tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70545338073246586022024-03-05T06:32:44.895+00:00Flying Fish Kiting Teamflyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-49888631082234287522023-09-14T08:21:00.002+01:002023-09-14T08:21:27.185+01:00North Shore Radicals<p>Top of the Line North Shore Radicals are <b><i>the</i></b> classic team kites, and they have several world championships under their belt. In the past, I've already posted on several other Top of the Line kites in our quiver, namely <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2018/10/hawaiians-galore.html">Hawaiians</a> and <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2018/12/spin-offs-galore-hawaiians-part-2.html">Spin-Offs</a>. What about the classic NSRs?</p><p>The first North Shores we got were these 'rainbows':</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7V-D7JCBE7RTd8-nfsuGgif2I4J1z-Z6R2fQnYFbNpUBPj4DstOirnjeIVJWiwWHg7LixVYXWsoOiykRakbu3ZxMePd9WTasW-PotkuWRbYHz9uEyIAkuHFlShWPUy2OFXy4K-bXD6751m_vjp5SpCbgzSC8MMpg04leTu7CiLIZDcp98NU1maVKk0Q/s640/IMG_6212.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr7V-D7JCBE7RTd8-nfsuGgif2I4J1z-Z6R2fQnYFbNpUBPj4DstOirnjeIVJWiwWHg7LixVYXWsoOiykRakbu3ZxMePd9WTasW-PotkuWRbYHz9uEyIAkuHFlShWPUy2OFXy4K-bXD6751m_vjp5SpCbgzSC8MMpg04leTu7CiLIZDcp98NU1maVKk0Q/s320/IMG_6212.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>These are not original Top of the Line North Shores; they were made and marketed by a US kite shop, Cutting Edge Kites (the shop doesn't appear to exist anymore). They have modern spars and fittings, but the sails are sewn by Pam Kirk, who was one of the people sewing the original Top of the Line sails. So they do have some original North Shore Radical 'DNA' in them!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NFnAC9ct2kOXRrQhV7Y3kCFy9QJmibT78a3Sk-SG5-1Nt1ywSHSsw-uhEIf_zSmxVtyxvFJ_lmvUrCloQasAjaW0q_OIFewvU5GeB667F_lmIRHldqwSevqd0qrkkd1b8Oa_j9eQgOHo682KWxtPMk-mWvcwHrLdcpz2qzhvWJBs4I6O0pjltj9ONWw/s640/IMG_7465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NFnAC9ct2kOXRrQhV7Y3kCFy9QJmibT78a3Sk-SG5-1Nt1ywSHSsw-uhEIf_zSmxVtyxvFJ_lmvUrCloQasAjaW0q_OIFewvU5GeB667F_lmIRHldqwSevqd0qrkkd1b8Oa_j9eQgOHo682KWxtPMk-mWvcwHrLdcpz2qzhvWJBs4I6O0pjltj9ONWw/s320/IMG_7465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They handle and fly pretty much like original Top of the Line North Shores, including the famous NSR roar!<div><br /></div><div>Going off at a bit of a tangent, what we also have in our quiver is this "Weston Shore Radical". Based on an NSR, it was made years ago by a kite friend, who passed away, for another kite friend, who also passed away recently. The kite ended up with us, and has special meaning, as you will probably understand. The reason behind the name, by the way, is that they often flew at Weston Shore in Southampton.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-_Th9YFf72Bcy07mlfFLLUUI1QSAoNNE0vQXnzQ9imvecjwxOzuOHRazZiDhvZiLBHBy6B9LOfO1QpsFSemKMNoiliopFCxzskh7sZrlB8leWat7vMW8Kgzgz2MF0e7CxO_NsyX62Rlr180bChTJ-6Z5kTAM3F2EElGRZiAHPt3z2j3dCnK31b4cE2s/s1600/DSCN0859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-_Th9YFf72Bcy07mlfFLLUUI1QSAoNNE0vQXnzQ9imvecjwxOzuOHRazZiDhvZiLBHBy6B9LOfO1QpsFSemKMNoiliopFCxzskh7sZrlB8leWat7vMW8Kgzgz2MF0e7CxO_NsyX62Rlr180bChTJ-6Z5kTAM3F2EElGRZiAHPt3z2j3dCnK31b4cE2s/s320/DSCN0859.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDt2umY_Ic95czBNKEPKb1YCKTQ-vglTHXWNkhiV90NXeBsT7EcBHSkHML3v4vjKjZ3ORf0cE90W7Qs2dgIUoEFZQczjQsiYghAbAund38GE59xY7CnQ95JC55nXgrhb50rxO9gtfMR7NiVOVGJqbAw8MdFtCr4D21P7gvFvdoikoa-8gPR1tHOUJs-M/s1600/DSCN0864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDt2umY_Ic95czBNKEPKb1YCKTQ-vglTHXWNkhiV90NXeBsT7EcBHSkHML3v4vjKjZ3ORf0cE90W7Qs2dgIUoEFZQczjQsiYghAbAund38GE59xY7CnQ95JC55nXgrhb50rxO9gtfMR7NiVOVGJqbAw8MdFtCr4D21P7gvFvdoikoa-8gPR1tHOUJs-M/s320/DSCN0864.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Staying with home-made kites based on a North Shore Radical, we have a set of four of these 'Point-Nine Shores'. Made by Josh Mitcheson, they are basically 90% scaled down versions of a North Shore. We have this set of four (pictures show three, but we have four) to allow us to give interested people a taste of pair/team-flying. Due to their reduced size, they pull less than a classical North Shore Radical (thus making it easier to handle for people new to team-flying), but still make some noise!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb7Xw5_AwqMj1JThKsFlzbh0m6D5vyV6Z4SRp27UC_dJQMXhLQgN8JAo0fG2exrii8iEXjzgYwZSoJ40V8LvfJzGcugyJtUcOlk_xHCRipPdEV7hcvivLP22ace49djqUVC8SPazyONoTGjKr9mivcow6qds70yn73KCaIEHFzPTkbfNCQ5v4jbatr4c/s1600/DSCN2526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNb7Xw5_AwqMj1JThKsFlzbh0m6D5vyV6Z4SRp27UC_dJQMXhLQgN8JAo0fG2exrii8iEXjzgYwZSoJ40V8LvfJzGcugyJtUcOlk_xHCRipPdEV7hcvivLP22ace49djqUVC8SPazyONoTGjKr9mivcow6qds70yn73KCaIEHFzPTkbfNCQ5v4jbatr4c/s320/DSCN2526.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-HDBZ4sqAkghd6MrheU6oBD-mU8vtdTBLPFj5sXoT32cCAzW4M7NSEVTSJFzP_D5a5qEHtAOLbLosIu8i0UVb_BHcxjRHPbE1T6-dwzxoHEMwUNTI1Cb0CD2hNSS7k_2bjFuY-lUGAHUrNojCJYjliq87wqGINelIWgq4DMFkauZoh7mUxAhZ2bgwkk/s886/DSCN2531a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="886" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-HDBZ4sqAkghd6MrheU6oBD-mU8vtdTBLPFj5sXoT32cCAzW4M7NSEVTSJFzP_D5a5qEHtAOLbLosIu8i0UVb_BHcxjRHPbE1T6-dwzxoHEMwUNTI1Cb0CD2hNSS7k_2bjFuY-lUGAHUrNojCJYjliq87wqGINelIWgq4DMFkauZoh7mUxAhZ2bgwkk/s320/DSCN2531a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>None of the kites above are original Top of the Line NSRs, of course, so what about those? First of all, we have, on loan from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sportteamandcompetitivekitingSTACK">STACK</a>, a set of six North Shores (i.e. three pairs), previously flown by the Punchline team.</div><div><br /></div><div>A pair of North Shore Konas:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB1dtidEkisKHcCroMnmQslpPDc6Vgxv_b0rczewodnFSDHcQ6naXnAYjSbSbKAgKK93Qg3uR5LJbFlEFe51M63JApIGg9R0ZSQ5uSduLQPpcD0NdG6Yxf09sgUywRaKztrt5GowN3vckZOFeCWIWkxO6qAjioUT1nTK7COApF70-aCYbTd2GR6om_jg/s1600/DSCN3484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB1dtidEkisKHcCroMnmQslpPDc6Vgxv_b0rczewodnFSDHcQ6naXnAYjSbSbKAgKK93Qg3uR5LJbFlEFe51M63JApIGg9R0ZSQ5uSduLQPpcD0NdG6Yxf09sgUywRaKztrt5GowN3vckZOFeCWIWkxO6qAjioUT1nTK7COApF70-aCYbTd2GR6om_jg/s320/DSCN3484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97l2O15blZ-sjQvREt7w86QFLZA8ft6V_6DhqziUM6rmUa2PkkF1VY4D_quepUIEGDIPOh0qRmtD1aoAQ85nVTL00V_SsVqquISXnQYqym9yG2vqwP5dUuAyDjMK4Z_d7xlcEs9rMjtig-BUgclD5foA2e-7A7bTe60vW5761PAs_EWbAlmtt34lz4sA/s948/DSCN3488a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="948" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97l2O15blZ-sjQvREt7w86QFLZA8ft6V_6DhqziUM6rmUa2PkkF1VY4D_quepUIEGDIPOh0qRmtD1aoAQ85nVTL00V_SsVqquISXnQYqym9yG2vqwP5dUuAyDjMK4Z_d7xlcEs9rMjtig-BUgclD5foA2e-7A7bTe60vW5761PAs_EWbAlmtt34lz4sA/s320/DSCN3488a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A pair of North Shore Radicals:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bsQ_tCbjZ8de0oD61tZfF-PDbkkJ1dGYqg80HgMJ0HKUVH9blDK48_AkqKhkR49rxKAayzkuBbLI-kTnNb3Vnuc7bKyXqqU_C0gH9kwYKw1LbEvc61kSLunQXP_WvF70uxI-7nYpop7cBEIvbs-CXXXITfsxQoLpFBO65WT12EOhgh9dyHdf1N2HBw0/s1600/DSCN2019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl83MWzvrWNnChPZqkxwylpF_5SUk3F5E6ixqQD2xvTgZzDlD2NfvotF09X1fGVDZj6dD0-bmnlZnLpdSYlYAPgUeq2VAyLOSFzaqrG0Bc0TpC5W-PNlrXVkj5i5O4hX9jGpH9_zg6t5GciVuCxQOhx1vkEQQvWQTRxkNxOZL4f0ObTlF1g2cDLyrkRcI/s320/DSCN2010.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwistedBridle">Twisted Bridle</a>, our sister pair in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkatzkiteteam">L-katz</a>, also have three pairs of NSRs on loan (which used to be flown by Airkraft), allowing us to fly North Shores with the team; imagine the noise!!</div><div><br /></div>So that was the situation until quite recently, when we were basically given two different batches of team kites. Together, these batches contained four Top of the Line North Shores, plus an original sail. The sail was a 'neon' R-20 sail, which I really liked. Given that one of the North Shores in the batch had the same colour pattern as one of our modern Cutting Edge kites, I decided to swap the sails.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPqZDwZaw-It4vlXtl8OrXrsrQ7Gzd404P_-C1k8aIPKgUWHcHSVaA-icTsSMWGHSWBzPeyiP26tfMOGaLsx69TS9km1X8XrhwSAL0d1c1i56Ka6ePYM2TAyeO1uwfNtEK-uPcjXCJRL94L4R54LEnLqsK_-aK2D2WXKd1w36Sqm4ervlQbSnhbc8c-c/s1600/DSCN3880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPqZDwZaw-It4vlXtl8OrXrsrQ7Gzd404P_-C1k8aIPKgUWHcHSVaA-icTsSMWGHSWBzPeyiP26tfMOGaLsx69TS9km1X8XrhwSAL0d1c1i56Ka6ePYM2TAyeO1uwfNtEK-uPcjXCJRL94L4R54LEnLqsK_-aK2D2WXKd1w36Sqm4ervlQbSnhbc8c-c/s320/DSCN3880.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Quite possibly, the previous owners never changed the bridles from their factory setting. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYFBmnsFQcA_p5ru70Ogip0LMcIN5Yb-1mbNK--EHLOlnrNgTaQ0OXO-fjGIhl0vcro3_UuHyBWVWzXh9-A46qjLos1L1HIE33vZL_8f4i1mq0fvTbHO0rWh_ZOwJKTl8Q22aAz73S2OOLfkT13Ny7utodvvkF9ePRiJgBJN0BJWlYns8oQsIBInFsa0/s1600/DSCN4447.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYFBmnsFQcA_p5ru70Ogip0LMcIN5Yb-1mbNK--EHLOlnrNgTaQ0OXO-fjGIhl0vcro3_UuHyBWVWzXh9-A46qjLos1L1HIE33vZL_8f4i1mq0fvTbHO0rWh_ZOwJKTl8Q22aAz73S2OOLfkT13Ny7utodvvkF9ePRiJgBJN0BJWlYns8oQsIBInFsa0/s320/DSCN4447.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqVh-nCoc13vUy_HnLN0e7CucNRYo_qaf1vIskJYxisTQYEGO4LIFH0ZKHKXRdwGM_BJ5uWPSIYZt2d8aDI46HpAts9NH6bP_YNCXtEWqsGDiZ4mlX567W6P-dphQ6qFBc_vAAjUHaZBLRpT78U4eskl7yWFEHD0BjNcLbWZMNueDLhm_kHkLFDMpit0/s1600/DSCN4449.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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An obvious good match would be an R-13 like this one (<i>picture credit: Bill Lancashire</i>):</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaK6RNLSSbX-_ug1T0GiLy6aq-3x4yP6w1X8kXmKV66E9cQsEh3c_ZQ9ix3JLXYk6Dcqgd5R9-J1-kcaC4uGLkpdifPFQNRie-LPM3dWgb8nT5lOs1l8CtaG2EKfb4LTzLhLG_OyYWkNyey4JoV6FiBuXwPGOtiP6m7v_82wzbekbUFKVYG3AaYX1MG4/s1024/45464753754_b35dcf34d3_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaK6RNLSSbX-_ug1T0GiLy6aq-3x4yP6w1X8kXmKV66E9cQsEh3c_ZQ9ix3JLXYk6Dcqgd5R9-J1-kcaC4uGLkpdifPFQNRie-LPM3dWgb8nT5lOs1l8CtaG2EKfb4LTzLhLG_OyYWkNyey4JoV6FiBuXwPGOtiP6m7v_82wzbekbUFKVYG3AaYX1MG4/s320/45464753754_b35dcf34d3_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fingers crossed I'll be able to get my hands on one!!</div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-49240864187412204222023-09-11T08:11:00.000+01:002023-09-11T08:11:59.880+01:00Gonks go a-flying!<p>Lisa, one of the members of our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkatzkiteteam">L-katz team</a>, made these adorable gonks for us, in team colours!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hWhIc_vkUAuBsJGDLe-k5TI6t088pMhaTqAs_-7PvUvhXi8bJMji-SPmAFylhmSZmsZ9wlw63Yg1f6GvkCdLnuk8a2sb9fbbP_aWGtrQS_PntPKxXD7WLQZXmvA1-t9LcBowDy-dfkkx65q_Ad6aaD_j8ItwobWP-CstxqCkV7RQF531E7kH980CbqM/s1625/gonks%20a-flying%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1625" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hWhIc_vkUAuBsJGDLe-k5TI6t088pMhaTqAs_-7PvUvhXi8bJMji-SPmAFylhmSZmsZ9wlw63Yg1f6GvkCdLnuk8a2sb9fbbP_aWGtrQS_PntPKxXD7WLQZXmvA1-t9LcBowDy-dfkkx65q_Ad6aaD_j8ItwobWP-CstxqCkV7RQF531E7kH980CbqM/s320/gonks%20a-flying%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Trying some follows and infinities. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VJcf4PMEQmTNIEeZzelQp0BaVG5_nyMX2-FWE3WzNK1YZwgsrqcqnbr7-XYdp5WzW9Rkzy2TyNYsMUQSsvfGqkiw9V6HrAE_pi53XIzWiG8zs79smGY34senmRNICmkJZ_SxwmMTB51Tlqgrr3xFVkN3iqE9f_od-bCaBAI3dSEOnfg9Sy4fm4SgUaM/s1625/gonks%20a-flying%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1625" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VJcf4PMEQmTNIEeZzelQp0BaVG5_nyMX2-FWE3WzNK1YZwgsrqcqnbr7-XYdp5WzW9Rkzy2TyNYsMUQSsvfGqkiw9V6HrAE_pi53XIzWiG8zs79smGY34senmRNICmkJZ_SxwmMTB51Tlqgrr3xFVkN3iqE9f_od-bCaBAI3dSEOnfg9Sy4fm4SgUaM/s320/gonks%20a-flying%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That didn't go half-bad, did it?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiS1V6rAJbEgs1VZMnnSELFzVFJ9SGeWD9u1CE-c05nv73-rf8Vzfe0zs8TonyDIUezpddM2PxUg8G7XwqBUM_rYUniNEc6I9s840G59xZvx86VLl5Zg5SzbiK3kdciwOb6btOw2TId1IaB05KFc9vxR3XgrM640OIXSk21qKCJu6KUM7sepDw5BvBXI/s1600/DSCN4774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiS1V6rAJbEgs1VZMnnSELFzVFJ9SGeWD9u1CE-c05nv73-rf8Vzfe0zs8TonyDIUezpddM2PxUg8G7XwqBUM_rYUniNEc6I9s840G59xZvx86VLl5Zg5SzbiK3kdciwOb6btOw2TId1IaB05KFc9vxR3XgrM640OIXSk21qKCJu6KUM7sepDw5BvBXI/s320/DSCN4774.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>I think they did amazingly well. Never having flown a dual-line kite before, they managed to fly as a pair, executing simple patterns. All that in their very first kite-flying session!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDKAPjBc3Zla3cCNgGO0hYLv7hEeSW3AwOHd33VkHgMSWOaYyZUqb3Fe8XDJSQtuYs6o61wfyBfQa4nYkpzzqU840s6kGX8EIYMb2e7IW-cSKcQrpInh9dcBzL5EYd68pFQH1K6-9Y8Y5iosypFPonXXFhHIk9y7DLzfiTiIuzg_rHov6S_V_z15tAus/s1600/DSCN4775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDKAPjBc3Zla3cCNgGO0hYLv7hEeSW3AwOHd33VkHgMSWOaYyZUqb3Fe8XDJSQtuYs6o61wfyBfQa4nYkpzzqU840s6kGX8EIYMb2e7IW-cSKcQrpInh9dcBzL5EYd68pFQH1K6-9Y8Y5iosypFPonXXFhHIk9y7DLzfiTiIuzg_rHov6S_V_z15tAus/s320/DSCN4775.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>But .... there is more! As there are two more gonks, they can fly in a 4-gonk team as well!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF3KO5-4k2EemH5HKCT2XY6uFK1DEyFMW8xfDex5lSDTNFt7jmmmYOSaZY3edeZZSFJzLVJvP7my1AtkBuGFymG0gixShxdsnzULm4wvqDmXGEUegDtw7byCZodYhG3Nlwn1kaX35L2SAxzc1HbMNkDilQ2Yix4Fboi-UbU_FEGa_azmCi6z9OaUp6KQ/s2048/gonks%20-%20L-katz.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF3KO5-4k2EemH5HKCT2XY6uFK1DEyFMW8xfDex5lSDTNFt7jmmmYOSaZY3edeZZSFJzLVJvP7my1AtkBuGFymG0gixShxdsnzULm4wvqDmXGEUegDtw7byCZodYhG3Nlwn1kaX35L2SAxzc1HbMNkDilQ2Yix4Fboi-UbU_FEGa_azmCi6z9OaUp6KQ/s320/gonks%20-%20L-katz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Watch this space ...<br /><p><i>Credit for gonks and the first and last gonk pictures: Lisa Daubney</i></p></div></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-4765411842914486472023-09-09T16:19:00.001+01:002023-09-09T16:20:13.248+01:00Double Hellcats!<p>Hellcat kites were made by Peter Hall in the 1990s. This particular one is an ultralight which used to belong to a dear friend of ours. After he passed away something like two years ago, his entire kite quiver came to us ... Our friend used 'Hellcat' as his name on kite fora, so whenever we fly this kite, we are reminded of him. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RciJD4tV5QsralnLToAwR54-SXA0iFgrbH0uHA08Kr0vy4O8X4RmVqh2nKIW5wXY8db2_SBW7Be8v1X4GYSsm-pJ2p4WLag-8yZ8w8uQyl-3LEwZE-hgaLTimQrplpdYNYEl3tMtIUjKEbIq7b5L1li3gzChJ4_o9NecZyGKbzvnw0iSz2uaL6RVFgw/s640/IMG_8223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RciJD4tV5QsralnLToAwR54-SXA0iFgrbH0uHA08Kr0vy4O8X4RmVqh2nKIW5wXY8db2_SBW7Be8v1X4GYSsm-pJ2p4WLag-8yZ8w8uQyl-3LEwZE-hgaLTimQrplpdYNYEl3tMtIUjKEbIq7b5L1li3gzChJ4_o9NecZyGKbzvnw0iSz2uaL6RVFgw/s320/IMG_8223.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The kite has a wing span of around 1.70 meter, and is a really nice kite to fly in very low winds. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE0b3-l5iE7KHhpjkKddiFgSrzN9Ei-7ezljNTv7wPQt0fxv2tsKpB16zotHQ3uL1VNoFcyGy330abippJp5isrYCMsmEG5wgYEWhuQrCLO92rkLHisQxsP9pCOuqul4itXTINGGhLFILYqZytILgd6SPq0YV-azI1VpxJnueTK7iRvehv6LQrGTZhOk/s1600/DSCN0489.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZE0b3-l5iE7KHhpjkKddiFgSrzN9Ei-7ezljNTv7wPQt0fxv2tsKpB16zotHQ3uL1VNoFcyGy330abippJp5isrYCMsmEG5wgYEWhuQrCLO92rkLHisQxsP9pCOuqul4itXTINGGhLFILYqZytILgd6SPq0YV-azI1VpxJnueTK7iRvehv6LQrGTZhOk/s320/DSCN0489.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Hellcats aren't exactly common kites, so when the opportunity of getting my hands on another ultralight Hellcat presented itself, I didn't hesitate for very long ... especially as it was orange/blue, so matched the orange/black one we had pretty well. </p><p>Here are the two Hellcats side by side at home just after the 'blue' Hellcat arrived. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzl2OT9tQZE2f2K_f4OBuSQ8LDa_KH8Mejezqf-BDe8jGvaV4OxMsfqFLYqhv7P9JQYx5rJj-YOeB2PfFCiMsyyu7G23Ci_HRTsnKPkzLLmeQL5uxp3AAcmytQs9Q1Lxx7tv5DuSfJ4JuZV6mM0pmS-xCjrdARnUQ_JrriWL24soRtujERtzgVaGTFzY/s1600/DSCN4509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzl2OT9tQZE2f2K_f4OBuSQ8LDa_KH8Mejezqf-BDe8jGvaV4OxMsfqFLYqhv7P9JQYx5rJj-YOeB2PfFCiMsyyu7G23Ci_HRTsnKPkzLLmeQL5uxp3AAcmytQs9Q1Lxx7tv5DuSfJ4JuZV6mM0pmS-xCjrdARnUQ_JrriWL24soRtujERtzgVaGTFzY/s320/DSCN4509.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So now it was waiting for a day with very little wind, which came soon enough.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgqBPmKTy7zEdeqPTYOnwMmmEQ8jnsMqvHrRFE_Zh8XxqDB-Pe5DrFCv2BIC9vqrvM_MdNNTZPbQBffL4277XXbhPNhGcuiavAhlcIvDCA5WujbemxN2KkDmWhNNhbT6K6Tn0GdzLBI6B_h57_sc7XBpPu40adMMqB0QXJhWrjVMuC2v59-pfVLyzCoo/s1600/DSCN4737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgqBPmKTy7zEdeqPTYOnwMmmEQ8jnsMqvHrRFE_Zh8XxqDB-Pe5DrFCv2BIC9vqrvM_MdNNTZPbQBffL4277XXbhPNhGcuiavAhlcIvDCA5WujbemxN2KkDmWhNNhbT6K6Tn0GdzLBI6B_h57_sc7XBpPu40adMMqB0QXJhWrjVMuC2v59-pfVLyzCoo/s320/DSCN4737.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuhoRCAjmVSGYbsOCmOEoc-QLZ9GZyL9EH2U5b-u5dKzsCLoZXxOd21o3U7HtKjx3lRAYLfUGFNfqiXZhBHTerAaUtO1QezNqvW123semJ5q23fGnBm63femlZZ5OXrOXX7JDLeOgw2g5y-rtOgjfbaxOmX82ZYbf3yIOLbGMio2XeQ6TFJ0CzEcdj9k/s1600/DSCN4744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuhoRCAjmVSGYbsOCmOEoc-QLZ9GZyL9EH2U5b-u5dKzsCLoZXxOd21o3U7HtKjx3lRAYLfUGFNfqiXZhBHTerAaUtO1QezNqvW123semJ5q23fGnBm63femlZZ5OXrOXX7JDLeOgw2g5y-rtOgjfbaxOmX82ZYbf3yIOLbGMio2XeQ6TFJ0CzEcdj9k/s320/DSCN4744.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Ultralight Hellcats really don't need much wind to fly; 2-3mph and they're quite happy. As you might expect from such a small kite, they're quite twitchy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Time to fly the two Hellcats together!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabBwbFLxmLxKuP-Ib7A9Ab6vEKXPLAEcQQwP4jWzi1_GVDXFTUlDNI379ZbIu9ODBVe6mX23fCv_SglH9M8IYOyeQJnygvd7Aq76bTv6cYPHJjz4XJNlKzFeKgmuBTRxTFOrhAA1zVPeouYCtjNLPUBB5urBs14HxcTkZV7yifFHfqoDfOnPJlifsnQU/s1600/DSCN4747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabBwbFLxmLxKuP-Ib7A9Ab6vEKXPLAEcQQwP4jWzi1_GVDXFTUlDNI379ZbIu9ODBVe6mX23fCv_SglH9M8IYOyeQJnygvd7Aq76bTv6cYPHJjz4XJNlKzFeKgmuBTRxTFOrhAA1zVPeouYCtjNLPUBB5urBs14HxcTkZV7yifFHfqoDfOnPJlifsnQU/s320/DSCN4747.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjcLc-jr1P3q4at7hwe8zc6mQhD7t-29xJUCP6-gT8HBJoAbqyG2x5USB9MKP4d0jy_xT5xLFni6SVv9dx9edv1V89VQKdij8-vDPdrsw9pXEekZSZbYp5hlU5otAf99IQfq29-vLVLFO5ERr_msXHvPdS-QUcJAEL4NgfL_cg6nFPRN-ngnjNFjtOMY/s1600/DSCN4752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjcLc-jr1P3q4at7hwe8zc6mQhD7t-29xJUCP6-gT8HBJoAbqyG2x5USB9MKP4d0jy_xT5xLFni6SVv9dx9edv1V89VQKdij8-vDPdrsw9pXEekZSZbYp5hlU5otAf99IQfq29-vLVLFO5ERr_msXHvPdS-QUcJAEL4NgfL_cg6nFPRN-ngnjNFjtOMY/s320/DSCN4752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInjxVsraSfRTtzAdUgiLQk-EWM6goCuVf8K1qkZU-wwU4_Dilv9qt0IbXNkC2xdeUXXhxhWU1D20K601swL-RlkxKUDLECnoC6maKwBGIIWmdXTCKMEOTte5BsjlW0vUVDM2FLcxfGEafrCDiywyuwMUlI9B4O-5JY64GpJ0JPHH9h6bWEaMJOfCv7g/s896/DSCN4750a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="896" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuInjxVsraSfRTtzAdUgiLQk-EWM6goCuVf8K1qkZU-wwU4_Dilv9qt0IbXNkC2xdeUXXhxhWU1D20K601swL-RlkxKUDLECnoC6maKwBGIIWmdXTCKMEOTte5BsjlW0vUVDM2FLcxfGEafrCDiywyuwMUlI9B4O-5JY64GpJ0JPHH9h6bWEaMJOfCv7g/s320/DSCN4750a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Clearly, they're not team kites (they're not designed to be), but it was nice to fly them together, and be reminded of our friend like that. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of his ashes were scattered around the bench we normally use as our base on our regular flying field, so it felt only appropriate to take a picture of the two Hellcats there. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUT-7dnxbgcrYfHKDJ6Le2f7MF6OtjyZF2jLbzhQSy9y5XZUe4JX4oWsxbvQNVzM2MDksf2Y4purFjwMWN84CNIZlIn389RRGT4wwjbtZsUPB6JvqS3QDPhVbErKdGyvbJZhCvgNFW82vEK8ckfYREEkFczaHm5L2B8d4seFQQV0HFOn5wyh21SuLTWs/s1600/DSCN4754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUT-7dnxbgcrYfHKDJ6Le2f7MF6OtjyZF2jLbzhQSy9y5XZUe4JX4oWsxbvQNVzM2MDksf2Y4purFjwMWN84CNIZlIn389RRGT4wwjbtZsUPB6JvqS3QDPhVbErKdGyvbJZhCvgNFW82vEK8ckfYREEkFczaHm5L2B8d4seFQQV0HFOn5wyh21SuLTWs/s320/DSCN4754.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div>Rog, you'll never be forgotten.</div><div><br /></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-24893836239819970622023-08-02T21:35:00.000+01:002023-08-02T21:35:05.039+01:00Portsmouth Kite Festival<p>With the kite festivals at Seal Bay, Brighton and Bognor cancelled, Portsmouth was our first and last two-day festival this year. </p><p>Weatherwise, it was a festival of two halves. Saturday was sunny with a brisk wind, which gradually increased over the day up to about 23mph. Sunday was overcast, with occasional rain or drizzle, and variable wind, from 11-30+mph.