So according to this handy chart info that Oceanfire posted:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Kite-sizerider-weightwind-chart/
it appears that minimum weight to start kiting is 43 kg.
Is there any option for anyone lighter than that to get into kiteboarding? (i.e. low 30'ies)
My son just tried wakeboarding at a summer camp and loved it... apparently was able to get up from the second go etc... I don't wanna push him into kiteboarding, because so far anything I tried to push him into, didn't really work out 
... but i reckon he's ready to start learning kite flying... (just waiting for him to initiate it) suppose he gets excited about it, but what then? He's gotta wait another couple years to have sufficient body weight to qualify for the smallest inflatables.... So i'm curious if any of you fellas have gone through similar dilemma...
I've seen flying kites with boards from 7 years onwards. Not sure if anyone else has had someone start younger. The boy in question learnt on the old C kites quite a few years back. He started flying trainers at about 5 and then progressed to kites at 7. That was the wipika days.
It just comes down to kite size and wind strength. You can buy LEI trainer kites that are just 2-3 metres that can hook in. I've seen a 7 year old wear a seat harness as a waist harness and fly a small bandit, looked about 5m? The kid couldn't have weighed any more than 35kgs.
we have been teaching kids around 25kg on a 4m kite with the ION Rippers XXXS.
works good.
Anyone got ~1.5m trainer they are willing to sell?
(Didn't find right one in the Buy/Sell)
