Second Sunday in the lockdown and I did get out in the sunny conditions to do a near normal bicycle circuit.  The parks were very busy so it was on the roads around Victoria Park.  QE Park was busier than normal and the River Lea was fast moving although not as high as I have seen it.

The package of kite components arrived from Denmark during the week and the presence of two 1cm D-rings led to some speculation regarding the JMH 120 cell Expansible Box Kite from 1996.  The D-rings in it are rusty but I had cleaned and waxed them hoping to keep them stable.  The PVC tubing has not started to disintegrate yet but that is probably just a matter of time.  Replacing 960 spar end fittings will be quite a challenge but it might be possible to replace the metal components with ‘string’ and save quite a bit of weight!

We also saw some discussion about the sparing of the Modell Deutsche Seewarte 1904.  In the circumstances we’ll probably just treat it as a light wind kite and not worry too much about the historical form.

It is looking as if it will be another wet week so I may have extra time again for kite work or web site work in the coming days.  I do have some trips to Japan to document but that may have to wait for ‘retirement’!

Felix