</p><p>As always in my festival blog posts, the focus is on sport kite pairs and teams. Let's do the quad teams first.</p><p><a href="http://www.felixmottram.com/decorators/">The Decorators</a> were present with a 6-man line-up and flew their usual solid displays, whatever the wind threw at them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6G681CSDJZVc5ExRkhi2E6W-EtQD7T7ZFkuRljDMNz3_BwxHjntdS4ie-M0Cun7lZ9G7TiEuYICHhHfsheFB9mjP6BicICPdX30IvGsYU-iYiWDXfd_EL6Sp1A2NxchjAr0pdp5FpYhl2PfCqoULKr2uz2_Vuh5-hs4ATMFi6fDQnV0_u2xI19YYdSA/s1600/DSCN3806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6G681CSDJZVc5ExRkhi2E6W-EtQD7T7ZFkuRljDMNz3_BwxHjntdS4ie-M0Cun7lZ9G7TiEuYICHhHfsheFB9mjP6BicICPdX30IvGsYU-iYiWDXfd_EL6Sp1A2NxchjAr0pdp5FpYhl2PfCqoULKr2uz2_Vuh5-hs4ATMFi6fDQnV0_u2xI19YYdSA/s320/DSCN3806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqU09kQFfbGGqtfYVomOuW93emv-yMpRbkTAa81bqsmEGNWL-zMZWEmh0uElxLHOVd215BEb6yeTx8DB8X1DFSa79Nxvlu5aAd37kpAfTdsIl4Oivg0ArCd0gc38Tnot19oJ5V2XKOYuZX_X5ZCeO5xLUYiGKALaDlQc5x2HCqrNiB2gLI1W6u_Sp6_M/s1600/DSCN3808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqU09kQFfbGGqtfYVomOuW93emv-yMpRbkTAa81bqsmEGNWL-zMZWEmh0uElxLHOVd215BEb6yeTx8DB8X1DFSa79Nxvlu5aAd37kpAfTdsIl4Oivg0ArCd0gc38Tnot19oJ5V2XKOYuZX_X5ZCeO5xLUYiGKALaDlQc5x2HCqrNiB2gLI1W6u_Sp6_M/s320/DSCN3808.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Do have a close look at the line-up, though .... Chris Goff had joined the team for the weekend!<div><br /></div><div>It was good to see <a href="http://www.theflyingsquad.org/">The Flying Squad</a> back at a festival again; it has been a while since I heard 'Hindi Diamonds'!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNZ3Kf2h7xFw-2QBt2msdxJbLw15Z70fcuDIU55YiT-JZ4NFfehcXleeqx4eS7h_Kh5acz2TE0ylWy34EoWAgREjnhL4VTfeRnUYMsUTIdacHsfRk7Sdo5bmcff2YqADkiXDt9YF34jsvrH8mD1CXNCbfsj-VSQMCOwZweEci89qBqvgTjC_IhmG1E3U/s1600/DSCN3822.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNZ3Kf2h7xFw-2QBt2msdxJbLw15Z70fcuDIU55YiT-JZ4NFfehcXleeqx4eS7h_Kh5acz2TE0ylWy34EoWAgREjnhL4VTfeRnUYMsUTIdacHsfRk7Sdo5bmcff2YqADkiXDt9YF34jsvrH8mD1CXNCbfsj-VSQMCOwZweEci89qBqvgTjC_IhmG1E3U/s320/DSCN3822.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Excellent displays with their 'emmenthaler cheese' quads!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae6xCjr4ZgB0V-QraW7Sai_FtBThh5KapYDf6alS9SkQYexIe3li16Pmkj3y2Bp4s_Qt_v83LpGyVp6XBcZye5ZaXu550wDYVHTaGu_Mpvgi5-POoF_SmlikLyrGb9sura0wZW3_A_UyoushTjC-Gs0QzZooiNQlEQ3OHNmFIG3ryJe_sZe57D1sJPDw/s1600/DSCN3850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiae6xCjr4ZgB0V-QraW7Sai_FtBThh5KapYDf6alS9SkQYexIe3li16Pmkj3y2Bp4s_Qt_v83LpGyVp6XBcZye5ZaXu550wDYVHTaGu_Mpvgi5-POoF_SmlikLyrGb9sura0wZW3_A_UyoushTjC-Gs0QzZooiNQlEQ3OHNmFIG3ryJe_sZe57D1sJPDw/s320/DSCN3850.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwrrMrdxw9TT41IIxpcVEA7Dt4Z5EOkb-fHgBT67VCv8M3Fn_QVGtNiOltfq-_5DVNk8EgD9S_QCDPGqIKL71rKmobQVFc0joH3ZStdrH348hisw-Kpih-vtiXrM7EBUxvGXs7F0jQmIW-5mkdipY4EUosK4Dh7E0EOBSD9KSmoN_2Th5MT8ZX2ThcVs/s1600/DSCN3854.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwrrMrdxw9TT41IIxpcVEA7Dt4Z5EOkb-fHgBT67VCv8M3Fn_QVGtNiOltfq-_5DVNk8EgD9S_QCDPGqIKL71rKmobQVFc0joH3ZStdrH348hisw-Kpih-vtiXrM7EBUxvGXs7F0jQmIW-5mkdipY4EUosK4Dh7E0EOBSD9KSmoN_2Th5MT8ZX2ThcVs/s320/DSCN3854.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So on to dual line pairs and teams!</div><div><br /></div><div>Fenix Pair is half Dutch (Ingeborg Aarts), half Belgian (Stephan Fiers), and they have flown at Portsmouth before a number of years ago. Nice flowing routines, flying vented L'Atelier Avatar kites.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHNuERqHfTmNcpsjsIQMvzyH4C7RcRfyJXAJkivMxJ8MAcN4nqpm7K2ujifwzvIrhHK06s6eE9q-7d3KNa0NBWWXPwPrdpLHZJuzI-I_gTDHXdYlB1whUkmnIi_C22ChiYDBSccXTiWaUpqMZeeGrzHcxPUEUaEIfgYz8gcQKF9-RhKqoZl2EYCnckQY/s2048/pompey%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHNuERqHfTmNcpsjsIQMvzyH4C7RcRfyJXAJkivMxJ8MAcN4nqpm7K2ujifwzvIrhHK06s6eE9q-7d3KNa0NBWWXPwPrdpLHZJuzI-I_gTDHXdYlB1whUkmnIi_C22ChiYDBSccXTiWaUpqMZeeGrzHcxPUEUaEIfgYz8gcQKF9-RhKqoZl2EYCnckQY/s320/pompey%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz6Mbd3agmtc7LLstebynRb55V8oFjW6ifCXAPTiT0_bbkiPlcXCUBMg-EacEKnkS_ukGhiNZYiUwBZDitCO4jrS3Yu81O08daUUJhBF9sEnDANVUbU87UbpLvfTIn_sNV8n5f2La3VrXTmblqDnHNNUpREy6lMeoB-pD6r8-PiyN8x5i-cawvxJ8aRI/s1326/Portsmouth%202023%20Fenix%20Pair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz6Mbd3agmtc7LLstebynRb55V8oFjW6ifCXAPTiT0_bbkiPlcXCUBMg-EacEKnkS_ukGhiNZYiUwBZDitCO4jrS3Yu81O08daUUJhBF9sEnDANVUbU87UbpLvfTIn_sNV8n5f2La3VrXTmblqDnHNNUpREy6lMeoB-pD6r8-PiyN8x5i-cawvxJ8aRI/s320/Portsmouth%202023%20Fenix%20Pair.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fracturekiteteam/?locale=en_GB">Fracture</a> attended with a 3-man line-up, Matt Constable having joined the team recently. Using vented Fury kites, they have a much more aggressive style of flying, which suited the strong winds.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2JLDsuGuuQCtqBYd5HX2mz26_JlPzm4BtVYmmas5eZThsSm0nMDmLvYs5cyAoekIcKGEFRA-ZMqzh29rCC753BzENrmlSnjA36x9HUPpE4hvN8uCrurSi0zji2RTBqi1V2_5Z5Nxaip0Q5Zs9IkPf6jYX3KliwgsDxXfDH65QpcU-4dhO7Ik5HppaC0/s2048/pompey%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2JLDsuGuuQCtqBYd5HX2mz26_JlPzm4BtVYmmas5eZThsSm0nMDmLvYs5cyAoekIcKGEFRA-ZMqzh29rCC753BzENrmlSnjA36x9HUPpE4hvN8uCrurSi0zji2RTBqi1V2_5Z5Nxaip0Q5Zs9IkPf6jYX3KliwgsDxXfDH65QpcU-4dhO7Ik5HppaC0/s320/pompey%204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0NQefc4HpdUK2jmXwzLpj69bnOndkv7oHdIpZg6OB-erlIVqGfSpHpOSXwJdMRop7SOPO-bvOjpCOPwNC9Xh5Diw1Ux3PY14gaWuXJLgqpEJh0ml5AuNWmQAcEs7Ft89imiBVrxsEdy6v-blmeDgGzCY1c-zgPa-2sdVAMfLujklkp1xZgFALeGlzbw/s1600/DSCN3815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0NQefc4HpdUK2jmXwzLpj69bnOndkv7oHdIpZg6OB-erlIVqGfSpHpOSXwJdMRop7SOPO-bvOjpCOPwNC9Xh5Diw1Ux3PY14gaWuXJLgqpEJh0ml5AuNWmQAcEs7Ft89imiBVrxsEdy6v-blmeDgGzCY1c-zgPa-2sdVAMfLujklkp1xZgFALeGlzbw/s320/DSCN3815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And then <a href="http://flyingfishkites.weebly.com/">Flying Fish</a>, of course! We flew our Airdynamics T5 V2 kites throughout the weekend, adapting them to the prevailing winds with the use of patches and brakes. Saturday saw us fly wearing our new outfits for the first time at a kite festival!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UhpUkJgdKDyPPv1E1Ua4wUHB4Xrpu-CGi4SF_d4kOmddjgt79vuTIqUxWeiNPrT7VphCgXP0oSRMYSODrau2RZbAgPVz2yzn0H9_xbn_bnYWQRVY7Joh84CGMVfCv7xFu77fuEXDkqzayzkzj7fBhYLwf5UpgKMUzdTtsDjSxqycN9YhDgAdhx65klo/s2048/Portsmouth%202023%20flying%20fish%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UhpUkJgdKDyPPv1E1Ua4wUHB4Xrpu-CGi4SF_d4kOmddjgt79vuTIqUxWeiNPrT7VphCgXP0oSRMYSODrau2RZbAgPVz2yzn0H9_xbn_bnYWQRVY7Joh84CGMVfCv7xFu77fuEXDkqzayzkzj7fBhYLwf5UpgKMUzdTtsDjSxqycN9YhDgAdhx65klo/s320/Portsmouth%202023%20flying%20fish%201.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>On Sunday, we flew our first slot with all patches on, as the wind had dropped a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nHX3iLdznanQD1SaRWDm6zv_qbapTd3gMHrxiFi80EPFGzbuf5qNGhbzAmnqj11WD5sYy53dQ27ExiVZ0IYI-hNjOGehCChLSGnuT_2RwjoELns8Jndzji1uW7vi5JpYoRkPV7ICI9JytXW80Vt8npLdZ84fL-B5u5Kn6id74XjZfvRFunDPPbsVs9g/s2048/Portsmouth%2023%20FF%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nHX3iLdznanQD1SaRWDm6zv_qbapTd3gMHrxiFi80EPFGzbuf5qNGhbzAmnqj11WD5sYy53dQ27ExiVZ0IYI-hNjOGehCChLSGnuT_2RwjoELns8Jndzji1uW7vi5JpYoRkPV7ICI9JytXW80Vt8npLdZ84fL-B5u5Kn6id74XjZfvRFunDPPbsVs9g/s320/Portsmouth%2023%20FF%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Both Fenix Pair and Fracture flew their routines before our second slot of the day, when the wind had really picked up. and their Avatar and Fury kites really streaked across the sky. Warned by that, we added back brakes, and that really made the kites very easy to handle. I do think our second Sunday slot, in the strongest wind, was actually our best one of the festival.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP4BzFAmciedN-veK4oFVLLjw535kJ3IPPQ9g40oo4k3trHRIiV98zGF56T5gMDNp5y9mE6qTa8NqbFSx4e3c5q8osFK2pALUjeoILgs1IN7i3PNxW1Hdn6fGqHbGBCdyxqnwAd9inwROjvpdaYtqyIpt-3cQzjf4Dfo_7tsWcVihmfiwuSXJhUbtXZQ/s1195/Portsmouth%2023%20FF%206a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP4BzFAmciedN-veK4oFVLLjw535kJ3IPPQ9g40oo4k3trHRIiV98zGF56T5gMDNp5y9mE6qTa8NqbFSx4e3c5q8osFK2pALUjeoILgs1IN7i3PNxW1Hdn6fGqHbGBCdyxqnwAd9inwROjvpdaYtqyIpt-3cQzjf4Dfo_7tsWcVihmfiwuSXJhUbtXZQ/s320/Portsmouth%2023%20FF%206a.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div>Like with the quad-line teams, the dual-line pairs/team showed clear differences in style, Fenix Pair and Flying Fish more similar to each other than to Fracture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, Portsmouth wouldn't be Portsmouth without mega-teams!</div><div><br /></div><div>The quad-line mega-team brought together 29 quad flyers!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49nbj0AhIkVj7vN4iUEbbiNPnYKQZzK4i-zPlhtjEcvLoPlbEW3dLaH8l5OGz3CnbTPrVcTRBZmAdHLmEgdPIlkXsCgDGAjHZjwnrlLpBQwpAwMefdWUZy94t3SgjKIzR7cUTnhHlVs1Apa0_b879d3FowyOzXDNPUkvYpW2XE7nkjYoO0m7ZjvKeWnM/s1600/DSCN3865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49nbj0AhIkVj7vN4iUEbbiNPnYKQZzK4i-zPlhtjEcvLoPlbEW3dLaH8l5OGz3CnbTPrVcTRBZmAdHLmEgdPIlkXsCgDGAjHZjwnrlLpBQwpAwMefdWUZy94t3SgjKIzR7cUTnhHlVs1Apa0_b879d3FowyOzXDNPUkvYpW2XE7nkjYoO0m7ZjvKeWnM/s320/DSCN3865.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ6yWfLae5HmkxTr6C3FHh2ojfmhe_hvkm07T6YJq-0Ubjw5UyFFSbvnxNubA5V7gVCJW-ydUBM1uGSkMp5LdxhsQ3zj3zgyf_4eLkfQ966EZNyXAlK7bA85qRjXXDpIZWW3S5QyulKFHcwN6sDAXnQQLYRTjthgwpGkUe25fuKP_zgvdcHp22NjWcRE/s1600/DSCN3861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZ6yWfLae5HmkxTr6C3FHh2ojfmhe_hvkm07T6YJq-0Ubjw5UyFFSbvnxNubA5V7gVCJW-ydUBM1uGSkMp5LdxhsQ3zj3zgyf_4eLkfQ966EZNyXAlK7bA85qRjXXDpIZWW3S5QyulKFHcwN6sDAXnQQLYRTjthgwpGkUe25fuKP_zgvdcHp22NjWcRE/s320/DSCN3861.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the dual-line mega-team (on Saturday only), <b>F</b>racture, <b>F</b>enix Pair, <b>F</b>lying Fish and the <b>F</b>lying Squad joined together. A veritable <b>F</b>-team! Four pairs/teams meant four different kites: Furies, Avatars, T5s and North Shore Radicals, and not all flew on similar line lengths. To say the kites weren't fully matched is a bit of an understatement (especially the North Shores flew much faster than the others) and in the strong wind, that resulted in a crazy hectic mega-team! We did survive without major mishaps, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_-p6yZsq-uqxpjO5TjRSXX4CvIsToROd3kq7bnmLBl45prF0M_FsXaAZqVLwAx3ytOXsinCpio3IrV38wero2Y4X3wTXom-GSqt6_XRvBNeY54MMZhxGIGpgRZRlWNwdupbKQ_BZ4jzieQAHt6og4Myrcq1p-1Or0smvZRNDRBB25xtHOzdotmKvM2k/s2048/Portsmouth%202023%20mega%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_-p6yZsq-uqxpjO5TjRSXX4CvIsToROd3kq7bnmLBl45prF0M_FsXaAZqVLwAx3ytOXsinCpio3IrV38wero2Y4X3wTXom-GSqt6_XRvBNeY54MMZhxGIGpgRZRlWNwdupbKQ_BZ4jzieQAHt6og4Myrcq1p-1Or0smvZRNDRBB25xtHOzdotmKvM2k/s320/Portsmouth%202023%20mega%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-hC5j-_485rcRfS8JCATgREwXnoMwLDFoLt0dInDrvJsnsztGpDJFGxN3tPgnwmlM9IUJwmvnEJSwlMd38ICX54KQaLwewg4S7gT3dmaolDgDtSKXuBLtg_SkGFwYT4MfSXnqDNJvl9zRvUrbalqg4AGCRYMXdg0ZSL1vHOuAgmw-iCS0QvzjXwdH0I/s2048/mega%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-hC5j-_485rcRfS8JCATgREwXnoMwLDFoLt0dInDrvJsnsztGpDJFGxN3tPgnwmlM9IUJwmvnEJSwlMd38ICX54KQaLwewg4S7gT3dmaolDgDtSKXuBLtg_SkGFwYT4MfSXnqDNJvl9zRvUrbalqg4AGCRYMXdg0ZSL1vHOuAgmw-iCS0QvzjXwdH0I/s320/mega%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW6-Go2K7yiLOg13b8F2FzhJ0SYK8ElBzwbWgAxb1IT7phfEiGycKmnrxGWTYHbLYHwe--YwobESgIophWmTdEnB5ywDKrK43ZSQbkw_w7-GeuUKRDmlUCVXNwuat1KXz-3_OUa9nRkvXqvRVH4vGhrtskrz5NrhqKR8iPTRUGmwAiBgcQqeyNPkiWrE/s1024/Portsmouth%2023%20mega-team.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW6-Go2K7yiLOg13b8F2FzhJ0SYK8ElBzwbWgAxb1IT7phfEiGycKmnrxGWTYHbLYHwe--YwobESgIophWmTdEnB5ywDKrK43ZSQbkw_w7-GeuUKRDmlUCVXNwuat1KXz-3_OUa9nRkvXqvRVH4vGhrtskrz5NrhqKR8iPTRUGmwAiBgcQqeyNPkiWrE/s320/Portsmouth%2023%20mega-team.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Several more pics of the festival, including some of the single-line kites, are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=alex.kraaijeveld.3&set=a.10167841966085282">here</a>. But I do want to highlight one individual sport kite performance. Carl Robertshaw flew a moving tribute to Sinead O'Connor, flying his Fulcrum quad to her 'Troy'.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBKVTMkMJdSTKUCgZYXusAYG2T--dLYdTGm8cMKTD2ED7PS0WLs2Vpmh0yLr16lhBoZkgwLQaZKK4c9hip3oFHMu9up9OJZdl4wDiUmz-16Bi4TOXbP3vQsur4NgQdagHx0o0zz3FYEWbf2hqNbV8A03KNIFZUWoxeD6uM0IwnjDZK-QUW-belMPOOPc/s1600/DSCN3829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBKVTMkMJdSTKUCgZYXusAYG2T--dLYdTGm8cMKTD2ED7PS0WLs2Vpmh0yLr16lhBoZkgwLQaZKK4c9hip3oFHMu9up9OJZdl4wDiUmz-16Bi4TOXbP3vQsur4NgQdagHx0o0zz3FYEWbf2hqNbV8A03KNIFZUWoxeD6uM0IwnjDZK-QUW-belMPOOPc/s320/DSCN3829.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pGKsPiZjI72kFoLrm1Ah83Wn_RqBDYe469OmsERNYUq514c3zyn7fm3mylHzHCH-zl2bd7H5K_0jl4jW2UXcsNL8L0ikCWRhlM3vpEOOXuq-jMYctdBArytpV-fp_EsuMp4dseQ66J2MWn7gkOVcdJwBcSyO0WhnJ12iensEqtAs8FkM46glGN9HD6M/s1600/DSCN3833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pGKsPiZjI72kFoLrm1Ah83Wn_RqBDYe469OmsERNYUq514c3zyn7fm3mylHzHCH-zl2bd7H5K_0jl4jW2UXcsNL8L0ikCWRhlM3vpEOOXuq-jMYctdBArytpV-fp_EsuMp4dseQ66J2MWn7gkOVcdJwBcSyO0WhnJ12iensEqtAs8FkM46glGN9HD6M/s320/DSCN3833.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Picture credits: Franca Perletti (Flying Fish), Helen Ribchester (Fenix Pair, Flying Fish, dual-line mega-team), Chris Matheson (dual-line mega-team), Barry Savell (dual-line mega-team)</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-82431100086306762582023-07-03T21:38:00.001+01:002023-07-04T12:13:17.898+01:00Kite Display @ Parliament Hill<p>Parliament Hill on Hampstead Heath, a new event and site for us! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz-hJWfkF1pZnCjgkHomvqTqzNHADnVdeV8PMUOOtIMFeupCejUsVO7k3tg9MtaqntktB8AlsYtLlJNRwmOBwCnkAc7dqqkROhchUsiDwUwBO_ioHXEanmEoviv1E7bJ8ioXyC2raOell-Tla5iAZrUjo2vjGKwypMTeV-JxPa8g4v7-72NlEwoFLajs/s1600/DSCN3485.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihz-hJWfkF1pZnCjgkHomvqTqzNHADnVdeV8PMUOOtIMFeupCejUsVO7k3tg9MtaqntktB8AlsYtLlJNRwmOBwCnkAc7dqqkROhchUsiDwUwBO_ioHXEanmEoviv1E7bJ8ioXyC2raOell-Tla5iAZrUjo2vjGKwypMTeV-JxPa8g4v7-72NlEwoFLajs/s320/DSCN3485.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>But that site did come with its issues .... Flying downhill, with the wind coming over the hilltop behind us, meant that our kites were in the wind shadow when launching and then suddenly in 15-20mph winds once they flew out of that wind shadow ... and because of the turbulence caused by the hill behind us, the wind would suddenly switch off (or even turn around 180 degrees) and the kites would just drop out of the sky. </div><div><br /></div><div>We were not the only flyers struggling! The big inflatables also kept coming down as the wind switched off or turned around ....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOCD70OA0gGZQom7LNktNCsKgFyWoAXJUG7rg1zk3fll94z1Pb0k6m8Sz5ShN9jye1-jxXF7Kr6bLoPirkjssGBToRVVvTYCD1pi-qXP_X1OcJMCyZA3Fc6svJuFCt8IgfKWlXFMIf35pG80yJtdzHrb90HpbOvZeOSmT_4HDwWtjb3YxNynD5ycOvL0/s1214/P%20Hill%202023%20j.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="979" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOCD70OA0gGZQom7LNktNCsKgFyWoAXJUG7rg1zk3fll94z1Pb0k6m8Sz5ShN9jye1-jxXF7Kr6bLoPirkjssGBToRVVvTYCD1pi-qXP_X1OcJMCyZA3Fc6svJuFCt8IgfKWlXFMIf35pG80yJtdzHrb90HpbOvZeOSmT_4HDwWtjb3YxNynD5ycOvL0/s320/P%20Hill%202023%20j.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmfIsIO9kKBtqmzSKB9eYTE5xyLGwJpKc4SJJ5Jfch2J2kTC2rNjiTp6Es_HEoX6iMP_ybBEtm8ZtQZBTaZaFZLD2qhuOg7ATgjTQLD9w4NLxpP7Fb8spKNdMNNLiF7VMfRxEZLGgA51kQe7V7u_Qd3eLZgkR9E5N0li-ZWhUVFT19H1jWEmHd4Yqeeg/s2048/P%20Hill%202023%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmfIsIO9kKBtqmzSKB9eYTE5xyLGwJpKc4SJJ5Jfch2J2kTC2rNjiTp6Es_HEoX6iMP_ybBEtm8ZtQZBTaZaFZLD2qhuOg7ATgjTQLD9w4NLxpP7Fb8spKNdMNNLiF7VMfRxEZLGgA51kQe7V7u_Qd3eLZgkR9E5N0li-ZWhUVFT19H1jWEmHd4Yqeeg/s320/P%20Hill%202023%20e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We tried to fly as Flying Fish, we tried to fly as L-katz, but we never managed to keep the kites in the sky together for more than 30 seconds ... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKX6Vz7eeJH3h3dWh2lMACrHN6XO_S2iZ-9uZ_SFl-iSYwlE_IwWINbLGotaCLM5E2dZFr9WAnMfVw9boxcJntTkPsgBkttDrOg5VAaCpq8wxxQT2cFIeQ2mE2-qDFSdbHt7UekEMGcQU0SnFK2muuabTNNk7JOZJzaoU5FvZgP3Mle4C5g8Jfz7rrEKE/s2048/P%20Hill%202023%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We did try our best, but it just wasn't to be in these unflyable winds ...<div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9xYOKUt7wL2FljG14EQal4a7WW5SZUZYNycn3Zbd31p0o2Q59xQMy5Qnlo6XWbad3nc7IeO1hUXHm8SkwnvwZoLEHKLg9x2SRE8iyo-cgm79CQtk34ShSfo5IFP8u6PBPGiJjEeYaWZjkLDF6LEWdiyTcZbx23d7SHO1nNXrqireRD-_LeYZk5-38O0/s1600/DSCN3488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9xYOKUt7wL2FljG14EQal4a7WW5SZUZYNycn3Zbd31p0o2Q59xQMy5Qnlo6XWbad3nc7IeO1hUXHm8SkwnvwZoLEHKLg9x2SRE8iyo-cgm79CQtk34ShSfo5IFP8u6PBPGiJjEeYaWZjkLDF6LEWdiyTcZbx23d7SHO1nNXrqireRD-_LeYZk5-38O0/s320/DSCN3488.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-26896609296804861242023-06-28T17:57:00.001+01:002023-07-01T17:02:09.894+01:00UK National Championships 2023<p>Back at Dunstable Downs, after almost exactly a year, for the 2023 National Championships. <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-national-championships-2022.html">Like last year</a>, only a single round over the two days. </p><p>Generally, the weather was sunny, especially on Sunday. As to the wind, on Saturday morning there was a nice 7-11mph wind, which then gradually dropped down during the afternoon, becoming more and more thermal. On Sunday, the wind was very blustery and variable, up to 17mph, but often falling away very quickly. </p><p>More competitors than last year, several of which were new to competition! Let's look at the various different disciplines, leaving dual-line pair for last.</p><p><b><i>Dual-line individual</i></b> had three competitors: Fran Burstall, Daniel Hoath and Josh Mitcheson. Josh took the title.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FsAK0bSbycBOOqsL6xh7zpmnrRqC6sTP6GnQzqQb8DPlSIbVlqTZvjdgsVlD_Sutf6EO-RNKSx9ofb1njuWZOAqljY18qt2XLISe7EHTJP4BgFqhjPGexujmpkHkuI8r-eDAAm9A7gSUnkTKkLYMI-XQAOJHejByvqmwJjwWuhENOyD8L6rTHEvMf0Y/s1600/DSCN3421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FsAK0bSbycBOOqsL6xh7zpmnrRqC6sTP6GnQzqQb8DPlSIbVlqTZvjdgsVlD_Sutf6EO-RNKSx9ofb1njuWZOAqljY18qt2XLISe7EHTJP4BgFqhjPGexujmpkHkuI8r-eDAAm9A7gSUnkTKkLYMI-XQAOJHejByvqmwJjwWuhENOyD8L6rTHEvMf0Y/s320/DSCN3421.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><i>Multi-line individual </i></b>had four entrants: Daniel Hoath, Josh Mitcheson, Vee Griffiths and Ryan Hoath.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ey8QW-ozDvduOMGG2mhj_FRaNZVZEDRO_L9tVASEO9uQKG8M-LWUavn7Sir_uTohSaMpI_1ERGzGX-AsHRuycbj7JFOkQtOfJDYFuRr58_8BeI0Emvp4aki84DHpD-1QWXjRpiiURNKuqlUkbVWCwg16mMZfKbi-XgScr_8frtMvToZgq3A628ZI-cE/s1600/DSCN3442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ey8QW-ozDvduOMGG2mhj_FRaNZVZEDRO_L9tVASEO9uQKG8M-LWUavn7Sir_uTohSaMpI_1ERGzGX-AsHRuycbj7JFOkQtOfJDYFuRr58_8BeI0Emvp4aki84DHpD-1QWXjRpiiURNKuqlUkbVWCwg16mMZfKbi-XgScr_8frtMvToZgq3A628ZI-cE/s320/DSCN3442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dan grabbed the title, and special mention should be made of Ryan Hoath, doing very well in his first ever competition!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Only one entrant for <b><i>dual-line team</i></b>, Fracture, in a new line-up: Matt Constable replacing Daniel Hoath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gq3bj2XCc-rJLhumpSbyqqcEJzOBaeXtU3hiW6FKetQXcJJX3RMrqM-piL_wQBEaYwfUWdH_yePGY8ZNJyY_RcwEkUtuv6et_lK32bJVoIdqeKeUe4YpKZgzB8JBa-3tY4xtfv-boToySCjVxaw8SKTIMlSLUjZleipvkFrhF6ZcqeaNY6kcYYv8Z_c/s1600/DSCN3476.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gq3bj2XCc-rJLhumpSbyqqcEJzOBaeXtU3hiW6FKetQXcJJX3RMrqM-piL_wQBEaYwfUWdH_yePGY8ZNJyY_RcwEkUtuv6et_lK32bJVoIdqeKeUe4YpKZgzB8JBa-3tY4xtfv-boToySCjVxaw8SKTIMlSLUjZleipvkFrhF6ZcqeaNY6kcYYv8Z_c/s320/DSCN3476.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For Matt, this was his first competition, and he did remarkable well, given he only had very limited opportunity to learn the figures, tech routine and ballet. Not surprisingly, Fracture became dual-line team champions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also a single entrant in <b><i>multi-line team</i></b>, The Quad Mob, consisting of Josh Mitcheson, Harry Neale, Matt Constable and Chris Purssell. First competition for Chris as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05R7VOgROP1SH4PvF3_PHeFVY8XUSRBruSJ8b4Uc8Eyhv-OdHxM4TaFPNZR81T6wHTkbarT2qCenmB_Jg0x-RxvXP4JMtUQU1ShjyyC_K6Svs6rFUzjVT_iQGh6DVOi1qucyMSm9joqnb7LtB7xiH8ZUo95pAFOg5mazz6HzY4tO9ZgXmyWgalqAhTRk/s1600/DSCN3459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05R7VOgROP1SH4PvF3_PHeFVY8XUSRBruSJ8b4Uc8Eyhv-OdHxM4TaFPNZR81T6wHTkbarT2qCenmB_Jg0x-RxvXP4JMtUQU1ShjyyC_K6Svs6rFUzjVT_iQGh6DVOi1qucyMSm9joqnb7LtB7xiH8ZUo95pAFOg5mazz6HzY4tO9ZgXmyWgalqAhTRk/s320/DSCN3459.