Paw

I recently bought a John Lewis 1203 washing machine - which works really well....as recommended by Which magazine http://www.johnlewis.com/230420541/Product.aspx Delivered to the house and took the old one away P.

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Saw this on the Ozone wb site --- could be of interest : Snowkite Even at Col de Puymorens - SpainThe snow season is coming and with it brings many events and demo days tailored for you to try the latest snow kites from Ozone. Iain from Kite Frenzy, Spain is having his first event of the 2006/7 season in the beautiful Col de Puymorens, Eastern Pyrenees on the weekend of 15 16 17 December. You will be able to try out all the 07 range, the Frenzy 07, the Access2 and the all new Manta. There will be barbeques on the slopes, a big party on Saturday night with DJs from Barcelona and the Ozone team will be there to show you how to get the best out of the kites. Dont delay and make your plans for this excellent weekend in the most kitable spots in the Pyrenees. Please contact Iain at www.kitefrenzy.com for more information, booking hotels and local travel. The Ozone team.

When I visited Westward Ho last year I stayed in the Culloden House - it was a good b&b - large breakfast. suitated in Westward Ho. see : http://www.culloden-house.co,uk P.

The latest weather forcasts I can glean point to 10 mph wind from the Northwest for the weekend - with sunny spells. A good clean wind off the sea !! Looking forward to being there on Sunday ! P.

Hi, you could try posting it up for sale on rec.kites - which should reach a wider kiting community.. see : http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=rec.kites P. P.S. I think Airdynaimcs kites are excelent, and I already have a Dharma.

Yeah...but what a lift from the sky-hook !!!! P.

It is a good beach...just wish they would do something with the carpark !! P.

Hi, try this useful link too , to get a list of trick descriptions - easy to download "the whole file" and print off : http://www.win.tue.nl/~pp/kites/basics/flying.split.html P.

Hi, Wells-Next the sea has a great beach, especially when the tide is out. Great for flying on, but please note that, currently, buggies are banned on the beach. P.

I do travel to, and spend a lot of time in this part of Norfolk. Any comprehensive ban on all power kiting activities would be very bad news! P.

English Nature have this news item released today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2956600.stm about the importance of the coastal environment. On the English Nature website, Holkham ( and also much of the North Norfolk coastline ) is designated a "Spotlight Reserve", so they have concerns over environmental damage...etc... ( yes, what damage do horses, dog poo...children making sandcastles...!! ) Interesting, Ainsdale Beach is also listed as a Spolight Reserve, what is the state of play w.r.t buggying / atbs there ?? Question, How can we show that we are envionmentally aware, w.r.t buggying at Holkham ( and other parts of the North Norfolk coast ) ??

I am wondering if the ban will include the beach at Wells Next-to-Sea, as it is also owned by the Earl...

Hi, Sorry to hear about your back. I have to be careful with my back too. I flew a 3.5 bullet at the weekendin light winds ( 5-7 ) mph, and found that ok, but .. with a small rise in the wind speed on a couple of occasions the kite did lift me off the ground, and I could see that in a 10 - 12 mph wind it would begin to seriously pull. I fly Little Devils for the most part and find the 2.1 gives me a good workout. With my back I static fly only and so I have kept my kite sizes down to under 4 mtr. ( I have yet to fly the 4.5 LD ). The question is how badly injured is your back ? I find the kiting helps me in that it stretches my back, but like you I am careful not to get toooo much air, but scudding is ok. Email me if you would like to talk more.. Paw.

Hi, I have found that the 10s need at least a steady 7 mph to get it airbourne, if the "small breeze" was anything like the light winds I had here over the weekend, then it probably was too light to launch. Were you trying to launch off grass or on a beach. It is easier on sand. For grass I sometimes use two pieces of dowling pushed into the ground at an angle just in front of the kite and so pull it up clear of the grass to launch. O i know the frustrations of wanting to fly, even more so if you are standing around watching someone else fly ok ... but it will come.