Cervia Planning 2024

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Planning

Selected Kites and banners finalised as at 10th April 2024.


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The plan is to fly any of these kites from 1993 & 1994 with the Jørgen Møller Hansen 1997 Revolution 1.5 set.

Flying the Double Malay and the Nine Squares together may be another challenge!
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Photo Blackheath

Composite Kite (Della Porta): Eight Rhomboids 1993
each rhomboid: 75 x 127 cm (was 120 x 90 cm)
total size: 302 x 259 cm 3.81 sq metres (was 3.6 x 2.4 metres, was 6 square metres)
tail: 2 x 22 metres
Weight: 2 kg
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Photo 29th April 2022 Cervia, Italy

Double Malay Stack 1994
14 kites each measures 90 x 90 cm, 2 horizontal, 7 vertical
tails: 12 metres on each kite
Total size: 1.27 x 2.54 x 12 metres (11 square metres)
Weight: 2.5 kg
JMH design
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Photo Blackheath

Nine Squares 1993
 each square: 80 x 80 cm
total size: 4 x 4 metres (5.76 square metres sail area)
tails: 2 x 25 metres
Weight: 5 kg
Photo Blackheath
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The three Rokkaku kites are re-framed for very low wind conditions.
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Photo Southsea

Sanjo Rokkaku 1991
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.15 kg Light frame
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Photo Blackheath

Sanjo Rokkaku 1991
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.74 kg heavy frame
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Photo Cervia, Italy

Sanjo Rokkaku 1991
Size: 300 x 250 cm
Weight: 1.74 kg heavy frame
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The four 1992 Rokkaku kites may be flown in a stack or individually alongside the 1992 Jørgen Møller Hansen Rev1/Not Zen sails.

The 2007 Rev 1.5 stack will be available in case of multi stack flights along with the 3 stack.
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Photo 2023 Blackeath

Revolution Design 2007 Rev 1.5
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JMH Rev 1.5 Stack Vented sails 2008-2023
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Photo 10th July 2022 Blackheath

Four Rokkakus 1992
Size: each 195 x 168 cm
The Decs parafoil has been re-instated 10/04/2024.

The late Delta is an addition for the high wind option!

The 1991 banner set is selected as the late set were taken in 2023.
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Photo Cleobury Mortimer

Parafoil 1990
14 square metres
George Ham profile
Weight: 4 kg
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Photo Blackheath

Delta (late)
172 x 380 cm
Weight: 1.5 kg heavy frame
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Photo Cervia, Italy

Six Banners 1991
350 x 50 cm
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Photo 2022 Cervia, Italy

Revolution Design 1992
re-made 2022
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Photo 2018 Cervia, Italy

Revolution Design 1994,
8 kites re-made 2018, illustrated
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Photo 2017 Cervia, Italy

Revolution Design 1997
remade 2015, 8 kites
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Photo 2018 Cervia, Italy

Revolution Design 2009 (mid vented 1.5)
8 kites fabricated 2018
New for 2024, an additional set of eight RSS sails matching the original set.

This will enable a high wind variation of the Black Sails presentation.
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Photo Portsmouth 2021

Revolution Design RSS x 8
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A schematic view of the sixteen sails.

Preparation and packing details.


JMH Kites and Revolution Sails

JMH Composite Kite (Della Porta): Eight Rhomboids 1993 --- Bow lines set up --- Confirmed 10/04/2024.--- JMH Kites Bag

The Double Malay --- pockets resewn and spare bridle lines with prusik loops prepared, attached to bag closure. Three put in parallel with existing lines for testing as at September 2023. --- Confirmed 10/04/2024.--- JMH Kites Bag

JMH Nine Squares --- Bow lines prepared, attached to bag closure. 12 white FG filled, 1 spare, 12 Exel black 12 FG short 3 spares all plugged. --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kites Bag

JMH Sanjo Rokkaku x 3 --- Flown October 2023 --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kites Bag

2007 Rev 1.5 stack --- line sets confirmed --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- FJM Kite Bag

2009 Rev 1.5 Vented stack --- line sets confirmed --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- FJM Kite Bag

1992 Rokkakus --- Spectra lines available --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kites Bag

JMH Parafoils --- 1991 Decs parafoil re-instated 10/04/2024. --- FJM Kite Bag

JMH Delta --- High wind spar set --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kites Bag

Six Banners 1991 --- Packed with poles and rods, (rods moved to FJM Kite Bag) --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kites Bag

Team Kites Bag packed 25th March
Tarpaulin
8 1992 Not Zens without spars
8 1994 Not Zens without spars
16 RSS Rev 1.5
8 1997 Rev 1.5
8 2009 Mid Vent 1.5

16 sets Not Zens spars, race and green race. (standard rods moved to FJM Kite Bag) --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. JMH Kites Bag
8 spare RSS spars plus green race sets for black sails --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. FJM Kites Bag
Tyvek Sand bags and ties, 12 bags and ties in one large bag 03/04/2024 --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. JMH Kite Bag
Sand Anchor --- Confirmed 10/04/2024. --- JMH Kite Bag

