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Kites with lots of lines...
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The Decorators displaying fine static control and style for their 100th festival appearance at Bristol '95.
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Follow the Leader - the Decorators charm the crowd again.
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6 kites, 3 arches - the Decorators warm up with a precision manoeuvre.
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Another unlikely thing to do with six Revs.
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The Decorators handling a six-pack quite well....
Kites with Two Lines
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AirKraft, Sky Dance, Flair and In4mation in a grandstand display at Bristol '95
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There are 16 kites, honest; it just looks infinite...
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My current favourite two-liner, built by Alan Wenham.
Single Line
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Wonderfully colourful, Aurora; built by John Eaton and flown by Derek Kuhn.
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A wide winged creature; painted on polyester/cotton by Steve Brockett.
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Taken at Bristol 94, a very striking sight.
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George Peters' Mantis Man catches the sun.
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Another view of the Mantis.
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Actually, all sorts!
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I always feel he's trying to escape...
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Phreddie the Phrog pursued by Octopus and Snapper fish.
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Japanese Geisha style Rok train - by Helen Howes of Raindrop Kites.
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Jaqueline the Sucker Fish, another Lynn monster.
No Lines
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Not quite a kite, but an impressive inflatable anyway...
John Staplehurst
: 23/10/96