Hi, got a 5.5m kite for my 25kg daughter, but can't keep her on the ground.
She is just too light for it. In less wind it won't fly.
My son is fine on the 5.5 on the sand but Im sure he'll want more in the water.
Question. What size inflato should a 25kg girl be able to learn with?
I did have help from a mate to hold her down, and teach her the very basics, she can fly a kite, I just need one small enough for her weight.
Am wanting to get both my kids up on boards this summer, so far so good. The trainer kite is worn out.
Hi Peter,
You could also look at a 4m Ozone Reo. Ozones are built lightweight and fly in very little wind much better than most other brands that build small kites for nuking winds and heavier riders. The UNO is good but needs a bit of wind to fly and pull a child.
Good luck,
DM
I've got a daughter of similar weight and that reo option sounds good. What sort of board would you put the little tackers on?
I like the sound of the reo.
Now where to get my hands on a price?.
Board..... I have I 132 , but need around a 120 for my daughter.
Just got the 132 for free for her to learn with. Had to repair it, but it's a new board.
Can I just say how lucky your daughter is to have a dad willing to teach her how to kite. When I was that young I would have loved to grow up with the sport.
Ps the small ozones are excellent in the lighter winds, 
Good onya for getting them into it early. They're gonna luv ya for it!
Started my young fella off on a 4m DNA when he was around 25 kg, but in light winds up here, Mostly 12-15, it was a very difficult kite to fly. Have since used it in a cyclone and it's fine.... But I digress , got him onto a 7m reb ( again in the light stuff) when he was around 28 kg, and he never looked back. I guess the point of this is, that as DM mentioned, you really want a kite for a light rider, not a heavy wind kite, so yeah, maybe a reo or such, maybe a small reb?
Good luck with it, and keep us posted!
Cheers T
Oh, and re the board, you need something way smaller. My son is still on his old 115 wipika ($100 in gero, thx Nate)... despite me buying him a shiny new 123...
And he's prob over 40 kg now... Huge difference where very small bones and muscles are concerned...
Cat and reo have very similar power but i reckon the reo is much lighter,also shinn make a grom specific kiteboard called the masterjack check out flyozone.com and shinnworld.com for both,
Try running shorter lines ( a set of 15m,5m and 2m) and if you dont want to cut them down then double them back to your bar...drops half the power and gives you more options works a treat on any 4 line kite.We use this option to teach alot of younger kids.
Uno 2.5m and all Ozone 4m inflatables will be perfect (Uno, Reo and Cat) for a 25 kg child. Epic has a kids TT (118*32). You can also buy her a skimboard if you have relatively flat water conditions over there.
Just my 2 cents BUT
From my experience Smaller lines = Faster kite = Less time to react to a problem, considering how all kites these days have ridiculous amounts of depower when the safety has been pulled/pushed you can assume that having a slower kite or one with longer lines gives more time to react and get the safety active.
Also get your trainer kite either repaired or purchase a new one. When conditions are too light or too strong they can be on it increasing their skill.
At 38kg i learnt on a 6m, on standard lines, learnt to fly on a deserted beach and got heaps of hours getting comfortable flying the kite on the land in light winds (sub 15) untill i was ready to go in the water. I learnt on a 132, didnt make to much difference when learning, though at 25kg i would go any bigger than 125... Also i found shortening the chicken loop made a huge difference to the amount of bar through I had and makes it easier to reach OTB depower. Now 55kg and ride a 9m and 7m with a 127 board....
As a matter of interest, whats a good age to get them into it? Got a 9 & 12yo I think they are old enough but having trouble getting them interested. I think too much time waiting for dad to come in when younger might have been the problem, now they don't want to come to the beach if I mention kiting cause its boring!!! Appreciate ideas from other dads.
What about weights in her harness? maybe that's a stupid idea, but probably cheaper than a new kite every year whilst she's growing.
Good one Puetz, keep it safe and make it FUN sounds like the way to go. And bodydragging behind me sounds like a good starting point. As the wife says I need to spend more quality time with them so if I can get them hooked I can spend some real quality 'air' time with them.
The only one who'll think its boring then is wifey.
Thanks for the tip.
I've got no problem with them being motivated, it's just a case of having the range of equipment to enable them to get out flying, like me, in almost any conditions.
Now having a second car, and the kids being at an age that I can safely let them on the beach without me, even though we use beaches that are unlucky to see more than 5 people a day, we still have our kids safety in mind. And we just would not go out on the water and leave the kids on the beach alone.
Weights in the harness....... Ummmm, not even I would do that, sorry.
Anywho.... Have a lead on a 4m ozone cat. Will see how it pans out.
Yeah you can't rush kids these days.
When my parents wanted me to do something I had no choice.
Pitty it was never surfing, kiting, sailing, etc etc.
I had to wait until I could pay for myself to get into something, even had to buy my own two wheeled transport for school.
We soon had a track to school with jumps and big hills all worked out, after school was mostly uphill.
Can anyone offer a comment on a 2008 4m switchblade please.
Good for light weight, or high wind?
Options I have found......
2009 4m cabrinha switchblade. New, complete. 500
2010 4m ozone catalyst near new, complete. 550
2011 4m core riot, used 400 + bar
What are your thoughts? Which is the better for a lighter rider?
