Once again, it’s Saber II rattling time!
Will Sturdy has again donated one of his legendary, hand-crafted sport kites to support the Treasure Island Sport Kite Championships, and this time the winner has more choices.
All donations go directly to support the Treasure Island Sport Kite Championships. To reserve slots and for information about payment options for donations, e-mail Robbie Boerth: rboerth (at) earthlink (dot) net.
Here are the details:
- Winner gets to choose a Saber II or Light Saber and gets to choose accent colors!
- Donations: $10, Maximum offered: 50
- Event closes: Sunday, January 8, or when all slots are reserved.
- Drawing held when all donations are received.
Will Sturdy’s rise as a Masters class dual-line flier and kitebuilder has been nothing less than meteoric. Years of development led to the Saber. That kite won the AKAGN 2008 sport kite kitebuilding competition, and in 2010 he was crowned Grand National Champion at the AKA convention. This gives you some indication of the meticulous worksmanship that Will puts into his kites. Will also flew the Saber to victory in the AKAGN Experienced Individual Dual-line Ballet competition. He is now regularly finishing near the top of the heap in Masters class dual-line competitions along the Eastern seaboard, and his entries in Virtual Freestyle events are garnering him international acclaim both as a flier and a builder.
If you really want to see the Saber II through its tricking paces, check out this video:
And you can check out Sturdy Designs on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sturdy-Designs/195482008140
The Saber II is framed in skyshark P2X and 5PT black diamond spars. The sail is icarex. It has a second layer of icarex along the trailing edge in addition to the mylar reinforcement.
Asked to comment on his new kite design, here’s what Will said:
“The Saber II keeps the same rock steady precision of the original Saber, while making some of the tricks that required a lot of finesse to do with the original much more easily attainable. This kite pitches forward very well, making yo-fades and crazy-copters very simple. Flat spins including taz machines are also much easier. Overall the kite is more nimble. It is easier to combine various tricks together as well as not being overly picky about the inputs.”
As you can see from the video, the Saber is capable of every trick in the book! It’s also got great precision – very clean corners, tracks a straight line very well. The kite works well in individual, pairs, or team situations. With clean graphics, the kite’s colored accents really pop when the kite is in the air!
-Robbie
