Rev Kite Team Notes, The Decorators

Conditions on Saturday were much better than forecast so while there was rain at the beginning and the end of the day the winds did not get too high.Vented kites with 4 wrap were good for much of the day but we switched to 3 wrap later. The kites were packed wet at the end of the day but quickly dried on Sunday morning when we stayed with the same configu...

The train from Lewisham to Blackheath was not due for another 25 minutes so we walked up the hill to the heath from Lewisham accompanied by unexpected light rainfall from high clouds.Arriving on the heath we found from other fliers that what had been a good breeze for standard 1.5 sails (race rods) had faded some time before we arrived. A mix of CR1s and...

The journeys to and from Blackheath were the same as last weekend apart from slight details. (277 not D6 on the return leg)The weather on the heath was much more settled today with no thundery shower concerns.1.5 vented with race to start but soon full sail race. Later almost back to vented.A clear 90 degree shift from East to South took place and we saw...

Bus, Docklands Light Railway and Train delivered us to Blackheath today but it was raining as we arrived c11:00am and it proceeded to get heavier with peals of thunder over the following hour.Soon after 1:00pm there was a gap in the clouds and in slightly steamy conditions we broke out a mix of Rev1, Zen and Robertshaw sails and assorted spar sets.Another...

By way of the D6 (bus), the DLR (docklands light railway) and a 20 minute walk up Royal Hill and Hyde Vale we did get to our usual site. It is currently protected by some military hardware as well as police with automatic devices. A bit surreal really given how quiet the roads were in East London on the way over and how little traffic was passing on the A...

It was a perfect summers day on Blackheath.The wind was light but variable swinging through 90 degrees.It was just right for putting up the JMH Roc.Good for the Robertshaw kites as well.Felix

A bright start today but the clouds gradually thickened.Full 1.5 sails with race rods were fine with the changing NW to SW breeze.Drachen Foundation will be putting out a message soon regarding JMH.So sad.Felix

I set off for Blackheath this morning in a deluge and did not expect to get much flying today. On arrival the rain was settled but there did appear to be some brightness to the north and west. Half an hour later wandering across to look at the temporary 'footbridge' at the entrance to the now closed Greenwich Park the rain eased. A quick fly seeme...

"Race for Life" dominated Blackheath today with 10:30 and 14:30 events. The very limited parking usually available was obviously off limits so we resorted to pay and display in Greenwich Park given that parking restrictions are already in place around Victoria Park near the Olympic site, our usual fall-back site if Blackheath is not available.It i...

The temporary footbridge over Shooters Hill Road (the A2) now spans onto the north edge of our usual field.After heavy overnight rain conditions were blustery on the heath this morning. The 1.5 Xtra vents proved to be just right for some informal flying.I set up the CR Rev1 again this week with additional brake settings and was very interested to find how...