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">No surprise that The Quad Mob took the title.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On to the pairs! <b><i>Multi-line pair </i></b>first, with one entrant: The Flying Squad (Stephen and Daniel Hoath).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdTRRNXB61mcRBM3DVN6O1e6oUQGeSZvgCKwrJvoAu4lL_0MSIum5rksHdMtw5qakHXb1kvhdos77i60rDdIOg4zEyMlpOUWFriMFcqOevp9Br9EZESuASlCk2oDXnunvvtgFI3cCpeQvg4hTz6oP3ihGWtcyWX5m6sCpGfdsrlaCHPnf6fe3do51D3E/s1600/DSCN3484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdTRRNXB61mcRBM3DVN6O1e6oUQGeSZvgCKwrJvoAu4lL_0MSIum5rksHdMtw5qakHXb1kvhdos77i60rDdIOg4zEyMlpOUWFriMFcqOevp9Br9EZESuASlCk2oDXnunvvtgFI3cCpeQvg4hTz6oP3ihGWtcyWX5m6sCpGfdsrlaCHPnf6fe3do51D3E/s320/DSCN3484.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, they became national champions in this discipline, but I do need to say their ballet is one of the best pair ballets I've ever seen. Full of content, using all hooks and cues in the music, and with a good dose of humour thrown in as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then finally <b><i>dual-line pair</i></b>! Besides Flying Fish, three more pairs entered: SkyTracks, Fracture and Spark (two thirds of Flame, Fran Burstall and Barry Savell). First time we wore our new outfit!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k1LZ0LhiPcaQevE2aNS_ldrC0LvXGB99VbpKp_G9tuN24IC1HkKfSaMbFuRRVtTxSpOA-X75nrRRvfLl3ovJgqdH84ftwCdfTgE4DsYd7BRPPluGHlZ2-jsuvgLHmwIWULQ97knAMpv5kqned68yX7pSzEU4OaXnSzqj3tK_C1vFSKNQJSKYIZZ2ZPc/s2048/STACK%2023%20h.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-k1LZ0LhiPcaQevE2aNS_ldrC0LvXGB99VbpKp_G9tuN24IC1HkKfSaMbFuRRVtTxSpOA-X75nrRRvfLl3ovJgqdH84ftwCdfTgE4DsYd7BRPPluGHlZ2-jsuvgLHmwIWULQ97knAMpv5kqned68yX7pSzEU4OaXnSzqj3tK_C1vFSKNQJSKYIZZ2ZPc/s320/STACK%2023%20h.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As to our own flying, we felt we flew precision pretty well on Saturday morning (we were lucky to be scheduled to fly in the morning rather than in the afternoon), but really struggled with the variable blustery wind during our ballet on Sunday.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHeWnNDaWjCsX2lFPhbOVkOlmxOP6f4s7LvfYfcrC_LksX5iZizS_f0xthXkFn5zojtrszDQ7Y6EDc7558CRrBYnF84sCzUlqf_A0P4a4GwgPHR56cj_OuEaGnLwhg8DpNdHhY_hu5NcZqMH_0q7-WDxEhiVitkEm5y_BX-GmfJ4i4m5CaZdqkzgr4X4/s2048/STACK%2023%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHeWnNDaWjCsX2lFPhbOVkOlmxOP6f4s7LvfYfcrC_LksX5iZizS_f0xthXkFn5zojtrszDQ7Y6EDc7558CRrBYnF84sCzUlqf_A0P4a4GwgPHR56cj_OuEaGnLwhg8DpNdHhY_hu5NcZqMH_0q7-WDxEhiVitkEm5y_BX-GmfJ4i4m5CaZdqkzgr4X4/s320/STACK%2023%20c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the end, Fracture deservedly took the championship, with Flying Fish coming second, just ahead of Spark. We got some very useful feedback from the judges as to what we should focus on to improve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All results are shown in the table below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcERjQZ61m6SDHdt2QdbrOfT4aFbf3-viI75kU8_SBdXKcdYkbcJh8lxJS0_-kSSLpjgDgAPFwKLx5p54tCkUf-NKZKgr0HRxWfSzTHLFU-ob0UlgeqYxP-fiYbk7D3524qRaF9-vliNWQuA-phFkVKnA3NMp-_w5yFf4mjZ3qxanff2tJj_iBobPL0M/s1155/2023%20full%20results.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1155" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcERjQZ61m6SDHdt2QdbrOfT4aFbf3-viI75kU8_SBdXKcdYkbcJh8lxJS0_-kSSLpjgDgAPFwKLx5p54tCkUf-NKZKgr0HRxWfSzTHLFU-ob0UlgeqYxP-fiYbk7D3524qRaF9-vliNWQuA-phFkVKnA3NMp-_w5yFf4mjZ3qxanff2tJj_iBobPL0M/w400-h210/2023%20full%20results.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One final thing: following me shadowing Vee as field director <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-national-championships-2022.html">last year</a>, I now served several stints as official field director!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvck5k0iGOH5M73jvf0r4X9218JsMHIYQl08TC_kfdzpVf_xag38SFPm_sYx0JULYFTiQqlpqdEDDEpLLlxJF4ISU6SoovVVfHvurigx02bsgHth4it-P8pqtptuCpCOmg0ukEp_pb9HYPLX3k2sFnRLAgOi0fVAotYtaXIAFTtLZiPMzgWy8LqjI8soU/s1600/DSCN3428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvck5k0iGOH5M73jvf0r4X9218JsMHIYQl08TC_kfdzpVf_xag38SFPm_sYx0JULYFTiQqlpqdEDDEpLLlxJF4ISU6SoovVVfHvurigx02bsgHth4it-P8pqtptuCpCOmg0ukEp_pb9HYPLX3k2sFnRLAgOi0fVAotYtaXIAFTtLZiPMzgWy8LqjI8soU/s320/DSCN3428.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7mrjsBwgkviyK3VSnGiLLmG18WZ7tey-pZQEkfCROASeo5Q2vp6pjM7JSCF5gsLi9Xpg-SEwIO2cB-ymb1DmL1BeyRcsWR1wY2i954PiigZfGIalVnSPUv9O6kRTQnoqPgjAll1Ss6jCpPaliMlbunEmUaovVTEvX-XuSLOrVXmDddxVmv6lvhGnjcE/s1600/DSCN3448.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7mrjsBwgkviyK3VSnGiLLmG18WZ7tey-pZQEkfCROASeo5Q2vp6pjM7JSCF5gsLi9Xpg-SEwIO2cB-ymb1DmL1BeyRcsWR1wY2i954PiigZfGIalVnSPUv9O6kRTQnoqPgjAll1Ss6jCpPaliMlbunEmUaovVTEvX-XuSLOrVXmDddxVmv6lvhGnjcE/s320/DSCN3448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Quite enjoyed it, to be honest, and I think I did a decent job for a newbie!</div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-84654560779661351662023-05-29T15:47:00.001+01:002023-05-30T16:03:48.162+01:00Double Micron!<p>A number of years ago, we tried <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2017/08/microns.html">flying our Prism Micron 5-stack together with our singleton</a>. It was fun to do for an hour or so, but of course not something for a halfway serious routine, so we never persevered with it. </p><p>Until very recently, when we were given a bunch of kites, among which was a 'Prism Micron'.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SC7JcYiTPF_vlYvph3dsQGVxfpBICSZ8i7X_nGMgspcNyqF9wZt2cqHrNjMzOfdJUQTTys9FJAg4UEcbIXJpdBXtPel3-2J8CPCLowEceRAQVgTMvtGeJwpVhI-zmpPWEo1UOhaSKUCf9fXoRuNDQTCaY_puWnCg_d8vwj2yZJphwJ82ATlhQgkJ/s1600/DSCN3266.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9SC7JcYiTPF_vlYvph3dsQGVxfpBICSZ8i7X_nGMgspcNyqF9wZt2cqHrNjMzOfdJUQTTys9FJAg4UEcbIXJpdBXtPel3-2J8CPCLowEceRAQVgTMvtGeJwpVhI-zmpPWEo1UOhaSKUCf9fXoRuNDQTCaY_puWnCg_d8vwj2yZJphwJ82ATlhQgkJ/s320/DSCN3266.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Doubtful whether this really is a Prism kite, as there were no identifying labels anywhere on the kite .... maybe it's a home-made copy?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9ahZ6jriLClON_zh1PQ2uViIRGemTTEVwNz3VUkoAk5_NN2VHuPFOUzAPndyaIGeTJQYffzFgZKUNEGcPDo5t13NjV7qT5XRch8xPSzxc-kE6lq7d_idnj7T1bBQb0uki_Js_SY5JdM1sKxW96f83PfP6BBzpoCHYFQlZJfgWQ7_JU-uzIecFZID/s1600/DSCN3270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy9ahZ6jriLClON_zh1PQ2uViIRGemTTEVwNz3VUkoAk5_NN2VHuPFOUzAPndyaIGeTJQYffzFgZKUNEGcPDo5t13NjV7qT5XRch8xPSzxc-kE6lq7d_idnj7T1bBQb0uki_Js_SY5JdM1sKxW96f83PfP6BBzpoCHYFQlZJfgWQ7_JU-uzIecFZID/s320/DSCN3270.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Copy or not, we tried flying it, and it turned out to be very very twitchy, clearly more so than the Prism Micron we already had.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1zJunH7jOdmEr3Eb8qMa7I3chrvKmE2VunVzVSpHTLCh4uJcVBahwCqh_cPkLr8cKN__QQSU_8iSZHZVbYZI6Fr16ROMeNxLz6qRU6vWNOSCIi8mTdM2q5Gy_X9fad_sKh3T9RywfFZt5h0sp2--EH_X6lqUBLqVhl5qboIw6FhXBkmGaEGofHrW/s1600/DSCN3280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1zJunH7jOdmEr3Eb8qMa7I3chrvKmE2VunVzVSpHTLCh4uJcVBahwCqh_cPkLr8cKN__QQSU_8iSZHZVbYZI6Fr16ROMeNxLz6qRU6vWNOSCIi8mTdM2q5Gy_X9fad_sKh3T9RywfFZt5h0sp2--EH_X6lqUBLqVhl5qboIw6FhXBkmGaEGofHrW/s320/DSCN3280.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Nevertheless, of course we had to try flying them together ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pGQrAGnefFTRIBGbwBAXB_D_sOk2mLl3wTF4nKaX1OUL6ULXQ_4dE2gjy4CUffxBfM9kKYDa8S0chKwpSjuDWoN6SGtncKdQ_0lX1ySwTE0hta--uMWJ7PcsBd2Dh3Iy6Q5XIp2sIDaLQOCon-Voq7bqV6EeBmfSpwcWQDs5WRVXrZlU_IGo1z9B/s1600/DSCN3282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pGQrAGnefFTRIBGbwBAXB_D_sOk2mLl3wTF4nKaX1OUL6ULXQ_4dE2gjy4CUffxBfM9kKYDa8S0chKwpSjuDWoN6SGtncKdQ_0lX1ySwTE0hta--uMWJ7PcsBd2Dh3Iy6Q5XIp2sIDaLQOCon-Voq7bqV6EeBmfSpwcWQDs5WRVXrZlU_IGo1z9B/s320/DSCN3282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And that showed yet again how twitchy the 'Micron copy' was relative to the Prism Micron. Just following was a real challenge, and so was taking pictures of the kites together while flying them. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuPQrNNypdRjtXubqM-2eBF5KYXM4vpZ-4hf68LLcSI0mK3xRgC2dVgI27V7A0_v0EleOVS8osCt5uhXeNWI4E1F2Mbm_NcLwT7z_xEFIYPau3or3z6-BtkoWDFZh6DndeaTBkDoKBgumW7u_Gb_RMzDBAiz2RqtxFqGXLAL1xe5PffHvOhvnS1B1/s1600/DSCN3285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLuPQrNNypdRjtXubqM-2eBF5KYXM4vpZ-4hf68LLcSI0mK3xRgC2dVgI27V7A0_v0EleOVS8osCt5uhXeNWI4E1F2Mbm_NcLwT7z_xEFIYPau3or3z6-BtkoWDFZh6DndeaTBkDoKBgumW7u_Gb_RMzDBAiz2RqtxFqGXLAL1xe5PffHvOhvnS1B1/s320/DSCN3285.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This picture really captured a rare moment when the 'Micron copy' flew in a nearly straight line!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImEttWvqNIYq9Jm0JI-n8CqMIcd0CJiudD8Of9uukepoRsvweNzy5JW-g6FQ1zWB7fw8lTUj3J9TSKycCMGyxbq1nH021GJzanFkXWiRYLCII0Vbe3s5-LaoDNhjduoi7hIUsVlyGmnc-Cxg9EWAO98JLWwKsCzTmGI6uss8y_ShYfvLbo08YKjHC/s853/DSCN3284a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="853" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImEttWvqNIYq9Jm0JI-n8CqMIcd0CJiudD8Of9uukepoRsvweNzy5JW-g6FQ1zWB7fw8lTUj3J9TSKycCMGyxbq1nH021GJzanFkXWiRYLCII0Vbe3s5-LaoDNhjduoi7hIUsVlyGmnc-Cxg9EWAO98JLWwKsCzTmGI6uss8y_ShYfvLbo08YKjHC/s320/DSCN3284a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Let's just conclude that they're not exactly team kites (of course, we knew that!) and that you won't see us flying our pair of Microns at a festival any time soon ...</div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-19760097935584262052023-05-21T16:27:00.000+01:002023-05-21T16:27:11.718+01:00Matrix: Flexi vs Carl - part 4<p>Final chapter in our pairing up of Flexifoil and Carl Robershaw Matrix kites! Following our pairing up of Flexi and CR <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-1.html">UL/SUL</a>, <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-3.html">Standard</a> and <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-2.html">Super-vented</a> kites, the final pair were the Vented versions. </p><p>First on the lines, as usual, the Flexi Matrix</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIyb_H6v7uHW_EKnEFJR38Xmsm_UixlFNnt5wL6IXj3VY3n-deyCR6-QGWouV8HFpdYRJ9qBvXZSlLOCAxO-66N-PDCXbdXAoxoB7d4RrK7CNWYbHH2HWZyzgFYjQjyjM5lWfLdjXXenauGMbU2kPsImA59o3ejp8hMbok-kLlidmkVbp8R3cDllb/s1600/DSCN3199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIyb_H6v7uHW_EKnEFJR38Xmsm_UixlFNnt5wL6IXj3VY3n-deyCR6-QGWouV8HFpdYRJ9qBvXZSlLOCAxO-66N-PDCXbdXAoxoB7d4RrK7CNWYbHH2HWZyzgFYjQjyjM5lWfLdjXXenauGMbU2kPsImA59o3ejp8hMbok-kLlidmkVbp8R3cDllb/s320/DSCN3199.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16a8uAWDRc2baBUuv_LW9bZ-o12rNtvWhsK3N_G0O5_cN4ACjYohgEU5zDsdmkRzguQ6IhjV8Mya_a_0Zvm8WRs-kLrF6B4xqZ7a3yv97vbPCjhVfl7G8GqA6scIkblfk2yFqz35OETfXba-1CYW-IYeDKKS-6ybsXIEp8hsLyCFnGLXvqCa1vBbX/s1600/DSCN3202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16a8uAWDRc2baBUuv_LW9bZ-o12rNtvWhsK3N_G0O5_cN4ACjYohgEU5zDsdmkRzguQ6IhjV8Mya_a_0Zvm8WRs-kLrF6B4xqZ7a3yv97vbPCjhVfl7G8GqA6scIkblfk2yFqz35OETfXba-1CYW-IYeDKKS-6ybsXIEp8hsLyCFnGLXvqCa1vBbX/s320/DSCN3202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flew fine, given the rather variable wind, but showed some oversteer: crisp corners were difficult to execute without a wobble.<div><br /></div><div>Then the CR Matrix</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqk3EBjcaLHKodAAuztRypSHsmF9AdikwVBKwFx-DCrlUIU545UrEtrZtQ0KQuR4O8vdQd5qrJe1ehbt2CSkMbKs0dtuItobm9Eydpz0CGKireIo10yIeNsrHfEjoSDQDKaxHiyLZbcfGcv8YEn1-Z2I2yT1IMzDLYoWAGGQrK61Y_w1nTCjrNRGO/s1600/DSCN3208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7dCKk4MJerRpGLz_riSk2Yuv1SdUK1fDOxpDxrz_I_jOADcxwD0AozUAP2S-46V_zJTzGP8PddLAh7tue1YdHCMaF77vmdWbmMw42ebrvMbpmqlgekAGl-UJ-bR0M9PgLj9C8DvCajLJL9d56mIN1QRA2xkh1qOw5-UE0PN0TS-J7bn5Q6ft9tbk/s1600/DSCN3214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7dCKk4MJerRpGLz_riSk2Yuv1SdUK1fDOxpDxrz_I_jOADcxwD0AozUAP2S-46V_zJTzGP8PddLAh7tue1YdHCMaF77vmdWbmMw42ebrvMbpmqlgekAGl-UJ-bR0M9PgLj9C8DvCajLJL9d56mIN1QRA2xkh1qOw5-UE0PN0TS-J7bn5Q6ft9tbk/s320/DSCN3214.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsxtC62r0WbMLB908FsibWF0Zn-qAuvD0I6L_8fKm0TwPnCzV8gs2EfbznphhMrY4RfzwiEhr6eeSgFk3qoCKwrHL3h3bmvQ42SE5RwAR6uzz0rXEAX11-4hl38K7sjMlc0ymcd5luy0HiY1-3RtM-JWy70OY-VQbZSGLb-KP93g-ylZGixn103HH/s1600/DSCN3217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsxtC62r0WbMLB908FsibWF0Zn-qAuvD0I6L_8fKm0TwPnCzV8gs2EfbznphhMrY4RfzwiEhr6eeSgFk3qoCKwrHL3h3bmvQ42SE5RwAR6uzz0rXEAX11-4hl38K7sjMlc0ymcd5luy0HiY1-3RtM-JWy70OY-VQbZSGLb-KP93g-ylZGixn103HH/s320/DSCN3217.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They weren't perfectly matched, and the difference in oversteer was more noticeable, flying them next to each other. Of the various Flexi-CR pairs we flew recently, these are the most different in terms of sail, as the surface area and the placing of the mesh panels is quite different between the two vented Matrices.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikStHRLXl_usrH2DwcuGdfoYt1bTyjve4fHNPNOmkFbNumHML2uE0-wCB2VISZwXa550TdD4bSFT6a8J51KLaW0jwC6z7_VDuDQ3MY782ZtWTgGlMj8YebhkzdZjDXmnatRhxXVBDGc_aP_k1uVX2Pj644wG8wOEftLJNhR-OqAnMWBCc-xdEizkNy/s1600/DSCN3218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikStHRLXl_usrH2DwcuGdfoYt1bTyjve4fHNPNOmkFbNumHML2uE0-wCB2VISZwXa550TdD4bSFT6a8J51KLaW0jwC6z7_VDuDQ3MY782ZtWTgGlMj8YebhkzdZjDXmnatRhxXVBDGc_aP_k1uVX2Pj644wG8wOEftLJNhR-OqAnMWBCc-xdEizkNy/s320/DSCN3218.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This was the final pairing, and it was fun and interesting to get a feel for them this way. Generally, the CR Matrices felt a bit more 'direct' on the lines than their Flexi counterparts. Quite possibly because the Flexi kites were clearly older, and with many more flight hours than the CR kites; the Flexi sails were clearly 'baggiers', the CR sails 'crispier' <br /><p><br /></p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-21415552268099443762023-05-17T18:41:00.001+01:002023-05-17T18:41:47.802+01:00Streatham Common Kite Day<p>Streatham Common Kite Day is back! After an absence of three years, mostly due to covid, we flew there again for the first time since <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/05/streatham-common-kite-day.html">2019</a>. </p><p>The usual line-up was brought together again for the arena displays:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobHoURDvL2XnN6HFdYoNwoIsFKn_uxFBHa0PJ39_p8On5L2q5qKqTK4sw2Z6Xac6lKIi26UO3sKDViTZpb8JBCIDLW0i-sPM8Quy3BJGjbZXeuyPfn3WEdRHlRiDbM1A6BbS51Es0vEKuiZOK0uZCWdBYCbtII5YAchDiDPW9oHExLkKpxHg8BYb-/s2048/Streatham%202023%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobHoURDvL2XnN6HFdYoNwoIsFKn_uxFBHa0PJ39_p8On5L2q5qKqTK4sw2Z6Xac6lKIi26UO3sKDViTZpb8JBCIDLW0i-sPM8Quy3BJGjbZXeuyPfn3WEdRHlRiDbM1A6BbS51Es0vEKuiZOK0uZCWdBYCbtII5YAchDiDPW9oHExLkKpxHg8BYb-/s320/Streatham%202023%20c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And as to the wind .... well, typically Streatham! Very light (up to 4mph max) and infuriatingly changing direction a lot quickly; think 180+ degrees in less than half a minute .... Which meant that the choreography of most of our routines went out the window, and the main focus simply became prevention of landing .... <div><br /></div><div>Who were struggling with the wind conditions?<p>First of Carl Wright, the one-man <a href="https://www.facebook.com/teamspectrumkites/?locale=en_GB">Team Spectrum</a>, flying (as long as the wind allowed) 2-kite and 3-kite routines (and, yes, including 'Chi Mai', my all-time favourite of his routines!).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeJa56RgUv362GROySQDrShm1Caty_zoQ7NvcOgD0AtG41J6o1VxTK9AusiC8kNvfbV0ELxakVeSBVYBPjhEJ-U0C__SzrZWFcmBlMv0-BtCZ097jQTLeATSMX1r-CjxIHmalunIIW8Icpc7JuTtvOwt2V8UbvHgCZMyOlGV24x3JmS5ilinikJ3G/s1600/DSCN3185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeeJa56RgUv362GROySQDrShm1Caty_zoQ7NvcOgD0AtG41J6o1VxTK9AusiC8kNvfbV0ELxakVeSBVYBPjhEJ-U0C__SzrZWFcmBlMv0-BtCZ097jQTLeATSMX1r-CjxIHmalunIIW8Icpc7JuTtvOwt2V8UbvHgCZMyOlGV24x3JmS5ilinikJ3G/s320/DSCN3185.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF27FJLH1MsU7Ed7GnkhYbCxKAkhXb5XWDIXQa0D0iO_AU3-ekaBgPwcU4a27xJM3iJqBXFRNA73vKD40eVVrDli_fbnfEw6Y39Id3ADup8TvtSAUsu7WE_GFvEjpIFM0E9zxPw1g14C6qOGdBr7fgUp4Os99IPsPP8F3le4sZq7uQLV6XVJttHLb/s798/DSCN3184a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="798" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkF27FJLH1MsU7Ed7GnkhYbCxKAkhXb5XWDIXQa0D0iO_AU3-ekaBgPwcU4a27xJM3iJqBXFRNA73vKD40eVVrDli_fbnfEw6Y39Id3ADup8TvtSAUsu7WE_GFvEjpIFM0E9zxPw1g14C6qOGdBr7fgUp4Os99IPsPP8F3le4sZq7uQLV6XVJttHLb/s320/DSCN3184a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/fracturekiteteam/?locale=en_GB">Fracture</a> was present, in a slightly changed formation. At one time, they were flying to live music, played by a local band, rather than their own routine music, making up the moves and patterns as they went along.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVC4IAmo5gDiFKoRvMP2JzT4duF9uXQseFev6KPw8_3M4HqRxFtW-HU0QLkUYrw0wBW7ZhQ-6nyEwKyoC6zqnzL7R3QCJnkNcgYlbeABWimbE_DUMMQxMb5-fQmHcjucEpzl3k7O-_3AX_GC0d2zZiWHvtM1DjgV5oJWRVzhKkQVrPhN-8qhGegyW/s1600/DSCN3179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVC4IAmo5gDiFKoRvMP2JzT4duF9uXQseFev6KPw8_3M4HqRxFtW-HU0QLkUYrw0wBW7ZhQ-6nyEwKyoC6zqnzL7R3QCJnkNcgYlbeABWimbE_DUMMQxMb5-fQmHcjucEpzl3k7O-_3AX_GC0d2zZiWHvtM1DjgV5oJWRVzhKkQVrPhN-8qhGegyW/s320/DSCN3179.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChwLqNUAJZ0zrVe2Qkhhsm4NYNQKsYkGM-E3lzhMJY1B-lWRWC68YKy9q-ZDtSxNvTz2nxPDvlI7eK0SlkCyug215mRhm3IQjVz2luBY80Lut1vkdSYVduzTBKecnWXRbmPJ7vdOW-USh0sLotjgheGM6BFDM9ZbEBw75_l5Gn9dG-xmbpTAUSdLd/s2048/Streatham%202023%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChwLqNUAJZ0zrVe2Qkhhsm4NYNQKsYkGM-E3lzhMJY1B-lWRWC68YKy9q-ZDtSxNvTz2nxPDvlI7eK0SlkCyug215mRhm3IQjVz2luBY80Lut1vkdSYVduzTBKecnWXRbmPJ7vdOW-USh0sLotjgheGM6BFDM9ZbEBw75_l5Gn9dG-xmbpTAUSdLd/s320/Streatham%202023%20b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwistedBridle?locale=en_GB">Twisted Bridle</a>, our sister pair within the L-katz team, flew one-routine slots, and it was good to see them in an arena again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPtXVQP4OFfIbmLZ_6sOQUHlsHcg-AZkVvw10wQzsGsYUT5vj2O8xjPcI_dFt6Dw32ME2Q31dMBeUuYb37RKNn28s4t7NsYLHRlfYBHSE-NaSZzPo83FwCgMdDEvF_kcip7DIECnY4XT39YuAAHnLca6sXT7QtEgiROI_q8KPTeAYaXbghvW8YMXP/s2048/Streatham%202023%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPtXVQP4OFfIbmLZ_6sOQUHlsHcg-AZkVvw10wQzsGsYUT5vj2O8xjPcI_dFt6Dw32ME2Q31dMBeUuYb37RKNn28s4t7NsYLHRlfYBHSE-NaSZzPo83FwCgMdDEvF_kcip7DIECnY4XT39YuAAHnLca6sXT7QtEgiROI_q8KPTeAYaXbghvW8YMXP/s320/Streatham%202023%20d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbPoDxIem1n2xpRKDzkrTL7LUIYkj515MTsAx0iPe06X_itAxTkhCCSbUHk2vsRIjKaEAA6j5gEOllwNezYmdUNRu-oHuqJwts6tBQaYhgavEZSPG9WMA8ZwhoU9g5RopAuvJRV3bseCBqAtf637i0snpZehwPNmVewTosKL-3YYKGDfvCbHjIe7R/s2048/Streatham%202023%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbPoDxIem1n2xpRKDzkrTL7LUIYkj515MTsAx0iPe06X_itAxTkhCCSbUHk2vsRIjKaEAA6j5gEOllwNezYmdUNRu-oHuqJwts6tBQaYhgavEZSPG9WMA8ZwhoU9g5RopAuvJRV3bseCBqAtf637i0snpZehwPNmVewTosKL-3YYKGDfvCbHjIe7R/s320/Streatham%202023%20e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And then us, Flying Fish, of course. Basically flying our current technical routine to the 'Carmina mix', we've recently been using for that. Because of some difficulties with the PA system, we had to change the music for our make-it-up-as-we-go-along routine several times, but as it isn't a fixed choreography to music, it didn't really matter. