Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 07:42:14 -1000 From: mr.nasty@ix.netcom.com (Frank Kenisky ) Message-Id: <4etidm$t60@cloner2.ix.netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Subject: Kiting World Records??? Just got off the phone with some kite nutz in South Padre Island, TX. He asked how the weather was this far north in TX. (North San Antonio 30 degrees) I told him we were frozen in our house. He said, Yea, it's pretty cold here too. (49 degrees) Well that should last until the better part of the day and then this weekend it should get back to normal (80 degrees). Anyway this is about Kiting World Records... Steve Mutter (aka Dune Head, ask him yourself) and his friend (Sandy Feet, again ask him yourself) are really into this kiting stuff in SPI. Sandy and Dune Head were part of the organization for the SPI event this November. They are wanting to set a world record of some kind with kites. Apparently, the "Sons of the Beach" (a sand castle club) already has a world record for the longest sand castle, they also would like to set a record for most kites in the sky. Dune Head was wondering just how many he would have to put in the sky at once. SPI is a Spring Break meca in South Texas. (There more mating going on than a migration of fruit flies.) Anyway Dune Head, whom already has a sponsor, would like to get as many of these hormone blosseming teens to fly kites. (Almost seems like a fruitless endevor.) But I know Dune Head and I don't think he will give up easily. Anyway the question here is what, if any, is the world's record for the most kites in the sky at once? Anyone guess the least number of kites in the sky at once? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 11:10:39 -1000 From: sparks@netcom.com (Steve Millspaugh) Message-Id: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? : Dune Head was wondering just how many he would have to put in the sky : at once. SPI is a Spring Break meca in South Texas. (There more mating : Anyway the question here is what, if any, is the world's record for the : most kites in the sky at once? The Washington State International Kite Festival used to claim this record. We then learned that some festivals around the world reach numbers a little larger than us. I don't know the world's record, most really big festivals (worldwide) don't do a count. The North American record, set at WSIKF, is somewhere around 4400. I'm replying >From my office, and I don't remember the exact number right now. Steve Millspaugh = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:56:36 -1000 From: dgomberg@ednet1.osl.or.gov (David Gomberg) Message-Id: <4eupu4$svj@ednet1.osl.or.gov> Organization: Eastern Oregon State College Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? >Anyway the question here is what, if any, is the world's record for the most kites in the sky at once? Geeze, I hate to be the one bearing the bad news, but if every man, woman. child, and dog in South Padre Island got out and flew a dozen kites each, they still wouldn't come close to the number flown each festival day in Ahmenabad, India. Rough estimates are well over 1,000,000. Here is a more constructive suggestion. Go for a *North American* record. Long Beach Washington now claims around 5,000 kites as their record. (I'm sure someone will correct me with the exact number.) Go for it! I bit of healthy competition would be fun. Besides, the number is within reasonable reach. Either way, sounds like the folks in SPI are on the right track. They just need to set their sights a bit lower. Hope that helps, Frank. Good luck. -- David Gomberg phone 503-996-3083/fax541-994-9692 Gomberg Kite Productions, International Importer of Peter Lynn giant inflatibles. Email us for prices. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 17:00:15 -1000 From: rodbuggy@aol.com (RODBUGGY) Message-Id: <4euj3v$5b4@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? If I recall correctly there were 4693 kites in the air at the WSIKF on Sunday afternoon last August. At the moment I can't seem to find the exact number but this one is close I think. Rodbuggy I haven't been to the beach for 3 weeks and my buggy is lonely:( = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 17:00:15 -1000 From: rodbuggy@aol.com (RODBUGGY) Message-Id: <4euj3v$5b4@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? If I recall correctly there were 4693 kites in the air at the WSIKF on Sunday afternoon last August. At the moment I can't seem to find the exact number but this one is close I think. Rodbuggy I haven't been to the beach for 3 weeks and my buggy is lonely:( = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 2 Feb 1996 18:56:36 -1000 From: dgomberg@ednet1.osl.or.gov (David Gomberg) Message-Id: <4eupu4$svj@ednet1.osl.or.gov> Organization: Eastern Oregon State College Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? >Anyway the question here is what, if any, is the world's record for the most kites in the sky at once? Geeze, I hate to be the one bearing the bad news, but if every man, woman. child, and dog in South Padre Island got out and flew a dozen kites each, they still wouldn't come close to the number flown each festival day in Ahmenabad, India. Rough estimates are well over 1,000,000. Here is a more constructive suggestion. Go for a *North American* record. Long Beach Washington now claims around 5,000 kites as their record. (I'm sure someone will correct me with the exact number.) Go for it! I bit of healthy competition would be fun. Besides, the number is within reasonable reach. Either way, sounds like the folks in SPI are on the right track. They just need to set their sights a bit lower. Hope that helps, Frank. Good luck. -- David Gomberg phone 503-996-3083/fax541-994-9692 Gomberg Kite Productions, International Importer of Peter Lynn giant inflatibles. Email us for prices. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 14:17:47 -1000 From: emk@via.at (Ernst Markus Kofler) Message-Id: <4f66mj$jte@newsfeed.via.at> Organization: Vianet Austria Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? Hi! >Anyway this is about Kiting World Records... >Anyone guess the least number of kites in the sky at once? At Euro Cup 1994, 40 Kites (Flexifoil Scorpion) were forming a kind of circle in the Air. This record was sponsored by flexifoil and I'm not yet sure if it is really official. I did not yet read the latest issue of the guinness book of records 1995. It looked very good when 40 kites of the same colour (black, red and white), leaded by Carl Robertshaw, started one by one into the sky. When kite #40 came up, we had the total chaos. Too little wind, too many pilots without team experience (speed control). It would be great to form a world record MEGATEAM. Demonstrations could be flown at Competition events, when all the team pilots come together anyway. There are some figures that could be typical for great teams: Mary-go-round, formations, symmetrical circles (1 left - 2 right - 3 left - 4 right - forming two symmetrical circles in the sky) and many more. The start could be parted in two groups (eg 10 left, 10 right), then, during a maneuver, they form one line. Cheers, Ernst G'day, mate! Ernst Markus Kofler emk@via.at Team "Kite-O-holix" Pair "Just4Fun" = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 00:30:56 -1000 From: hayden1009@aol.com (Hayden1009) Message-Id: <4f9v10$a3c@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: Re: Kiting World Records??? In article <4etidm$t60@cloner2.ix.netcom.com>, mr.nasty@ix.netcom.com(Frank Kenisky ) writes: >Anyone guess the least number of kites in the sky at once? One, last Sunday at Jones Beach. I just finished tweeking my newly build single line delta (thanks for all hints & suggestions from rec.kiters). It was 15 degrees, I don't want to think about the wind chill (thank god for ski clothes). There was wind blown snow and wind blown sand and sand blown on powder snow bols. The waves were fierce and the sun was bright, narey a cloud in the sky. There were ice formations at the water's edge and the sun glistened off of them. The kite flew like a magic carpet in the bright blue sky. Occassionally a flock of gulls would swope down to determine if it was good to eat. But other than that there were no other kites or people (except for Me, Mark, Dad and some guy taking pictures). It was lovely. Alice Alice Hayden 8^) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =