Hi All, Does anyone own or have any information on the above? This was the kite used by Ed Gillett on his CA-HI epic, but apart from his reference on the net and that of a kite photography enthusiast in the UK, I cannot find any more information. Is the Jalbert commercially available? Is it UK or US made etc. Thanks, Peter Rattenbury, Australia. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I believe I own one that I bought in the UK many years ago. It is a parafoil stunt kite, 6 feet by maybe 3 feet with a fiberglass rod in the leading edge. It uses two cords tied to either end of a broom handle sized pole. It can be easily maneuvered to any angle up to 180 degrees and in a strong wind, has an incredible pull. Jalbert was the inventor of the parafoil, and probably not the manufacturer of the kite. cu *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
http://www.goflyakite.com/parastunters.html Bob Denton President Gulf Stream International www.sinkthestink.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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] The Flexifoil has a carbon fiber tube that runs the length of the leading edge with control strings attached to each end. The kite thinner that a typical Jalbert, and the rod would make it easy to launch from a Kayak (although I never tried it). Bob Denton President Gulf Stream International www.sinkthestink.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/ ***************************************************************************
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