as soon as we got it packed and started heading for the winds gusted up 25+ :shock: for a brief period of time but with a 23.5m kite in the air that could have been devastating. Thanks for all your advice I just wanted you to know that you advise does not go unread by us new guys and it can defiantly keep us from learning things the hard way.
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Thanks for your input! I am glad you were able to get your kite down in advance of the storm. Yes, big kites, particularly C kites and squalls can be a bad combination. Shannon Best was out with an 18 m when a squall hit boosting winds to around 30 kts.. He could have easily been badly injured but fortunately was not. More at:
http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=121