KfC sections of eight: 9-16 – Windman Biegolmai

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

The black and red Uptions need a bit of wind so I made an Icarex version in grey and cerise.

I like to fly the Uptions high up in the sky, where the arrows constantly move and dance, but the high altitude also invites to problems.

The long story of lost and regained started already at the first kite festival, Dieppe 2000:

Dieppe 2000 – while I was called away to collect the second prize for Sueño de Barrilete the wind died and the kite landed on the roof tops. The fire brigade was called and rescued it.
Echu Daimon, Japan, 2001 – The line was cut and the kite landed on a tree top on an island in the river. Japanese kite fliers climbed the tree, rescued it and returned it to me.
Taiwan 2001 – Crash landed in heavy rain and was run over by a car.
Hat Yai 2006 – The line was cut while anchored, and as I was following the direction of the cut line on the ground I suddenly saw the kite flying far away. I tracked down the end point: the very last 50 cm of the line had whirled itself around a twig and that kept the kite flying, still high!
Tanah Lot, Bali 2007 – The line was cut while anchored. I stood some hundred meters away and was actually looking at the kite and talking about it when I started to think it was odd that it seemed to become smaller and smaller. So I realized what had happened and sprinted away. But it was an off shore wind, and as I reached the cliff edge I could do nothing but watching the kite slowly sink and disappear into the water. A sacrifice to the sea gods.
Stockholm 2011 – First flight of a remake at a kite festival in Stockholm. The kite came down in a tree top, but I managed to get it down the next day.
Dieppe, Canada, 2012 – The light wind version was tied down and flew well. After lunch break it was gone. The line has snapped, probably just bad quality. I searched the forest downwind, looking up in the tree tops. Nothing. On my way back to the kite field I crossed a courtyard and had to explain to a woman why I came out of the forest. Two days later the woman and her daughter brought the kite back, with practically no damage.
Pasir Gudang 2014 – The line was cut while anchored. I searched in the line direction but could not find it. Later same day two Russian kite fliers told me they had good news for me: they had found the kite flying high outside a supermarket more than 1 km downwind! The line had got stuck in a tree branch there.
Alos Setar 2014 – Lesson learned from Pasir Gudang I anchored the kite in steady wind and sat down next to it to supervise. After some time I needed to get more drinking water, and as I stood with a new bottle in hand I saw all kites slowly coming down. I ran, but not fast enough: The Uptions had landed on the 300 kV power line. At sunset power company staff came and rescued it. That is when I renamed it to ReTurn!
Ishizaki 2015 – Flying on a huge golf course in very strong wind in Okinawa the line was cut, probably by the long tail from an Okinawa kite. I had tied it down to take lunch when the announcer said ‘Andreas, your kite down’. I followed the direction of the line to the end of the golf course and over a big parking lot before I saw the kite: again it had landed in a power line!

Kite Name	Picture	Picture	Picture
9. Salida Sled Salida Sled	Always ready to fly Salida Sled - always ready in the pocket	TTPRES 2017 TTPRES 2017
10. Fly50 Fly 50	Fly50
11. Flag Swedish Flag
12. Sueño de Barrilete Sueño de Barrilete	Evolution 2009 Evolution	Evolution Plus Evolution Plus
13. ReTurn ReTurn history	Lightwind ReTurn Uptions to ReTurn	Dual Delta Dual Delta	Power Line Detector Kedah Power Kite
14. Confusion (Fat Flat Rok) Fat Flat Rok - Confusion	Nut a Rokkaku Nut a Rokkaku
15. Red tail Red tail	Harry Kane Soccer Player
16. Sake Dako Sake Dako	Sake Dako Filling up sake	Dispensing Sake

	1. A-Kross	2. Fold Black	3. Who's flying whom?	4. Volvolare
View details of kites 1 - 8	5. Go fly a Kite, Charlie Brown!	6. Sverker Longship	7. Ruler of the Sky	8. SHARK

	17. Absolut Kite	18. Nokap	19. Flyn	20. WannaBees
View details of kites #17 - 24	21. PentArch	22. Stockholm 1912	23. Coded & Decoded	24. Ikan & Sakana

	25. Square Foot	26 BAHCO 10	27. Don't Waste Your Time	28. Money Laundry
View details of kites #25 - 32	29. Imposters	30. Block Shot	31. YangTze	32. Butterfly

	33. HumbleBee	34. Nyoman Shimmy	35. Roebuck	36. Ronbus
View details of kites #33 - 40	37. Svein	38. akka	39. Niëlje	40. Forty³

Kites in chronological order after design year, from 1994 and onwards.

Details of kites # 9 – 16.

The rest of the kites.

	41. Ririn	42. ThorNado
View details of kites #41 - 48