Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 15:26:43 -1000 From: Russell Grocott Message-Id: <311E9753.5C39@kobi.demon.co.uk> Subject: rareair Hi New to kiting I recently purchased a kite from a local dealer (Sheffield, UK), and was wondering if anybody could tell me anything about it, as the guy that sold it to me could not. It's a 6 foot (closer to 6.5) stunt kite, made by the 'RAREAIR' Kite company apparently based in the UK but thats all I know. I would also be interested to hear from anybody who knows of kite groups or clubs in the South Yorkshire area. Cheers Russell Grocott Russell@kobi.demon.co.uk = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 07:39:19 -1000 From: Rodger Duffett Message-Id: <311F7B47.143F@ray.uct.ac.za> Organization: University of Cape Town Subject: Re: rareair Hello All, Russell wrote... > the guy that sold it to me could not. It's a 6 foot (closer to 6.5) > stunt kite, made by the 'RAREAIR' Kite company apparently based in the It could be one of Zbys Kaczmarek's kites. Zbys ran Rare Air Kites from the UK for a number of years but is now back in Cape Town. He has a range of stunters - Flash Angel, Wind Warrior, Stealth etc... -- __________________________________________________________________ Rodger Duffett Internet Address: rodger@ray.uct.ac.za Dept. Radiation Oncology Telephone : +2721 404 3135 Radiobiology Section University of Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital South Africa = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 23:02:51 -1000 From: jim@oasis.icl.co.uk (Jim Cheetham) Message-Id: <4fmvnr$hfs@eccles.dsbc.icl.co.uk> Organization: ICL, Bracknell, UK Subject: Re: rareair Rodger Duffett (rodger@ray.uct.ac.za) wrote: : Russell wrote... : > the guy that sold it to me could not. It's a 6 foot (closer to 6.5) : > stunt kite, made by the 'RAREAIR' Kite company apparently based in the : It could be one of Zbys Kaczmarek's kites. Zbys ran Rare Air Kites from : the UK for a number of years but is now back in Cape Town. He has a range : of stunters - Flash Angel, Wind Warrior, Stealth etc... Yeah, this sounds quite likely. A description of the sail might help to identify it - where the colour flashes run, and so forth. At around the 6 foot size there is the high-wind Cheeteye (sp?), and Air Devil, possibly the Pro Shield (though I think that's closer to 5 foot) ... -- _____ ceci n'est ____ _ pas une _ _ email (__ __) o ______ ( __)( )_ ___ ___ _( )_( )_ ___ ______ (____) (_)(_)()(_) (____)(_)_)(__=)(__=) (_)_(_)_)(___)_(_)()(_) www.guernsey.net/~jim +44 1344 472537 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 09:56:31 -1000 From: mkf@canleo.demon.co.uk (Julie White) Message-Id: <824125798.12095@canleo.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: rareair Russell Grocott wrote: >New to kiting I recently purchased a kite from a local dealer (Sheffield, >UK), and was wondering if anybody could tell me anything about it, as >the guy that sold it to me could not. It's a 6 foot (closer to 6.5) >stunt kite, made by the 'RAREAIR' Kite company apparently based in the UK >but thats all I know. Rare Air kites were manufactured by Zbys Kaczmarek in St Ives, Cornwall until end '94 when he went back to Cape Town. I have two of his kites, a Pro-Air Cheetah, and a Flash Rat, very steady kites that I have had loads of great times with, until trick flying came along and altered my style of flying! But I still love my Cheetah and would never part with it. >I would also be interested to hear from anybody who knows of kite groups >or clubs in the South Yorkshire area. Living in Sheffield you are on the border of two well-established kite clubs and one newer one. Sheffield Kite Club is run by Ashley Clark, who trades as Perpetual Motion (Kite retailers) 127 Devonshire St, Sheffield (is this were you bought your kite from?). The Northern Kite Group have meetings all over Yorkshire. The nearer ones to you are Wakefield and Bradford. Tel Ron Ogden on 0161 682 9308 for more detials. There are meetings at Roundhay Park, Leeds too. Contact The Leading Edge Kite Co, The Corn Exchange, Call Lane, Leeds - Tel: 0113 245 3223. The Midlands Kite Fliers have several members in the Chesterfield/Sheffield area. The sites nearer to you where we meet are in Derbyshire and Leicestershire. This year we have two kite events in Nottinghamshire. For more information on The Midlands Kite Fliers visit our pages in the sig below, or call me on 01332 669203 I will email you a calender of our events seperately (too long to list here) and I look forward to finding out what Rare Air kite you have bought. Julie White Secretary of The Midlands Kite Fliers ------------------------------------------------------------ The Midlands Kite Fliers of Great Britain was formed in 1979 to promote safe kiting in the Midlands and all over the World. For more information view our pages at http://www.u-net.com/~akg/mkf.htm or EMail: mkf@canleo.demon.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------- = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 14 Feb 1996 15:12:49 -1000 From: Rodger Duffett Message-Id: <31228891.33CF@ray.uct.ac.za> Organization: University of Cape Town Subject: Re: rareair Greetings all! Julie White wrote: > Rare Air kites were manufactured by Zbys Kaczmarek in St Ives, > Cornwall until end '94 when he went back to Cape Town. Zbys (and Rare Air) can be reached at: Rare Air Kites Penzance Centre Main Road 7800 Hout Bay SOUTH AFRICA Phone: +2721 7904762 Fax: +2721 7904763 > I have two of his kites, a Pro-Air Cheetah, and a Flash Rat, very > steady kites that I have had loads of great times with, until trick > flying came along and altered my style of flying! But I still love my > Cheetah and would never part with it. Rare Air have recently released a trick kite called the XnTrik. It is a high aspect ratio kite with bowed leading edges, deeply cambered sail and wing tip vents. It has a 2.1m wingspan and is available in a Carrington version (220grams) and an Icarex version (200grams). I think that it costs about UK60. Cheerio -- __________________________________________________________________ Rodger Duffett Internet Address: rodger@ray.uct.ac.za Dept. Radiation Oncology Telephone : +2721 404 3135 Radiobiology Section University of Cape Town Groote Schuur Hospital South Africa = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =