Chevron Gallery

Andrew Beattie and Chevron
This is Andrew with his 7.7m² Chevron complete with reefing bridle system. You can clearly see the double bridle and bungee cord regulator.

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Andrew finished bridling the kite on the field a matter of hours before this picture was taken.

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The idea behind the reefing bridle is to increase the power at the edge of the window and dampen it in the power zone to give a more stable and better regulated traction kite.

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Mike Shaw #1
Watching Mike buggy makes everything look so easy.

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Mike Shaw #2
The fast shutter speed of this picture fails to capture the essence of speed that Mike was making here in 20mph+ winds.

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