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13w4--MZX0zEdfkU-GEguAFKmAvpjCS9L0oJuM1xsz1_cRmCI6mmUqoWC5FV2_732jyfpTaRkjKjNNztP_Kz11phnBi0X1H9fEyMvVSj9QaOxhkDxfJzp2mqnNLQNYtuUtB4cHFMB43fPd9heW4gA9LWMNjlC-3R4VQLWz6xVgI3tb4qC5n2tq45K/s2048/Streatham%202023%20flyingfish%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg13w4--MZX0zEdfkU-GEguAFKmAvpjCS9L0oJuM1xsz1_cRmCI6mmUqoWC5FV2_732jyfpTaRkjKjNNztP_Kz11phnBi0X1H9fEyMvVSj9QaOxhkDxfJzp2mqnNLQNYtuUtB4cHFMB43fPd9heW4gA9LWMNjlC-3R4VQLWz6xVgI3tb4qC5n2tq45K/s320/Streatham%202023%20flyingfish%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpD8k5590cb4YQOznXBaz4NZ-5haeFrxcQl5MCuzXZ0ryjrwY3UYtlUPTndRxtHIbuq7N0-g_LBkq_mVBbE9LlNOKhG_WetWZAmo243yi2DGhdQYmRnGjI1RStd6d3Qfl_p-viMS4TsNOULAm6kCUmHWKe2BjztU_A8l_2oGi_ajZqpUmyu5K-wW/s2048/Streatham%202023%20flyingfish%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihEpD8k5590cb4YQOznXBaz4NZ-5haeFrxcQl5MCuzXZ0ryjrwY3UYtlUPTndRxtHIbuq7N0-g_LBkq_mVBbE9LlNOKhG_WetWZAmo243yi2DGhdQYmRnGjI1RStd6d3Qfl_p-viMS4TsNOULAm6kCUmHWKe2BjztU_A8l_2oGi_ajZqpUmyu5K-wW/s320/Streatham%202023%20flyingfish%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Put Twisted Bridle and Flying Fish together, and you get <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkatzkiteteam?locale=en_GB">L-katz</a>. We flew our usual set of choreographed routines to 'Gloria Estefan' and 'Targaryen Theme'. As much as the wind allowed us, that is, because the choreography often turned into keeping the kites flying while not running out of arena ... </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh395rN5L86zh0yk7HN4ioWUW-d9vFxHzIAB9HA9Mde_qE_ae_bKf-0My8pQp24KZ3mM0rgtFfaUkDk2b95kDT0A577kWn7rbAhcZ1TXcp2pEZtF1DZvpTWv-sEn0VPG8O79oYh3sr4CqAXfbqtIM5bXWrIbJHuG5PQhAqjJfj2BZ0u5NxkoCtAtc8U/s2048/Streatham%2023%20-%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh395rN5L86zh0yk7HN4ioWUW-d9vFxHzIAB9HA9Mde_qE_ae_bKf-0My8pQp24KZ3mM0rgtFfaUkDk2b95kDT0A577kWn7rbAhcZ1TXcp2pEZtF1DZvpTWv-sEn0VPG8O79oYh3sr4CqAXfbqtIM5bXWrIbJHuG5PQhAqjJfj2BZ0u5NxkoCtAtc8U/s320/Streatham%2023%20-%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49y2RoLWWm2wTOvTH2JapoZ0kxgzoN11lEi1QZafXM8xtld_yT0VLznYJ533GToC5jllFrgNUO3ZdRZ6U0VrEc2C8w9PXBaASAbn-Z09xQy-gqgDKIyDHnOc9dET8R-WY71NdNSqHGnu9rLIck6ArIK1EtCqsd_Np5QRJOiOueb_GFfqQZXgy__RE/s2048/347445294_1205026893529817_4113530113275003816_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="2048" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49y2RoLWWm2wTOvTH2JapoZ0kxgzoN11lEi1QZafXM8xtld_yT0VLznYJ533GToC5jllFrgNUO3ZdRZ6U0VrEc2C8w9PXBaASAbn-Z09xQy-gqgDKIyDHnOc9dET8R-WY71NdNSqHGnu9rLIck6ArIK1EtCqsd_Np5QRJOiOueb_GFfqQZXgy__RE/s320/347445294_1205026893529817_4113530113275003816_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, if you put Fracture and L-katz together at a kite festival, a mega-team is unavoidable! We've flown in mega-teams at Streatham before, in <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2015/06/streatham-common-kite-day.html">2015</a> and <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/05/streatham-common-kite-day.html">2019</a>, and in both cases, the mega-team consisted of six flyers and kites. This time, due to Carl Wright joining in as well, we had an eight-strong line-up, to my knowledge the largest mega-team ever at Streatham!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz112eYkpFihk_r67qE9HKArbpG8EYRjb2VCYScArzAOd9e5yjV-_R_MVjSK6noDKkVale1usrHxB_DmIW2miE_zjvJ7ebmAmYv__fetlRLSksBnFV8GeSFlWbMuF1pJJpzv5Gjok72QXy_iki2uW0O3PVmco8UGJ2dwetuE9gjYQre9PPHQDs2sUp/s2048/Streatham%2023%20-%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz112eYkpFihk_r67qE9HKArbpG8EYRjb2VCYScArzAOd9e5yjV-_R_MVjSK6noDKkVale1usrHxB_DmIW2miE_zjvJ7ebmAmYv__fetlRLSksBnFV8GeSFlWbMuF1pJJpzv5Gjok72QXy_iki2uW0O3PVmco8UGJ2dwetuE9gjYQre9PPHQDs2sUp/s320/Streatham%2023%20-%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVrtZmmSS2JAdS3tgKmfbqYgzHB8dvnOYz2yqL9Mai8xP2-YYkQb5PEze1VD5FrP3g1EqnVozyOgrbH7TNokdntArH8XNqiMBYnkz7-h6ENkUl5F6pQLn12sjpGyX60-6vsi_zpccqZZCe46qjS_nmkoi74fVKiZ7ZBibx5c5kLnCF03A9ryl7Vo3/s1702/347102934_261768509711202_3731788241001644963_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1702" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwVrtZmmSS2JAdS3tgKmfbqYgzHB8dvnOYz2yqL9Mai8xP2-YYkQb5PEze1VD5FrP3g1EqnVozyOgrbH7TNokdntArH8XNqiMBYnkz7-h6ENkUl5F6pQLn12sjpGyX60-6vsi_zpccqZZCe46qjS_nmkoi74fVKiZ7ZBibx5c5kLnCF03A9ryl7Vo3/s320/347102934_261768509711202_3731788241001644963_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Even though we really struggled to keep things going, we did fly basic patterns and gave the public an idea of what flying eight kites together looks like. And we must have done something right: after we finished the last of the two mega-team performances, one member of the public told me we'd brought her to tears .... Seeing eight kites flying together in formation was so beautiful that it made her cry ...</p><p>And that is what flying at a kite festival is all about!!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Picture credits: Helen Ribchester (Flying Fish); Paul Hill, Carl Wright (L-katz, mega-team)</i></p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-58430317900695771582023-04-22T21:17:00.001+01:002023-05-01T15:47:10.577+01:00Matrix: Flexi vs Carl - part 3<p>We've done <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-1.html">UL/SULs</a>, we've done <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-2.html">Super-venteds</a>, next up were the Standards!</p><p>Unlike the other Flexifoil kites, the Standard Matrix came to me as a sail with a bunch of spars, the winglet supports and a complete bridle. So I first had to frame the sail, get the necessary small bits and bobs (connectors, end caps, arrow nocks, etc), make the stand-offs, and bridle it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Qtau88da-96u_4vaJGaJvTQrQvdI_owb4lQ4T4bpgd-9Ta3f6XUyTlb-KLMRMxyRBvF29hsUuAZeqP5m7QCTpR-6LSBJ3RTUMucjckrP5ZBNGDuPgmsTkcuINHR-saFZAYqQ-BkxABsG6bN95yuC4-uOE20QhsmAbfpy89AaJKy-NCUkwSOnfUQ/s1600/DSCN2789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD9Qtau88da-96u_4vaJGaJvTQrQvdI_owb4lQ4T4bpgd-9Ta3f6XUyTlb-KLMRMxyRBvF29hsUuAZeqP5m7QCTpR-6LSBJ3RTUMucjckrP5ZBNGDuPgmsTkcuINHR-saFZAYqQ-BkxABsG6bN95yuC4-uOE20QhsmAbfpy89AaJKy-NCUkwSOnfUQ/s320/DSCN2789.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kite <i>R2F</i>, and off to the field we go!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1043" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFhNvJULVHJb-VJWlL2FDtHhoim9t3f-Rh1rhtttRBOE7Z_Zz84-FP1gUGfegtErVu5w5iV02PGgFlICM4FnWcJ0rYxJD_5-kyuSFBr7vqcFNzKRQq_XrKG8pNCFj7skGiCjMZHB62i_rZAM9IpbNidrnPRChnAIc562_mipL1RHufSRGQw9VxNQI/s320/DSCN2976a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Flexi Standard flew fine, so no issues with the framing and bridling.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP_jqThZBIn4gDuvETiLjNx_yAgSZMIXL5jVDucfbPkUs-paVm1Lln9Sow19tIAGATCr1mEli5CQ36luk3okBMUY8ogzGsE8_dtCGDuhGJ_fZ0i7d2txOwcCYUi3Jhk3YItckF0a0dLwtDR_b8_2PKhh2ZSnHxNETMsEUSegH19yKb8YuvYi32M6a/s1600/DSCN2977.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaP_jqThZBIn4gDuvETiLjNx_yAgSZMIXL5jVDucfbPkUs-paVm1Lln9Sow19tIAGATCr1mEli5CQ36luk3okBMUY8ogzGsE8_dtCGDuhGJ_fZ0i7d2txOwcCYUi3Jhk3YItckF0a0dLwtDR_b8_2PKhh2ZSnHxNETMsEUSegH19yKb8YuvYi32M6a/s320/DSCN2977.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That opened up the possibility of flying pairs of Flexi - CR Matrix kites. Following the <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/04/matrix-flexi-vs-carl-part-1.html">ULs and SULs a few days ago</a>, the 23-35mph winds today told us to fly the Super-venteds.</p><p>First on the lines was the Flexi Supervented.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yiXWf5QlT-JAcMnHpjNZ1pxeKxxZxW1QZHKbk6jGdCR4xDHqZDfcNS0xGcgkGKgZh2J4aAoZabxg352kKPkWHZ56CYU-ApSQCBTOwt6tUO_gSK3Z74qUBGBMehmftUcfIaugUM6cJaNuxOmc7PQ42xlJyueGWy0pzhTDoNApn_biXC0KcMK6zuOp/s1600/DSCN2890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5yiXWf5QlT-JAcMnHpjNZ1pxeKxxZxW1QZHKbk6jGdCR4xDHqZDfcNS0xGcgkGKgZh2J4aAoZabxg352kKPkWHZ56CYU-ApSQCBTOwt6tUO_gSK3Z74qUBGBMehmftUcfIaugUM6cJaNuxOmc7PQ42xlJyueGWy0pzhTDoNApn_biXC0KcMK6zuOp/s320/DSCN2890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIMv1XzED_DHpI_g7PbAPIbDMymhuIKnXiVOewfSQkiciJZsJSBXyXFiB9wWMea63srdykxkzNFrCWnj7QOX5ASvB_kMqi10LDMMNcgPiE8uDxCt6Y7ScJ_2EJHwc6y7p3voTTBZl2AkmKH_dKilIrP37Avwkg71OorqfZaCwYYwdy-raq8y8n-hS/s320/DSCN2895.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then it was the turn of the CR Supervented.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoUhFQIvFjQohWoENu_vP2gsmjVrioZCllKmCzO78mXzUqnWQG0tgd7EcxUGd6gJAZ-J3kLfVvqDXp5SiWKCz7-JT0s7KvyvmSB8TFs_Q6AA65jTVvPqpSM-bhO8GSQXiwhbDBBt8UbS8TlaY-BETZ7qr0bEd8hkF_ko4gsdUJQqrQTXvuXx_lFnN/s1600/DSCN2899.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoUhFQIvFjQohWoENu_vP2gsmjVrioZCllKmCzO78mXzUqnWQG0tgd7EcxUGd6gJAZ-J3kLfVvqDXp5SiWKCz7-JT0s7KvyvmSB8TFs_Q6AA65jTVvPqpSM-bhO8GSQXiwhbDBBt8UbS8TlaY-BETZ7qr0bEd8hkF_ko4gsdUJQqrQTXvuXx_lFnN/s320/DSCN2899.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIbEnxOR3MWN6XtN7Ec1GDVV2dpz-U5ZPiS-grfUDSCdOrA5E8YAZeA6FVdSNuyWVmGbjGT5u33md2o7gcHu9G2pJtK8qomAkZPk-bwuoPmY__Sx8bN6USwhseMPEZMyoRkGt4lAfu3pWXak6RqPalrJcvQxLuUoLTBw6TKtCcjN-hhT4m5jI-jF6/s320/DSCN2905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then of course the aim of the whole exercise: fly the two Matrix kites together.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvH1F80FssY3tglwiNzozQWGsx3f9W9J_uo4zfWlMuTUiP6EgfoXoqaTkT-grEfvPi3D9PuGnSf4fNNSw09jYUmnT-2v9lhWbJ2Z6qorfzdEYejjRKdKOnhfD8zXwIgFwxsP5NoryYTNEfdxysVQIfCdX_h0RjcdwwmCv9yxEB_e9HM61V8NdCRtP/s1600/DSCN2906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvH1F80FssY3tglwiNzozQWGsx3f9W9J_uo4zfWlMuTUiP6EgfoXoqaTkT-grEfvPi3D9PuGnSf4fNNSw09jYUmnT-2v9lhWbJ2Z6qorfzdEYejjRKdKOnhfD8zXwIgFwxsP5NoryYTNEfdxysVQIfCdX_h0RjcdwwmCv9yxEB_e9HM61V8NdCRtP/s320/DSCN2906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They flew well together, but the pull remained considerable. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxReDnt98QSz9m6LF6UoTfnuj3Eb3qMrSNMle7FiwMw1qddyiTrY4thgAmiJ2f9RO3DVT4sH3GYiktXoRIL0ByXfCaudpz3720Y2A_w-jDEknD6WFwm3ZNOsX5u7p4rYIq4RiOZ9XOfxrwvy-IzIZ0MsMi8qXWCfUfsNIUAwjsVlVPbIBObvoH1vF/s1600/DSCN2778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxReDnt98QSz9m6LF6UoTfnuj3Eb3qMrSNMle7FiwMw1qddyiTrY4thgAmiJ2f9RO3DVT4sH3GYiktXoRIL0ByXfCaudpz3720Y2A_w-jDEknD6WFwm3ZNOsX5u7p4rYIq4RiOZ9XOfxrwvy-IzIZ0MsMi8qXWCfUfsNIUAwjsVlVPbIBObvoH1vF/s320/DSCN2778.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>So I thought it would be fun (and potentially interesting) to 'pair them off'; in other words, to create Flexifoil - Carl Robertshaw pairs and see how such Flexi-Carl pairs fly together. </p><p>Some of the Matrix kites were ready to fly, while others needed more or less TLC; the Flexifoil Standard came as a sail, with a bunch of spars and a bridle, but no stand-offs, connectors or other usual small bits and pieces (it did come with the winglet supports, though). </p><p>With the wind forecast to be good for flying ultralights, we took the Flexifoil UL and SUL and the CR UL to the field. </p><p>First on the lines: Flexi UL.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3B-YeEQ6kjpfxvDeyzANa1wQ3TJKYnqNB48r75GVcaKEY10Uxvq9halC8PPk4jlAx3X5qRQW6Y9Jqix1qxoVrDx56mPT0sI-iJjup8S6YHQa9elcs4d3z0VkZ30HceqvGauHJBwTCLAZZY3JNR_GTdU2AH9k7jU6DpXt75nxW7GYSnRKkFpix9mOh/s1600/DSCN2790.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3B-YeEQ6kjpfxvDeyzANa1wQ3TJKYnqNB48r75GVcaKEY10Uxvq9halC8PPk4jlAx3X5qRQW6Y9Jqix1qxoVrDx56mPT0sI-iJjup8S6YHQa9elcs4d3z0VkZ30HceqvGauHJBwTCLAZZY3JNR_GTdU2AH9k7jU6DpXt75nxW7GYSnRKkFpix9mOh/s320/DSCN2790.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Struggling when the wind dropped below 5mph, but generally, it flew fine straight out of the box.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LEC7mdCKizHxlHt0S8AjguaZwKy1k3TIQmqarUqMxa6dJIHkwwmWkEkaFqYARakZZD1ImhJfeuLLC7nWGfCnMYayHaiDsxMJ_PyiI-j2jfSIAphNkTP_Si8H538dSvrz6kyk2VLUG-OrMucYLIanDRUIHUkCnDlvYLqCspfRxKdgHsQEm4h8cp_S/s1600/DSCN2798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One way to find out ...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6w1GqUqHSmO9btHPE3JG9aaryJxv62S6uoOd2tsVmygHJQZAJ268URnQXwdx7YDQezj1flp1OMWtngaD49bRXM9M3i7agXb_G654VkmT_oCxvqveP-0SEo3C2_U1POSlJNobJ5DmourGIFZFrwgw24JcNJchqzSGUhRYu9MH7xMIZyQcu-A-bReQ/s1600/DSCN2805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6w1GqUqHSmO9btHPE3JG9aaryJxv62S6uoOd2tsVmygHJQZAJ268URnQXwdx7YDQezj1flp1OMWtngaD49bRXM9M3i7agXb_G654VkmT_oCxvqveP-0SEo3C2_U1POSlJNobJ5DmourGIFZFrwgw24JcNJchqzSGUhRYu9MH7xMIZyQcu-A-bReQ/s320/DSCN2805.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Flexi UL clearly flew slower than the CR UL. We played with the bridles a bit to reduce the difference in speed, but some speed difference remained. Not much, and the speed difference wasn't such that it couldn't be compensated easily, but it was noticeable.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdknU3lZ9M_itiFSOaBdxGOQKp8srZxPZ_IRs1d4eNTUhDJv7UpDWdBtM0KH-GemRJAecHnZBfng89_yK4dv2VUCLrwPb0QZOw94iGqmL3Q6DVdWWDQTZU55w-l9uL4ActAKjzHBaqrAY9kpW3rGyVfP3XL43a_fUrYyZDuPYZM9iGjMf85EXBIurL/s943/DSCN2806a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="943" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdknU3lZ9M_itiFSOaBdxGOQKp8srZxPZ_IRs1d4eNTUhDJv7UpDWdBtM0KH-GemRJAecHnZBfng89_yK4dv2VUCLrwPb0QZOw94iGqmL3Q6DVdWWDQTZU55w-l9uL4ActAKjzHBaqrAY9kpW3rGyVfP3XL43a_fUrYyZDuPYZM9iGjMf85EXBIurL/s320/DSCN2806a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Let's put the Flexi SUL on the lines.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTzqM5XE8aFWz_NPNMmHbf8s8_-Grtc3d6pT14xusqtLV4LKUVqWyk_WMkU7BlfpRXrwsVacCgE82i0adUvhPiYmAjUaOtseSdc5D9fy5fhIA9XtE1_OjkhKZW7Pyc_HFSfDEXeNteQLUvbX-Mrl0oalPSIi46xHazr0YBAD_mSO-dIUH-qoQKNIR/s1600/DSCN2808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYTzqM5XE8aFWz_NPNMmHbf8s8_-Grtc3d6pT14xusqtLV4LKUVqWyk_WMkU7BlfpRXrwsVacCgE82i0adUvhPiYmAjUaOtseSdc5D9fy5fhIA9XtE1_OjkhKZW7Pyc_HFSfDEXeNteQLUvbX-Mrl0oalPSIi46xHazr0YBAD_mSO-dIUH-qoQKNIR/s320/DSCN2808.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Clearly dealing much better with the wind dropping away, but that's what you would expect from an SUL, with lighter spars, etc.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKSroJ4N1PJrkOLUwo-TUr9a_EpeQhPRpWMOhxBvqSA8MSXf7oa_RA5fCYTM_HzB2EsDt2wfZLDXsXNd6sspte1WWSJTv_QRmwPl_YnwK-sC-KJZEj9fcU-Ms2c_ed4HfApZUrrCNCxY8-k99qFxbwum7lst9dwbzXqRP1SsldKw0WcWq_P9wpYDG/s1600/DSCN2813.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKSroJ4N1PJrkOLUwo-TUr9a_EpeQhPRpWMOhxBvqSA8MSXf7oa_RA5fCYTM_HzB2EsDt2wfZLDXsXNd6sspte1WWSJTv_QRmwPl_YnwK-sC-KJZEj9fcU-Ms2c_ed4HfApZUrrCNCxY8-k99qFxbwum7lst9dwbzXqRP1SsldKw0WcWq_P9wpYDG/s320/DSCN2813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Given that the CR UL flew a bit faster than the Flexi UL, what would happen if we fly the CR UL together with the Flexi SUL?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AKGyO_Olbl1KSszuXQZNvCji1VxzBapvejUm_LsD4qkbkkJA80t31pYDVdiSj8vkPCmZoQ6CbdQSGvy0YQg8wDQ4044PZAoDJt_nrPv1lI-TTFproy5W8heAcJzr-2aq3l1RsBh7hdSR1Ho0Jzf3GJT6XYy_z3NWwoK_WBpPrTa2m56pm6GDdZdD/s1600/DSCN2815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AKGyO_Olbl1KSszuXQZNvCji1VxzBapvejUm_LsD4qkbkkJA80t31pYDVdiSj8vkPCmZoQ6CbdQSGvy0YQg8wDQ4044PZAoDJt_nrPv1lI-TTFproy5W8heAcJzr-2aq3l1RsBh7hdSR1Ho0Jzf3GJT6XYy_z3NWwoK_WBpPrTa2m56pm6GDdZdD/s320/DSCN2815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Turned out that, not surprisingly, now the CR UL was the slower of the two. </div><div><br /></div><div>During all this testing, the wind kept dropping away to almost nothing and then come up again to 5-6mph, so difficult to compare kites when they're not flying together. Just to be sure, we flew the two Flexis, UL vs SUL, together.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XFhEyA_xqX4C5_JgU3E21GMeC42YuJSBrYl_28KHgywvI_TzeTKWa8WAUQUdRQg1rJgkCV9tnzx_gdYglgwxEkpGjtTTNU9WAxY4Yj_kXmKsFUTrxEj0Sv9oyAdmMS0pB9TPiZN2kE6I9F-yHorie1rU26bxc7REGnfeMjCXIoxJ_-NhzJ4ls4mC/s1600/DSCN2816.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XFhEyA_xqX4C5_JgU3E21GMeC42YuJSBrYl_28KHgywvI_TzeTKWa8WAUQUdRQg1rJgkCV9tnzx_gdYglgwxEkpGjtTTNU9WAxY4Yj_kXmKsFUTrxEj0Sv9oyAdmMS0pB9TPiZN2kE6I9F-yHorie1rU26bxc7REGnfeMjCXIoxJ_-NhzJ4ls4mC/s320/DSCN2816.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That indeed gave the expected result: the SUL flew faster than the UL, and kept flying when the UL struggled to stay in the air.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdMPCAB1yonHFRdp9rLX9sBpoNmTHjr7vc-algqE61mdHepAHKrCGkX99O0HN9DLctFfGezYrFZpKVkEEmQ0nGTQ3rO9cv_TxLI_ZUmN9SBfHjrWPBDl7CpKQ29cOkk8YTqOt7zAkOOHDw26Gm4o4U3_kUQVq_amqaaoz59b21pocLOcntqIfAzkq/s1600/DSCN2819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdMPCAB1yonHFRdp9rLX9sBpoNmTHjr7vc-algqE61mdHepAHKrCGkX99O0HN9DLctFfGezYrFZpKVkEEmQ0nGTQ3rO9cv_TxLI_ZUmN9SBfHjrWPBDl7CpKQ29cOkk8YTqOt7zAkOOHDw26Gm4o4U3_kUQVq_amqaaoz59b21pocLOcntqIfAzkq/s320/DSCN2819.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So .... what have we learned? The CR UL seems to be intermediate between the Flexi UL and the Flexi SUL. When the wind was 5-6mph, it flew best with the Flexi UL; when the wind dropped down, it flew best with the SUL. Maybe best to consider it a (S)UL?</div><div><br /></div><div>Still three Flexi-Carl pairs to fly: Standard, Vented and Super-vented. But first, I have a standard sail to frame ... Watch this space!</div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-80027559913091935362023-04-03T18:18:00.000+01:002023-04-03T18:18:36.211+01:00Six tails, ready for tangling!<p>Recently, I got myself a <a href="http://peterpowellkitescollection.blogspot.com/2022/12/team-colours.html">black Peter Powell kite with orange stripes</a>, which we flew together with the <a href="http://peterpowellkitescollection.blogspot.com/2021/12/one-new-one-old.html">black Peter Powell kite with flo-green stripes</a> we already had. They look well when flown together, I think, but I felt more could be done to increase the spectacle. Specifically, both kites could be expanded to a triple-stack by the addition of two entirely black kites. Black tails on the front and back kite, with the middle kite in each stack having either a green or an orange tail. Should look really good in the sky!</p><p>Now to be clear, we've never flown two Peter Powell triple-stacks, with tails, together .... It will certainly pose a challenge for us: two triple-stacks means six tails that can get tangled up, with each other or with the many stacking lines!</p><p>Each of the stacks on their own look great on the ground as well as in the sky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4YBC_RFUq1jQics9lK8kdpZ0fCX94oqLNmTGhW_qWDWAenWY3AdQSJt1joJaXP9NvMA9i0NHx5ndWfhzvdLsc1n-u1t7Op4AvDz2KN_yJst2ee4vQuHmj7OuHW_tkuEJjU0o1czYu7r6yJble4XtBN0w7G8bS1FaQ67lbD7xWbupnZOiQapyEIIMiA/s1600/DSCN2395.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4YBC_RFUq1jQics9lK8kdpZ0fCX94oqLNmTGhW_qWDWAenWY3AdQSJt1joJaXP9NvMA9i0NHx5ndWfhzvdLsc1n-u1t7Op4AvDz2KN_yJst2ee4vQuHmj7OuHW_tkuEJjU0o1czYu7r6yJble4XtBN0w7G8bS1FaQ67lbD7xWbupnZOiQapyEIIMiA/s320/DSCN2395.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We did have a few 'catches', though, I must admit ....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlenC1vAacaocblfYaP_SBXKcNUPIY0ihHFc1FG8xoBPK6RiRg-M9bwcRfiBJSzrhjQuFURXJ-cBFAVswXsJEKt58EVDCK_isldIMmZ5TcYLXsaWbd76L-gzp9uzSypZyoVvA2TPFYc17ELhwCq1cVAmMtyyQEQdbHdzdBPshZEr3RYCIWz_DgZytpA/s1600/DSCN2721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlenC1vAacaocblfYaP_SBXKcNUPIY0ihHFc1FG8xoBPK6RiRg-M9bwcRfiBJSzrhjQuFURXJ-cBFAVswXsJEKt58EVDCK_isldIMmZ5TcYLXsaWbd76L-gzp9uzSypZyoVvA2TPFYc17ELhwCq1cVAmMtyyQEQdbHdzdBPshZEr3RYCIWz_DgZytpA/s320/DSCN2721.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And of course, there is the inevitable aftermath of flying six tails ....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pNBdiBTXnpuaCU3eyQlezGhXMM2Kn2725upKg9QeRFOYetwcpTnPPY0yF2MnvHtYbrMLU_rAvA8zMA5HPziSVpLRrLCUHov8WYvNawAgnKMrWBXWV2abK06X4f6f0PzySBnhIYVujBgZJ5NY1X9k26L2wx4Fv-pjVB0KoUGqfrTB5pczR2gS79OTUA/s1600/DSCN2722.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pNBdiBTXnpuaCU3eyQlezGhXMM2Kn2725upKg9QeRFOYetwcpTnPPY0yF2MnvHtYbrMLU_rAvA8zMA5HPziSVpLRrLCUHov8WYvNawAgnKMrWBXWV2abK06X4f6f0PzySBnhIYVujBgZJ5NY1X9k26L2wx4Fv-pjVB0KoUGqfrTB5pczR2gS79OTUA/s320/DSCN2722.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-55606852922029536462023-02-20T20:24:00.000+00:002023-02-20T20:24:22.981+00:00A century-old experiment, part 2<p>In a <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-century-old-experiment.html">blog post a couple of weeks ago</a>, I mentioned trying to use a 100+ year old bridle on a single-line diamond kite and thereby turning it into a steerable dual-line kite. That did work, but there was still an issue with the kite losing its dihedral shape, caused by the spine no longer being connected to the flying lines. </p><p>I think I solved that issue by tying an extra Y-shaped bridle line from the existing single-line bridle to the two 'new' bridle lines, near the tow points.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTNbcik4PVZyuZZqx7mAWKS6p2-sSSFoQjm7cr9UpEVW1oqnx5zRwdconNDyOcwj2IjibyYWd6xditriRJG1JT_AYR6kUaQuOfcuf6XmIxOBq59Aiboe4g-MNmiBQjxQy-9Acai-ymD9rOb-Pg8ipBuq-SjCXaHVzEvsyufUYCwmLOLCDdVezmQJT/s1600/DSCN2305.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTNbcik4PVZyuZZqx7mAWKS6p2-sSSFoQjm7cr9UpEVW1oqnx5zRwdconNDyOcwj2IjibyYWd6xditriRJG1JT_AYR6kUaQuOfcuf6XmIxOBq59Aiboe4g-MNmiBQjxQy-9Acai-ymD9rOb-Pg8ipBuq-SjCXaHVzEvsyufUYCwmLOLCDdVezmQJT/s320/DSCN2305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Only one way to find out if that works: fly the kite with extra Y-shaped bridle in 10-15mph winds!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy_Lva6NOYWlTHHCCU7-yZYSVPb3qIV6pv-Vg3_gj9BKs8TQ99LwM_-AzdDL9uuoC-tRsxL7eAp0MiQPOrFF6I8jaU6PkeANe2OBN03bGinm9RZ6A9xcNIbaO6AaubsPNXkP2fZzAmw1yOCS0xLcBwxkIFhmxsJ33CCgs9q3DB20ue2ck1vjv_TGz/s791/DSCN2389a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="791" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvy_Lva6NOYWlTHHCCU7-yZYSVPb3qIV6pv-Vg3_gj9BKs8TQ99LwM_-AzdDL9uuoC-tRsxL7eAp0MiQPOrFF6I8jaU6PkeANe2OBN03bGinm9RZ6A9xcNIbaO6AaubsPNXkP2fZzAmw1yOCS0xLcBwxkIFhmxsJ33CCgs9q3DB20ue2ck1vjv_TGz/s320/DSCN2389a.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Well, judge for yourself, but the dihedral shape is maintained, so the extra bridle legs indeed prevent the spine being pushed back. In addition, the kite also steered a bit better. <br /><p>Now of course, the ultimate test of their steerability is to fly a pair of them together. Now it so happens that the Vertex comes in three colour versions. The mostly green version is called 'Aurora', but there is also a mostly orange version which is called 'Infrared'. Green and orange are our often-used flying colours, so ..... You didn't really think we'd just get one of them, right? We're Flying Fish, remember? We fly kites in pairs .... </p><p>So the 'Infrared' Vertex was quickly equipped with the same extra Y-shaped bridle (we'd brought it with us to the field, in case it worked on the 'Aurora' one), and here they are, ready to go!