Steve was with me in spirit today

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[Allen Carter]

When Steve Hall decided to sell a bunch of his kites, I was fortunate to snap up his favorite TrickTail UL and then later he was incredibly generous in passing on his BMK Muse, #0.

These two kites more than any others are the essence of the Kite Kid, so when I went down to Seaside beach today for a dose of laboratory grade wind it felt like Steve was there with me all day.

Thanks for all you've done for me over the years, Steve. I'm honored to fly these kites.





I also flew my new Proph. It's sweet.



It was an amazing day on the Bay

[cgregurich73]

I need that kind of scenerary around here to fly ..

[lylenc]

Great looking kites and pictures. I have beach envy! Big or small, size does not matter.

Saturday's wind here was 0 - 14 mph, with 15 minute cycles and a few 90 degree wind shifts. At least the lulls were only a couple of minutes or less and no 180 degree shifts.

Flew a Barresi 1.5 with 3-wrap to handle a majority of the constantly changing conditions. Practiced horizontal and vertical ladders and stationary wing tip pivots plus some clockwork, but still not as smooth as desired. Finally got too chilled to fly when the wind kicked up to a steady double digits later in the day - but was tempted to stay and fly the Rev II, my favorite. Back home, a pizza and cold beer with a hot tea chaser got me warmed up.

Thanks for the pictures.

[Alfredo]

That Prophecy looks great!
Thanks for posting and congrats on your new kites.
Alfredo

[mnkypkl]

Hi Allen,
Nice of you to acknowledge Steve's generosity, we can tell the kites have gone to a good home. I am a new flyer that lives in Oakdale, CA. I noticed you are from Sunnyvale and took a road trip to Seaside to fly. Where from your experience is the best wind? Seaside, Berkeley, Redwood Shores or ? I currently fly at a nearby lake, Woodward Res., and realize the value of a steady breeze. I took my kite on a ski vacation to Squaw Valley and flew in the meadow at Squaw. Wow, that was a lesson. Try flying in the Sierra's with wind gusts coming off the mountain.Good Lesson, not really fun flying. Now with springtime coming up I'd like to take some weekends and go somewhere with reallly good wind. Suggestions?

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