Join us at the Wicklow Regatta Festival. Black Castle Observatory on Sun, 2nd August 2026 from 11 am to 1pm for a Kite Painting Workshop (bring markers, crayons, paint) and Kite Flying Demos later on from noon to 3pm. – Or just bring your own kite and colour the sky with us! Everybody’s welcome! Select […]
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Most two line, stunt, sport, speed kites look like this in general. Terms are used to identify parts of your stunt kite; Your stunt kite parts named. The other part is your kite sail.
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While it would be a stretch to say Ireland invented the wind, what we can take some pride of that in 1805 a native of Navan, Francis Beaufort, invented the Beaufort Scale. This scale with thirteen stages from zero to Force 12 remains the premier guide to wind conditions – Conditions are taken with a
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Below is a video tutorial how to tie a larks head knot or loop. This is the only knot you ever need for flying sport and stunt kites. Use the larks head knot to attach flying lines to the bridle points (pig tails) of your stunt kite. At the other end of the lines use
If you are searching for a stunt kite for beginners, you will find as much information as different kites. From our long time experience we’d like to mention a couple of useful pointers to consider: Most beginners don’t like to spend a lot money on their first kite, even if it would be sensible to do
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Level One’s Sport Kite Flying Guide consists of twelve bi-lingual pages. ‘Get the feeling – reach the sky.’ Click on image to view or right-click to download (pdf-26.4MB). Enjoy the blast from the past, 2001 to be precise.
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