G'day gigantas,

I'm based in Bendigo and have made my own 13.6m2 AirBlast10 rebuild (only the bladders are original). I got all the cloth from the local sailmaker and it works fine, dries quick should you drop it in the drink and is lighter than the original Wipika stuff. Give me a message should you want any assistance in getting in touch with them or help with how to tackle the job in general... I'm on my second kite rebuild and have planes to build my own design next; it adds to the buzz of kiteboarding! Much like roaring around the track with your own hand-built car and engine... minus the grease, stink, noise and tandem trailer ;-)

rgds,
- AzzA -

BTW AirX is nylon and has been used by many kitebuilders with great results... see groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Inflatodesign/info and web.media.mit.edu/~saul/zeroprestige/kitemake/ for more clues

"If it ain't broke, tweak it!"[}:)]

Planes for plans... funny you should say that; I've got a mate in Bali this week looking into getting some proto's made by local workers. It's great making my own kites but the sewing can suck.

FrankenBlast loves his 5th line... it's a much better arrangement than the reverse launch bridle that was originally fitted to these high AR monsters.

Santa's sending seabreezes and super southerlies to Sandy Point for speed this summer! Sensational! Should start saving soon.

- AzzA -

Bainbridge (makers, importers of sailcloths) in Sydney will also will post small quantities. They also make/stock Dacron and double sided tapes tapes etc.

Australia
Bainbridge International Pty. Ltd.
Address 273 Harbord Road
PO Box 254
Brookvale
NSW 2100
Australia

Phone +61 (0)2 9938 1788
Fax +61 (0)2 9938 2459
Email [email protected]

I havent used their cloth, but lots of other home builder do and have.