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jacksp

9 posts

jacksp

9 posts

19 Jan 2014 7:44am

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

hamburglar

ACT, 2174 posts

19 Jan 2014 7:03pm

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

AntoineS

NSW, 122 posts

19 Jan 2014 9:15pm

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

suniboy21

VIC, 1090 posts

19 Jan 2014 9:40pm

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

hamburglar

ACT, 2174 posts

19 Jan 2014 9:44pm

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

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

19 Jan 2014 6:53pm

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

tatkins

QLD, 344 posts

19 Jan 2014 10:32pm

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

3271 posts

Chris6791

WA, 3271 posts

19 Jan 2014 8:54pm

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

Haydn24

QLD, 473 posts

20 Jan 2014 1:25am

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

147 posts

buzingfridge

WA, 147 posts

19 Jan 2014 11:30pm

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

jacksp

9 posts

20 Jan 2014 12:33am

Tanos said..

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

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

Plummet

4862 posts

20 Jan 2014 7:17am

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

EnglishCraig

NSW, 406 posts

20 Jan 2014 5:14pm

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

753 posts

sebol

WA, 753 posts

20 Jan 2014 3:12pm

EnglishCraig said..

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

908 posts

NoBS

WA, 908 posts

20 Jan 2014 3:13pm

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

593 posts

kitebored

NSW, 593 posts

20 Jan 2014 8:10pm

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

gcdave

534 posts

20 Jan 2014 5:16pm

Im confused

Where do I apply to kitesurf?

WeirdEd

VIC

268 posts

WeirdEd

VIC, 268 posts

21 Jan 2014 1:58pm

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

Loftywinds

QLD, 2060 posts

10 Mar 2014 11:02am

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

3782 posts

busterwa

3782 posts

10 Mar 2014 7:43pm

~~http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mini-Pocket-Digital-LCD-Display-Wind-Speed-Gauge-Meter-Anemometer-Thermometer-/271344425908?pt=AU_Gadgets&hash=item3f2d635bb4~~

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