Gong FREEWAVE 12,9 Guide De L'utilisateur page 20

LEARN HOW TO IDENTIFY THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND OR EQUIP YOURSELF WITH A WIND
GAUGE BEFORE DECIDING TO GO IN THE WATER OR NOT.
WMO
Force
Classification
0 Calm
1 Light Air
Light Breeze
2
Gentle Breeze
3
4 Moderate Breeze
Fresh Breeze
5
6 Strong Breeze
7 Near Gale
Gale
8
Strong Gale
9
10 Storm
Violent Storm
11
Hurricane
12
When practicing kitesurfing, always have common sense, respect nature, and try to help others with caution when
they are in trouble. It is imperative that you use a suitable bar with a quick release system and a Kite Release Leash as
well. We recommend the use of our
NF S-52 503 standard.
This list of recommendations is not exhaustive and does not replace knowledge and a serious study of the rules of
safety and navigation at sea. Kitesurfing is a dangerous sport that cannot be improvised.
Wind To Kite, or not to
(Knots) Kite?
Less
Get the SUP out !
than 1
Start assembling your
1-3
Foil ;-)
Get on it baby, time
4-6
to Foil !!!
Good times a rollin' on
7-10 your Foil or kiteboard
with a big Kite.
Foil or Kite, the choice
11-16
is yours !
17-21 Perfect in Kite !
22-27 Kitetastic !!!
Heavy session !!! Be
28-33 prudent, use small
Kite.
Danger in Kite !
34-40 Reserved for only the
brave.
41-47 Bad Idea...
Nice watching the
48-55 Ocean with a cup of
Hot Chocolate.
Maybe watch the
56-63 GONG Surfboards
Youtube Channel ?
Stay home, board
up windows, wait for
64+
the rapture in good
company ;)
GONG KITE
bars equipped with AKA2 Quick release system certified AFNOR
EN
On the Water
Sea surface smooth and
mirror-like
Scaly ripples, no foam crests
Small wavelets, crests
glassy, no breaking
Large wavelets, crests
begin to break, scattered
whitecaps
Small waves 1-4 ft.
becoming longer, numerous
whitecaps
Moderate waves 4-8 ft
taking longer form, many
whitecaps, some spray
Larger waves 8-13 ft,
whitecaps common, more
spray
Sea heaps up, waves 13-19
ft, white foam streaks off
breakers
Moderately high (18-25 ft)
waves of greater length,
edges of crests begin to
break into spindrift, foam
blown in streaks
High waves (23-32 ft), sea
begins to roll, dense streaks
of foam, spray may reduce
visibility
Very high waves (29-41 ft)
with overhanging crests, sea
white with densely blown
foam, heavy rolling, lowered
visibility
Exceptionally high (37-52 ft)
waves, foam patches cover
sea, visibility more reduced
Air filled with foam, waves
over 45 ft, sea completely
white with driving spray,
visibility greatly reduced
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On Land
Calm, smoke rises
vertically.
Smoke drift indicates
wind direction, still wind
vanes.
Wind felt on face, leaves
rustle, vanes begin to
move.
Leaves and small twigs
constantly moving, light
flags extended.
Dust, leaves, and loose
paper lifted, small tree
branches move.
Small trees in leaf begin
to sway.
Larger tree branches
moving, whistling in wires.
Whole trees moving,
resistance felt walking
against wind.
Twigs breaking off trees,
generally impedes
progress.
Slight structural damage
occurs, slate blows off
roofs.
Lots of damage.
Seriously lots of damage,
your Insurance Agent is
crying his mama...
Apocalypse now,
Insurance Agent left the
country...