Portsmouth, 27th - 28th July 2024

Saturday 27th July

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Thanks to Helen Ribchester for these images of the full team on Saturday morning.
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It was a great start to the event after getting the team kit and other kites prepared close to the monument.
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Thanks to Marian Linford for these images from a slightly different perspective on Saturday morning.
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We had set up the 3m Rokkaku kites and also the Jørgen Møller Hansen Nine Squares 1993.

We flew the newly made 1993 Decs Pin Kite followed by the 3m Rokkakus.
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In the background is a 'Caribbean' Hexagonal Kite which was made and being flown by a young man at great height and with considerable flier input.
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The three Jørgen Møller Hansen Rokkakus were flown in close proximity in a slowly changing pattern.
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There was a little cloud in the sky but sometimes the backgroud was completely blue!
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The Jørgen Møller Hansen Nine Squares 1993 kite was launched but did not settle and was pulling harder than on the previous flight at Cervia.
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Saturday 27th July, Kite Festival Benefit Auction, Tin Box contents, 120 kites.

Sunday 28th July

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Sunday morning was a repeat performance in some respects but the focus was really on the team flights in the arena.
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Martin and Marian were on site early!
Later in the day Simon Dann captured a video of the team which is available at the site below. (The soundtrack has been overlaid for copyright reasons.)

Video by Simon Dann
August 2024
Felix Mottram