Date:	Thu, 6 Apr 1995 23:28:41 -1000
From:	kevin@island.kites.com (Kevin Mayeshiro)
Message-Id: <3m30k9$2kj@malasada.lava.net>
Organization: Island Kites
Subject: Building a Battle Rokkaku

I am planning to build a battle rokkaku before the team 
heads off to Verdun.  (And now that I have said it on the 
net, I have to do it. :-)  A few questions for those 
veterans of Rokkaku Battles.  

Is there a prefered size?  (Eight to ten feet in height?)  
Will a larger kite be harder to maneuver?  A smaller one 
not have enough power to tip others and cut lines?  

Is there a prefered ratio?  (6-5-4?  5-4-3?  Any others?)  
Stability, will one be easier to tip than others?  Is one 
more maneuverable than others?  

Any other considerations?  

Thanks,

- Kevin
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Date:	Fri, 7 Apr 1995 19:35:25 -1000
From:	andrew@tug.com (Andrew Beattie)
Message-Id: <D6pBJ2.37L@tug.com>
Organization: /usr/lib/news/organisation
Subject: Re: Building a Battle Rokkaku

kevin@island.kites.com (Kevin Mayeshiro) writes:
>Is there a prefered size?

The AKA rules say:

Individual: 1m high MINIMUM
Team: 2m high MINIMUM

I can't lay my hands on the UK rules, but I seem to remember that thay are:

Individual: 1m high MAXIMUM
Team: 2m high MAXIMUM

1m or 2m would seem ot be the size to go for...

Andrew
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Date:	Sun, 9 Apr 1995 02:56:09 -1000
From:	Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk (Charlie Charlton)
Message-Id: <70d_9504091905@ind3x.dircon.co.uk>
Organization: ind3x
Subject: Re: Building a Battle Rokkaku

 -=> Quoting Andrew Beattie to All <=-

 AB> kevin@island.kites.com (Kevin Mayeshiro) writes:
 >Is there a prefered size?

 AB> The AKA rules say:

 AB> Individual: 1m high MINIMUM
 AB> Team: 2m high MINIMUM

 AB> I can't lay my hands on the UK rules, but I seem to remember that thay
 AB> are: 
 AB> Individual: 1m high MAXIMUM
 AB> Team: 2m high MAXIMUM

sorry Andrew not quite right

UK rules

Individual       1m minimum      1.5m maximum
Team             2m minimum      no   maximum

In fact very similar to the US rules you've just quoted, except anything
between 1.5m and 2m is useless for competition.

In the UK the preferred sizes seem to be at the lower end of these sizes
the Americans seem to like them a bit bigger.


Charlie

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