From: Andrew Beattie Subject: Hackney Marshes Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 12:20:00 -1000 Organization: Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University Message-ID: <9606172320.aa25223@tug.com> I didn't spend long at Hackney Marshes this weekend, so just a few short notes about it... First, let me point out that the Hackney festival is in Hackney. It is not at Blackheath. I can say this with absolute certanty, as I went to the trouble of checking this out for myself. I've got to say that I don't really like the Hackney event. Usually, at a kite event, I'll leave stuff lying around, generaly layed out down the edge of an arena, or just somewhere convenient, without a second thought. By the time you've got a couple of big kites out, with lines and handles and a tandem buggy, you're talking about a lot of money. I have never had cause for concern. The worst that ever happens is for someone to "thoughtfuly" wind up your lines for you. Hackney is not the place to take such liberties. Everything gets locked away when not in use. Next, the wind was dreadful. It was almost all driven by local thermals, and would switch between 0 and 10mph in a few seconds and shift by 90 degrees without notice. I've been pleased with how well my Chevron has coped with lulling and luffing, but the wind at Hackney was determined to make it look like a bag of washing as often as possible. *sigh* If you point your browser to http://www.kfs.org/kites/festivals/bristol95/kidkite.jpg you'll see a picture of Axl Ferraro, who was flying a 4' flexifoil during last year's Bristol festival and the age of 2 years and months. To the shame of Dave Culp, Axl had mastered the art of self- launching his flexi. Now, after his 3rd birthday, Axl was performing cascades at Hackney, but true to form, I didn't actually see him. Andrew Often we stop ourselves from living to the fullest for the silliest reasons. Money has got to be one of the all-time silliest. - Corey Jensen -- Marty Sasaki sasaki@das.harvard.edu = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = From: miel@knoware.nl (Emiel Stroeve) Subject: Re: Hackney Marshes Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 20:56:58 -1000 Organization: EuroNet Internet Message-ID: <4q5jvq$6uo@news.euro.net> Andrew Beattie wrote: >I didn't spend long at Hackney Marshes this weekend, so just a few short >notes about it... >I've got to say that I don't really like the Hackney event. >Hackney is not the place to >take such liberties. Everything gets locked away when not in use. >Next, the wind was dreadful. Sounds like you were at the wrong festival.... Fano was the place to be ! Emiel (__) (__) Emiel Stroeve The Netherlands (oo) (oo) ---------------------------------------------------/----\/------/----\/ http://www.euronet.nl/users/mielse/index.html /||,--|| /||,--|| E-mail: miel@knoware.nl * ^^ ^^ * ^^ ^^ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =