Rilland

While everybody was watching footbal (The Netherlands versus Mexico), I was flying my kite in Rilland..., It was so quite there...   why why... ;-)

A few other places in the neighborhood worthwhile to visit:
- Paal
- Rilland
- Landscape
- Domburg
- Zierikzee


KAP, Kite Aerial Photography, Kites: Rokkaku, Aurico, Canon G15

Sola kites

Sola I  The announcement
Sola II The Festival seen from above 
Sola III  The neighbourhood
Sola IV The harbor 
Sola V   Sola beach views

Sint Anneke Plage

It's always a pleasure when the local newspaper is writing something about "special" activities seen in and around Antwerp...
An afternoon flying my kites at Sint Anneke plage...

Portsmouth

First time that I am invited at the Portsmouth kite festival in August.
Looking forward to be there!

Portsmouth on facebook.
Portsmouth on the internet.

Coming Art

Last month, I participated in a exibition of some "young" artist in Antwerp. Although kites is not the most easy thing to show, I do believe that it was a success...

A few more

Thanks to Livia Lancelot for these nice pictures

KAPfoil 1,6

I just received this picture from somebody that saw me flying in Guadelope.

My new KAP Foil 1.6 designed by Ralf Beutnagel bought at Kapshop.com.
Great kite for the higher (steady) wind range.
Width: 130 cm / 51"
Height:  120 cm / 47"
Sail:  Ripstop Nylon
Line rec.: Polyester 90 kg / 200 lb.
Wind range: 2-6 Bft. (11-49 km/h / 7-31 mph)

Link 1:   The kapfoil I made a few years ago for Jim Day
Link 2:   Some flowform drawings
Link 3:   My original flowform made and designed by Ivo van Olmen
Link 4:  Kapfoil 1,6
Link 5:  Kapfoil 5,0

KAP, Kite Aerial Photography, Kites: Rokkaku, Aurico, Canon G15

Zeevaartschool

some more pictures

 

HZS

Also in the newspaper; Gazet Van Antwerpen of 21 10 2010 (Printed on 400.000 ex.)

and in the Standard

Holy Man

My Holy man kite

(made in mutual agreement with Jim Day).

If  you want to see the original Holy Man kite created by Nicolas Chorier:  Please check the following link:

India: A kite's eye view

The "holy man" imagined by Nicolas Chorier in India, initially crafted by Robert Brasington in Tasmania, fine tuned by Jim Day in Seattle, tested in Seaside Oregon.
A wonderful kite, extremely stable, with a great lifting power and without too much pull.(size is 12 feet) According to Pierre Lesage

Holy man  2,20m wide and 3,0m high, The total surface is 5,2m²; Sail surface is 4,2m².  Frame made glasfiber  Black/Green Skytex fabric,  Bridle and flying line: Climax Blackline.
A short movie from Leon Choong made at the Borneo kite festival in Bintulu Sarawak

Maple

A  leaf kite designed by Christophe Tournay 

Made in a kite workshop organized by the ZVV - Holland

click here to see the drawing 

Sola IV The harbor

Our first day was grey in Sola...nonetheless beautiful scenery there... you gone love it .  The last picture in the row is our"beachhouse" where we stayed with the whole kite team.


Some more things about the festival:

Sola I  The announcement
Sola II The Festival seen from above 
Sola III  The neighbourhood
Sola IV The harbor

Sola 2014 seen from the sky

Some picture of the Sola festival seen from a  camera hanging a 100 meter above the crowd.

Some more things about the festival:

Sola I  The announcement
Sola II The Festival seen from above 
Sola III  The neighbourhood
Sola IV The harbor 
Sola V   Sola beach views

Stars

 

There is much to say about the symbolic of all these stars.

Anyway, This Circoflex kite is a real eye catcher at your festival

See also:

Some data and plans on how to make a Circoflex

My Circoflex consists of 20 panels of 60 by 60 cm with gold colored stars stitched in. A panel of 5 cm (with seam) at the front containing a glass fibre rod of 4mm. At the back we have also a 5cm panel with a 2mm line to ply the fabric into a curve that increases the wind pressure. 12 bridles that joined in groups of 7 and 5, interconnected with a string to adjust the flight angle.      The inventors of the Circoflex are Tom Oostveen Helmut Schiefer my kite was built based on the info found on the website of Anthony Thyssen     (pictures: mieke.deblaere & Jeroen)

1000 holes

On other great picture of this kite in Sola; Norway
The plan
Cutting Edge

Vented Easy bol consist of 12 panels of 74cm -150 cm with 120 burned holes of 2cm in each panel. 8 meter bridle line

Oil

More than 10 meters of pipe...I am sure that they will need it.

(Made at the time that there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico) 

Some more info:

-  OIL I

-  OIL II

-  OIL III

Cutting edge

Rotor with a red cutting edge 

Based on the Easy Bol Plan found on different websites. Scaled down from the original plan by approximaty 50%. (see also "1000 holes"). Red Dacron reinforcement areas and Eyelet inserted for connecting the 12 bridle lines of 3 meter each.. Yields a bol of about 1,5 m in diameter when inflated and spinning

Some other pictures (Zeebrugge)

Some other pictures (Sola)

Plan 

Some more: The drawing
Some more: The palace of justice 
Some more: For my friend Bouch
Some more: Folon 

Fish

A Long fin Banner Fish based on a design of Robert Van Weers (New Zealand) . The Heniochus acuminatus is it’s scientific name. This piece of line art is1,75 cm tall.

53 on a string

 

The Malay kite with in the background a train of 53 Eddy kites

extras

Black & White

One out of a couple, This kite is combing the best design elements of a Sled and a Flare. Stable, strong, for light-wind and it flies at a high line angle. The Fled is my preferred KAP kite.  

Based on a plan of Bill Wilson at the Kitebuilders forum

Birds

A flock of 11 birds on one single string

Some links:

- Birds-

- Birds on a single line

- Birds in Borneo

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