MBK Kite Making

Welcome To The MBK Kite Club!

This isn't your usual sort of kite club, where kite making or flying enthusiasts go out and fly them on a beach somewhere. Every 3rd weekend of the month, or whatever.

Instead, this is a virtual kite club where anybody from Australia to Zambia can gather to share something about an MBK kite that they have made!

That's it, if you have ever made an MBK kite and successfully flown it, you're in!

Maybe there isn't any other kite club where you are. Maybe you just like the idea of sharing some aspect of your kite making and flying experience online. Whatever the reason, if you've made a 1 or 2-skewer MBK kite and have a tale to tell - this page is for you. As you will see, further down this page, it's very easy to contribute a story or a picture. Maybe even both!

Right here, right now, online.

It's also easy to comment on the stories of other MBK kite makers. I will personally comment on each and every story, provided I decide to publish it. The door is wide open, if you love kites and can type in English!

What To Write

For a start, you don't need to write much at all, if you just want to share a picture of your MBK kite! That's a perfectly OK way to contribute. Perhaps you have done a great decoration job that really puts my freezer-bag or garden-bag versions to shame! Maybe it's just a great picture, say, a sunset back-lighting your kite down at the beach.

Your picture file should be a JPG, preferably less than 100K in size. A freeware program called IrfanView does a fantastic job of resizing photos, if you need a tool to do this. Huge JPG files straight from your camera will still upload and appear properly on the website, but you might have to have a coffee break while you wait!

There's no format to stick to, everyone's an individual. Your story can be just one short paragraph, or a much longer ramble. So anything goes, really! Of course, I reserve the right to correct spelling errors and make other edits as I see fit. I'll leave non-U.S. spellings untouched, since that will add to the overall variety!

Finally, feel free to mention any other kites you have flown, or kiting events that you attended. Maybe you decided to take an MBK kite to the public area of your local kite festival, for example.

Here's a few things to jog your memory...

• Comments from inspired onlookers, or impressed kids.


• Weird stuff - I had a seagull trip over my flying line once, in mid-air. It's true!


• Bird stories - curious birds circling your kite, attacking it and so on.


• If you did something different to my kite-making instructions, and it worked great - tell us all about it!


• Ramble on about several MBK kites you made, and some general comments about your flying experiences.