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From: PJ Rattenbury <ratten_at_uow.edu.au>
subject: [Paddlewise] Kites etc
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 07:44:19 +1000

	Matt et al,

	Your 'tiger by the tail' kite experiences have a familiar ring to them! I
second all that and I would agree that a kite has the potential to be a
dangerous accessory.  It is all those lines and their capacity to snarl up
on deck fittings, rudder, not to mention the retrieval problems of a failed
launch.
	And yet..... there is something inherently satisfying in hitching on to
the power of the wind.....if it is going your way!  There is no doubt a
parafoil generates far more  'pulling' power than an equivalent sail.
Regards,
PeterR
Wollongong
Australia

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