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Excellent wind today! She flew with Twin tails and also with a 33' center tail (not shown)!

Just some fun days on the beach.

If it floats the boat (makes the kite fly), go for it 🤪

Well, that is pretty amazing. NOT your “painted knots”, but your “Bose”, which I couldn’t help but notice in the background. I’m sitting here, right now, listening to the exact same unit. Ok, ok, off topic I know. Just had to comment ! 😁

Thanks for your reply, but... I paint the knots the colors of the rainbow because then they match my rainbow kite. What can I say? I like pretty stuff! It also eliminates the chance of flying on two different knots by accident (yes, I have totally done that!). This way, I just larkshead to red, or green, etc. I just painted a couple of new sets of leaders over the weekend... I'll upload a photo.

They might need to put a patch on one eye.. It seems their new ideas are the ones that others have had..

By Jove, I think you've got it! If you're painting the knots to keep them from fraying it takes a lot of time. Faster and less expensive way is to trim the ends about 1/16" away from the knot and use a butane lighter to flame/melt them down to the knot. The melted material fuses with and becomes part of the knot. With a little scrap bridle line and a bit of practice you will end up with a knot that will never ever come apart, no matter how hard you try.

Envious. My wallet aches just at the thought of the size of the astonishing bag!

I would give the above post two likes if I could. I admired Rob's kite so much I got one for myself. It is a beauty! SHBKF

I have found that DC and double-DC kites fly WAY better than traditional flat Deltas. I have a number of both, and that's been my experience. I've talked with others who claim to never have problems with regular deltas, but I find that they have a smaller wind range, and are not very tolerant of anything but smooth wind. Ghost or Pyro deltas are a different story, they are very stable in a wide variety of winds, but the traditional triangle delta is not a set it & forget it kind of kite, they will end up on the ground if not constantly tended to. One exception to this in my collection is an 11' mesh delta, that isn't too bad, but still ends up on the ground unexpectedly. The DC and double DCs can be staked out and fly for hours, and will be in the sky where you left them unless the wind drops. By far, this is my favorite, it flies in 5-25 mph winds, bumpy, choppy, or smooth... all day long.