I've got a new #kite bag! The zippers on my last bag started failing after ~8 years, so it was time for something new. Making a bag is quite the project, so I did a bit of a write up about it on my build log:
https://watty.us/build-log/2026/4/1/kite-bag
A nice sunny day at Kite Party in Huntington Beach, CA, but the wind was steongly blowing the wrong way
Just finished Tempest Prototype #5: a high wind version of the team kite. I now have two higher wind sails that I can use to compare framing options and to later modify to experiment with venting.
https://watty.us/build-log/2026/2/15/k142-tempest-prototype-5
I designed a retrofit quad kite t-fitting so older quad kites with endcaps on the leading edge could be adapted to use t-fittings without the vertical spars sticking out extra far.
https://watty.us/3d-printing/2026/1/31/retrofit-quad-t-fitting
Four ultralight Tempests built to fill out a team set to play with this coming summer. Next will be more prototyping on heavy-wind versions.
https://watty.us/build-log
With the year nearing the end, I like to look back at the kites I built this year.
I managed to build 15 kites over the last 12 months.
Mostly Void and Tempests, my newest dual line designs, but some other stuff thrown in as well.
#kites #kitemaking #sportkites #sewing #newyear @sport_kites
Now that I've built a few standard Tempests, I've put it up on my shop and also published the plans so others can make them:
- https://watty.us/shop/tempest
- https://watty.us/kite-plans/2025/7/31/tempest-plan
#kite #sportkite #opensource #kitemaking #sewing @sport_kites
Three new Tempest kites finished up, ready for some team action!
K131 - https://watty.us/build-log/2025/11/23/k131-tempest-2
K132 - https://watty.us/build-log/2025/11/23/k132-tempest-3
K133 - https://watty.us/build-log/2025/11/23/k133-tempest-4
Really enjoyed this interview on #enshittification
