Sunday was much cooler, much windier and much duller. In the morning, it was a case of flying a ribbon box, which again I let climb to about 800 feet. In the afternoon, I decided to do some KAP from a 56 inch rok. Now interesting, this is the same kite I used in Gillingham the week before, in less wind, but today it as providing less lift. The only difference was the amount of bow put into the spreaders. Anyway, it was a bit of a struggle. I had Matt flying while I operated the remote. We wandered around as best we could, but more of that later.
Lunch was provided at a local cafe and was excellent, enjoyed by all. Meanwhile others carried on flying.
OK that's the fun bit. Now here comes the criticism. Not enough space guys. If you are going to have a kite festival for the public, you need some space for public flying, but the only usable space was a walkway between the two arenas. More space next year please.
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Hi Gareth
Nice to see someone`s blog about Margate IKF. I was there with my 5 year old grandson, and it happened to be our first kite festival. We enjoyed it very much and posted some pics on my website.
Saturday was glorious considering the MET saying there was going to be a down pour. Glad Sunday wasn`t too bad. I agree about the space. I expected a wider area display, but it was still spectacular, thanks to all you great kiters.
Hey Gem, glad you enjoyed it. Kent is going to have several festivals next year. Margate will probably be the biggest, closely followed (we hope) by Dover in July. Then there are three smaller family oriented events - Teston weekends in June and August, at Teston Bridge, just outside Maidstone and Capstone Park in September, which is near Gillingham. If you come along to any next year, come and say hello. You'll find us somewhere where you can find a Kent Kite Flyers banner.
You didn't leave a link to your website. I'd be interested to see your photos.
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