Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators

I did not notice that the cable car across the Thames was not operating this morning on the way to Blackheath.  This, apart from flags along the way, would be an indicator that the close isobars on the weather map were an accurate forecast. So it was Xtra Vent with 4 wrap that kept things sane as Jacob called some close moves in what would have...

Heavy snow (for London) today makes it look like our gamble on the weather for the Shipley meeting last weekend really paid off. A steady N/NE breeze with full sail 1.5 Race or 3 wrap worked well today.  Some plaiting of lines was un-done gracefully in the air.  The lines were a bit discoloured from last weekend but not enough to show up in...

We had a great afternoon on Saturday mostly flying 12 (full 1.5 Race Rods) and getting up to speed with some of the 'familiar' team moves in the larger format.  It was a bit muddy as in the attached image. Occasionally we came up against the limitations of 'in-line' flying and we did switch to grid for a while.  I think that ease of movemen...

The anticyclonic gloom had descended on Blackheath today but fortunately the drizzle held off.  The grass was very wet though so we had very tightly bound lines to contend with while setting up.  It always amazes me just how much adhesion can result so quickly.  It was a marginal breeze today which did not help matters particulary. We...

A clear bright start to the year.  Happy New Year to all. Standard vented with green race rods worked well for me initially but a slight strengthening of the breeze towards the end of our fly showed just how finely balanced the configurations can be. Hanging on in a cold breeze is not as good as energetic input to keep the chill at bay. The...