Spence Watson

Member Since 10 May 2007
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About Me

I am Spencer “Watty” Watson. I have been flying Revolution kites since August of 2005. I first became interested in kites after visiting the Washington State International Kite Festival (WSIKF) in 2005 on a family vacation, and learned how to fly. In 2006 I returned and spent all week keeping the company of Ben Dantonio and Lolly Hadzicki of Revolution Kites. When the week came to an end, they gave me my first Revolution kite. I began flying indoors a year later at WSIKF 2007.
In 2011 I was thoroughly introduced to dual line kite flying by John Barresi with his kite from Into The Wind, the Kymera.
In 2012 I co-founded the indoor Rev team FlyForm along with John and TK Barresi.

As I gained more experience in kiting, I wanted to give something back to the kiting community. In 2009 I created a series of indoor and outdoor video tutorials, aptly named “Windless With Watty” and “Windy With Watty,” respectively.

In 2008, I began competing in Experienced class Multiline competition in the Northwest Sport Kite League (NWSKL). In 2010 I placed first in the Experienced Multiline Ballet at the American Kiting Association’s (AKA) Grand Nationals in Seaside, OR. I am now competing in Master’s class of Multiline competition, and performing in events around the world.

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Member Title Watty
Age 19 years old
Birthday June 23, 1992
Gender
Male
Location
Vancouver, WA
Interests
Flying all kinds of sport kites

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Flying Since
2005
Favorite Kite(s)
Revolution B-PRO
Country
United States

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Posts I've Made

In Topic: Glider Tricks

Yesterday, 06:45 PM

One of my favorites is something that I've seen Paul de Bakker do in many occasions with the skate. If you fly the kite with the nose pointed straight up and the sail loaded, give a small tug, then release, to get the kite to reach an apex, then glide toward you for a catch

In Topic: Goofing around trick

19 May 2012 - 02:59 PM

You may benefit from checking out the Randy G video tutorials. Here's one that is very similar to the trick you are describing: https://www.youtube....h?v=D6UrwpjEr44

In Topic: Aye from Bonnie Scotland !

18 May 2012 - 09:16 AM

Glad to see you here! Welcome to Kitelife!

In Topic: Vortex/Maxima

09 May 2012 - 09:14 PM

John Barresi, on 09 May 2012 - 06:15 AM, said:

Heya Hoodoo, sorry to say I've never heard of that model... Any idea who makes it?

And... Cost, framing, sail material?

Looking at the url where that picture came from, it's a discontinued kite by New Tech. Price is shown as $159 for the Maxima, and $164 for the Vortex.

The info is found on the bottom of this page:
http://www.foreverfl...om/newtech.html

I also found an old Kite Lines article in our archive that talks a decent bit about it. The segment begins on page 14 of the Kite Lines issue found here:
http://www.kitelife....mmer-fall-1995/

From what I can tell, the Maxima and Vortex are the same kite, with a different panel layout. Sounds like a big kite that pulls. Wind range from 4-25mph-ish. Sounds like a sturdy build too.

In Topic: Considering Going to WSIKF for the first time.

11 April 2012 - 10:07 AM

I totally encourage it. WSIKF is where I first picked up a stunt kite, and I've been back every year since. It's a huge beach, and a huge festival with a lot going on. The only thing to know is that this festival is quite popular, and the hotels have a tendency to run out of rooms, so best to book your reservations early.

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