The new sails arrived Wednesday 28th February and all looks good!
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I never know where best to begin so just start...
Thursday 29th February.
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Fold 1991 banners, set of six...
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Bag up banners keeping flat
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Consider 'string' audit...
Thursday 29th February.
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Find two setting-up anchor lines, one not complete. Find tentative solution for Nine Square bow line connections.
Thursday 29th February.
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Find missing anchor lines.
Friday 1st March.
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Untangled found lines comprise of four complete anchor lines, two long and two short.
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All set...
Friday 1st March.
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Prusik loops made out of 20cm lengths of Climax 'High Quality Filament'

I made up a bunch and gave them away at Cervia 2023 so it looks like a repeat performance for Cervia 2024.
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Ten more Prusik loops in the making, cut ends sealed.
Friday 1st March.
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Production line...
Saturday 2nd March.
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Prusik loops tied.
Tuesday 5th March.
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Counting prusik loops...
Thursday 7th March.
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Bundle of prusik loops.
Thursday 7th March.
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Bits...
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Happy to locate the second crocodile grip... I suspected that it would turn up!
Saturday 2nd March.
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Preparations for the Jørgen Møller Hansen Nine Squares 1993 kite.

Stick practice... As ever, careful checking revealed a partly broken element. I will probably set about plugging ends as a preventative measure.
Monday 4th March.
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Drilling template required...
Monday 4th March.
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Un-ravelling all the fittings makes me wonder if the kite can be packed in such away as to make setting-up a bit less puzzling.
Monday 4th March.
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Marked for drilling. Maybe this is a slight weight saving exercise?
Monday 4th March.
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Drilled and organised for anchor tying. Some fluffy line ends need consolidating!
Tuesday 5th March.
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Anchor line preparation.
Tuesday 5th March.

Deciding how to set the anchor points was really determined by seeing how the first tie went into place. Finding that the tie point moved neatly and that two could be set in opposition made for a simple decision!
Tuesday 5th March.
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First anchor points tied.
Tuesday 5th March.
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Anchor points tied.
Tuesday 5th March.
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All anchor points tied.
Tuesday 5th March.
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Making plugs...
Wednesday 6th March.
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...plugged, some spares to be made.
Wednesday 6th March.
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Spares made and plugged. Previously started bow lines reconfigured for larks head connections..
Wednesday 6th March.
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Making bow lines...
Thursday 7th March.
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Six medium bow lines, two short and one long.
Thursday 7th March.
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Those fluffy ends for consolidation.
Thursday 7th March.
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Fluffy ends consolidated.
Thursday 7th March.
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Line comb and line terminations.
Thursday 7th March.
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Hanging up the sails and sorting them into rows.
Friday 8th March.
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Grouped lines.
Friday 8th March.
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I think that the kite will now be packed ready to take for a trial flight ahead of Cervia.
Friday 8th March.
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Team kites packing.
Monday 25th March.

16 RSS sails.
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The full vent sails made in 2009/2010 are good for one more season of team flying but will not be included for Cervia.
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The empty case...

First in, 8 mid vent sails.
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1997 graphic, set of 8.
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2018 RSS sails set of 8.
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2018 RSS sails second set of 8.
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Decision time.

The question was whether to add in both sets of Not Zen sails without spars and top off with the tarpaulin?
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It looked somewhat unlikely...
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With a little gentle persuasion everything fitted but the Not Zen spars will travel in one of the other cases. The centres are tight in the drum kit bags.
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The Diamond Rod sets will not be taken as the Not Zen sails are the light wind option.

We need individual sets of rods for the Black Sails.
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Line organisation... Wednesday 3rd April.
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Tape, rubber hammer and small hacksaw...
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These spectra lines are for the rokkaku kites when flown with the Revolution kites.
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The main line set took some time to unravel. The single 'set' was converted into four c90ft lines which could be attached to the polyester line winders.
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A final decision will have to be made regarding which parafoil will fit. Folded flat they do not take too much space but there really was not space, as at 10th April.
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I had forgotten that one of the straps on the Ski Board Bag for JMH kites had worn badly for the second time. A piece of Rev Bag strap was a good match for a semi permanent repair.
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Fortunately the doubled up strapping still fitted through the sliding clip.

Tuesday 9th April.
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The additional travel strap was located and fitted.

Wednesday 10th April.
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The weight of the ski board bag was too close to the limit so some heavier items, including the line sets were returned to the drum kit case.

Wednesday 10th April.
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Last additions.

Wednesday 10th April.
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Final additions.
Some different prusik loops.

Wednesday 17th April.
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Packing notes in triplicate.

Thursday 18th April.
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The third kite kit bag closed.

Thursday 18th April.
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