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDrrvyZl7HHdBhYsfngsZDbpEmkNSlbVzxnLMIgBsoJEK83w-r84_fItdOh4HZBkYxrUN8RzeH68wjbFZEGt-xxj3VtYshBzDHmEtm9N4gE8QTW4Vu4nJOFZXz9vt9zlOe1goVTy8ElmYpJspHJG8muqP0MXTgQiDFM1bSlVU6wN01LLKeS1nFJJO/s1600/DSCN2391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDrrvyZl7HHdBhYsfngsZDbpEmkNSlbVzxnLMIgBsoJEK83w-r84_fItdOh4HZBkYxrUN8RzeH68wjbFZEGt-xxj3VtYshBzDHmEtm9N4gE8QTW4Vu4nJOFZXz9vt9zlOe1goVTy8ElmYpJspHJG8muqP0MXTgQiDFM1bSlVU6wN01LLKeS1nFJJO/s320/DSCN2391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, they're not designed to be team kites (they're not even designed to be flown on two lines), but we could fly them together in reasonable synchrony, and fly basic patterns such as follow-ons and parallel infinities.</div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrdLQxPdaW4C9AhCwORliUH8NwXXXBqcuvw5Lpbx2ol2vS8wyQWoP_5RO18IDGtrVOItNy0dZcfLdKaaJAq64e0CeQKMF08VcxT8hEumWa_nJgS22qBNClAxHSde80y9sv5B7hnPnpbt3NZFybYeH5ScGzDraiCDl30Ohm7D7SPO3RQpzKl2it0dw/s822/DSCN2392a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="643" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdrdLQxPdaW4C9AhCwORliUH8NwXXXBqcuvw5Lpbx2ol2vS8wyQWoP_5RO18IDGtrVOItNy0dZcfLdKaaJAq64e0CeQKMF08VcxT8hEumWa_nJgS22qBNClAxHSde80y9sv5B7hnPnpbt3NZFybYeH5ScGzDraiCDl30Ohm7D7SPO3RQpzKl2it0dw/s320/DSCN2392a.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWytspDiOmXWAeIHFIvjCq4Krb6tMeA0iUlfxxLpdtbGNSKWmao9kepDRcJnneyMKCG-hm3Doa7Q_Zq6LlK4Va7CZA2M_vBxuc8-n_uMprVsb1bGaN98gURdHWbx-H72XUG9_ZI2Zp0MvyowQ4ZrGEYqRQ5jLOqjoDQof5pajWzSpKYh6d3uv8pXPM/s1600/DSCN2394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWytspDiOmXWAeIHFIvjCq4Krb6tMeA0iUlfxxLpdtbGNSKWmao9kepDRcJnneyMKCG-hm3Doa7Q_Zq6LlK4Va7CZA2M_vBxuc8-n_uMprVsb1bGaN98gURdHWbx-H72XUG9_ZI2Zp0MvyowQ4ZrGEYqRQ5jLOqjoDQof5pajWzSpKYh6d3uv8pXPM/s320/DSCN2394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Was really fun to try out putting a 100+ year bridling idea on a pair of modern single-line diamonds, and then come up with a way to deal with an unexpected problem.</p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-12991590924632720982023-01-31T11:09:00.000+00:002023-01-31T11:09:27.217+00:00A century-old experiment<p>I guess most people interested in sport kites are aware of the <a href="http://peterpowellkitescollection.blogspot.com/">Peter Powell Stunter</a> and the <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2016/11/another-double-dunford.html">Dunford Flying Machine</a> which brought dual-line flying to the masses in the 1970s. But these were not the first kites steerable due to having two lines. In the 1960s, there was the <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2013/08/glite-on-one-and-two-lines.html">Glite</a>, which, although a single-line kite, included instructions on how to turn it into a steerable dual-liner. And going a bit further back in time, the <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2013/04/target-kite-project-part-4.html">Target kites</a> date back to the 1940s.</p><p>Now look at this, which I recently stumbled across:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPRkEyCDvbUNb_L7ZWWn_ZIrVAp50Q1If6r-H8eBeHqgl1-BQuct-XKVw1StM1-MYtCYQghVSQDmw4-S3R_1QSlGWeSyruFOcHo70e5yIRvVU2Y7vPYW-1gR2eCrn958NCi0LSCdGMQ2tfMjRo2jlB_SNzpBcb-MDW1k8FZjkOA_yNyrFVfYtiuHH/s376/miller%20malay%201914.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="376" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPRkEyCDvbUNb_L7ZWWn_ZIrVAp50Q1If6r-H8eBeHqgl1-BQuct-XKVw1StM1-MYtCYQghVSQDmw4-S3R_1QSlGWeSyruFOcHo70e5yIRvVU2Y7vPYW-1gR2eCrn958NCi0LSCdGMQ2tfMjRo2jlB_SNzpBcb-MDW1k8FZjkOA_yNyrFVfYtiuHH/w400-h245/miller%20malay%201914.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The figure comes from Charles Miller's book <i>Kitecraft and Kite Tournaments, </i>which was published in 1914. Yes, 1914! A dual-line bridle more than half a century older than a Peter Powell!</div><div><br /></div><div>I was very keen to put this 100+ year old idea to the test, using a modern single-line diamond kite. So I ordered a <a href="https://www.kiteworld.co.uk/acatalog/Prism-Vertex-VER_1.html#SID=107">Prism Vertex</a> from <a href="https://www.kiteworld.co.uk/">kiteworld</a>, and set about adding bridle lines as shown in figure 17 in the book.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XzBWVzIkyWeKjUevmDdxEJs2IGg_Y-GnwqX8elOu5Bv5WBfzXIMOippmXMyKAV1RGyZvaXURFTWMtKujWKj57niPT2FyzTmgFIvW5DwzPuvwc43VQDhYdcqkMWOl6SlkHt_OiI1yuGi3lWqO_vDT-vklrPbO1zRxNRawopPU88zAgT_OsLqN8Ogm/s1600/DSCN2279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XzBWVzIkyWeKjUevmDdxEJs2IGg_Y-GnwqX8elOu5Bv5WBfzXIMOippmXMyKAV1RGyZvaXURFTWMtKujWKj57niPT2FyzTmgFIvW5DwzPuvwc43VQDhYdcqkMWOl6SlkHt_OiI1yuGi3lWqO_vDT-vklrPbO1zRxNRawopPU88zAgT_OsLqN8Ogm/s320/DSCN2279.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmAcnMMQYhrmWKkjo9_njNI8S36Bndh-AKStQwj7h9TWunfX7NyFTbM6qQxhetokWuaLBqvkCZa0_5VCUyeXXrNbIL9Ob4IeXBG65oJnBIHubK5D-ZrcbIJuYlsGV390bqxJIlN60Qw0Sr5g6GdNXoQUKcecsPCsACv0XlawcB2pndvdsOwO6PH8r/s1600/DSCN2280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmAcnMMQYhrmWKkjo9_njNI8S36Bndh-AKStQwj7h9TWunfX7NyFTbM6qQxhetokWuaLBqvkCZa0_5VCUyeXXrNbIL9Ob4IeXBG65oJnBIHubK5D-ZrcbIJuYlsGV390bqxJIlN60Qw0Sr5g6GdNXoQUKcecsPCsACv0XlawcB2pndvdsOwO6PH8r/s320/DSCN2280.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next step is of course to try it out in the field!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YHJGSUWPUsWhhQDiuECSrKnJQTRhovuAOfW9mt3zQOeQ5nMQvewi8ZhX8SM9PU4kaYRw1d7KMtu7eO43i6e4qRuOZXH1siPaAP75BJB3lHL2phtDVq5rvsBKH_hJ4Cc9Mw8xeJzWnMyIBV4f-aaJU0TfvcJwQzoRGigJDH7k0GDalB7zRxYclWdn/s1600/DSCN2285.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YHJGSUWPUsWhhQDiuECSrKnJQTRhovuAOfW9mt3zQOeQ5nMQvewi8ZhX8SM9PU4kaYRw1d7KMtu7eO43i6e4qRuOZXH1siPaAP75BJB3lHL2phtDVq5rvsBKH_hJ4Cc9Mw8xeJzWnMyIBV4f-aaJU0TfvcJwQzoRGigJDH7k0GDalB7zRxYclWdn/s320/DSCN2285.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>First of all, after some adjusting of the position of the two point, the kite readily went up after launch. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPM9YgvaHjvrxjAEmmdZ7Pf478ZcYPCOX-zdLvUn1RJQJmNo7Oj-3mAVYkm7s-OoJYUpilJqYumRHrJ_z68Y3bAJMj_NQ-8SrLZXgqkXfjck2GYtH4-O96j184RARLieZiFGsUMO5I9fzai-nW1uY4d1RDidRGkmpXopUQ4Z8EnPs_tVlTeFN6sJj/s1159/DSCN2288a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPM9YgvaHjvrxjAEmmdZ7Pf478ZcYPCOX-zdLvUn1RJQJmNo7Oj-3mAVYkm7s-OoJYUpilJqYumRHrJ_z68Y3bAJMj_NQ-8SrLZXgqkXfjck2GYtH4-O96j184RARLieZiFGsUMO5I9fzai-nW1uY4d1RDidRGkmpXopUQ4Z8EnPs_tVlTeFN6sJj/s320/DSCN2288a.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And .... it was definitely steerable! Loops to the left and right, big or small, straight-line flying ... </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigamb_t8kOp6VqCOFfT2O_3GVp9oyg_cRSL5dJmOLMq3-S0dXdyLWqaHeoQqLK-up6HFQhM4k9UE-dxXwTcN3lKWnZeH2zLvfE37jC0GLvJClv4u4s3L2ffnGZWPJLwk09Hh0KCEmR_yv25SNQrLTfsakWNLyo2W0m6rIT6VaDCpoAwfOMv8SsTOTW/s836/DSCN2290a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="687" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigamb_t8kOp6VqCOFfT2O_3GVp9oyg_cRSL5dJmOLMq3-S0dXdyLWqaHeoQqLK-up6HFQhM4k9UE-dxXwTcN3lKWnZeH2zLvfE37jC0GLvJClv4u4s3L2ffnGZWPJLwk09Hh0KCEmR_yv25SNQrLTfsakWNLyo2W0m6rIT6VaDCpoAwfOMv8SsTOTW/s320/DSCN2290a.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This 100+ year old bridle idea worked!</div><div><br /></div><div>There was one issue, though, which I hadn't thought of: because the spine isn't connected to the flying lines now, the kite almost completely loses the dihedral shape due to the wind pushing against the sail, and the sail only being connected to the lines at the wing tips and tail. So the kite almost turns 'hollow', the opposite of a dihedral. Of course, with nothing pulling on the spine and the two steering lines pulling on the wing tips, that also means the cross spars bend <b><i>a lot</i></b> ...</div><div><br /></div><div>I think I can resolve this by making use of the original single-line bridle (which I hadn't yet removed) and adding a V-shaped bridle line going from the single-line bridle to the two dual-line bridle legs. That way, the spine will be supported and can't be pushed back anymore. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch this space ...</div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-22844577748736881592022-12-20T15:13:00.002+00:002022-12-20T15:13:43.786+00:00Double Stranger!<p>Over the years, our quiver of kites has come to include a small number of Flexifoil deltas to fly together. So we have a pair of <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2020/03/double-psycho.html">Psychos</a>, which are a real hoot to fly together when the wind picks up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr0VR49N7k-TM2nqEtMhao9dK5fcV2QGHGgz-KsgqlUYbXCAo3JzN7ABEpKaJMNjixwiu2tUymZl2hsJt9Npu42jBP769hWS1VLieYGWlEdiC1RkBQsfxA0hp0VnQqrk_5Z0cxVdCr9ExglQiIDQc2daOnM7g9JlUeECPTvuK0Q9Mw-64Zsp0YfL_/s1600/DSCN6831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr0VR49N7k-TM2nqEtMhao9dK5fcV2QGHGgz-KsgqlUYbXCAo3JzN7ABEpKaJMNjixwiu2tUymZl2hsJt9Npu42jBP769hWS1VLieYGWlEdiC1RkBQsfxA0hp0VnQqrk_5Z0cxVdCr9ExglQiIDQc2daOnM7g9JlUeECPTvuK0Q9Mw-64Zsp0YfL_/s320/DSCN6831.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF78YhhVM7B21YyH2QS1ReNlfYHRoyHWjo4E7qjwpLJGEuDTNqZL46eREfOL2FdhzN8D0kNGM0n6sjg6txsKl1tRNy5Bqm-tduYFDDVecLRUrTPUgjp-3blypiAFRonPdXYh3kSec33tHDL9CuCkNVVmysPoT20jzZoPSSiCe6yPqDIxGaSaEt8bFi/s1026/DSCN6832a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1026" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF78YhhVM7B21YyH2QS1ReNlfYHRoyHWjo4E7qjwpLJGEuDTNqZL46eREfOL2FdhzN8D0kNGM0n6sjg6txsKl1tRNy5Bqm-tduYFDDVecLRUrTPUgjp-3blypiAFRonPdXYh3kSec33tHDL9CuCkNVVmysPoT20jzZoPSSiCe6yPqDIxGaSaEt8bFi/s320/DSCN6832a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We have three <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2018/08/two-flyers-three-scorpions.html">Scorpions</a>, two of which are stacked together. Flying the stack and the singleton together is fun and opens up new possibilities.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-nvrSWpjW9PfnPwVe3mBgcZB6lMr3_7g4awCbKt7QvTjxVBy0oLNNqHJvhKOshkJyOmgKTwSryOxhtoqg8Ng9Vvrlc4WHgCGMCFEHtKLNWO6JZi3eJahUUGtnzrQS9LiCeRxywBLcosJkneL-sNnEy6iInTavkVIywCjPWOgMt7JONz7x_suwBNR/s1600/DSCN3621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-nvrSWpjW9PfnPwVe3mBgcZB6lMr3_7g4awCbKt7QvTjxVBy0oLNNqHJvhKOshkJyOmgKTwSryOxhtoqg8Ng9Vvrlc4WHgCGMCFEHtKLNWO6JZi3eJahUUGtnzrQS9LiCeRxywBLcosJkneL-sNnEy6iInTavkVIywCjPWOgMt7JONz7x_suwBNR/s320/DSCN3621.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbhMuT64-a_BW20MTYx1UXNThaKKJnao51eSg0xTXJww4Z-br32b4eNPGKZqvLpaWs-4vEgdENo-VqgU7ARixNiucH6E_4ioZIa6xFvMSJ3_jYQIXTUZ2TDAFf_wqSuH4xbauFAdL2WfJVNjSn6slr8N9NMFd0smzi9_YSkAlgZQrAw6Kh9dM38HD/s1600/DSCN3624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbhMuT64-a_BW20MTYx1UXNThaKKJnao51eSg0xTXJww4Z-br32b4eNPGKZqvLpaWs-4vEgdENo-VqgU7ARixNiucH6E_4ioZIa6xFvMSJ3_jYQIXTUZ2TDAFf_wqSuH4xbauFAdL2WfJVNjSn6slr8N9NMFd0smzi9_YSkAlgZQrAw6Kh9dM38HD/s320/DSCN3624.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Then we have a pair of <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/07/crazy-mad-bonkers.html">Stranger Level 7s</a>. Anyone having flown a L7 will be well aware how much of a challenge it is to fly a pair of these mad kites together, but flying them together we did!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7AHVrUh2lTnttiRBYS2GZ1uf_YriERcKt91V_hkKP7eSte6osQz358YCoU9AwAo_ddUoMAOgZj64oNjfIz6PtNtY600UVw4ES9bXBG6eA3MdZdTqC1Wn5QTk4ss9dBsb756isWAJ-AHisA_qpFzlZt4ljx1fG3NtVnSDuK8uXv13kuhrTOlQmC_V/s1600/DSCN4656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7AHVrUh2lTnttiRBYS2GZ1uf_YriERcKt91V_hkKP7eSte6osQz358YCoU9AwAo_ddUoMAOgZj64oNjfIz6PtNtY600UVw4ES9bXBG6eA3MdZdTqC1Wn5QTk4ss9dBsb756isWAJ-AHisA_qpFzlZt4ljx1fG3NtVnSDuK8uXv13kuhrTOlQmC_V/s320/DSCN4656.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMDu8RPKjWV5vgf8qk22_cs01NrYWhlUW0Y83QtQG4c5nuTz2VfTLVi_v98N86QavGk_lnrVbkgwUjx8Rj6osv6iSmJw17ZB3mCbaryeNn_JjrBuYieuKabOkyi7HzC0E9aPEV4nnUqR2isUr3En4ZWvHwnglUlu9MReBygfprIGGuQaTGCEAn_fW/s734/DSCN5270a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="734" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBMDu8RPKjWV5vgf8qk22_cs01NrYWhlUW0Y83QtQG4c5nuTz2VfTLVi_v98N86QavGk_lnrVbkgwUjx8Rj6osv6iSmJw17ZB3mCbaryeNn_JjrBuYieuKabOkyi7HzC0E9aPEV4nnUqR2isUr3En4ZWvHwnglUlu9MReBygfprIGGuQaTGCEAn_fW/s320/DSCN5270a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>But what has so far been missing from the quiver is a pair of Flexifoil Strangers. Up until now, that is. We got our hands on a Stranger recently, due to a dear friend passing away, and his entire kite collection being given to us. That collection included a Stranger. And soon after, I was offered the chance of buying another collection of sport kites (also due to someone passing away) for a price I couldn't say no to; that collection also included a Stranger.</p><p>So off to our flying field we went to fly the two!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBGNGHrzNHp3VIETBUOMeJ0KTeaMF6QK836L1W4n6lpFT7tGW0YaclwHrUulctxYqa8d8aWAGznXNn64qS7MDqRe6U0juqrP6P8GULvF1mLrDEsU1BPz0v6ybSfmuyXleqVZ__iMnGm6tQVtNyCdONXbuxJuQF6Bd3YkmB_Tbavh0MIcRLspeDxXL/s1600/DSCN2003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBGNGHrzNHp3VIETBUOMeJ0KTeaMF6QK836L1W4n6lpFT7tGW0YaclwHrUulctxYqa8d8aWAGznXNn64qS7MDqRe6U0juqrP6P8GULvF1mLrDEsU1BPz0v6ybSfmuyXleqVZ__iMnGm6tQVtNyCdONXbuxJuQF6Bd3YkmB_Tbavh0MIcRLspeDxXL/s320/DSCN2003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm0bFDZMwCH2NyUgY6d3dB9GPeM3iRpEcpUMkiUPULTTH8msVVbwmNjSpIeRCP-9TbWjl1FWuUNiWY6DVFSRtGxOqPIrDGi0QQ3uioeBoR4fPJozZuPTYFb10ObXVMdfh7xuM1M66EIdx8j4oz2gWy53yfEGtua5SSekaajyFYpqFWaY7F96AbqfO/s1600/DSCN2004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnm0bFDZMwCH2NyUgY6d3dB9GPeM3iRpEcpUMkiUPULTTH8msVVbwmNjSpIeRCP-9TbWjl1FWuUNiWY6DVFSRtGxOqPIrDGi0QQ3uioeBoR4fPJozZuPTYFb10ObXVMdfh7xuM1M66EIdx8j4oz2gWy53yfEGtua5SSekaajyFYpqFWaY7F96AbqfO/s320/DSCN2004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>They didn't need any bridle tweaking to fly together well-matched. Definitely not designed as team kites, but we had fun flying them together!</p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-71072258806814656272022-12-11T14:31:00.000+00:002022-12-11T14:31:40.430+00:00Six Falhawks!<p>Recently, I was offered a set of six THP Platinum Falhawks: two super-ultralights, two standards and two venteds. Falhawks were flown in the late 1990s by Team High Performance (THP), and I've always been interested to see how the AVS (Automated Venting System) of the vented version works. Never flown or even seen a Falhawk AVS before, and the asking price for the set of six was very reasonable, so now I had the opportunity!</p><p>I'll report on flying the three pairs in the order in which we flew them. Standards ('Pro Comp') first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3jXKcml3bu4yeXMiKfXjbxN9f2QeTUKLfiYVyU-0PEX3ad_6wP5xh01MJBKeMOGuVbMUY0KermjulMDgmp3ZRrAkcampeDPcQOdwtkGCOmjTBepbz_hrRRkVeJs94odZtSmfobemmsjFWLSlgxfFJFbvCX8Zr0Sm7OOMXaybEOPZCDlc3hb-x_qv/s1600/DSCN1643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3jXKcml3bu4yeXMiKfXjbxN9f2QeTUKLfiYVyU-0PEX3ad_6wP5xh01MJBKeMOGuVbMUY0KermjulMDgmp3ZRrAkcampeDPcQOdwtkGCOmjTBepbz_hrRRkVeJs94odZtSmfobemmsjFWLSlgxfFJFbvCX8Zr0Sm7OOMXaybEOPZCDlc3hb-x_qv/s320/DSCN1643.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MVKd2Vpcy9i4tmW3Do00L2Iy0KV2BZmNb_Xmq4R1XTAk7_u1aIICFvf5tHOiQJCuRAaCPQrc1efrS4lQaE3ndI1AlpIUcc_kJ0L-3405MYBfPkrUViasLr3NNotqpM-BoHO4EtQFYpB5VNCAInqwrw7y_XilIznh481vBM3WdqkeHUkFxx_RfUjT/s1600/DSCN1645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MVKd2Vpcy9i4tmW3Do00L2Iy0KV2BZmNb_Xmq4R1XTAk7_u1aIICFvf5tHOiQJCuRAaCPQrc1efrS4lQaE3ndI1AlpIUcc_kJ0L-3405MYBfPkrUViasLr3NNotqpM-BoHO4EtQFYpB5VNCAInqwrw7y_XilIznh481vBM3WdqkeHUkFxx_RfUjT/s320/DSCN1645.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM6UCdGPKL2q1iZyDy6r-SPABhEQYkI0urys-A2V1eGdTg3cTrenE1sU3zA2E76t_GNF-ZciZAE5R-Iu1QmnzkLMwgOY4O2ejLpYOa3ihwtE86TD-cf1if23Kidt_FrZrTjfmfkQQB8Oc3O-x4WwXQ-W52CjZ97w80erFT91MVVcJy23xalMYHxMY/s724/DSCN1644a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="724" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM6UCdGPKL2q1iZyDy6r-SPABhEQYkI0urys-A2V1eGdTg3cTrenE1sU3zA2E76t_GNF-ZciZAE5R-Iu1QmnzkLMwgOY4O2ejLpYOa3ihwtE86TD-cf1if23Kidt_FrZrTjfmfkQQB8Oc3O-x4WwXQ-W52CjZ97w80erFT91MVVcJy23xalMYHxMY/s320/DSCN1644a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>They felt good and solid on the lines, relatively slow-flying and with good tracking. Slightest touch of oversteer coming out of corners. Basically, very nice kites to fly, so that's a good start!</p><p>Vented ('AVS') next. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sp4yI4op27tju-mC8646m_pBDRPPjX6jiM8ZS5QNAtC63_W8PiAvsbts3i21dh5mn6ZnyK7tichRFQitLGscjzeSTbveM9Mlu88ItGvCZBR11VMqg0AlAfUH53rE8f3daiax51ARvhphfcNk7EZ1g4GftkdGMfRCpr5apq8gbqxZiA3Bwb-VY3eb/s1600/DSCN1932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sp4yI4op27tju-mC8646m_pBDRPPjX6jiM8ZS5QNAtC63_W8PiAvsbts3i21dh5mn6ZnyK7tichRFQitLGscjzeSTbveM9Mlu88ItGvCZBR11VMqg0AlAfUH53rE8f3daiax51ARvhphfcNk7EZ1g4GftkdGMfRCpr5apq8gbqxZiA3Bwb-VY3eb/s320/DSCN1932.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The venting system is both variable and automated. The vent panels have zippers which can open or completely close the panel; this is the variable part, because a completely closed vent panel essentially turns the kite into a standard. With the zippers partly or fully open, the automated part consists of a bungee cord between the free corner of the vent panel and the lower spreader. The idea behind this is that the bungee allows for the panel to be pushed more open with stronger winds/gusts. So, in essence, the arrangement would smooth out variation in wind strength. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MtSuoKKmExfmLitNbg7RkXCO1n1099i_Fe7bnZxAWZEK4tfPurmif51EQIJJPaVuqzinPL5hy7IEcHso86VW1PUgi_o113kpBrbdCYmR8M5vRJ1sTc9YQ_JE5-lUojWnsTRllUnP932juMFgozbjLwLeADhMFfykGoSGCOPcCJ0YhXjWXWzr1eWB/s1600/DSCN1930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_MtSuoKKmExfmLitNbg7RkXCO1n1099i_Fe7bnZxAWZEK4tfPurmif51EQIJJPaVuqzinPL5hy7IEcHso86VW1PUgi_o113kpBrbdCYmR8M5vRJ1sTc9YQ_JE5-lUojWnsTRllUnP932juMFgozbjLwLeADhMFfykGoSGCOPcCJ0YhXjWXWzr1eWB/s320/DSCN1930.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahhoElcMoX89_2ySwUUoZBJbJJ8b4KZd19gyKkPX4HcIwMbzCv1GeWzKR5CUE4n6dNPkJk0h213EW1x70YZtTK3z7cfyuNG0MVAwvf0Y8FFce7HXLMaGu0fvlSfMBwN7aFNzjGe77eo81xrWO-3-FKTzdaaUldx3sbxPZzwoWcWFwtNe9HldUDR1K/s1600/DSCN1931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahhoElcMoX89_2ySwUUoZBJbJJ8b4KZd19gyKkPX4HcIwMbzCv1GeWzKR5CUE4n6dNPkJk0h213EW1x70YZtTK3z7cfyuNG0MVAwvf0Y8FFce7HXLMaGu0fvlSfMBwN7aFNzjGe77eo81xrWO-3-FKTzdaaUldx3sbxPZzwoWcWFwtNe9HldUDR1K/s320/DSCN1931.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So does this actually work?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WWv-O6SXhumvEgnJ1NC3fa5wWX994-5hJ3PcVvFTforFtoQ4kJJWEkA_i8zypiA_iA9sKoeoo-qcWs77pKFYox0YdS-ykZH4x4o3zS1y18TFyZKn5U9OY5E5NldAYuFjRCGKpBLifpcJp4O1WdUUIYu3yPHCUe81KdR9222INErLutlLwYkrfJOh/s1600/DSCN1938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WWv-O6SXhumvEgnJ1NC3fa5wWX994-5hJ3PcVvFTforFtoQ4kJJWEkA_i8zypiA_iA9sKoeoo-qcWs77pKFYox0YdS-ykZH4x4o3zS1y18TFyZKn5U9OY5E5NldAYuFjRCGKpBLifpcJp4O1WdUUIYu3yPHCUe81KdR9222INErLutlLwYkrfJOh/s320/DSCN1938.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>General flight characteristics are very similar to the standards. So far, so good. To get an idea of what the variable venting does, we also flew together with one having the zippers fully closed and one fully open.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7EkOA78ii9AXjKz-VqQk6xCU7LByEd6YwqNcbzNvGlAlnFqy6QSJOA_0g5EE4RDx087mHMgzFqlRzcH_zKNPVaeIvur6I5wB8BhyVHNYlsxaviUsUdCEk6B7lZ7rgxMrzYjtdbUsupNVcfwCsL9x8VPgARKcXqN47HQ9EnwnZHAJAjxaKm_HviUI/s1600/DSCN1936.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7EkOA78ii9AXjKz-VqQk6xCU7LByEd6YwqNcbzNvGlAlnFqy6QSJOA_0g5EE4RDx087mHMgzFqlRzcH_zKNPVaeIvur6I5wB8BhyVHNYlsxaviUsUdCEk6B7lZ7rgxMrzYjtdbUsupNVcfwCsL9x8VPgARKcXqN47HQ9EnwnZHAJAjxaKm_HviUI/s320/DSCN1936.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This resulted in a clear speed difference, as you would expect: the kite with closed vent panels flew faster and pulled a bit more than the kite with the open vent panels.</div><div><br /></div><div>And then finally the SULs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBRjT67kXIxC8Cvf6A4TCDNGdWNKYW6WRUyUQnhp4f0uGBT4rqHfQEPGPJdAvMPsSkQjYEhFBP1ffmoB0h8IcVWLo9uunNSP0uF23DGSI4VYlGK64pGzeD68fQW_UI6lxfLuOClkkWBw69Xt5vzhdDoAmpXP7Gdg1tmkZzQ4Ui0qv1_ooi8wXvjgn/s1600/DSCN1984.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBRjT67kXIxC8Cvf6A4TCDNGdWNKYW6WRUyUQnhp4f0uGBT4rqHfQEPGPJdAvMPsSkQjYEhFBP1ffmoB0h8IcVWLo9uunNSP0uF23DGSI4VYlGK64pGzeD68fQW_UI6lxfLuOClkkWBw69Xt5vzhdDoAmpXP7Gdg1tmkZzQ4Ui0qv1_ooi8wXvjgn/s320/DSCN1984.