The Story Behind the Kite

The kite in the picture has a story. About ten years ago, my family and I were on the beach at Seaton Carew in the North East of England. My son was fourteen at the time and as we made our way to the beach we could see an unusual kite flying gracefully in the breeze.

It was an old man that was flying the kite and eventually we approached him and struck up a conversation. My son said "this is the kite I want". The gentleman said "here have a go". As my son flew the kite we found out that the owner actually made kites including the one that my son was flying. He was a member of a kite club and had been making kites for years.

After a while he said "do you really like this kite?" We said "yes we really did". "In that case" he said, "you can have it", Ever since, we have been grateful for that kind act and have flown the kite several times since but we never saw the old gentleman again.

The kite involved is call a hexagon because it has six sides. It also features a really long tail which keeps it really stable in flight. Three sticks form the frame on the back and its dead easy to set up and fly.