Light wind kites
You can kitesurf in winds of around 10 knots by using a light wind kite (usually 16m or above in size) and a larger board.
Foil kites and foil boards are also now used for light wind kiting.
Some examples of light wind kites available in 2013 are:
Airush Lithium Zero 18m (no struts)
Ozone Edge 19m
Spleene X19 (slow turning)
Griffin TRX (17 or 14m)
Core Riot XR2 LW 17M
Cab Switchblade 16M
Griffin Argo 17m
Naish FLY 15m
Flysurfer Speed 3 21m (foil kite)
Liquid Force NRG Light Breeze 14m or 16m
Cabrinha Switchblade 2013
Core Riot XR2
Griffin Argo
Liquid Force NRG 2012
Naish Fly
Ozone Zephyr