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We flew them in virtually-absent winds; 2mph was a gust. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4XR_ieon_JQRBE8QrYLnJjmGtTyHiTo2clSD244PYA6Ix5gOWvS3yCsEHc-10LnrfSDl3FWu2LMypUMv8ZbMNdomoV48WjAUGtdGppukKP-F7mplgTS_9C9O_xvyqwaJZ9ywx_UA0VNzfy7dv_i5nwCyvwV2DZyztubvsBEK1VjANsnfJ41-pkf/s1600/DSCN1987.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimL4XR_ieon_JQRBE8QrYLnJjmGtTyHiTo2clSD244PYA6Ix5gOWvS3yCsEHc-10LnrfSDl3FWu2LMypUMv8ZbMNdomoV48WjAUGtdGppukKP-F7mplgTS_9C9O_xvyqwaJZ9ywx_UA0VNzfy7dv_i5nwCyvwV2DZyztubvsBEK1VjANsnfJ41-pkf/s320/DSCN1987.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxCAqfdMgw4yy_Nlvvb8M0Ep5fsNYHhqdCAzayIK8KJHdOU3OTnEzLCIgHDs-ilnnF2yAVmW1-Z7A3L7-oH3_4hgKXVxT0LTX19Ay6bCCMXnjJjpA6gG3-fjSKN89TcUKstvpBzoCRH2tGHxRH_RQEYi4bvrCBYKYpju_5gi9g8ZHv3AH6a-4YG5_/s1185/DSCN1988a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1185" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxCAqfdMgw4yy_Nlvvb8M0Ep5fsNYHhqdCAzayIK8KJHdOU3OTnEzLCIgHDs-ilnnF2yAVmW1-Z7A3L7-oH3_4hgKXVxT0LTX19Ay6bCCMXnjJjpA6gG3-fjSKN89TcUKstvpBzoCRH2tGHxRH_RQEYi4bvrCBYKYpju_5gi9g8ZHv3AH6a-4YG5_/s320/DSCN1988a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>In zero wind, we really struggled to keep them flying, but they only needed 1-2mph for us to feel pressure on the sail. They had drive in such low wind, and flew slowly and serenely. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, overall impressions: Falhawks are good classical team kites, they're pleasant to fly and track well. I'm not sure the automated part of the AVS really works; we need to try in blustery winds with one kite having the bungees in place and the other not. And we need to get a better feel for what the optimal wind speed is for the SUL; I'm impressed as to how low a team kite from the 1990s goes; SUL is wrong; XUL is much more appropriate!</div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-50787187003782905222022-09-13T18:12:00.005+01:002022-09-24T21:43:58.867+01:00Bolero<p>Now that the competition and festival season is behind us, we can start looking ahead to 2023. What are our plans for competition next year, and what are we going to focus on for festivals?</p><p>Let's start with competition, as that's the 'easiest'. Basically, we are not planning to create either a new technical routine or a new ballet, but will continue to tweak and polish the routine and ballet we flew during competition in <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/09/uk-national-championships-2019.html">2019</a> and <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/uk-national-championships-2022.html">2022</a> (of course, due to covid, there was no competition in 2020 and 2021). One major reason for wanting to keep both technical routine and ballet is that we have never been able to fly either in 'nice' winds; it's always been in strong, blustery and really challenging winds. So we strongly feel we haven't been able to show the judges what we can actually do with them.</p><p>And then festival routines. After a few years of mostly flying our technical routine to a Carmina Burana mix and a make-it-up-as-we-go-along routine to '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4">Rise Like a Phoenix</a>', we want to make a few changes. </p><p>First of all, we intend to write more of a choreography to '<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4">Rise Like a Phoeni</a>x', so it's less random and, hopefully, a bit more interesting. It won't be a very 'hard' choreography in that every single beat in the music is captured, but more of a 'soft' choreography in that we write specific moves for key parts of the music, and have a number of elements we can use for in-between those key parts. </p><p>Secondly, we want to have a new (to us) piece of music for a 'make-up-as-we-go-along' routine. Not yet decided on what music to use for that, but we have some candidates, and are keeping our ears open for anything suitable (happy to receive suggestions!).</p><p>Thirdly, we are considering resurrecting our very first proper competition ballet (to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSav51fVlKU">Chariots of Fire</a>). We haven't flown it for a number of years, and it does make a pretty good and fully-choreographed ballet to fly at festivals when the wind is right. Curious to find out how much of that is still in our muscle memory once we start flying it again!</p><p>And then, finally, we are thinking of creating a routine that I've been wanting to create for many years, but never really got around to, because it will be very challenging ... In order to explain what that routine is all about, I need to take you back to 1984, to the Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, and specifically to the ice dance final. On the ice came Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, and this was their free dance:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E8obUdxnTlc" width="320" youtube-src-id="E8obUdxnTlc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>38 years later, I still remember seeing that dance as if it was yesterday. They did away with all the conventions back then around the structure of an ice dance, and cleverly played the system regarding some of the rules. Needless to say they won gold, with a perfect score of sixes.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro">Ravel's Bolero</a> is something like 17 minutes long, <i>way</i> too long for an ice dance routine, which is set at just over 4 minutes maximum. Torvill and Dean got the full 17 or so minutes composition edited down to 4 minutes and 28 seconds, which made it <i>almost </i>fit into what's allowed for the maximum length of a free dance (to make it fit, they were clever; if you don't know what they did, watch the first 20 or so seconds of their routine!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Now 4:28 is also a good length for a kite routine, right? So here's the idea I've had for many years now: Create a routine inspired by their ice dance and to the shortened Bolero track they used (which I have managed to get my hands on). Of course, skaters on the ice and kites in the sky are two totally different things, and can and can't do different things, but it should be possible to come up with a number of kite patterns that are similar to what they did on the ice. As an example, Torvill and Dean skating away from each other, and then skating towards each other again, grabbing each other and then pirouetting around each other can easily be done with kites, ending up in a wrap. Refuels capture them skating in a line or curve in close contact with each other. Etc. I hope you get the idea? </div><div><br /></div><div>Without giving too much away, refuels will surely feature prominently, but whether we can come up with enough ice-dance-inspired moves and patterns to fill a 4+ minutes routine remains to be seen. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcedvumKmT9OqptyOyJLlKr94Pvr4bjEbZn5THde_7O3tHHvuAriXM9q5QOJrac2q7E7aHQXQEDtQMWOsv-jb5_GiC6qupB-EOrH6hH9C3Qdi4XLD2xfDCKhNJL6zfFaH0To1GSkPwT23w-3Q9YeTvSTOnPJoTsri3IqC4fFh44Dyt_g909W_SxKh/s921/DSCN1709a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="921" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZcedvumKmT9OqptyOyJLlKr94Pvr4bjEbZn5THde_7O3tHHvuAriXM9q5QOJrac2q7E7aHQXQEDtQMWOsv-jb5_GiC6qupB-EOrH6hH9C3Qdi4XLD2xfDCKhNJL6zfFaH0To1GSkPwT23w-3Q9YeTvSTOnPJoTsri3IqC4fFh44Dyt_g909W_SxKh/s320/DSCN1709a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>We'll surely have fun trying! So, <i><b>maybe</b></i> coming to a kite festival near you next year ...</div><div><p><br /></p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-82357294172956775482022-08-31T22:07:00.003+01:002022-09-01T08:25:07.562+01:00Bognor Regis Kite Festival<p>And so we've come to our final kite festival of 2022: Bognor Regis! Last time we flew there was before covid hit us, in <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/08/bognor-regis-kite-festival.html">2019</a>, and this year it was back on the festival calendar, again as a 3-day festival. So off to Bognor we went with a car full of kites and kite stuff!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjLtXzrAPEkAxqLCjI3rxYSO0sBCKl0keHXRkhrz7KDIsQ7kM_r_JJr7yqtOXjcKlHgg_n9-2zj6YlCjj2ZSfPEgaRYFewMYKcgB63ePDYIAMdfGJuV2LkQEEvnTsP8e0eYHfF3QB5reLti8q3mdh0u3yHEO0Y67obDraYmCobiryWNeNR08TA54t/s4096/IMG_20220827_074938479_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjLtXzrAPEkAxqLCjI3rxYSO0sBCKl0keHXRkhrz7KDIsQ7kM_r_JJr7yqtOXjcKlHgg_n9-2zj6YlCjj2ZSfPEgaRYFewMYKcgB63ePDYIAMdfGJuV2LkQEEvnTsP8e0eYHfF3QB5reLti8q3mdh0u3yHEO0Y67obDraYmCobiryWNeNR08TA54t/s320/IMG_20220827_074938479_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Weather was sunny with variable amounts of clouds, and with virtually no rain (just a wee bit of drizzle on Sunday), so that was nice. The wind, however, was rather challenging .... very little of it on Saturday, and while there was more wind on Sunday and Monday (rarely ever into the double figures, though), it was very flaky and variable all through the bank holiday weekend. <div><br /></div><div>If you follow this blog, you will be aware my focus when writing posts is on pair- and team-flying, but, as usual, I will provide a link to more photos (including some single-liners and large inflatables) at the end of this post.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's start with a one-man sport kite pair, Simon Franks.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdCoTMdH-cOGS1ytFG841fpk38aUym9Wf4aOA0x_k4HcnscBGlVcASC9mhMhj7MVQoUtAWI1uJT0MQzlc279ZA3WikYUrcrhLi5y32br3-Vp2fWSniBac5hwBefYZYUq_Yp35cxfVo9W49OF8e8cPbtliqiTOwR5lVyaeS8hji42sQb3Myn1i4mLg/s4096/IMG_20220827_130249255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNdCoTMdH-cOGS1ytFG841fpk38aUym9Wf4aOA0x_k4HcnscBGlVcASC9mhMhj7MVQoUtAWI1uJT0MQzlc279ZA3WikYUrcrhLi5y32br3-Vp2fWSniBac5hwBefYZYUq_Yp35cxfVo9W49OF8e8cPbtliqiTOwR5lVyaeS8hji42sQb3Myn1i4mLg/s320/IMG_20220827_130249255.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I <i>really</i> like one of the music tracks he uses: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1c1kzFmvj8">Ruelle - Come Fly with Me</a>! If he wasn't already using it, we would for sure ...</div><div><br /></div><div>From Simon, it's a small step to the team he is part of: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TEAMFIREFOXDD">Team Firefox</a>. The team flew as a pair (Simon and Matt Constable), obviously using their 3.3m wing span Firefox kites (more on those kites a bit later in this post ...).</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQG9racJFMko5BgX5JF7Tg0-X1giXxT9kObdtK63KSnQBTRkolhf37333PpZJbbpzxiriHcNyd3zc-K4vce0vsc60OUdOEU1K5edoZ5BFJ784U0nfXaqWn90ZRsCl8fc3M74YwQ3Dep3z3FKLfgpeRONe4HbrKPetrd6Iz_OzPUyl1Mp7YDOxi4bO/s4096/IMG_20220827_155224245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQG9racJFMko5BgX5JF7Tg0-X1giXxT9kObdtK63KSnQBTRkolhf37333PpZJbbpzxiriHcNyd3zc-K4vce0vsc60OUdOEU1K5edoZ5BFJ784U0nfXaqWn90ZRsCl8fc3M74YwQ3Dep3z3FKLfgpeRONe4HbrKPetrd6Iz_OzPUyl1Mp7YDOxi4bO/s320/IMG_20220827_155224245.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF8P9_0QFYDIcj9A56Q13DBS9GtbcRQZ_7LQS_yl-OGsNtst_znWFcwCjo11cKaoJjzXAZvpsxnnv-CJert3d81KKbV9SMTGYUEiCE4kn_sOIu6XTTyfpw_pbH25KlZFznEPk7U4rkymj5D7LAh6Z6A6t3H8X_cutokAdbAeD7BofyUaFOjBNCg8h/s4096/IMG_20220827_155227825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF8P9_0QFYDIcj9A56Q13DBS9GtbcRQZ_7LQS_yl-OGsNtst_znWFcwCjo11cKaoJjzXAZvpsxnnv-CJert3d81KKbV9SMTGYUEiCE4kn_sOIu6XTTyfpw_pbH25KlZFznEPk7U4rkymj5D7LAh6Z6A6t3H8X_cutokAdbAeD7BofyUaFOjBNCg8h/s320/IMG_20220827_155227825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Staying with dual-line pairs, our sister pair, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwistedBridle">Twisted Bridle</a>, flew their 'Fly Away with Me' ballet.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2qkYO0xI_otc5Exac9RgxlPymyOQcFKYkeCC9Hw86vdUDASt9shfdm_FJgMcMDm-cVuT10W2RJvC-aPN4H0cniOJ3ALu8tqj9y7OuKDYZqJI-FHw_uaFM3kxi8vvuUSIjMqIZP2ifAzWVvmLz5cCoNt1IW2yFjRC0RG4oPOqLI0EvratjaNYJwyO/s4096/IMG_20220827_115718425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ2qkYO0xI_otc5Exac9RgxlPymyOQcFKYkeCC9Hw86vdUDASt9shfdm_FJgMcMDm-cVuT10W2RJvC-aPN4H0cniOJ3ALu8tqj9y7OuKDYZqJI-FHw_uaFM3kxi8vvuUSIjMqIZP2ifAzWVvmLz5cCoNt1IW2yFjRC0RG4oPOqLI0EvratjaNYJwyO/s320/IMG_20220827_115718425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KiNZXQwrLOQ-KDsAf_t0e2GEhpbOWFKLCSUeVrRRXZqkB1zHkDw3fHcWYgNIcHVkhwYlECVZQ5tCssvb9vEC8k6UP2Vsgs-X4wWx9n2G-vFOhdZT4W0qXtt9ip5418sID7ntYei1kMl2FQr_XfCV71fkheWlwjTEr0Y507zCqClP7YiCLa2tyVVe/s4096/IMG_20220827_115832109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6KiNZXQwrLOQ-KDsAf_t0e2GEhpbOWFKLCSUeVrRRXZqkB1zHkDw3fHcWYgNIcHVkhwYlECVZQ5tCssvb9vEC8k6UP2Vsgs-X4wWx9n2G-vFOhdZT4W0qXtt9ip5418sID7ntYei1kMl2FQr_XfCV71fkheWlwjTEr0Y507zCqClP7YiCLa2tyVVe/s320/IMG_20220827_115832109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Second festival for them this year, following <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/seal-bay-kite-festival.html">Seal Bay</a>. Good to see them back flying as a pair again. </p><p>And then Flying Fish, of course. We flew our 'Rise like a Phoenix' and 'Carmina' routines, using T5 Cubans on Saturday and KiteTec Impulses (standards and, briefly, mid-vents) on Sunday and Monday. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmO0qcxVAO3ceDLR3jT083g76gyt5oDTxjgeiqOEi-BUqClhvq2WZqwvLahOoG410NvF0JC9opGoMwsQXNUGqJj-xJftZyNwFGFhrJrJ3th-b3UcbZJppkqgLaBSqqpHvtpzlAo5qa5owkud-3CcvKf7fsUiDfA7cr4YknEaoIkPpJa76IIJH-TNA/s1841/Bognor%2022%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1841" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibmO0qcxVAO3ceDLR3jT083g76gyt5oDTxjgeiqOEi-BUqClhvq2WZqwvLahOoG410NvF0JC9opGoMwsQXNUGqJj-xJftZyNwFGFhrJrJ3th-b3UcbZJppkqgLaBSqqpHvtpzlAo5qa5owkud-3CcvKf7fsUiDfA7cr4YknEaoIkPpJa76IIJH-TNA/s320/Bognor%2022%20d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzD_RDdSO6pR5ZxWWLj5zzGNDqf7ioO7Nfbv3lxmZh0lGbTqmq2QL5VU7aN21BWr9VeUw2uUS3L_MoiCAZNYked4XxiGcRQohxHlgEHY7aLPY74Io_3t7uVci1NsI4wuVSbWClFH5wZLcrokz_1KEKFwrLEgKaUiCY8SVwAK1UVKKqqWQeyr6p0bl/s2048/Bognor%2022%2005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkzD_RDdSO6pR5ZxWWLj5zzGNDqf7ioO7Nfbv3lxmZh0lGbTqmq2QL5VU7aN21BWr9VeUw2uUS3L_MoiCAZNYked4XxiGcRQohxHlgEHY7aLPY74Io_3t7uVci1NsI4wuVSbWClFH5wZLcrokz_1KEKFwrLEgKaUiCY8SVwAK1UVKKqqWQeyr6p0bl/s320/Bognor%2022%2005.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>One of our 'Rise like a Phoenix' routines was the best we've ever flown to that music, repeatedly stalling the kites just before the fast 'rises', and landing them simultaneously rock solid exactly at the end of the music. Feels great when you pull that off!</div><div><br /></div><div>Put Twisted Bridle and Flying Fish together, and you get <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkatzkiteteam">L-katz</a>! We flew our usual set of 'Can't Stay Away from You' and 'Targaryen Theme' routines, again using T5 Cubans and KiteTec Impulses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Fv7yKikKGQBZv_XZ1SUXfrxvheMbAxvlPbTezWz4261L8GB0ihGVuoifbjbpHTBXn0H5fEscAdNYTnsuMk4eoUo1-ufL-fc_dS4POjh8PPSNV21gbQG0HRaOefPTqF-dt2LbTdLoCtlU0w35sZ3OYYAOYkpub05lGSoxZnXbKul4lcCqaYpTY7b/s2048/Bognor%2022%20k.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5Fv7yKikKGQBZv_XZ1SUXfrxvheMbAxvlPbTezWz4261L8GB0ihGVuoifbjbpHTBXn0H5fEscAdNYTnsuMk4eoUo1-ufL-fc_dS4POjh8PPSNV21gbQG0HRaOefPTqF-dt2LbTdLoCtlU0w35sZ3OYYAOYkpub05lGSoxZnXbKul4lcCqaYpTY7b/s320/Bognor%2022%20k.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr0BGB__yObxXxPDgFGMgM7BcG-aGcauAANJtBCH0ArjCLTtM4fEeF79BdnwWRg2zA1yL8q5-GX5DYqYco5eOxDyY18003_xz0qIQ-lK75cbllni6OkdTAf56SfFHEyDKn2QuRlC954Etf24lveE-3P1h1iaCxJUAodzH42LC7OaXoc-Nle8x-GyE/s2048/Bognor%2022%20j.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYr0BGB__yObxXxPDgFGMgM7BcG-aGcauAANJtBCH0ArjCLTtM4fEeF79BdnwWRg2zA1yL8q5-GX5DYqYco5eOxDyY18003_xz0qIQ-lK75cbllni6OkdTAf56SfFHEyDKn2QuRlC954Etf24lveE-3P1h1iaCxJUAodzH42LC7OaXoc-Nle8x-GyE/s320/Bognor%2022%20j.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The flaky wind did create some problems, especially when it just died in the middle of our compound wrap ... still, we kept the show going, and that's what counts at a festival.</div><div><br /></div>In terms of quad teams, there was just a 'scratch' quad team performing in the arena.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B3zDCr4hPAKjqe2iv8ykYyiCfgDgqYswBrjUndY21_xVHpRD3dw3O9MZ-QqTngRsIXLUGR3w5Unh6sYhXipKFhSE2mdQCUP1W9QcRyWZ8IUjHI5i5te5CT0HzpduLc5Dno1fmoP0FlI4muKjhFzRPE9M3N7cjFVx4VO95aV4UvTJ_mneRfJcO7M7/s4096/IMG_20220828_141305643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2B3zDCr4hPAKjqe2iv8ykYyiCfgDgqYswBrjUndY21_xVHpRD3dw3O9MZ-QqTngRsIXLUGR3w5Unh6sYhXipKFhSE2mdQCUP1W9QcRyWZ8IUjHI5i5te5CT0HzpduLc5Dno1fmoP0FlI4muKjhFzRPE9M3N7cjFVx4VO95aV4UvTJ_mneRfJcO7M7/s320/IMG_20220828_141305643.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4oAr4ODQJDrvHUdf1vMgg305OLIVtXAqtNGaP2szbTakwX_fDnq2wC4ei7MOVDMwI8d3VmX-WKvxItDox8jaT_8kt7gcbUsf_vEHRRBzq5cgu8cpc9QE5CUDzY0d1XTUVOxIUnOn1S0I0F1NxMzctxqPwdsGj03LRNT_GHkQrzZ6HG2o2rV5QZkP/s4096/IMG_20220828_141333634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4oAr4ODQJDrvHUdf1vMgg305OLIVtXAqtNGaP2szbTakwX_fDnq2wC4ei7MOVDMwI8d3VmX-WKvxItDox8jaT_8kt7gcbUsf_vEHRRBzq5cgu8cpc9QE5CUDzY0d1XTUVOxIUnOn1S0I0F1NxMzctxqPwdsGj03LRNT_GHkQrzZ6HG2o2rV5QZkP/s320/IMG_20220828_141333634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Now I said I'd come back to Firefox kites, didn't I? It just so happens that we had brought our own Firefoxes to Bognor .... At first we played around with them a bit, attaching a pair of the bunnies that were used in the teddy bear drop. As if the bunnies were hang-gliding!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoQjAXaaFOJt4l0NZ8Zhi04zATUkgnxx6bTfxGDxCE8BU3m7MffagZMeAOmIH3NMQIK4YcPBzi1rDKbavbCJfkD9Zi0DjlZwOgpZ5Ti465J_Y3l_YHvsXyO43VjZFUQt8NKjxHmUdG614IltP9_BS00EjJrAZgwd1zvCfF1sGde0l5i9qPsxRsQxF/s4096/IMG_20220828_114112656_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoQjAXaaFOJt4l0NZ8Zhi04zATUkgnxx6bTfxGDxCE8BU3m7MffagZMeAOmIH3NMQIK4YcPBzi1rDKbavbCJfkD9Zi0DjlZwOgpZ5Ti465J_Y3l_YHvsXyO43VjZFUQt8NKjxHmUdG614IltP9_BS00EjJrAZgwd1zvCfF1sGde0l5i9qPsxRsQxF/s320/IMG_20220828_114112656_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuFFG5UegDS1eiXA8Ey4PaqfRS0lJFUDYoWJQx205HF618CaH-NkEhHhXzKx1Cfv59aqTt-KHr_HLHdQVFEuHmdA5--9qcpfonDUWakY8O9hgz-COhu3HS9wq6_tBcVfJUwu00bc7mD4ER9qmxvtDE3XfXTMB2ItHnD_6SXZqW2Iu4u3RRqmOigBL/s2048/Bognor%2022%2043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVuFFG5UegDS1eiXA8Ey4PaqfRS0lJFUDYoWJQx205HF618CaH-NkEhHhXzKx1Cfv59aqTt-KHr_HLHdQVFEuHmdA5--9qcpfonDUWakY8O9hgz-COhu3HS9wq6_tBcVfJUwu00bc7mD4ER9qmxvtDE3XfXTMB2ItHnD_6SXZqW2Iu4u3RRqmOigBL/s320/Bognor%2022%2043.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>That was just for giggles, but that meant that Team Firefox realised we also brought Firefox kites, and they had a third Firefox with them .... with five Firefoxes among us, we <b><i>obviously</i></b> had to form a Firefox mega-team!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIevNKirsXY0fzv0yfNG6WA9xTP9MWVzVhY9yl5nxaTaJjs8oopTrMt-ebjL04pxU3vbykChgWddaqhZ5NI2swYk3BKySURZace5NJlXc-ncGe-Cyx6RotAILhCdjjO2hwlntZuMkvumcT6skhiNHIh8xIXQGDtjo3p6ui91VPgnC21dHTrRjSv831/s1237/Bognor%2022%2048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="822" data-original-width="1237" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIevNKirsXY0fzv0yfNG6WA9xTP9MWVzVhY9yl5nxaTaJjs8oopTrMt-ebjL04pxU3vbykChgWddaqhZ5NI2swYk3BKySURZace5NJlXc-ncGe-Cyx6RotAILhCdjjO2hwlntZuMkvumcT6skhiNHIh8xIXQGDtjo3p6ui91VPgnC21dHTrRjSv831/s320/Bognor%2022%2048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOyufEP3GwnidyxuMWF8R_jHTyiK2JFbLru8z-IHROSTbA-R7vGm_MS650s8TwaSC0pyHfmr1sDmxQXLgFPzFogmyA9dHZBmwAbjIVrgygZIuFtBctoXkU8qv4bIw1Niwm4kF2tecdraCjtt4AzqmWu25P5J-jSPjj4VK5AShKHNZ5RIO5NhIfGb3/s1320/Bognor%2022%2050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1320" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOyufEP3GwnidyxuMWF8R_jHTyiK2JFbLru8z-IHROSTbA-R7vGm_MS650s8TwaSC0pyHfmr1sDmxQXLgFPzFogmyA9dHZBmwAbjIVrgygZIuFtBctoXkU8qv4bIw1Niwm4kF2tecdraCjtt4AzqmWu25P5J-jSPjj4VK5AShKHNZ5RIO5NhIfGb3/s320/Bognor%2022%2050.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We deliberately didn't fly to music, because (1) we wouldn't really be able to hear the music; and (2) the kites created their own 'music': the roar of five Firefoxes is truly epic! On Monday, the five Firefoxes were joined by a North Shore, which looked quite small compared to the Firefoxes. A video of the Firefox mega-team on Sunday is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JznqnEy4ehg">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>After we first flew our pair of Firefoxes a few years ago, I said in an <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/04/wanjiaalbatross-firefox.html">earlier blog post</a>, referring to the noise they make: "Imagine four or five of these flying together in team formation!". Well, I don't have to imagine that any more!