I have a 15 square foot Jalbert Parafoil I got it sometime in the early 1980's. I also have a 7.5 square foot one I got several years earlier. They have no frame members, the shape is maintained by the open fronted (closed back) air tubes that stay inflated from the wind ramming into them (like a parasail). It is a single line kite at least until the harness near the kite of numerous lines that attach to the kite at triangular shaped fins that are below each tube joint and the outer edges of the kite as well. I described my frustrations with this kite several weeks ago on Paddlewise. The best thing I can say about it for kayaking is that it packs up into a grapefruit sized bundle and doesn't weigh much. At the East Coast L.L. Bean Symposium in 1984, John Dowd had a 30 square foot one flying that looked like it could lift a small child off the ground. As someone else said Jalbert was the inventor not necessarily the manufacturer. Matt Broze http://www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun May 08 2005 - 23:27:09 PDT
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