A small update

Slow day at work - went through and added sizes to all the kites I've used in the tag cloud ... should prove to be more interesting. For me, at least.

Technique!

Good resource tips and instructionals. Just wish some of the pics were bigger! The search engine thingy is handy too ...

KSurf online magazine

The Beaufort Wind Scale

With useful indicators etc. It's hosted at coastalwindsports.com ...

Arc info!

About the VPC, as posted by Tungsten at www.arcusers.net here!

If you are a light weight, you get away with less VPC (or none at all) in the smaller sizes, and a bit to decent VPC in your low wind kites.
The more your arse is on the lard side (like mine), the more of this healthy shifting VPC effect you will fancy; the lower the wind, the more VPC, the higher the wind (high winds are gusty winds), the less instability you want, so less VPC; as an extreme, you may take the VPC off for the crazy winds.
You sure have to spend a bit of time to find your decent amount of VPC effect for the bigger sizes you use, get used to it and enjoy.

So moving the rear line towards the leading edge is increasing the VPC effect ...

Safety Poster

More details here ... http://www.kiteteam.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121&Itemid=75

Another one ... http://www.kitesurfingschool.org/rules.htm

Weather info

Best site for weather forecasting to date - although it's all in Japanese ... select your region in the drop-down menu and select "something-something-wind-something" below that ... very accurate.

http://weather-gpv.info/

Kite size vs rider weight

Speed Units Converter

Speed Units Converter
This came in handy for making charts for my clipboard ;)

"Hey, fatty!"

"Got a big enough kite?"
Well, now I can answer that question ... like all good anoraks, I have a calculator, an anemometer and a chart and I'm not afraid to use them!

Peter Lynn Arc Wind Range Calculator

Mad props to mx5alan for making my life geekier!