</div><div><p>Bognor Regis Kite Festival marked the end of our festival season (Streatham being cancelled), and it was a good one. Over the three days, we flew a total of 26 routines (12 with Flying Fish, 12 with L-katz and two as part of the Firefox mega-team), so I feel we went out with a bang (or, rather, with a roar). </p><p>And, as promised, some more pictures of the festival are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=alex.kraaijeveld.3&set=a.10166539161125282">here</a>.</p><p><i>Picture credits: Marian Linford (Flying Fish, L-katz), Piyush Patel (Flying Fish, Firefox mega-team)</i></p></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-54074181071166426052022-08-13T20:45:00.001+01:002022-12-01T09:02:51.120+00:00More No Fear ...<p>A little while ago, I posted on us getting our hands on, and flying, a <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/07/no-fear-no-fear.html">pair of No Fear kites</a>. And I also wrote that, to the best of my knowledge, there are at least six different sail designs of this kite ...</p><p>Well, you may have seen this coming, but I managed to get my hands on two more!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmXJBENEAH-7Tymkzj6x04Ozl02KAES-W9wzeEH9yYv6eIl-kxnSzOdRd3N6zDqNuAtXqSrUF9VOeOfERf8zB0JHjGG6g-231h4Lldo6oGh2c909L1hhit9MxmGmtjgbhwAweloiISOi54wguliQFvibCmIhvwGrRQsKh58m0LFPCPa3YT7kJil9r/s1600/DSCN1570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmXJBENEAH-7Tymkzj6x04Ozl02KAES-W9wzeEH9yYv6eIl-kxnSzOdRd3N6zDqNuAtXqSrUF9VOeOfERf8zB0JHjGG6g-231h4Lldo6oGh2c909L1hhit9MxmGmtjgbhwAweloiISOi54wguliQFvibCmIhvwGrRQsKh58m0LFPCPa3YT7kJil9r/s320/DSCN1570.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2RMkIqcTaLN-LCTnMUEi89WgpkMp-1Yb9Cs0lvqukYbglY6E4m6aTnij4U_lq6FuoQmr-oHV4DHBsMa8LY3lzRBFiIN1Js1_S1ZaYhKvjGwz-5gQBxrxID36lsToPO0AEf8ThtEj8US_7BEG5WTE7YoCwdqskcge0tdgpr52XdwhHvdXQQSRFj25/s1600/DSCN1573.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2RMkIqcTaLN-LCTnMUEi89WgpkMp-1Yb9Cs0lvqukYbglY6E4m6aTnij4U_lq6FuoQmr-oHV4DHBsMa8LY3lzRBFiIN1Js1_S1ZaYhKvjGwz-5gQBxrxID36lsToPO0AEf8ThtEj8US_7BEG5WTE7YoCwdqskcge0tdgpr52XdwhHvdXQQSRFj25/s320/DSCN1573.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUQ53VkEn-o9UyzRUfoiSkFTk-6gFIinYbe4oIyxLX9tif9QETlKBwmKBeGGyy-8vGX1kIIQszBuswDYmwd9bOUylq7g6717AiTHAtP3z7zbmuKQ5CyABYxp3LHXYyGFEejqFo80G_0ILD38jV9QOnCgV1QNMDXlRvf03Boj22zwKWbSOP9moP9Js/s1003/DSCN1571a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1003" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUQ53VkEn-o9UyzRUfoiSkFTk-6gFIinYbe4oIyxLX9tif9QETlKBwmKBeGGyy-8vGX1kIIQszBuswDYmwd9bOUylq7g6717AiTHAtP3z7zbmuKQ5CyABYxp3LHXYyGFEejqFo80G_0ILD38jV9QOnCgV1QNMDXlRvf03Boj22zwKWbSOP9moP9Js/s320/DSCN1571a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>In terms of flight characteristics, these two are identical to the earlier two .... let's just say they're not the best sport kite ever put on the market ...</p><p>2 + 2 = 4, so we do have enough of these kites now to fly them with our team ...</p>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-49112603761829093392022-08-02T19:30:00.009+01:002022-08-17T15:43:40.411+01:00Portsmouth Kite Festival<p>The kite festival scene is gradually emerging from the covid era. From no festivals for us in 2020, and one festival for us (Portsmouth) <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2021/08/portsmouth-kite-festival.html">last year</a>, we are lined up for three this year (Brighton and Streatham were sadly cancelled recently): the inaugural <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/seal-bay-kite-festival.html">Seal Bay Kite Festival</a> in June, Portsmouth last weekend, and Bognor Regis at the end of this month.</p><p>Weather over the weekend was generally cloudy (with most of the sun on Saturday). Wind came over the water and was 'standard' on Saturday (mostly 7-13mph) but much stronger (up to 22mph) on Sunday. And no rain!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnHDUofZ9L_EeheSdwT0hXF9QYjj35KHMuzsEIhtP--FC_AOMypoVZZIyajuQHq6F3ixj8rTPQMTGn2hvlkHR5cB5PVVPcVjyjBXnjPOGxuj-ib8eiSohvGqvO8ucNvnVH0qml7jsecKFo6r64RQKhWkV57IIWNxAfrVa9BXEP8WH7U3JbR7FV5jo/s1600/DSCN1253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnHDUofZ9L_EeheSdwT0hXF9QYjj35KHMuzsEIhtP--FC_AOMypoVZZIyajuQHq6F3ixj8rTPQMTGn2hvlkHR5cB5PVVPcVjyjBXnjPOGxuj-ib8eiSohvGqvO8ucNvnVH0qml7jsecKFo6r64RQKhWkV57IIWNxAfrVa9BXEP8WH7U3JbR7FV5jo/s320/DSCN1253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>As always in these festival blog posts, I focus on the pair/team-flying, but of course a lot more happened, from art kites to large inflatables (and a gorgeous dragon, which I'll briefly mention at the end of this post). </p><p><a href="https://www.fracturekite.co.uk/">Fracture</a> was present, flying both 2-line and 4-line routines, with Fury and Fulcrum kites, respectively. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKihiPyCW0IHXOa5i9rwDwsA3JzrIiODlvdAFL92el1lAt2zYrmeBZvPLJ9E8DFPqqhOr3WIR7hX4dlB8ho0bCCYXWdBDa9tD2Wh893FWOO3TuIdgRIzyrTtjnajyiEPJ1PAuPNtCHtWonF_Z24v8pEOAMsfusJbKUV1zHx7VLwcGXtMn6CujqKP3/s1600/DSCN1283.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKihiPyCW0IHXOa5i9rwDwsA3JzrIiODlvdAFL92el1lAt2zYrmeBZvPLJ9E8DFPqqhOr3WIR7hX4dlB8ho0bCCYXWdBDa9tD2Wh893FWOO3TuIdgRIzyrTtjnajyiEPJ1PAuPNtCHtWonF_Z24v8pEOAMsfusJbKUV1zHx7VLwcGXtMn6CujqKP3/s320/DSCN1283.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/teamspectrumkites">Carl Wright (Team Spectrum)</a> flew his usual 2-kite and 3-kite routines.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqAmBVBOP3yZvOAsCKs7x8-RVBR2ZgjBf942uASJuc-ww3PMOavdO_ggu3QEZBliTGmfYPpHB1L9MnbO-TxiSRyxD4e3bhfMojWZMDWqNdbozcTUDpHMmGlt9X8i_KF1Sh6Q24NOhEBL3Jfar2yx2KAb8-MHgCUMSDLPN1ZhvkhLByCmAbiNxDapo/s1600/DSCN1368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqAmBVBOP3yZvOAsCKs7x8-RVBR2ZgjBf942uASJuc-ww3PMOavdO_ggu3QEZBliTGmfYPpHB1L9MnbO-TxiSRyxD4e3bhfMojWZMDWqNdbozcTUDpHMmGlt9X8i_KF1Sh6Q24NOhEBL3Jfar2yx2KAb8-MHgCUMSDLPN1ZhvkhLByCmAbiNxDapo/s320/DSCN1368.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Switching to 4-line kites, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dunstable-Downs-Old-Gents-1253914974740425/">Dunstable Downs Old Gents</a> (aka DDoGs) performed in the arena. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFvcqJhml1AjSvbCJpgGIzqvI6oO5kzuCWmJhnLmvNH6N2pxiUuOcXQJxuuqXOl-h9d4UYRpoRVKhgryb00gY3oxN148X18NWldH18aHwUJ_k5cE3ZP5hicdyC3KKb2RSqdqp0NW0ON5wbG3SMe-t1TzEEAXKKCOoWtJZivL-NZyR_S1rMXYfWKQ-/s1600/DSCN1298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFvcqJhml1AjSvbCJpgGIzqvI6oO5kzuCWmJhnLmvNH6N2pxiUuOcXQJxuuqXOl-h9d4UYRpoRVKhgryb00gY3oxN148X18NWldH18aHwUJ_k5cE3ZP5hicdyC3KKb2RSqdqp0NW0ON5wbG3SMe-t1TzEEAXKKCOoWtJZivL-NZyR_S1rMXYfWKQ-/s320/DSCN1298.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>And, of course, Portsmouth wouldn't be Portsmouth without <a href="http://www.felixmottram.com/decorators/">The Decorators</a>!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS73SB8oOigtNP_VqcNoF5mneKro7a2HQVIFWjhNJtmhZhOe41uUMXsZBN_lHfmF8n5Z8hrigzr5aJyXcBOOv8IIu9OvGKKcI6EARcLzj0QDBrcjXPt4TKY9oCTq8GA91s0JqLLPzbUGUl-iJvjibzeZFdWiwCfSzINUJWnKRHZYKBaNxwmGFyduq/s1600/DSCN1273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGS73SB8oOigtNP_VqcNoF5mneKro7a2HQVIFWjhNJtmhZhOe41uUMXsZBN_lHfmF8n5Z8hrigzr5aJyXcBOOv8IIu9OvGKKcI6EARcLzj0QDBrcjXPt4TKY9oCTq8GA91s0JqLLPzbUGUl-iJvjibzeZFdWiwCfSzINUJWnKRHZYKBaNxwmGFyduq/s320/DSCN1273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>And then Flying Fish, of course! Using <a href="https://www.airdynamics.co.uk/a_t5.html">T5 kites</a> (standards on Saturday; V2s on Sunday), we flew our 'Rise Like a Phoenix' and 'Carmina' routines in each of our slots (the 'Carmina' routine is basically our current technical routine to music).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsOW6zd0Gbtc10OKmacHDF7IslJ7ZBoUrdRhbb6qfF1IcOJwAY-8-gskpyUbMbl4_BlRhXe2XhJ_qZpQuV4U2e9UY-FRAfBOKv4Y8jlZ_MEHUNivGNtl711yoxaWPBCrSpgINopS4XxV-HiBSSupMzwmFIiFpFq3dlzvaUrhNNQ5SmqyUWmrBenAO/s960/Portsmouth%2022%20FF%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsOW6zd0Gbtc10OKmacHDF7IslJ7ZBoUrdRhbb6qfF1IcOJwAY-8-gskpyUbMbl4_BlRhXe2XhJ_qZpQuV4U2e9UY-FRAfBOKv4Y8jlZ_MEHUNivGNtl711yoxaWPBCrSpgINopS4XxV-HiBSSupMzwmFIiFpFq3dlzvaUrhNNQ5SmqyUWmrBenAO/s320/Portsmouth%2022%20FF%20a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsh7Z24Hc1PZaHZsSS8C2qWq9nuFm3AFEo-N_Z2g174l3ZA9OkEud2rRvFcxAD5ascjXXC4vBcmMQoBRfRlug50gz-MquScNUL2N1SXvN1BGt2V_8AwC_CtLCbdbUszWBezY6OZbzXN3wbgjd6lGnXW9qZt70flnZSdfopj-YPMOYLH32dwK1mQv4/s1417/FF%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1417" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpsh7Z24Hc1PZaHZsSS8C2qWq9nuFm3AFEo-N_Z2g174l3ZA9OkEud2rRvFcxAD5ascjXXC4vBcmMQoBRfRlug50gz-MquScNUL2N1SXvN1BGt2V_8AwC_CtLCbdbUszWBezY6OZbzXN3wbgjd6lGnXW9qZt70flnZSdfopj-YPMOYLH32dwK1mQv4/s320/FF%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On Sunday, when a few of the scheduled slots couldn't happen due to the wind being too strong for the focus kites, we flew two extra routines: we joined Fracture for a 4-strong off-the-cuff routine as 'Fractured Fish' on Sunday morning ...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCbwV7LV4gbnePwpbbMd7BwrQgDFeTsKwnWBW3JfX88K_KfBylJZ8ijMpRRn24aui1w5GmBhP9d-vo3GAj25sG87A7PuI08imU81u-0rJi5ciAtMIhedXeXFuPeoQShIMoSfDwI-p1Nf8ZRez5eDX13gM-eAhgVCMr70i3N7EngFOLYGmbGYT6lsY/s1511/Fractured%20Fish%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1511" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCbwV7LV4gbnePwpbbMd7BwrQgDFeTsKwnWBW3JfX88K_KfBylJZ8ijMpRRn24aui1w5GmBhP9d-vo3GAj25sG87A7PuI08imU81u-0rJi5ciAtMIhedXeXFuPeoQShIMoSfDwI-p1Nf8ZRez5eDX13gM-eAhgVCMr70i3N7EngFOLYGmbGYT6lsY/s320/Fractured%20Fish%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>... and 'Fractured Fish' was further joined by Alan Poxon and Dave Morley for a 6-strong mini-mega-team ('Foolish Fractured Fish Symphony') in the afternoon.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC9kcMiuSCWiTXo9z-X1nu4gV7pP1hV5ScsuFpEI5gZJv_3IUmls4XcaqIEs3UyLirAGgBUNCprMEUmyTITHGFRcvntwNs2mMl2ctcLwKrtvVoZodqZK7gZ5lVi0MkyEeENcVJUKP3DHKaKagx-bDExVr4VI5Oxit4DYm0826GoqmQLWfYBycS33w/s2048/Portsmouth%202022%20mega-team%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC9kcMiuSCWiTXo9z-X1nu4gV7pP1hV5ScsuFpEI5gZJv_3IUmls4XcaqIEs3UyLirAGgBUNCprMEUmyTITHGFRcvntwNs2mMl2ctcLwKrtvVoZodqZK7gZ5lVi0MkyEeENcVJUKP3DHKaKagx-bDExVr4VI5Oxit4DYm0826GoqmQLWfYBycS33w/s320/Portsmouth%202022%20mega-team%20b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Of course, there was also a proper 4-line mega-team, comprising The Decorators, DDoGs and several others.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CULDqmqZqhQB3nSoDQ9IE6SVtXZFmwx0BB_M3Mur_-uxHUZhVv-OoC0IMy_OXQkaQrhcsS7QNx0UrzegC9gQtVktE36P3afcOdeYUVLJFGJIo3Ayuaq2U5Ty9p7E4HMDur97AhozD_lSQpcF34DedHKpStEzxLwFsppNfOQ2sfUB5gDAYuNo22zE/s1600/DSCN1384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CULDqmqZqhQB3nSoDQ9IE6SVtXZFmwx0BB_M3Mur_-uxHUZhVv-OoC0IMy_OXQkaQrhcsS7QNx0UrzegC9gQtVktE36P3afcOdeYUVLJFGJIo3Ayuaq2U5Ty9p7E4HMDur97AhozD_lSQpcF34DedHKpStEzxLwFsppNfOQ2sfUB5gDAYuNo22zE/s320/DSCN1384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More pictures of the festival are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10166459960885282&type=3">here</a>. As I mentioned above, a gorgeous Balinese Dragon was flown on both days, and we helped launch it and bring it back down again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfg0ajmTQRKIJabRohw7cCxL7KUx_rk8AQtcJ3ze7mjtysUXSxc3zjeMHsnrojPoof5gL_SPOHXYHHZ6Q3BxXM1Tjmq3CZp1D6m9rQlO6Ki2viNfJzKjXi0UUU1fWef5Q67b533DjcUm7KyrrEEB5vB4oaW_Cwj6xpgnKVQjy7en3Ek53fV8Mw9WV/s1600/DSCN1346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOfg0ajmTQRKIJabRohw7cCxL7KUx_rk8AQtcJ3ze7mjtysUXSxc3zjeMHsnrojPoof5gL_SPOHXYHHZ6Q3BxXM1Tjmq3CZp1D6m9rQlO6Ki2viNfJzKjXi0UUU1fWef5Q67b533DjcUm7KyrrEEB5vB4oaW_Cwj6xpgnKVQjy7en3Ek53fV8Mw9WV/s320/DSCN1346.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqu8Lv__2l2DQTBBDfOk9KYa5K1uuLTdB23S8q8P7cczOLXJuvSstnbNtN8N31yBSiZhgVzG93TCQWRoJQWmbngQ1yKN1sBvn7bPvms1h-Hyj6wJnbEfekFsaUfRnAaf0mk60Rcs7FYz9ISeCeZl07N67JJMZBBwqxAx3GH1JMz5m-cAh5HE7lSv0/s1600/DSCN1352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqu8Lv__2l2DQTBBDfOk9KYa5K1uuLTdB23S8q8P7cczOLXJuvSstnbNtN8N31yBSiZhgVzG93TCQWRoJQWmbngQ1yKN1sBvn7bPvms1h-Hyj6wJnbEfekFsaUfRnAaf0mk60Rcs7FYz9ISeCeZl07N67JJMZBBwqxAx3GH1JMz5m-cAh5HE7lSv0/s320/DSCN1352.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Picture credits of us flying: Carl Wright, Helen Ribchester</i></div></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-66313963106330537952022-07-28T14:32:00.001+01:002022-07-28T15:30:29.704+01:00No Fear? No Fear!<p><a href="http://www.nofear.com">No Fear</a> is an American clothing, sports, and lifestyle brand. As part of their promotional activities, they have in the recent past marketed a dual-line 1.90m wing span sport kite. I have flown one once, and it was an <i>awful</i> kite to fly: the far-too-flexible fibreglass frame makes it shudder rather than fly. 'No Fear' kites really have taken on the status of 'worst kite ever' among the UK sport kite community. I know of one member of that community who bought one at an auction, purely for the satisfaction of then stamping on it and chucking it in the bin ...</p><p>So why oh why am I blogging about 'No Fear' kites??</p><p>Well, if you have followed our blog over the years, you know that we like to try out pair-flying kites which really aren't designed for pair-flying. Just for the fun of it! And as 'No Fear' kites regularly pop up on eBay .... you see where this is going, right? Would Flying Fish be brave enough to pair-fly 'No Fear' kites? Or would we fear 'No Fear'?</p><p>I reckon you know the answers to those rather rhetorical questions ....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmmnOO1RLnd40LqaIG76do2L-Jx_SVWNABCw5o3fTKfPahuetclymD2ZsGUXKW3b2CQQFg6HXeHLSpTY3ZFTBIXt7KIkFYGxvM-uRMrqUdGmrGH8-a-e33-Hd_1KoUW-f2PL7fRBQMJOv2kU9pII5O11tWsUabSj9WGO_ZNh3ReHkUYWaF2Tj_3J2/s1600/DSCN1231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtmmnOO1RLnd40LqaIG76do2L-Jx_SVWNABCw5o3fTKfPahuetclymD2ZsGUXKW3b2CQQFg6HXeHLSpTY3ZFTBIXt7KIkFYGxvM-uRMrqUdGmrGH8-a-e33-Hd_1KoUW-f2PL7fRBQMJOv2kU9pII5O11tWsUabSj9WGO_ZNh3ReHkUYWaF2Tj_3J2/s320/DSCN1231.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here's our pair of 'No Fear' kites! Of course, putting them on the ground next to each other and taking a picture is one thing; flying them quite another. We flew them on 30m lines, thinking it might give us a bit more control than on our usual 45m lines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCc4_ZlmOS85LbHUUR8O-JtkzM6M2fWBi57URS8Ec_11aPEAdWbvt83iOgRESaMuPaL3_G3QDVPRvyeTvdBsuKodYKoPH4M_2X3cwhdWMrTEizopw4PciIdmz1IJ64eJjGHHNmpkxCkkMJWhOaKVfV0NqXEYDxEQ3rJ7U7ePOA1Zd7YiLjNZ9GqVc/s1600/DSCN1233.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCc4_ZlmOS85LbHUUR8O-JtkzM6M2fWBi57URS8Ec_11aPEAdWbvt83iOgRESaMuPaL3_G3QDVPRvyeTvdBsuKodYKoPH4M_2X3cwhdWMrTEizopw4PciIdmz1IJ64eJjGHHNmpkxCkkMJWhOaKVfV0NqXEYDxEQ3rJ7U7ePOA1Zd7YiLjNZ9GqVc/s320/DSCN1233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngcszTFVy97yVMtihs3XruULqVhof9LEd7O64zNanU9dPR7a1jUks1gNh5kCB3aKdCJVVhbsc498khrTiRhrP1ecwEjxi9s7mxtwcO4OdREwFVJ-5DBiSLolLZeGA8-0KeTbjJh33_TRzRO8Xp3q-DAb8deCyrVuNttAKrQLZiEEwRCTDDcMhdbx9/s948/DSCN1232a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="948" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngcszTFVy97yVMtihs3XruULqVhof9LEd7O64zNanU9dPR7a1jUks1gNh5kCB3aKdCJVVhbsc498khrTiRhrP1ecwEjxi9s7mxtwcO4OdREwFVJ-5DBiSLolLZeGA8-0KeTbjJh33_TRzRO8Xp3q-DAb8deCyrVuNttAKrQLZiEEwRCTDDcMhdbx9/s320/DSCN1232a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>They're not exactly team kites! As I said above, the frames are very flexible, and they really don't like anything sudden. Flying sharp corners just doesn't work as the frame flexes too much. Try to fly an axel or half-axel, and you can almost hear the kite scream "What? How am I supposed to ...???" before flapping down to the ground. We flew them in 7-12mph winds, and as soon as the wind speed reaches double figures, the wing tips start shuddering quite badly. </p><p>But we did it; we pair-flew 'No Fear' kites!</p><p>Two things: first of all, there is a slightly more serious angle to this: you don't need £200+ custom-built team kites to have fun flying pair; you can do that with much cheaper kites (as we showed with <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2017/09/back-to-basics.html">HQ Yukons</a>), and even with the 'worst kite ever' (though I certainly wouldn't recommend the latter). Secondly, Flying Fish is part of the L-katz team, and there are six different 'No Fear' sail designs that I'm aware of ... Has any sport kite team in the world ever flown 'No Fear' kites? I expect the answer to that is a resounding 'NO', and for very good and obvious reasons. Still, it has to be done ..... watch this space!</p>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-73671842656044804062022-06-28T21:28:00.001+01:002022-07-21T08:58:53.567+01:00UK National Championships 2022<p>The last time the UK Nationals were held was in <a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2019/09/uk-national-championships-2019.html">2019</a>, and then covid happened .... But, after an absence of two years, the UK Nationals are back in 2022! Probably no surprise that this return happened at the Dunstable Downs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOpm-pHqThuhmy4CPc9liwk3-0cryGl8kb1KEc1nkvz-C8rjM27i590PoP4zke8KOFrk8RdBnkAyBYpJCfZDlysrej3KE_ssiB3OvL5IOXG_3uWRbrgnurrVex9H0qoYjmTIjzFZJVpsk7Q80taC2AWeQi1RboBEfs2oxyP74twlqCeUXRyLrK-eD/s1600/DSCN1017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOpm-pHqThuhmy4CPc9liwk3-0cryGl8kb1KEc1nkvz-C8rjM27i590PoP4zke8KOFrk8RdBnkAyBYpJCfZDlysrej3KE_ssiB3OvL5IOXG_3uWRbrgnurrVex9H0qoYjmTIjzFZJVpsk7Q80taC2AWeQi1RboBEfs2oxyP74twlqCeUXRyLrK-eD/s320/DSCN1017.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The wind conditions were very difficult throughout the weekend. Extremely variable (down to well below 10mph, up to well above 20mph, and that often within a minute) and blustery, especially on the Sunday, and this affected everyone. I'll say a bit more about that later on.<br /><p>Both 'indie' classes, dual-line individual and multi-line individual, were contested by three competitors: Josh Mitcheson, Harry Neale, and Dan Hoath. Unfortunately, the reigning dual-line individual champion couldn't defend his title as a result of catching covid ....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-iYIlKAEw9xiaWPAWlwizzOUtAsL61igx2N_8ZfDuTzfr5RuCRC0nkoT6zgff6cX3mdvAr_NrpY_LJES_ZjJzHKt_sQlNSLBQL2s2ONRFYlQtMIYItEfGwNhGbQSC5jNL16pq5y1RXAdJhDMOqZ6wghKfk27PcZCH8lDeVjhEpmLSrjzd03Ugi0t/s1600/DSCN1024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz-iYIlKAEw9xiaWPAWlwizzOUtAsL61igx2N_8ZfDuTzfr5RuCRC0nkoT6zgff6cX3mdvAr_NrpY_LJES_ZjJzHKt_sQlNSLBQL2s2ONRFYlQtMIYItEfGwNhGbQSC5jNL16pq5y1RXAdJhDMOqZ6wghKfk27PcZCH8lDeVjhEpmLSrjzd03Ugi0t/s320/DSCN1024.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggparuBzDDOafc1hQSZ1EOduQ2u7qhjyaoSXjETeGJhMK0_TFJWieJFXvDpvIPOTrllq9_QjJP0KwHGmr6q8JH9EyfrmZ2bPHTfjsj4ZMYKrTHlYD6ZUeQDPfLfd1YBQkYz2aCUaSL8Og43JNjCmLyGJlHWadzpSJtCldRS1Q5vOWHePmLoRSYu6tf/s1600/DSCN1037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggparuBzDDOafc1hQSZ1EOduQ2u7qhjyaoSXjETeGJhMK0_TFJWieJFXvDpvIPOTrllq9_QjJP0KwHGmr6q8JH9EyfrmZ2bPHTfjsj4ZMYKrTHlYD6ZUeQDPfLfd1YBQkYz2aCUaSL8Og43JNjCmLyGJlHWadzpSJtCldRS1Q5vOWHePmLoRSYu6tf/s320/DSCN1037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Only one team competing this year: Fracture in dual-line team. For several reasons, L-katz wasn't able to compete this year, and there was no multi-line team entering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVnKe01nUsQsc3trzXEEyAEL1LnYyFFy_qfny757E4esy2HjxrsbYGGTbF-MuN9JXPqwhkd_JBZCT9KM1ofWKD9X001kB5l9p3l1dyaNvTdp-WHuf5_6-2DanVBV7IiZQuABZ1VWV5fT8tv4bBBwJ2htR6LXVA_jxmosBXzArmimRQFAypZ6RvJkv/s2048/Dunstable%2022%20d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVnKe01nUsQsc3trzXEEyAEL1LnYyFFy_qfny757E4esy2HjxrsbYGGTbF-MuN9JXPqwhkd_JBZCT9KM1ofWKD9X001kB5l9p3l1dyaNvTdp-WHuf5_6-2DanVBV7IiZQuABZ1VWV5fT8tv4bBBwJ2htR6LXVA_jxmosBXzArmimRQFAypZ6RvJkv/s320/Dunstable%2022%20d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Also there was no multi-line pair. </p><p>And then finally to dual-line pairs. Three pairs competing this year: Fracture ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY24rifIiL6QjiLCUaDmgwfafBvy6x1G9Gq6R6LIQ_jGYDWN80JxX9hL7lgcMp-y4YtA_cgOvwRf8wOs3PjmiprBRtPX8CpYLYbW5HN0e2wbkOh4BZfh74GQRgS-LEAcAKJ86XE-RhaaCMvR2LfnxVaRoDo6_LjlStMX70Rv8Rp4LjZIaBZ4dGgGA/s1600/DSCN1033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY24rifIiL6QjiLCUaDmgwfafBvy6x1G9Gq6R6LIQ_jGYDWN80JxX9hL7lgcMp-y4YtA_cgOvwRf8wOs3PjmiprBRtPX8CpYLYbW5HN0e2wbkOh4BZfh74GQRgS-LEAcAKJ86XE-RhaaCMvR2LfnxVaRoDo6_LjlStMX70Rv8Rp4LjZIaBZ4dGgGA/s320/DSCN1033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... SkyTracks ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo0r-9kPsPn1tBUE2gSosqzsYn63NGtP5JRVOyQKJN1npagpHWcwZBwzJty7r80y20zNygkJPCVJmeIRb6fGiEWw1JmrLbPTUjUCbG3ej-V4OjA14MlhuLvY2yc94N19RLZBZxYXORBBj50KSVB1ZP7IglHR3nY-v8_Hmoyn6FwFVIYk0sYxRylk-/s2048/Dunstable%2022%20e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo0r-9kPsPn1tBUE2gSosqzsYn63NGtP5JRVOyQKJN1npagpHWcwZBwzJty7r80y20zNygkJPCVJmeIRb6fGiEWw1JmrLbPTUjUCbG3ej-V4OjA14MlhuLvY2yc94N19RLZBZxYXORBBj50KSVB1ZP7IglHR3nY-v8_Hmoyn6FwFVIYk0sYxRylk-/s320/Dunstable%2022%20e.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>... and Flying Fish.