The optimal wind for kite flying is 5 to 15 mph.
Higher winds are usually too much for most store-bought kites.
If the wind is light, a sled style is best. Sled kites, deltas, delta derivatives and Hewlett flex kites are flexible kites with poles in only one plane. A parafoil derivation called a flow form can fly in winds of 3 to 25 mph. Watson, a counselor in the Learning Development Center at RIT, has conducted workshops on kite making and flying to give students a way to reduce stress. He finds designs on the Internet, in magazines and at festivals.