Archive for January, 2005

Doublestar update 2

Tuesday, January 18th, 2005

The Double Star is going well, assembling the “A” panels to form the tunnel for the center spar was a bit of a challenge. When I build the second half of the kite I am sure I will do a better job. Read the rest of this entry »

BFKK - Picavet

Monday, January 17th, 2005

A good friend of mine and I decided to take a closer look at the picavet that comes with the BFKK. The PeKabe blocks are extremely small and smooth. After a few minutes we had the PeKabe blocks attached and the line threaded properly through the hangups. Read the rest of this entry »

Brooxes Finest Kap Kit

Friday, January 14th, 2005

Well, I decided to take the plunge and try my hand at KAP. After researching KAP rigs on the net, I figured the best way to get up and running was to use a kit. Luckily Brooks Leffler provides such a kit. Read the rest of this entry »

Building a Double Star

Sunday, January 9th, 2005


A really hot kite came up on the kitebuilder.com forums back in March of 2004. The kite is called the double star built by Ferruh Baysu. The kite is about 10 feet across and about 5 feet tall. Read the rest of this entry »

New Years Eve Picnic

Saturday, January 1st, 2005

Every new years eve we spend time with two good friends, Scott and Linda. We usually gather at our place or theirs for finger foods, games and a movie but this time we decided to try something a little different. Read the rest of this entry »