This is my first blog post, so welcome to my website!
I aim to present information on kiting in the Northwest, Cody War kites, Lincoln City, and probably a thing or two on Scouting.
Yesterday I stopped at D River Wayside in hopes of my latest Cody (Extended Wing with top-deck and rudder), a gold one for my Dad.
When I got there, I spotted a delta wing sport kite that looked familiar. Turned out, it was my friend Al Washington, from Portland. He was headed home from the kite show at Brookings Harbor, that was a great show again this year.
I popped one of my kites in the air with the screens I use to make the kite stiffer, and disappointed with the inconsistency of the wind at around 50 feet, I put the kite up around 120 feet.
Nearby, there was a family with three young boys enjoying the warm temperature, mild breeze, and clear skies. Their toddler clearly wanted to grab one of my kites and stick it his mouth. Cute kids, I felt bad, that I hadn’t brought my little Teddy Bear kites along.
I clipped my second kite to the first, and sent it up, but quickly discovered that the kite wanted to over-fly the pilot in the day’s wind. While I had left my drogues (for training in higher winds) at home, I was not willing to throw in the towel yet, so I ran the second kite up until it locked in with the first.
Frankly, I was stunned when this worked, and excited to learn a new trick. The kites were closer than I like, but they flew so well, I may have to reconsider my preferences.
I clipped the new kite to the train, and ran it right up to the others. Once it locked in and I tied it off, I stopped to get these pictures.
Unfortunately I had an appointment to get to (and some errands after that), so I put the kites away and headed out then. Maybe next time I’ll get some time to play.