Sportkitedesign Archive

  • My experience with the Mohawk dates back to 2006 when I bought an original Air Oeuvre Mohawk and flew it exclusively for about six months. Many people probably still remember the build and consistency issues of those early Mohawks, in addition to criticism the design received for some quirky performance aspects. In response, Air Oeuvre released the Mohawk XS (MXS), a new kite designed to retain the trick-trainer goals of the original kite whilst correcting the quirks for which the original was criticized.

    Sportkitedesign “Mohawk XS” Review by Adrian Bickerstaffe

    Posted on January 8, 2011 | No Comments
    My experience with the Mohawk dates back to 2006 when I bought an original Air Oeuvre Mohawk and flew it exclusively for about six months. Many people probably still remember the build and consistency issues of those early Mohawks, in addition to criticism the design received for some quirky performance aspects. In response, Air Oeuvre released the Mohawk XS (MXS), a new kite designed to retain the trick-trainer goals of the original kite whilst correcting the quirks for which the original was criticized.

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  • This is a sneak peak of forthcoming Seven SUL. The sail is mylar and Icarex and initial framing experiments are using SkyShark 2pt leading edge/spine with SkyShark 3pt spreaders. The UL version is framed in SkyShark P90 upper leading edges (ULE), SkyShark 3pt lower leading...

    More from Sportkitedesign "Seven" UL and SUL.

    Posted on July 18, 2009 | No Comments
    This is a sneak peak of forthcoming Seven SUL. The sail is mylar and Icarex and initial framing experiments are using SkyShark 2pt leading edge/spine with SkyShark 3pt spreaders. The UL version is framed in SkyShark P90 upper leading edges (ULE), SkyShark 3pt lower leading...

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  • Jorgen, the designer of the equisite “Seven”, has his Sportkitedesign website up and running. He’s working on a complete set of kites, SUL, UL, STD and VTD and has gotten Roy Reed to produce one of his excellent colorizers for the design. Pricing is 250...

    Sportkitedesign Website Up And Running

    Posted on April 21, 2009 | No Comments
    Jorgen, the designer of the equisite “Seven”, has his Sportkitedesign website up and running. He’s working on a complete set of kites, SUL, UL, STD and VTD and has gotten Roy Reed to produce one of his excellent colorizers for the design. Pricing is 250...

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  • A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive a “Seven” made by Sportkitedesign in Sweden. I had seen photos of the kite and been kept well up to date with its development, so I was quite excited to see exactly what had made...

    Sportkitedesign "Seven" Review by Adrian Bickerstaffe

    Posted on March 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive a “Seven” made by Sportkitedesign in Sweden. I had seen photos of the kite and been kept well up to date with its development, so I was quite excited to see exactly what had made...

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