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Ostend International Kite Festival

Date: Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th May 2005
Location: Ostend, Belgium
Organised by: Didakites
Official website: http://www.didak.com/kitefestival/

The beautiful long sandy beach at Ostend was the venue for the Kites International Festival 2005.

Saturday was very windy, with gusts over 50km/h according to fellow kite fliers! The weather forecast had been for rain but fortunately none arrived, although it was cloudy for most of the day. The Flying Squad braved the winds, flying vented and super vented (Teabag) Revolution kites in a number of displays throughout the day.

A barbecue and night fly took place on Saturday night. By now the fierce wind had eased off and the kite fliers put on a display with illuminated kites and spotlights.

Sunday faired better with blue skies, lighter winds and warmer temperatures, and the kite fliers and spectators came out in droves! Kite teams from all over Europe flew displays and demonstrations, including Team 4 Fun and Team Pegasus. The children's sweet dropping was very popular, particularly as some of the sweets had special prize vouchers inside the wrappers! A series of Rokkaku fights took place, with the winner receiving a medal at the awards ceremony at the end of the festival. Awards were also given to kite fliers who had put on the best displays.

Links to other photos, videos and reports:

http://www.pbase.com/kites_international/inbox

Ivan van Hoorickx's Kite Aerial Photography: http://www.birdseye.be/ including photos from Ostend 2005.

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