A blog detailing our collection of Peter Powell kites, and chronicling our flying of these kites. Plus a bit of PP kite history thrown in. Our collection to date stands at 77 kites and can be seen here. I am keen to expand the collection, so if you have an old Peter Powell kite, whether made in the UK or the US, gathering dust and looking for a new home, why not get in touch? Depending on the kite (does it bring something new or different to my collection?), its condition (is it flyable? how much TLC does it need?), and the price you ask (+ shipping if from outside the UK), we may well be able to do a deal.

Monday, 21 October 2019

Cayman 6-stack

I've posted before about Caribbean Kite Company's Cayman kites basically being Peter Powell Stunters with a different brand name. And, in addition to one in the older 'chevron' colour scheme, we also have a pair of Caymans, in the newer colour scheme. So I wasn't at all looking for more Caymans ... but ... a set of six Caymans popped up on eBay, for a total price that made my Buy-It-Now finger get a life of its own ...

The six Caymans came as a stack of three, a stack of two, and a single kite. Rather than keep that configuration, I decided to stack them all together into a 6-stack.


They came without tails, so I got myself six modern white tails to match the central white stripe on the sail.

Flying them in 10-14mph wind was really good fun. They pulled solidly, but nothing we couldn't handle




They look great together, and the white tails really work well; judge for yourself!


Of course, flying a 6-stack of 'Peter Powells' has one big drawback ...


Yep, six tails to flatten and roll up!
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