Q: How you extend kite lines? A: Easily make them longer by adding a ‘leader’ kite line in required length. Use your usual larks head knot between bridle and flying lines. Leaders are also useful to protect your kite from the flying lines cutting into your sail when flying wrapped-up manoeuvres. For those kind of […]
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While it would be a stretch to say Ireland invented the wind, what we can take some pride in is 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, as summarised and simplified
Limited edition produced by Level One from the start of a series of the open-source freestyle kite “Magnet” by David Krüger. > Gallery of Magnet kites home built > Open source plan for the Magnet kite Read a review of the Magnet at > Kite Clique
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Do you want to launch a kite and park it in the sky, steer a kite around in the sky, or pull yourself across the beach? – You decide. One Line/ Single Line Kites A single string connects the kite to the winder to make these kites as simple and playful as childhood. Single line
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Blast from the past. Tricky Flickery stunt kite video from 1996. (A leap year like 2024.) Classic freestyle video featuring Andy Preston, Paul Latham, Carl Robertshaw and others flying the Stranger, Psycho and Matrix kites from Flexifoil. Includes split-screen tutorials how to control a sport kite.
