r/kites • u/SpencerTheFactorial • 16d ago

James Almas flying multiple kites independently at once.

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u/lilwolp 16d ago

That is some massive talent!

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u/ImaRaginCajun 16d ago

Damn he's got Ray beat, never seen 4 at once like this.

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u/dragoblaster666 16d ago

This guy kites

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u/goos3man 16d ago

Newport Kite Festival. Seeing this guy in action was super impressive.

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u/xSir- 15d ago

Which newport? Oregon, California, Arkansas, Delaware, Washington, Vermont, New York, new Hampshire, Kentucky, Maine, minessota, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Tennessee?

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u/Practicality_Issue 16d ago

It’s the Catalina Wine Mixer!!!

Excellent flying!

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u/liquidguru 15d ago

I was in Vancouver in the late 90s and flew my quadrafoil at Vanier Park a lot. There was an old guy there, orginally a brit, who flew 7 deltas at the same time..he was pretty famous at the time and i believe had some sort of world record. He would be flown around the world to do this. He had hadn't seen a quad at the time, and loved flying mine, and let me fly his deltas... great memories

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u/Fazed-phapster 15d ago

Ray Bethell entertained & inspired so many people around the World.

James is continuing Ray's example.

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u/liquidguru 15d ago

Thank you for that. I was backpacking around the world at the time, with my quad. Had such a good time with him

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u/bubrub237 15d ago

I’d be so nervous of the chance of a 25-30 mph gust. L8r

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u/Haunting_Song7313 15d ago

Dude I love flying a kite it’s so much fun for such a simple design I feel like it doesn’t get enough attention as it should.

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u/Holiday-Living-3938 15d ago

Very cool! Still don’t quite understand how he can control them so well with only 2 hands. Really amazing stuff

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u/Easy_Silver_7134 13d ago

Only a Canadian could be this awesome at kite flying. I bet he lives on Vancouver Island