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2zYKUmawYPJX0Tph4AUxjsPqr0c70I3V-RPVGNbjDB44vrAgmPL1V4AuZFI9umLUnrSqjXhWQ5ysgGkLvK0d5s-WLrLAGqyWUMdHPBbA068dA7Vj_H4XoCYwOJlNR_Mj2E7kmXf6E9KtN38NiGyH3LLuvfOq0bCmrZ-VBSm3BWCjV21R3EZAoN80/s1170/Dunstable%2022%20a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1170" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU2zYKUmawYPJX0Tph4AUxjsPqr0c70I3V-RPVGNbjDB44vrAgmPL1V4AuZFI9umLUnrSqjXhWQ5ysgGkLvK0d5s-WLrLAGqyWUMdHPBbA068dA7Vj_H4XoCYwOJlNR_Mj2E7kmXf6E9KtN38NiGyH3LLuvfOq0bCmrZ-VBSm3BWCjV21R3EZAoN80/s320/Dunstable%2022%20a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On Saturday we few Airdynamics T5 V1 kites. This definitely was the right kite on average, but never actually the right kite: during our technical routine, the kites either threatened to fall out of the sky and we had to walk backwards almost until the 'yellow' line, or raced across the sky, making them very difficult to control. Sunday, with the wind stronger, we flew V2 kites, again really struggling to control them when the wind picked up. Let's just say we have flown figures, technical routine and ballet much better than we did this weekend ...<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM0Q1lGQ8lcQEYum4Z77zllv4q0GsMMfZ-e19urmyLJ7rjpLWQo2Z042CLz4JC8lj4bjzsDwsIlW0FWol9WY3AkHgXm6Gw1LpPXZgHnEJocwAwrkbYYpU9f3T6kWbgWtMr2HEHiIvWj5oRxibisLqbQeFjj4mwkDxPpxPbzSVH3KHiGfsjXiuMfGC/s1560/Dunstable%2022%20f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCM0Q1lGQ8lcQEYum4Z77zllv4q0GsMMfZ-e19urmyLJ7rjpLWQo2Z042CLz4JC8lj4bjzsDwsIlW0FWol9WY3AkHgXm6Gw1LpPXZgHnEJocwAwrkbYYpU9f3T6kWbgWtMr2HEHiIvWj5oRxibisLqbQeFjj4mwkDxPpxPbzSVH3KHiGfsjXiuMfGC/s320/Dunstable%2022%20f.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>I mentioned L-katz not competing this year, but Pea and Lisa <i>did</i> come to Dunstable Downs on Sunday, and we flew our technical routine as a demo. Because of the horrible wind, it wasn't our finest performance ....</div><div><br /></div><div>As traditional, there was a mega-team on Sunday, combining Airheads, SkyTracks, L-katz (Flying Fish and Twisted Bridle) and Fracture.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_9UuR9ZLSa_Oa1we54NBmZKBF_fb0q9Mf_bU1-qz29LZG16W1ICqiCD9fNUjew_nXCr33ApDfW0r0o0eeyE5KU2C41983t6z8fXwzf9hHFFHdIJ4YtGRnZXNIh90H5L-18HLMaYCpFCFynIqG45HIMVn-VVTXfmWSEPhSOHKzhFwA4SA3nljKbyY/s720/Dunstable%2022%20mega.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_9UuR9ZLSa_Oa1we54NBmZKBF_fb0q9Mf_bU1-qz29LZG16W1ICqiCD9fNUjew_nXCr33ApDfW0r0o0eeyE5KU2C41983t6z8fXwzf9hHFFHdIJ4YtGRnZXNIh90H5L-18HLMaYCpFCFynIqG45HIMVn-VVTXfmWSEPhSOHKzhFwA4SA3nljKbyY/s320/Dunstable%2022%20mega.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Almost surely there won't be another round this year, so the titles were decided based on just a single round. Josh took both indie titles: dual-line and multi-line individual, and Fracture the dual-line pair and dual-line team titles. In addition, Harry bagged novice titles in the two 'indie' classes, and SkyTracks won the experienced title in dual-line pair. Full results are available here. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and one final thing: you may have noticed me standing next to the field director (Vee Griffiths) in the first two pictures in this blog post. That was because I acted as shadow field director for most of the competition (except when flying or crewing), with the idea of Vee and I sharing field directing between us at future championships. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Picture credit (Flying Fish, mega-team): Andy Taylor</i></div></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-64910701103535388922022-06-24T07:29:00.001+01:002022-06-24T07:29:32.939+01:00Seal Bay Kite Festival<p>Following our flying at the<a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2022/06/croughton-jubilee-celebration.html"> jubilee celebration in Croughton</a> earlier this month, we had our first kite festival last weekend! Some time ago, we were asked if we were interested in flying at the inaugural kite festival at the <a href="https://cove.co.uk/sealbayresort/">Seal Bay Resort</a> in Selsey. Is the sky blue? We went there earlier this year to try out the field and for some promotional photos and videos, and it's great to see a new festival come on the calendar, given how many we lost over the last number of years. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu_Q7CGTUTJll_3-lfyOsDAja4JStSR_I0aufDMu0c-0bOgPKfkxYNHRAjvhDLcjbPhb2IkrSpMNP_Z4QBvkGgrtCnFcAWATDCp7ojuzlTDuCYkETJ9gleJ2ltHhkDjJXMXi9QfS2SUbzOu7iXsxVwYvUPuuct63LoUYOmMMMuwnxvrEQ3YpFZZKx/s4096/IMG_20220618_191010648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJu_Q7CGTUTJll_3-lfyOsDAja4JStSR_I0aufDMu0c-0bOgPKfkxYNHRAjvhDLcjbPhb2IkrSpMNP_Z4QBvkGgrtCnFcAWATDCp7ojuzlTDuCYkETJ9gleJ2ltHhkDjJXMXi9QfS2SUbzOu7iXsxVwYvUPuuct63LoUYOmMMMuwnxvrEQ3YpFZZKx/s320/IMG_20220618_191010648.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://cove.co.uk/sealbayresort/">Seal Bay Resort</a> provided static caravans to invited flyers, and with Flying Fish's caravan and Twisted Bridle's caravan being across the road from each other, ....<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWASFnhJ6Ak9xJt1z2lY-Uq115hDEiXnwa_CSGfu-Hevp69x8Crb_7W4IH6ucgLIEf7WHhjkyoTdgBl3mDa2Z89ejU5RqJa6zzZo0LQv_qKqsr6OsKwjIQzMWb1ijbjZvap0cmTFDGgyLmxs0MQ5N9cI3pzpgzvzsbji482-ugBUnIRtMOz6wkvqce/s1600/DSCN0971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWASFnhJ6Ak9xJt1z2lY-Uq115hDEiXnwa_CSGfu-Hevp69x8Crb_7W4IH6ucgLIEf7WHhjkyoTdgBl3mDa2Z89ejU5RqJa6zzZo0LQv_qKqsr6OsKwjIQzMWb1ijbjZvap0cmTFDGgyLmxs0MQ5N9cI3pzpgzvzsbji482-ugBUnIRtMOz6wkvqce/s320/DSCN0971.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>... sticking for the L-katz routines took place Friday evening, lubricated by some fermented grape juice. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBVpz7Efw5FGm3T27YerBOc4IonF7SFGy4alBQ98f4_VB5udjNy1MfbOIQkSjYAbgqkmDFGSr-SthHq0q-uAxQBCfhvGdDIBK17YEqZ7v9iPExzyXMDClxelSCDkM-TAYfb0NvblWRh2jSX1fhOZnhrODztl3Vpw7-_BvJjcbV_YCd0RT-Evxgt9t/s4096/IMG_20220617_203951629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBVpz7Efw5FGm3T27YerBOc4IonF7SFGy4alBQ98f4_VB5udjNy1MfbOIQkSjYAbgqkmDFGSr-SthHq0q-uAxQBCfhvGdDIBK17YEqZ7v9iPExzyXMDClxelSCDkM-TAYfb0NvblWRh2jSX1fhOZnhrODztl3Vpw7-_BvJjcbV_YCd0RT-Evxgt9t/s320/IMG_20220617_203951629.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saturday morning, it was a case of putting up tent and banners, and deciding which kites to use. The weather turned out to be cloudy all weekend, with some rain or drizzle and winds varying a lot, especially on Sunday. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8vEgFuq2Yp0E8OWjR9o8ih5H1adUfWRqaLfF9YX-tpQ8KGWQrDPzlvwTgMwCPguUBtjPJYCdvBn5ND_JlPCk6WrRbu4Z03or4R2HF6iBsN0FbPiI1ZuXChcB7fXWrNNjlZlhnVEsdL-tyLsYpEVkk_V7w0mtOs7y08e1HjYdngXvKDzj19Dkic4T/s1600/DSCN0975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8vEgFuq2Yp0E8OWjR9o8ih5H1adUfWRqaLfF9YX-tpQ8KGWQrDPzlvwTgMwCPguUBtjPJYCdvBn5ND_JlPCk6WrRbu4Z03or4R2HF6iBsN0FbPiI1ZuXChcB7fXWrNNjlZlhnVEsdL-tyLsYpEVkk_V7w0mtOs7y08e1HjYdngXvKDzj19Dkic4T/s320/DSCN0975.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The festival was split over two sites within the resort: a large field with an arena mostly for pair and team flying, and the pebble beach for large inflatables. I'll say a bit more about Flying Fish's and L-katz' performances later in this post, but who else was performing in the arena?</div><div><br /></div>First of all our sister pair, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwistedBridle">Twisted Bridle</a>. Due to several reasons, they had hardly flown together for quite a while, so it was great to see them back in action again!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD70mbx0bjYdgOTRBrkMdZjDqwFaz4V8cxRb6LdSL7QiTLBfRrUQuPGcEZcgxfeHOKBTqUUSVjxEGvZBzhaMNIUcSDw2k-ml4JwVCi9_wD9oF4pbBNApEHaauvPmo5_-awO3qVAF_uuRe4lxUswMm3ghIGt0gSnQUqzkEh7Uz-Ve5qfru3TsTAc0zH/s1600/DSCN0979.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD70mbx0bjYdgOTRBrkMdZjDqwFaz4V8cxRb6LdSL7QiTLBfRrUQuPGcEZcgxfeHOKBTqUUSVjxEGvZBzhaMNIUcSDw2k-ml4JwVCi9_wD9oF4pbBNApEHaauvPmo5_-awO3qVAF_uuRe4lxUswMm3ghIGt0gSnQUqzkEh7Uz-Ve5qfru3TsTAc0zH/s320/DSCN0979.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then there was <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fracturekiteteam">Fracture</a>, flying as a pair this weekend. Excellent routines, as you would expect from the reigning UK champions. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-79EkqyPpyh9TgwdiBRVqJOr-HOSY1lA7QInOnu_JwYSJuDozHawMeDeqfo9rH2lKtbHk8xg-Gn160wqutEkSIVNi6_MDqwppAa0VCAZRn2OJF6XEsBm0IZRCFHJYAYVDDoMykqQ7LGGDlTFzY2qnNrI6ds79eqk5Tw4rXgvZSygaOwExRKHE0dE/s1600/DSCN0987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-79EkqyPpyh9TgwdiBRVqJOr-HOSY1lA7QInOnu_JwYSJuDozHawMeDeqfo9rH2lKtbHk8xg-Gn160wqutEkSIVNi6_MDqwppAa0VCAZRn2OJF6XEsBm0IZRCFHJYAYVDDoMykqQ7LGGDlTFzY2qnNrI6ds79eqk5Tw4rXgvZSygaOwExRKHE0dE/s320/DSCN0987.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Dunstable-Downs-Old-Gents-1253914974740425">DDoGs</a> added quad-flying to the schedule, and flew their usual calm relaxed routines. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZJiboOtewLF-Q5OBM2D_yxW5XbXGkrQL_LPDwL3i9QIkAw-KPV5zVyosP1Ic_11W08-aIsO2HuneIg0E7AtTtHEfjhBccLrJE1DYNbI1SMJACvHoI8MKyCuuMFt1NTundnxgV2iqSYW6Qne2DoOU_1VTVd3IejeyF8wjcSluma2dPaRABMjm5cy1/s1600/DSCN1012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZJiboOtewLF-Q5OBM2D_yxW5XbXGkrQL_LPDwL3i9QIkAw-KPV5zVyosP1Ic_11W08-aIsO2HuneIg0E7AtTtHEfjhBccLrJE1DYNbI1SMJACvHoI8MKyCuuMFt1NTundnxgV2iqSYW6Qne2DoOU_1VTVd3IejeyF8wjcSluma2dPaRABMjm5cy1/s320/DSCN1012.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Simon Franks added multi-kite flying to the weekend, with some of his routines featuring tails. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyfwa3NGKpO8zd1Pn7sgLrFLsKNehvC1xlWNrLBsLBiw_pggyfGFDV_ObqChaHxg6LiqIqkmUVNIpR6wcZnhSf-oSGGYuUvSUGohlsG-iUluEN828UKO7EBw2eI0IE_YnIWgGaLuXDMcppwRFF8YjFLRu3dNub6fn6GlLDdse71LBy6G5tINsfrbc/s1600/DSCN1005.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwyfwa3NGKpO8zd1Pn7sgLrFLsKNehvC1xlWNrLBsLBiw_pggyfGFDV_ObqChaHxg6LiqIqkmUVNIpR6wcZnhSf-oSGGYuUvSUGohlsG-iUluEN828UKO7EBw2eI0IE_YnIWgGaLuXDMcppwRFF8YjFLRu3dNub6fn6GlLDdse71LBy6G5tINsfrbc/s320/DSCN1005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>And then <a href="https://flyingfishkites.weebly.com/">Flying Fish</a>. We flew <a href="https://www.airdynamics.co.uk/a_t5.html">Airdynamics T5</a> kites for our pair routines, which included our 2022 technical routine flown with music, and our latest competition ballet. On the Sunday morning, due to the fast-dropping wind, we had to switch from standards to ultralights, and then again to Cubans, before we could actually complete our ballet; third time lucky .... We really nailed our final ballet of the festival, though!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAhnjKfGBt0Uh9H0kzjsDU0JCmUMk4nLa2xkq03G3MlWHHwbQckjk-4aCe1ixBVlEOCwjrO0-TxlWmDNz1tjp0Ny1wK716DTd-3Z6vtSih9QJO31M9M7GIFiRgw1dnGEtWQ_aSU0aqZMt1e5BffbHeAEph-p3Oqi98u-WYD32kpzBInFclHuwMpEo/s2048/Seal%20Bay%20FF%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAhnjKfGBt0Uh9H0kzjsDU0JCmUMk4nLa2xkq03G3MlWHHwbQckjk-4aCe1ixBVlEOCwjrO0-TxlWmDNz1tjp0Ny1wK716DTd-3Z6vtSih9QJO31M9M7GIFiRgw1dnGEtWQ_aSU0aqZMt1e5BffbHeAEph-p3Oqi98u-WYD32kpzBInFclHuwMpEo/s320/Seal%20Bay%20FF%203.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lkatzkiteteam">L-katz</a> team (Flying Fish + Twisted Bridle), we used KiteTech Impulse kites, and flew our technical routine with music, and our old ballet (for several reasons, our new ballet is still far from being finished). Our last performance of the weekend was hampered by kite problems developing during the routine (mostly bridle-related), so we had to finish as a pair; the show must go on!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_Yb3M_zRVnEQOlz9QAXitoNWCBBtiaOCTLyScKLHy7lzFmfhkRijBS5h3MwvmDyqS_nggWp_FRyCDieXqoTd1c960UknjnN36rorDhDeW9E4A6FMso0DDJRGZSMpmIUUyPXLcE-NpYRQ7sgbpOm5-HtBpaQ-UN0yDdoH1O0IAYmzLLaloV1nxIA2/s2048/Seal%20Bay%20L-katz%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_Yb3M_zRVnEQOlz9QAXitoNWCBBtiaOCTLyScKLHy7lzFmfhkRijBS5h3MwvmDyqS_nggWp_FRyCDieXqoTd1c960UknjnN36rorDhDeW9E4A6FMso0DDJRGZSMpmIUUyPXLcE-NpYRQ7sgbpOm5-HtBpaQ-UN0yDdoH1O0IAYmzLLaloV1nxIA2/s320/Seal%20Bay%20L-katz%204.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saturday's evening programme on the beach added illuminated kites to the festival. Sadly, due to the strong wind, the searchlight-flying (in which we would have participated) was cancelled, but at least we were present on the giant screen at the entrance to the beach!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8ZKghGPvWIOaK-RGJZvZDnGbHycbSmlv8ipFSJVHySvqgRoglro1sRTmo2xPbZl3JNZxcI39WCOKFADzA4KfxDu16wGBom-ZT-cmpPmoiFsabrCaxczVLWDJv4xH1W3exViVWzznV2fWi5DlltXXiyAHfv9wP4Gq_-6vbAiaoTXCnducvse04--o/s4096/IMG_20220618_214055079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8ZKghGPvWIOaK-RGJZvZDnGbHycbSmlv8ipFSJVHySvqgRoglro1sRTmo2xPbZl3JNZxcI39WCOKFADzA4KfxDu16wGBom-ZT-cmpPmoiFsabrCaxczVLWDJv4xH1W3exViVWzznV2fWi5DlltXXiyAHfv9wP4Gq_-6vbAiaoTXCnducvse04--o/s320/IMG_20220618_214055079.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeakjQgY8iJVCUi6w0MyQd4Y6WxbmGnCSJV89fMT0hkyUZyufcvyzqxVAvYPuamvlEuNuqWlWuEG8wXyGpnHiRLY-Dh_BIyMyBKxcWP1nkFxKtMByydWiXYepx4ljRLXz77P6MU_iAchT6fR16qLbGuDAiKPtpraA2k9QdamhFrJrIkE6oRPrEqfPh/s4096/IMG_20220618_214640116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeakjQgY8iJVCUi6w0MyQd4Y6WxbmGnCSJV89fMT0hkyUZyufcvyzqxVAvYPuamvlEuNuqWlWuEG8wXyGpnHiRLY-Dh_BIyMyBKxcWP1nkFxKtMByydWiXYepx4ljRLXz77P6MU_iAchT6fR16qLbGuDAiKPtpraA2k9QdamhFrJrIkE6oRPrEqfPh/s320/IMG_20220618_214640116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And of course, both the Saturday and Sunday schedule included mega-team flying! Flying Fish joined with Twisted Bridle, Fracture and Simon Franks (plus, briefly, the DDoGs on Saturday) for some fast and furious flying to AC/DC.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvG-cuS-qVuD1TYUfxX9qZF7h-6Zpx47S3VSB0owl9AamysDlNBN62XTlIRC-BkW_8OKeIVHpD6ysnnmwBQRZ4bh5w4fdLLwnZ6ouyot0PNCvy29fSIhOanvw5b1OQSNPBAIE_XOJhmXqagSJ0Gw0f0yUlnyjb3nfDh0XuMP6GFNyOuOyA9mDq3l5/s2048/Seal%20Bay%20mega-team%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvG-cuS-qVuD1TYUfxX9qZF7h-6Zpx47S3VSB0owl9AamysDlNBN62XTlIRC-BkW_8OKeIVHpD6ysnnmwBQRZ4bh5w4fdLLwnZ6ouyot0PNCvy29fSIhOanvw5b1OQSNPBAIE_XOJhmXqagSJ0Gw0f0yUlnyjb3nfDh0XuMP6GFNyOuOyA9mDq3l5/s320/Seal%20Bay%20mega-team%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>More pictures of the festival weekend, including some from the illuminated kite flying, are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=alex.kraaijeveld.3&set=a.10166350481810282">here</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Picture credits: Alan Pinnock (Flying Fish and L-katz), David Caulfield (mega-team)</i><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054533807324658602.post-11291142505027647692022-06-09T08:09:00.000+01:002022-06-09T08:09:54.639+01:00Croughton Jubilee celebration<p>The year 2020 was a write-off in terms of kite festivals and other events, and in 2021 we only flew at one kite festival (<a href="https://flyingfishkites.blogspot.com/2021/08/portsmouth-kite-festival.html">Portsmouth</a>). At the moment, it looks like 2022 will see a return to some normality, and the first event we were invited to come to and put on a kite display was a Jubilee celebration last Saturday in the village of Croughton. The Airheads had asked Flying Fish and two members of Flame to join them in putting on a range of kite displays during the afternoon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOZlVbtBwxpXLxWptTG2DViN1uovZ9i2mOyFRhLZpUrwzsfXVflxd7EAf90fCxb_YN3VxCrV_u5J64qNKmMEtoxiRN7y1Dn2h17llrvJYB2gWqP9CwI6iVzz6dmlrEBicPlmMogDWh7-Khqhmf3GU6rzdACEiyYFeYGqm7aklVovQ7OQjHKPTiIdR/s4096/IMG_20220604_121418672_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOZlVbtBwxpXLxWptTG2DViN1uovZ9i2mOyFRhLZpUrwzsfXVflxd7EAf90fCxb_YN3VxCrV_u5J64qNKmMEtoxiRN7y1Dn2h17llrvJYB2gWqP9CwI6iVzz6dmlrEBicPlmMogDWh7-Khqhmf3GU6rzdACEiyYFeYGqm7aklVovQ7OQjHKPTiIdR/s320/IMG_20220604_121418672_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Contrary to the forecast, the morning saw rain, and the wind was, let's just say challenging. Very blustery, unpredictable, and anywhere between 6 and 21mph. Fortunately, the rain cleared early afternoon; just in time! We started off with a 7-strong mega-team, which showed that picking the right kite would be a bit of a problem ... But we pulled it off without any mishaps.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKBsavfjiVGBuAUWqKFYz1v9LjqeIoNwhtakzBhOmmnqnA4t8BBzPmKXUg3sFX4HhYRz73dvIZ-5dgQ-2p2l0oFjD3mKjBtJRgRPvGZvLK1p-r7nK_tPs-z1m9N94_d0YbnldF_Z25cEJrmNkHVojD2C0Zvi97sqehSLPKoxcOVFzPCXjFafxDHX/s4096/IMG_20220604_125312725_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKBsavfjiVGBuAUWqKFYz1v9LjqeIoNwhtakzBhOmmnqnA4t8BBzPmKXUg3sFX4HhYRz73dvIZ-5dgQ-2p2l0oFjD3mKjBtJRgRPvGZvLK1p-r7nK_tPs-z1m9N94_d0YbnldF_Z25cEJrmNkHVojD2C0Zvi97sqehSLPKoxcOVFzPCXjFafxDHX/s320/IMG_20220604_125312725_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then the Airheads flew their pairs routine, flying Airdynamics T5 standards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U_DEtEP_S5-qK0GHS7x1ncet_bYKqj6OMdkYAIuV1lOWYdE2U7HQgBCHOw0IQYcbyJoqDqfxzjHTbpGblPrf3ud-2VcNMnsb0v2YAqJHbGCNGjS1CW-xFuhXrp5borDi_CJnEIO9PHx9jXjpaf0ff5GfKAS_tTDsfUD8Ho-RvgkR2dDknu1GD9MK/s4096/IMG_20220604_134810223_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-U_DEtEP_S5-qK0GHS7x1ncet_bYKqj6OMdkYAIuV1lOWYdE2U7HQgBCHOw0IQYcbyJoqDqfxzjHTbpGblPrf3ud-2VcNMnsb0v2YAqJHbGCNGjS1CW-xFuhXrp5borDi_CJnEIO9PHx9jXjpaf0ff5GfKAS_tTDsfUD8Ho-RvgkR2dDknu1GD9MK/s320/IMG_20220604_134810223_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>We were up next, and Keith shouted "wrong kite!" immediately after their routine, allowing us to quickly switch to V1s. Glad we did .... First time we flew our 'War of the Worlds' ballet at a public event, and the wind picked up such that, despite the switch to vented kites, we struggled keeping the kites under control. But we did!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIpkix1t1spcMuF5VAh2bCBE00kVw4eQIvGB4PuIBqCCKpltzsIwpLejvWNAWRBkNoWGK0035YZn2YXudtNI3vdUmXt-sI5iw1DO3W4aWHw8lxh4aLezInfyqOBdZPb3XkmS4FSRiNVsBIW2vzn5k1BVN2pY4hIjSWmdGQn8icPAZ6Pw1TS1ETv2V/s3264/IMG_20220604_125136666_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEIpkix1t1spcMuF5VAh2bCBE00kVw4eQIvGB4PuIBqCCKpltzsIwpLejvWNAWRBkNoWGK0035YZn2YXudtNI3vdUmXt-sI5iw1DO3W4aWHw8lxh4aLezInfyqOBdZPb3XkmS4FSRiNVsBIW2vzn5k1BVN2pY4hIjSWmdGQn8icPAZ6Pw1TS1ETv2V/s320/IMG_20220604_125136666_HDR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Next up was a slot inviting kids into the arena, letting them have fun with 'doves on sticks' and several other single-line kites. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMQiKIxMtEJHST9ZW8D6TI47D5_Xqw2g3_5oX3ThIYZ0NnOss7wibk-I4bSpELopIC9pKu1UJbrAkz_sMNE8SYjAvJccB0vSDcdJ3ZwA6QnzqQDUnFA_Fraer_BH_SJaEJGZFuo2xmnsUQUO-H6CEW4TGY6H74Qg33HKj__YtrQceyFvL3WzxbNGy/s4096/IMG_20220604_150329014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMQiKIxMtEJHST9ZW8D6TI47D5_Xqw2g3_5oX3ThIYZ0NnOss7wibk-I4bSpELopIC9pKu1UJbrAkz_sMNE8SYjAvJccB0vSDcdJ3ZwA6QnzqQDUnFA_Fraer_BH_SJaEJGZFuo2xmnsUQUO-H6CEW4TGY6H74Qg33HKj__YtrQceyFvL3WzxbNGy/s320/IMG_20220604_150329014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final kite slot involved first Barry and Fran showing how to fly a dual-line sport kite, alone and in pairs, which was followed by another mega-team, this time with tails. Again, the blustery wind didn't make it easy, and we had one kite-tail collision, but we quickly recovered from that. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hVx4zpMs09UPu9gellaTFZJNcKmA8W85ItU3CBLME072DpF-KEZxgn32xQN6ZaxaXPYwsXO3_5ibtHCs2P7KHJTkg2HRqVjVgJ9IEg7xDwThBxDrN1Y0eb_ItOhAFsd53Xd7XdwS_cJaZf8C9cN3t0DRRMmUBso_1i2XX9-1zh7tARBChqGW5kzQ/s676/Screenshot%202022-06-06%20220821.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="676" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hVx4zpMs09UPu9gellaTFZJNcKmA8W85ItU3CBLME072DpF-KEZxgn32xQN6ZaxaXPYwsXO3_5ibtHCs2P7KHJTkg2HRqVjVgJ9IEg7xDwThBxDrN1Y0eb_ItOhAFsd53Xd7XdwS_cJaZf8C9cN3t0DRRMmUBso_1i2XX9-1zh7tARBChqGW5kzQ/w400-h206/Screenshot%202022-06-06%20220821.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Judging from talking to several members of the public, we put on a very enjoyable show over the afternoon. Several people told us that they'd never seen anything like that before, and one said he was inspired to get himself a proper dual-line kite. </p><p>Keith and Vee, thanks for inviting us to join you, and for your very generous hospitality!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Mega-team picture (screenshot from a video) credit: Valerie Hancorn</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCxYASde_qW71jXB-6UVzjerly02LeCdvs5AifGo9APei0ilIJwB78HtDNQxwzg3cp4TLTM-ZfNsGcQlZF3yKKervN04l-bWk_-DWpg4anVauHw2JQgP7fxiQ-2eEX6FYiOwsYPRwY4XoKCi8MeOtzP46whBQIjCsSoPhIwtDdnBFWqvod93hp-X8/s207/mega%20team%20Croughton.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>flyingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506159118546828438noreply@blogger.com0