Well, not really, but comparing notes with Kite Cowboy later we noticed something about our line sets.
We both bought 90# sets from our local guy, but the 90# set I got from the Kite Shoppe at WSIKF is much thinner. We think that we actually have 150# sets even though Paul had the spool and it was marked 90#. Quite possibly a mistake from the supplier, but that is neither here nor there.
We thought we had 90# lines, probably did not and how we figured this is by how our lines tended to droop more than other people's lines and in the low wind we felt like we were trying to keep a brick in the air. I noticed this the most when Watty was easily staying up with a B-Std sail and I was losing altitude. Now, skill level aside Mark from the Flying Squad also felt my kite was "heavy" when he flew it.
I'm pretty sure the line weight was playing a factor in this.
How much difference would the two weights make overall? Let's pick Sunday as an example where the wind was getting quite light by mid afternoon.
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A funny thing happened on the way to WSIKF...
Well, not really, but comparing notes with Kite Cowboy later we noticed something about our line sets.
We both bought 90# sets from our local guy, but the 90# set I got from the Kite Shoppe at WSIKF is much thinner. We think that we actually have 150# sets even though Paul had the spool and it was marked 90#. Quite possibly a mistake from the supplier, but that is neither here nor there.
We thought we had 90# lines, probably did not and how we figured this is by how our lines tended to droop more than other people's lines and in the low wind we felt like we were trying to keep a brick in the air. I noticed this the most when Watty was easily staying up with a B-Std sail and I was losing altitude. Now, skill level aside Mark from the Flying Squad also felt my kite was "heavy" when he flew it.
I'm pretty sure the line weight was playing a factor in this.
How much difference would the two weights make overall? Let's pick Sunday as an example where the wind was getting quite light by mid afternoon.
Bart
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