On Sunday December 31, 2017 SDKC held its annual Fighter Kite Challenge.
Two Classes were fought:
Club Class: everyone flies the same kind of kite, this year we flew GrandMasters
Open Class: each flier flies his own favorite kite.
Sadly, this year we only had eight competitors. This is a very laid back, mostly for fun event so hopefully a few more people will put in a little practice this year and compete next year.
Club Class Winner: Rick
Open class Winner: Victor
All Photos By Rick Spurgeon or Dan Willan
all photos clickable for somewhat larger versions.
The Competitors – Still smiling after the event
Pilots Meeting
Pilots Still Meeting
Dave and Iris Work on Tactics
Roger would rather hassle Dave than practice
Dan Shows Off His Grandmaster
Testing and Tuning Before The Event
Tom Tries Out His Grandmaster
Fighters? What fighters?
Almost Ready Now
Kevin Gives A Launch Assist
Iris Is In A Battle Now
Iris Favors A Little Body English
Victors Flies With A Vertical Stance
Roger Flies With A Vertical Stance
Kevin Prefers A Lot Of Body English
Is Dave Going In For the Kill? Or Running Hard?
Roger and Victor Pretend Not To Be Studying Dan
Dad And Son Ready To Battle
Dad Fights Son
Did Dad Teach Son Everything He Knows?
We Are Not Just Waving Our Arms Around – There Are Kites Out There
Victor and Roger Ready To Battle
Rick And Kevin Just Before The Club Class Final – Rick Wins
Victor and Dan Just Before The Open class Battle – Victor Wins.
