Heb paar dingetjes gevonden:
- The faster you go, the more power the kite generates due to the apparent wind which is more noticeable in light wind. So use a kite smaller than you would for jumping.
(een te grote kite zou op grote snelheid dus teveel 'eigen wind' en daarmee teveel kracht creeeren om nog onder controle te kunnen houden)
- Use a kite that is small enough that you can stay on a 80-90 degree course *at full speed*. This means you might have to pick a smaller kite than you would to go out jumping. If you have to go upwind or much downwind to control the power of the kite you'll slow down. A depower system will allow you to get up to speed sooner, but it must not work by slowing the kite down. In other words, if your kite slows down when you depower it, so will you. Make sure you can handle the pull at full speed with your kite at the fastest setting (Mark Frasier).
(blijkbaar kan de kerel in het filmpje niet op een 80 a 90 graden koers blijven als hij een grotere kite pakt)
- Light wind and a big kite give the highest speeds relative to the wind. In a 12 knot wind with a fast 9m foil or 15 m sled you may be able to go 25 knots (over twice the wind speed). Smaller kites in high wind make for the fastest speeds, but your speed will be less compared to the wind speed. For example, you might be able to go 35 knots with a 4m foil or 7.5m sled in 22 knots of wind (1.5 times the wind speed), if you could find flat water in that much wind (Mark Frasier).
bron:
http://kiteboard.activity.hk/component/content/article/27-techniques/6-speed-kiting.html
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