kite sizing

[dnoel]

hey! i just moved here from houston and was wondering if any of you could give me a kite size reccommendation based on average/typical bay area wind conditions. i'm 6' and 210lb... any help would be appreciated!

[Greg]

Brodda, I gotta tell you thats a tall order!
The main differance your gonna find around these parts is micro-systems, what that means in reality is you aften get to pick your conditions. For example Alameda 12mph, central bay spots running,Ahh- mid twentys (12-32), down south coast its nuking (22-40mph) as well as bay spots like 3ed ave, once again Alameda holding steady 9-19 meaning its really about 10mph...
So I guess the point of all this is, Whats your pleasure? You like'um BEEF or more into tofu... Pretty soon your going to "NEED" another kite (thats a little inside joke, we dont need nuthing we WANT it all) if you want to indulge in all the pleasures Nor-Cal has to offer.
BTW: Welcome to the Bay Area, your gonna love it!
Enjoy,
LoudMouthGreg

[knyfe]

What is your closest spot? Are you willing to drive out to sherman? Are you into waves?

for your weight I would say 14 & one 10 for teh bay except alameda where you need 21 and 14. Waves might be 10-12 and then smaller on.

Welcome and dont forget to enjoy the summer with the nice wind!

CU, G

[dnoel]

Thanks for the replies, fella's (and the welcome!). I'm in Fremont for training at the moment, but will be heading off to SF in a month or so for work. I'm all about exploring, so I'm sure I'll be making rounds and trying out every spot in the area that I can. ...and I'm definitely not a vegitarian, though some times I do go for the white meat :P I haven't had the chance to do any Wave riding yet- I'm relatively new to this, so right now I'm sort of in a one-track "bigger and bigger air" mindset.

[knyfe]

are you going well upwind? How many knts do you consider good?

[Scotty]

What are the sizes of your existing quiver including your board? and what conditions have you been out already? Flat water or surf?