Beiträge von Lucane

Hello,
Some replies for the fabric: I use Chikara (nylon), but I also made one in Icarex. Both yield the correct shape but chikara is perfectly sufficient, there isn't much tension on the sail, except along the spine where the fabric must stretch to avoid plies and give the correct shape. Hence better to have nylon. I hot cut the holes for venting, not hemming, although I have to admit that the result looks great. I used kite specifi gaze but any insect screen will work too. I made other vented kites simply with insect screen and that works fine.
Concernng the Decathlon fittings, especially th central cross, it is made by Eolo Gayla and can be found on line. The central glass fiber section must be rather flexible. You can play on its length and position of the central cross to gan the correct tensionning but why not try with a 3mm spar.
Bon vent,
Christophe

Hi everybody, I am very happy to read that you seem to like my design; at least as from what I can catch with my very limited understanding of German.
Fromhttp://www.windsweptkites.com you can download the plan (A4 pages to be pasted) and building instruction.
There is also a discussion on kitebuilder: http://www.kitebuilder.com/for…s=0&postorder=asc&start=0

You are lucky (compared to the US builder) that the Decathlon shops are present in Germany; where you can find the central connector and the glass fiber that are the central elements of the making.

I was indeed in Nieuwpoort, flying in 7 Bft a vented Ginga, with a tail, and it was perfectly stable.
But if you tune it flat, with medium wind, you get a gliding freestyler kite.
If you wish to fly in lighter winds, build a medium size without ventings.
For very light winds, make the large one.
The small one flies in light winds but is more compact.

I will be happy to reply to any question (that I can understand

Tchüss, bon vent, Christophe