BOSM - shall I bring a kite?

Just a thought, given the weekend is a long one, and the weather looks
reasonable - does anybody fancy having a play with some large kites?

If so, I'll bring them along - only thing we need to do then is find a
large park area / friendly farmers field that's not surrounded by trees.

Could provide some light entertainment, sillyness and photo
opportunites. Oh, and a chance for some of the lighter wieght amongst
you to get airborne!

 

<bounces>
<me, me, me, I love big kites>

This means I have to turn up at some point then?

Lots of trees about though.

<nods> This is why I love big kites.

 

You mean like carsington water, about a mile away?

We might just see somebody take off if the wind gets up.

 

Doesnotcompute wrote

Kin shame I am not going, I could bring the components for an English
Fighting Kite.

 

Lady Nina wrote:

Sold to the lady in latex!

errr did I mention there might be a small non financial fee?

 

Lady Nina wrote

Pah, I speet on your easy to fly toys.

 

assuming that's not a lake, then yes, possibly.
I also thought about a quick run from Oulton to Southport - the beach
there is perfect.

If I bring the largest kite (I won't) someone like Loz would take off in
a mere breeze!

 

It's a resevoir, a huge one, used for boating.. There's lots of grassy
parkland to the side of it.

 

Ginge wrote:

sounds likely.....

 

Doesnotcompute wrote

Far too fucking easy. Try it with a four foot Coyne kite made out of
balsa and polyester tissue (and the tiniest smidgen of carbon and kevlar
reinforcing)

 

On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 17:11:44 +0100, Doesnotcompute

Isn't that your missuses web site with contact details in your sig?

 

Lady Nina wrote:

you're right it isn't.

 

Do you use them for kite buggying or similar, or just getting dragged across
fields on your arse? Just curious, 'cos I've been known to indulge in a bit
of kitesurfing.

 

Keelworm wrote

Used to be. I like free flight.

I had a lot of fun dabbling with electric F/F duration.

 

Monkey wrote:

I have buggy'd but don't own one.

that has been known

oooh *huge* kites there then!
I thought my 4 and 8 msq kites were big until I saw a surfer with a 14!

 

Doesnotcompute posted:

Ooo - I used to go kite flying. Still got two kites in the garage
somewhere - one plastic (the first one) and a fabric one (the second
one). They were steerable and everything, but it sounds like yours will
be much more impressive.

 

My biggest is a 16msq (actual rather than projected - dunno how yours are
measured). Means I can get out on the water in 10mph winds. Bloody scary
when you get big gusts coming through though.

 

Yes please,

<Ian runs off to check life insurance>

 

Have you read 'The wasp Factory' ?

I've always felt uneasy about large kites since reading that :-/


--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

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