my girl friend is interested in buying a power kite and wants to know what size kite she should buy as a beginner, she weighs about 65kgs?

PKD Buster 5m. It's a pretty pink colour. We all know size isn't as important as looking good ! :wink2:

Probably something in a well behaved 2m kite

If you're happy with the flying of the radsail, then possibly another one of those, otherwise look into the busters, beamers. If you look in the buy/sell there's a couple of good options as well, the JoJo 3m trainer's a good first kite as well and there's a couple other options in there.


One thing to remember, most women like to play it a little safer than most men, If you put her on too big of a kite too soon it just may turn her off of the sport. Something in the 2m size in nice wind will give her a feel of the power, but still leave her in control of the kite, she should be able to fly it around through the whole window and learn to control it easy. Anything smaller will probably be pretty jumpy, anything bigger in any real winds will probably pull her across the park.

Plus, if you get her a 2m, then eventually get her a decent 4m for lighter winds, you'll somehow end up with a 2,4,6m quiver. That's not a bad thing now is it?

I have a SkyTiger-18; it is Orange & Gold in color and has only flow on grass fields. I bought it brand new last year. In its day, the Sky Tiger was considered a State of Art kite. Now days one might consider it old technology, but still a very good learner. I switched lines to the Q-Power Line sets, more strength and less tangles . Price of $100.00 US Dollars includes handles and Q-Power line sets. Sorry, the wind took the original storage bag and blew it up and across the highway. Shipping is going to be another $40.00 for 3-day delivery, more if you want it sooner.

Actually, my 3m JoJo trainer would be an excellent choice. Being on a bar keeps the learning curve down. The 3 line makes dropping the bar and reverse launch a easy. The loop is handy for her to hook in and rest her arms + it has a safety release.
At 3m I find no " bumble bee " effect like I do with zippy little kites. It flys like a larger kite.
I'm open to offers.

Pablo mentioned the Beamer as a good possible choice and I agree. Because the Beamer III are out, there are good deals out there on Beamer II's, a fine kite. I sent you a U2U with a link.

I would recommend a 2 meter kite. Something small but lots of fun.

Susan

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PKD Brooza 2, 3, 4 and 5.5 meter
Libre V-max and Special buggys
Nasa wings in many sizes

thanks for your input guys, the only kite i have seen in South Africa is the rad pro and flexifoil kite so i think ill get her a 2m rad or something.

A 2.7 Radsail a great first kite for her. Also Snowbird's 3m Jojo seems like an excellent kite to start on. The bar setup really helps ease the learning curve. Plus Jojo's are so damned well made.

2-3m should b good. My first kite was a 3m and it has been a great first kite and still gets lots of use (I'm a girl BTW :frog: ) . what are the typical winds in you area? this might help you decide between 2 or 3m.

Stace