I have no financial interst in this item. Just thought I would point others toward it: http://www.nwlink.com/~bemeyers/s_and_r.htm Looks like a metalized Mylar inflatable kite, to improve your locatibility via radar, and visibility from the air. Doubt it would be effective if you were actually on the water. But, from the beach? Maybe so. Interesting toy, anyway. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Kruger" <dkruger_at_pacifier.com> > I have no financial interst in this item. Just thought I would point others > toward it: http://www.nwlink.com/~bemeyers/s_and_r.htm > > Looks like a metalized Mylar inflatable kite, to improve your locatibility via > radar, and visibility from the air. Doubt it would be effective if you were > actually on the water. But, from the beach? Maybe so. I don't know about success rates with kites. My one and only attempt many years ago to fly a kite with my then 5 year old son was very Linus-like. I ran up and down on NYC Riverside Park's promenade like a 100 meter sprinter and never did get it to rise more than a few feet off the ground. Had much better success when I was a boy with kites in the legendary kite battles fought from Bronx tenament roof tops. Kite tails with thin razor blades spliced in to shred other kites flown from roofs blocks away. Ground glass glued to the kite string to entangle with and cut the other guy's line. New York is a tough town, even at the top :-) ralph diaz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 3/21/02 6:32:00 PM Central Standard Time, > > I don't know about success rates with kites. My one and only attempt many years ago to fly a kite with my then 5 year old son was very Linus-like. I ran up and down on NYC Riverside Park's promenade like a 100 meter sprinter and never did get it to rise more than a few feet off the ground. There-in lies the secret to being rescued. Any time that I have ever been madly dashing about looking like a totally incompetent boob, there has been someone there to witness it. Voila, no longer alone: rescued. Dan Williams *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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