Châtelaillon Plage – 30th Festival International du Cerf-Volant et du Vent

It’s a holiday weekend, so a chance to get away.
We’re delighted to have been invited to Châtelaillon Plage again for one of our favourite festivals.

This is the 30th Festival International du Cefr-Volant et du Vent.
We look forward to seeing our French friends on the beach.chatelaillon plage festival poster

Apparently The Flying Squad Air is too long a name for our private jet. Luckily Ryan is with us this weekend. So we took this…

Arrived at Chatelaillon and headed straight for the beach. Well, why not!

Gary had some bad news… they had run dry of Leffe.

How will we cheer him up?

A bit of pre competition practice at the amazing festival – 30ème Festival International du Cerf-Volant et du Vent de Châtelaillon-Plage

The TEAMS are working and the festival is TAKING SHAPE! on the beach: tivolis, pools, roundabouts, connections…

🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 to all those who MAKE the festival happen: the “girls” of the event, the technical services, the green brigade, the volunteers… And whatever the WEATHER 🌦️🌀☀️ are on the ground so everything is READY FOR YOU 💖

Follow LIVE the progress of the event https://www.chatelaillonplage.fr/webcams

🌟 We are waiting for you on March 30, 31 and April 1 🌟 2024.

Day 2

We’re The Flying Squad, of course we have a Wind meter.

We’re The Flying Squad, of course we can fly in whatever wind this is!

Well maybe not.
Red’s good though… Isn’t it.

This can only mean one thing. It’s our time to shine.

Susan, Gary, Stephen, Ryan and good friend Ramlau.

Extra Vented Detox.

The Detox’s are slightly bigger than our Revolution 1.5’s. For the current wind conditions we decided on standard Vented 1.5’s. With the Strong frame supplied by Revolution Kites.

https://viewsurf.com/univers/surf/vue/7260-france-poitou-charentes-chatelaillon-plage-plage-live

That’s it for Day 2.

Day 3

That feeling when the wind is so perfect everything you try is pure magic! That’s been our morning. 🥰

DETOX 4LineKite

Plage de Chatelaillon

30ème Festival International du Cerf-Volant et du Vent de Châtelaillon-Plage

Thanks to the web cam

You can watch along. https://viewsurf.com/univers/surf/vue/19098-france-poitou-charentes-chatelaillon-plage-le-port

R-Sky have been busy putting up some banners.

The teams are on the horizon on the left edge. That is further up the beach (from the banners), but clear and a good wind direction.

Even further up the beach you might spot the Wind Surfers. Alternatively take a look at the Port web cam. This is much closer to the Wind Surfer, you get a great show.

Dunstable Wind Charming Day

www.bedfordshirecreativearts.org.uk

The Flying Squad were asked to be involved with the opportunity to “reveal the wind charmer in you”
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The Creative Arts Group commissioned a wind structure to capture the wind on the day.

Gradually over several hours from early morning until lunch time it gradually took shape.
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Wind Capture

Wind Capture

Wishes and messages were gathered and attached.
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IMG_4119The wind charmers gathered around ready for the kite to go into the Wind.

After two short flights it was felt the wind capturing of the kite was actually making it not fly as well as it might. So the kite was split into 3 parts and flown aloft by Serpent Kites, and all wishes were sent into the wind.

Check out facebook.com/windcharming

 

 

Dunstable

Sun Burst

Sun Burst

Our “Home” festival was bigger and better than ever this Year!

The Dunstable Kite Festival has grown to a 2 day festival and this year was blessed with great weather.

With Quad copters to capture the event and Stephen Hoath of The Flying Squad & Joe Brown sharing duties on the commentary.
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This year the festival was also able to see Human Kite scupltures, check out the Festival Facebook page for more deatils. https://www.facebook.com/DunstableKiteFestival?fref=ts

Dragon

Dragon


 

 

Portsmouth International Kite Festival 2012

 
August Bank Holiday weekend, Hampshire England.  This was the 21st edition of the Portsmouth Festival that brings kites and flyer’s from all over the globe, to Southsea Common.  Saturday was a day to see some great new kites but variable winds, Sunday was bright and sunny with a better wind coming in off the sea from the Isle of Wight.

This year The Flying Squad were delighted to be joined by Current European Champion  Steff Fermé who will also be joining us again for the week at the Dieppe Festival.

See our pictures here.