This kites newsletter arrives in your email on the last Tuesday of every month. It's a fun publication for single-line fliers and builders. Is that you?
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In its early days, I thought this newsletter would only be of interest to totally novice kite builders and fliers. However, it seems the full range of single-line kite people are enjoying these plastic-sailed creations!
So even if you are a designer from way back, consider signing up to keep up with the latest kites from MBK. Do you do workshops? You can't get much cheaper than skewers, plastic and tape! Even the bigger Dowel kites are relatively inexpensive.
Currently, in addition to a short editorial, this kites newsletter features:
A competition designed to prompt some entertaining kite-flying stories from my subscribers. Honestly, people's experiences are so varied you just never know what will come up next! Even on a set topic. Having a growing pool of real-life kite stories like this, is rather unique I believe. These people tend to be the very keenest kite fliers out there. And oh yes - there are prizes, of course!Some comments on a visitor's contribution to the site, plus a link to the actual article they submitted. These are even more varied than the competition entries! Sometimes the visitor leaves a photo as well.Some comments about a particularly enjoyable kite flight of mine during the month. Also, a link to the relevant flight report on the MBK website. This page almost always includes some video footage and a close-up in-flight photo. Just too easy with a modern digital camera!Every month, something new is being built here at MBK. Often this is a re-working of an existing design, as I spot ways to improve it. I make some comments on my latest building and flying experiences, and link to a relevant page on the website.
The flight report pages often feature my little son, Aren. He was 18 months old just before the first issue of this kites newsletter. Watch his kite flying career unfold. Yes, this age group can fly MBK Skewer kites! At nearly 4 years old, he was often game to hang onto one of the Dowel kites when the breeze was light enough. Although there is no longer a 'kite of the month' as such, I am in the process of revising and improving most of my existing designs. Hence there is still plenty of building and flying news each month.
However, don't give up on seeing an entirely new kite here from time to time. It won't be every single month, but I have big plans in store. In fact, a KAP Project is underway right now, and this material is only available to newsletter subscribers! HUGE kites, fascinating imagery, and the opportunity to do it all yourself on a budget. That's what it's all about.
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