Kite Gallery

This is a upside down gallery.  The most recent photos are at the top.

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11th August 2003 - Some photos of my buggy foils.  They pretty much follow the Junkie design, but are recreated in my Surfplan program, with some small modifications along the way.  The red/yellow/blue kite is a 3m, and the red/white kite is my 5m.  Both are flying in almost no wind on this particular day, so if you look closely, there's some inflation problems, but in good wind, there's no sign of this, and these are awesome kites.


22nd May 2002 - These were such amazing photos that I had to put them on.  Roland Zellweger from Switzerland took these photos in the Phillippines of his Dabbler 2.2.  He even tried kite surfing with it, but alas, the 2.2 is a bit small for that.  :)


27th Dec 2001 - Photos of the Dribbler 5.5.  These are the first prototype photos.  The photos were taken at dusk, so they are dark, but they show the basic idea.  Some photos show slight wingtip distortion, partly due to luffing, and partly due to no wingtip struts yet.


6th Dec 2001 - Here's some pics of my homemade buggy.  It didn't work that well.  The wheels were too thin and sink into any but very hard sand, and the rear wheels kept bending.  But hey, it was fun and a complete waste of money, and that's what hobbies are all about.  I've since bought a PL Bigfoot which is much better for real buggying.  Craig's the one flying the invisible kite.  I'm the one pushing the wheels.

Here's some good photos of my Dabbler 2.2.  It's holding it's shape quite well despite the wrong material.


22rd Sep 2001 - Here's a couple of speedwing shots.  This was my first kite.  Good fun, but need the right wind conditions, and under too much power, they bend and stop working.  They look nice in the sunset though.  :)