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I saw that video. That kite looks awesome. I went to Cedar Beach with a friend on a day when we had nothing to do. It's the only beach I've seen that's bare and that very few people go to-- a true gem for kite flyers. I can understand why few people go there, though. It's rocky. This semester will be brutal, but I'll give you a heads up if I'm free.

Rob, I found your videos on YouTube today and immediately thought you would have posted them here-- I was right. I was watching a video of tricks and saw a user named "Must86" and knew it had to be you. I've been checking out your tricks and kites and eyeing your locations for flying, which I think I realized after watching a few videos. I said to myself "HEEEY! I think I know where that is!" haha You pull off some pretty cool tricks in succession and your flying is really smooth. I've been studying your videos. Keep it up!

Rob, we'll definitely talk. Thanks so much. And thanks to you too, stroke, for getting him to post here! John, i spoke to my father and the Tracker is definitely a Skynasaur. Now i just need to find out the spars used for the leading edges and I'm golden. I'm going to start calling kite shops on the East Coast tomorrow. I can't wait to get his kites fixed so he and I can fly together. Thanks for your help!

Rob, I'm gonna do my best to get pictures of the kites so that I can show people on this forum what they look like. I go to SBU. I was there the day I posted this and was looking at some of the fields. I know Port Jeff is has open spaces too. My only problem is lack of a car, so I'm sort of stuck with the RR. If I can get the rustiness out of my fingers and wrists from 10 years of not flying, and if my father would let me fly his kites without him, I'll be taking the kites out to Stony and flying them in LI. I'll definitely let you know what's going on. Glad to know that there are people who fly in the NYC area. I don't mind being one of the only one's out here, but it's great to know I'm not alone around here.

Stroke, thanks for your posts. Both kites can do tricks. I was watching videos of recently created freestyling an tricks with kites and my father used to do something like it with his kites. The Marlin is a heavy kite though, if I remember correctly, and has a larger wingspan than the Tracker. As to who sold the kites: he bought the Tracker from a store called Go Fly A Kite in Manhattan (NYC), which closed in 2010. He got the Marlin from the two brothers who used to (still do? I'm not sure) own a shop called Caught in a Tree (out in Long Island, NY). They recommended the kite, which was made for advanced fliers, to him after seeing him fly on Jones Beach. My father used to have amazing skill and when we were in the parks he used to draw crowds. They were right to recommend such an advanced kite to someone like my father. John, thanks so much for those pictures. That Merlin is not the Marlin my father has, but the Tracker does look similar. I will try and convince him to let me take pictures of his kites, but being the hovering helicopter parent of them that he is, and not being knowledgeable of computers, I might need to convince him that I'm not gonna sell them, first. He's more protective of them than he is of me, his only child!

Hey all, I first started flying stunt kites in the mid-90s at almost 10 years old (I just turned 21), when my father was at his peak in kite-flying. He owns two kites which I just reminded him about today after years of him not touching them due to time and personal issues. One has a broken spar on the leading edge, the other I'm not sure about. The injuries to the precious UFOs aren't the point. The problem is that he gave me the names of the two kites (after I told him I wanted to take them flying) and I've been searching ALL DAY to figure out who makes these kites and some specifics on them. I've found nothing (absolutely nothing) on these kites. One kite is a "Tracker", the other a "Marlin". Since I haven't been flying in years he's going to let me use the "Tracker" as a trainer kite until I'm comfortable enough flying by myself. The "Marlin" is his pride and joy and he won't let me use it without him there. Before I can use the Tracker, or we both fly together like the good ol' days, I need to get some info on these kites. Can anyone cut the air (HA!) and get me some info on these kites via the internet? Is anyone familiar with these kites? Has anyone flown them? I'm having severe wind withdrawals after seeing someone do some freestyling at a park nearby. I haven't flown in years but I really want to get into flying stunt kites. I love it and miss it immensely, and want to join the stunt kites enthusiasts around the world in flying. I'd like to eventually get, perfect tricks with and teach my father about newer kites and the Revs. But before I can do all that, I need (NEED!) to go flying soon. Very very soon! I'm dying to feel the wind on my back. Help? Someone? ...Please?! What is a "Tracker"? What is a "Marlin"? Are they discontinued models?