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Nelson Minar
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I spend far too much time in front of a computer.
In an attempt to have some hobby other than computer
geekdom, I've decided to try kite geekdom.
I fondly remembering flying
Saul's
power kites: 300lbs of lift
== exhilarating flight. I'm also
inspired by Kite Aerial
Photography.
But that's all too hardcore so I set out today to learn some simple stunt kite flying. A bit of searching revealed that HighLine Kites is the Bay Area place to go to buy a kite. Tom sells kites out of his RV at the Berkeley Marina, a prime kite-flying spot. Lots of kite geeks. Tom's great, by the way. I liked the Prism kites website, so after spending some time with Tom's advice I'm the proud owner of a new E2. Modern kites are pretty amazing technology, full of graphite and mylar and exotic polymer line. Alas, the line was my downfall; I made a bone-headed mistake and tangled one of the lines while setting up and after a frustrating hour of attempting to untangle the fog rolled in and I gave up. (Hint: pulling on knots does not make them better). I'm untangled and ready to try again tomorrow. Update 2004-07-04: success, at Balboa Park. |
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