Das wars!

Nach einem tollen Wochenende sind auch wir nun wieder Zuhause gelandet.
Ein großes Lob für dieses fantastische Wochenende gilt den Organisatoren, dem Zeppelin Museum und allen die es möglich gemacht haben den Aufstieg über dem Bodensee durchzuführen.
Auf der 2008 Seite findet ihr jetzt eine (noch kleine) Sammlung mit Links zu dem Wochenende.
Wer noch Fotos und oder Berichte auf seine Homepage hat, der kann mir gerne den Link schicken, ich werde ihn dann zu der Liste hinzugfügen.


After a great weekend we are back home again.
We have to say thank you for a great weekend to all the organizers, the Zeppelin Museum and all authoritys which make the kite ascent on Lake Constance possible.
At the 2008 site you now find a list with links which belong to the weekend.
If anybody wants to add his link to the website, please fell free to send me an email. I will add the link soon.

HKW2008 the kite flies!

The Historical Kite Workshop 2008 was in Friedrichshafen. We joined in with people all around the world. Of course the setting in and around the Zeppelinmuseum was great, we all enjoined it. Then we were able to build the Kusnetzov-kite. A beautiful meteorological kite that I wouldn’t be able to build without the work that the organisers of the workshop did. They made a good buildingplan, the iron-work and the pre-bown woodwork. Now the question is…. Will it fly? Well it does! I tried it this afternoon in the meadows around the river IJssel and it flew wonderful. It was a shame that the batteries of my camera got empty, but the one shot that I made, proves my point: it really flew!!
So another compliment to the guys who prepared the workshop: Detlef, Hilmar and Charles. Great work guys, THANKS!!!

Douwe Jan