Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators

After a very wet cloudy start to the day the sky cleared from the west and we arrived on Blackheath with a clear sky soon after 11am.  The ground was not as waterlogged as last weekend and the Canada Geese have still not invaded.The wind was changeable but predominately strong so we flew vented with 4 wrap spars.  I was very interested to see that the oth...

Some of us (Felix, Ashley, David) had a great weekend at Ainsdale last week.  The weather was tough but a bit of extra 'brake' was sufficient to keep us flying.This weekend was our team meet event.  A short fly on Saturday, late afternoon, saw the other 4 ex iQuad SLE kites checked out.A succession of squally showers were the theme today.  I will...

A glorious day after yesterday's storms.  There were showers marching eastwards on the southern horizon, maybe over the South Downs or on the Channel coast?On Blackheath we were joined by a new flier.  Rowan was taking a break from his usual Sunday lessons.As an 'almost' first time flier I set him up on a short set of lines with the 1.5 Annive...

Blackheath was being 'cleaned up' after last nights fire works display.  Parking restrictions meant that we convened to the west of the cricket field, uphill from the usual church field site.A fairly smooth easterly breeze was borderline between full sail/race rods(or heavier) and vented/3 wrap.  We opted for the latter and enjoyed the hassle free...

It was sunny on Blackheath today as predicted.  Wind speed was probably 15-20mph so at the top end of comfort level with 1.5 vented on 4 wrap.A 'not very scientific' comparison between Bazzer Pro and early iQuad vented indicated that the [EDIT] 'new' kite is easier to hold on a straight line. <grins>Flying the kite consistently ver...

Martin, Jade, Ashley and I put the four 2 wrap framed ex iQuad kites up when a light breeze finally arrived c12:30 today.They felt crisp and consistent despite our differing selection of handles.  15 inch would be my preference now for sure in light breezes.We flew some simple, but deliberately slow, following moves and had some applause from passers by....

The post office has not delivered the iQuad kites yet...No formal OSOW fly on Blackheath today.A good breeze so vented 1.5 on UL spars for me.  Treacle flying looking for straight arms as default.  Habits are difficult to break despite the obvious advantages.  Repetition is good for setting the precedent...Still waiting to hear from LOCOG.Felix  

After the great hospitality laid on in Potsdam last weekend it seemed very quiet on Blackheath at 10:00am today.There was, however, a light breeze (c6mph) and no hard woody stems at ground level!In the interest of an ongoing discussion I set up the Pro B full sail with Race Rods on 13 inch handles and the Pro B  mid vented, also on Race Rods but with...

The team (6) flew to Potsdam on Friday.It was a great weekend, celebrating the 20 years since The Decs first visit to Berlin and our meeting with    Jørgen Møller Hansen.We flew with Team4Fun in difficult low wind conditions but the weather was gloriously sunny so everyone was happy.Felix  

Arrived on site Saturday morning c9:30am to find the arenas not staked but vehicles parked as anchors in the SLK area.  With the wind in the NE this arena is narrow and with inflatable structures for kids on the North side our traditional location was not viable.  I have to question whether these inflatable structures are appropriate at a kite festival gi...