j55 - 25-6-2007 at 01:30 PM
do you recomend flying in the rain? good for sliding on fields bugt im sure it has its disadvantages,
Bladerunner - 25-6-2007 at 01:33 PM
Foil kites fly like pigs once they get soaking wet. Good fun for a while though.
domdino - 25-6-2007 at 01:40 PM
Yeah i LOVE flying in the rain 
Foil kites do start to get pretty terribly heavy
after a while though, if theres a good amount of wind they'll stay up though. I find it's best when it's sprinkling so the grass is nice and wet and
you can powerslide all over the place
Pablo - 25-6-2007 at 05:15 PM
If the wind's good most newer foils will fly no problem, some of the older material soaks up the water pretty good. I've got a couple kites that are
my designated poor weather kites, the 3m and 5m Buster II's do great, the wing tip zippers let the water out of the kite as you fly. I've launched
them with 2-3 liters of water in the sail, sits there with one tip on the ground, fights for a while while some water drains off, then climbs out. Sit
over head for 30sec to finish draining the water and off you go. Scudding is amazing, great time to practice your buggy freestyle, 360's no problem.
Usually you'll also have the whole park to yourself.
5m1FF - 20-7-2007 at 08:27 AM
I've only really got my 2.5m Flexi Rage completely saturated, but it was a crazy wind, 30mph and gusting more. It was slower than usual in that kind
of wind, but not too bad.
I guess you could try washing your kite with the same stuff you wash waterproof jackets in, to make the fabric waterproof, and then just dive the kite
from time to time to empty the cells!
Pablo - 20-7-2007 at 10:06 AM
You can get proper kite waterproofing stuff, I've got some "Seal and Glide" supposed to improve kite performance all around and make them waterproof,
just need to get around to trying it on an old weathered kite and see how it does.
5m1FF - 20-7-2007 at 01:21 PM
ooo, cheers for the mention!
I mite stick some on one of my old lil Buzz kites and see what happens!!!