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Created by jacksp > 9 months ago, 19 Jan 2014
jacksp
9 posts
19 Jan 2014 7:44AM
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This Saturday, as I can not navigate. I decided to find app's kitesurf. I have liked these: You can search without spot's offshore winds and other parameters. It is based on WindGuru

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zerouno.spot

This allows calculation of material parameters on kiteboarding

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.bitpipeline.app.kitesurfbuddy

I have also found this app for iphone with cool spots for sports

https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/splocs/id433281938?mt=8

hamburglar
ACT, 2174 posts
19 Jan 2014 7:03PM
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i'd red thumb ya but apparently i've over cooked all my negative thumbs, so have to green thumb some posts

i'll get back to you

AntoineS
NSW, 122 posts
19 Jan 2014 9:15PM
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The digital buddy to advise you on what kite and board size to use when you want to get in the water.


As much as I appreciate the effort as an app developer myself, I'd be worried of people who need to enter dozen of parameters into an app to decide which kite size to take!

So have you find any of these apps useful at all? I've used http://weendy.com/ a bit but found it too cumbersome, refreshing Seabreeze graphs compulsively and texting mates still is the easiest and quickest!

suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
19 Jan 2014 9:40PM
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its easier to just take all your kites to the beach. look at the water and pump up your desired kite.... sounds simple huh!

hamburglar
ACT, 2174 posts
19 Jan 2014 9:44PM
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suniboy21 said...
its easier to just take all your kites to the beach. look at the water and pump up your desired kite.... sounds simple huh!


not in WA, you come back to no kites and a broken window!

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
19 Jan 2014 6:53PM
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suniboy21 said...
its easier to just take all your kites to the beach. look at the water and pump up your desired kite.... sounds simple huh!


Don't forget to pick up a handful of sand and throw it up and study it's drift and direction.

tatkins
QLD, 344 posts
19 Jan 2014 10:32PM
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I've developed a formula to work out what kite to use. If any IT person can help develop an app we can make a mint:
light wind = big kite
moderate wind = medium kite
strong wind = small kite
very strong wind = very small kite

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
19 Jan 2014 8:54PM
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I thought it was more like:

Light wind = mow the lawn, wash the car, drink beer
Moderate wind = surf Seabreeze whilst waiting for the live wind readings to increase
Strong wind = medium kite
Very strong wind = small kite and fun by the bucket loads.

Haydn24
QLD, 473 posts
20 Jan 2014 1:25AM
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I have a better app formula:

Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).

Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.

That is the mid wind range of the kite.

Round to the nearest number.

KS=W/(KNTS/2.2)

lol

buzingfridge
WA, 147 posts
19 Jan 2014 11:30PM
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hamburglar said..

i'd red thumb ya but apparently i've over cooked all my negative thumbs, so have to green thumb some posts

i'll get back to you


Funny I've got he same problem so I just green thumbed you !

jacksp
9 posts
20 Jan 2014 12:33AM
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Tanos said..

The digital buddy to advise you on what kite and board size to use when you want to get in the water.


As much as I appreciate the effort as an app developer myself, I'd be worried of people who need to enter dozen of parameters into an app to decide which kite size to take!

So have you find any of these apps useful at all? I've used http://weendy.com/ a bit but found it too cumbersome, refreshing Seabreeze graphs compulsively and texting mates still is the easiest and quickest!


Hi guys,

Sorry I'm not a big user of smartphone and has not liked the calculator. I liked most applications spot's. :(

Plummet
4862 posts
20 Jan 2014 7:17AM
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Haydn24 said..

I have a better app formula:

Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).

Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.

That is the mid wind range of the kite.

Round to the nearest number.

KS=W/(KNTS/2.2)

lol


That is "O" for Awesome mate. I decided I like to be more powered than you so my variable is 2.6.

Kite size ?weight kg?wind speed knots
21? 82?10
14? 82?15
11? 82?20
9? 82?25
7? 82?30
6? 82?35

EnglishCraig
NSW, 406 posts
20 Jan 2014 5:14PM
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Haydn24 said...
I have a better app formula:

Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).

Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.

That is the mid wind range of the kite.

Round to the nearest number.

KS=W/(KNTS/2.2)

lol


Erm - how tested is this - your formulae suggests that in 30knots at 90 kilos I should be on a 6.5 - that's pretty conservative!!!

sebol
WA, 753 posts
20 Jan 2014 3:12PM
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EnglishCraig said..

Haydn24 said...
I have a better app formula:

Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).

Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.

That is the mid wind range of the kite.

Round to the nearest number.

KS=W/(KNTS/2.2)

lol


Erm - how tested is this - your formulae suggests that in 30knots at 90 kilos I should be on a 6.5 - that's pretty conservative!!!


He said to round up to the closest size.
30/2.2 = 13.64
90/13.64 = 6.59 = 7 metre
Sounds pretty much right to me!!!!

NoBS
WA, 908 posts
20 Jan 2014 3:13PM
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Chris6791 said..

I thought it was more like:

Light wind = mow the lawn, wash the car, drink beer
Moderate wind = surf Seabreeze whilst waiting for the live wind readings to increase
Strong wind = medium kite
Very strong wind = small kite and fun by the bucket loads.


Light wind.. Mow the lawn.. bahahah.. 95% of over 50's in Perth

Very strong wind.. Get skull dragged becase you dont know how effectively use QR.

kitebored
NSW, 587 posts
20 Jan 2014 8:10PM
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Haydn24 said..

I have a better app formula:

Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).

Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.


Yeh this works out on the money for me, nice one!

Although if you need a formula to pick you kite I'd be a little worried about kiting.. Also the old data principle of crap in crap out applies, it's only good if you know exactly how much wind there is and are honest about what you really weigh..

gcdave
534 posts
20 Jan 2014 5:16PM
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Im confused

Where do I apply to kitesurf?

WeirdEd
VIC, 268 posts
21 Jan 2014 1:58PM
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sebol said..
EnglishCraig said..



Haydn24 said...

I have a better app formula:



Kite size = Weight divided by (Wind strength (knots) divided by 2.2).



Wind strength as having power but not being overpowered.



That is the mid wind range of the kite.



Round to the nearest number.



KS=W/(KNTS/2.2)



lol





Erm - how tested is this - your formulae suggests that in 30knots at 90 kilos I should be on a 6.5 - that's pretty conservative!!!

He said to round up to the closest size.30/2.2 = 13.64

90/13.64 = 6.59 = 7 metreSounds pretty much right to me!!!!


Great! If I want to kite in 1kn I just need a 198m2 kite! Just fired up the sewing machine. :-)

Loftywinds
QLD, 2060 posts
10 Mar 2014 11:02AM
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tatkins said..

I've developed a formula to work out what kite to use. If any IT person can help develop an app we can make a mint:
light wind = big kite
moderate wind = medium kite
strong wind = small kite
very strong wind = very small kite




Actually you're onto something there. How about we turn that wind-speed app on the iphone/ipad into a more generalised one with the above categories and pictures, videos and wind charts to match popular brands of kites and boards? I am serious! And I know Obj-C and Xcode.

busterwa
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10 Mar 2014 7:43PM
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