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John Barresi

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  1. We're pleased to yet again announce the next prize being given away to our most appreciated supporters, the Kitelife Subscribers... For roughly 10 cents per day they play a major role in keeping KL growing in every way. A Freestylist by Skyburner Kites, roughly a $150 value! You can sign up here. Odds of winning for this prize is currently 1/180, and will be drawn on May 5th, 2006! http://www.kitelife.com/prizes/freestylist47/index.htm Our thanks, and the very best to you... Let the drooling begin!
  2. Related thread on Kitebuilder.com: http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=36862
  3. Sounds like a great premise for an article in Kitelife... Anyone up for it?
  4. The Acrobatx will actually take a pretty decent beating... It's ranked as an intermediate kite, and was designed for a little abuse... Rods are pultruded, so it won't be as costly to replace anything if it does break. If you're really keen on learning on something else less expensive first, you might look at the Cherry Bomb by New Tech... Around $50, it's a decent flier. The key is, you really won't be able to do much on kites for under $80... For only $30 more than the Cherry Bomb, the Acrobatx is the first in it's price range that will allow you to do some of the higher end tricks, take some punishment, and not hurt your wallet too bad.
  5. I've heard that from a lot of people, and I don't doubt it... But I rarely have more than one or two spins to get out myself.
  6. I use one winder for a set of four lines, leave the handles on, pair the left/right sides together at the kite end and wind up from there... Unwinding entails staking my handles down, walking away with the kite and hooking it up when I come to the end. Never found any practical difference between straight winding and figure 8 winding.
  7. No report in this next issue (4/1), but the following on 6/1. Too much else I need to do in the next week and a half before I leave for France.
  8. Is that clearer? Same text that was there, enlarged and turned color.
  9. Nobody gets the new issue until it's release date. April 1st
  10. Discussion regarding this article in issue 47, available on April 1st. http://www.kitelife.com/magazine/issue47/tba47
  11. I think a good number of the compulsories were worked on by Dave Hansen and Mike Gillard... I know that John Mitchell has a hand in some now and then as well. Not sure about this one though.
  12. Discussion in the committee has been initiated, I'll keep you posted on our final decision... Might take a couple weeks, and wouldn't take effect until the 2007 season. Keep practicing!
  13. As AKA Sport Kite Chair, I'm going to move that we strike the leading edge landing and replace it it optional pancake or two-point landing.
  14. For the launch, circle and land, it's a bit tricky... I'll do my best to explain: Fly the maneuver... Now the kite is headed directly at the ground... About a foot or two off the ground, slightly pull on the left line to cock the nose towards the right... Immediately after the slight left hand pull, give that same hand all the way out with a big step forward at the same time. The idea is to get the lowermost leading edge parallel with the ground, then to lay the uppermost wing back so the kite sets firmly and evenly on the lowermost leading edge. It's actually much harder than a pancake landing, and about a technical as a proper two-point landing. Ask more questions if necessary, not a problem.
  15. LOL - Paul DeBokker got put up at the raisin ranch last year... Watch out for the old bitties, they like the young stuff.
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    NWSKL competition in Ocean Shores, WA. For more info, contact: flying(AT)cuttingedgekites(DOT)com
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    The Northwest Sport Kite League holds it's annual meeting, first weekend of April. More info, and special room rates: http://nwskl.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=114
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    The World Sport Kite Championships is returning to France! Sixteen top level teams from nine countries have confirmed their participation in this year's event, all battling for the highest award sport kiting has to offer! Also returning will be the top three teams from last year's event in Lincoln City... Cutting Edge (defending champions - from the USA), Tame Bird (2nd - from France) and Watnu (3rd - from Germany). **This event will be dedicated to the memory of Mike Gillard. Check in for daily updates with news, results and photos 4/10 through 4/14: http://www.kitelife.com/archives/wskc06
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    Lincoln City, OR – All are invited to come and experience the incredible sights and sounds of indoor kite flying, March 24-26, 2006, at the third annual Lincoln City Indoor Kite Festival. This unique event will feature some of the best indoor kite fliers from the Northwest, the United States, and the world... In addition, this particular venue offers an incredible amount of indoor space, which allows everyone to get time on the floor with their kites. Featured fliers include acrobatic entertainment artists, Lee and Debbie Park. The Parks defy gravity by combining choreographed indoor kite flying and gymnastics. They have performed around the world including for the World Figure Skating Championships in Germany and the recent Hilton Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular in Atlanta. Lee and Debbie will be working with other sponsored fliers to create an evening indoor performance on Friday and Saturday nights. More info can be found here: http://www.kitelife.com/archives/issue45/lcindoor45/index.htm
  20. Yep. I prefer poly myself... Might not last as LONG as some nylon sails, but as long as I get 1-1/2 to 2 years out of a kite, I don't care... The difference in performance is worth it. With dual line kites, poly has a tendency to crack near the stress points (wisker pockets) during Jacob's Ladder, Multi-Lazy, etc... But again, it's worth it... And not an issue if properly reinforced. Poly seems to hold light wind better (less porus?), and tends to shed/dump high winds better... So I find my wind range is extended over all.
  21. Yes, custom order... No idea about cost. Quality of manufacture is higher with the SLE, and better sail cloth... Far as I know. Mylar is "slippery" in the air, doesn't cup the wind as well... Slightly less precise. Also, fabric stretches over time... Mylar doesn't... So you eventually end up with a partially stretched sail, which is aerodynamically uneven.
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