2012-05-25 – Power Kiting @ Blackheath

Today, 14 adventurers from the 5th Dartford Scout Group’s EarleyBurne and Johnson sections participated in our third  Power Kiting adventure organised, as always, by the Kent Scout’s Air Activities Team on Blackheath Common.

We met at 10am on a warm, sunny, windy day – the optimum conditions for Power Kiting; and with the early morning spent getting our younger and less experienced members familiar and proficient at the sport, we progressed to larger and more powerful kites.  

As we broke for lunch the gusts became stronger and sustained so we had to drop back to the smaller kites when the session resumed and hoped that the gusts would drop back.  However, we sadly had to cut the day short on safety grounds as the gusts reached levels where personal safety could be compromised, but there was nothing but smiles and tales of “the buzz” and “Epic Fails” from the Scouts as we departed.

Today’s conditions were by far the best we’ve experienced, but let’s hope that our next time will be much the same as today, but without the gusts!

Well done to everyone who participated.