Batoidea

Presented by Holm Struck Germany

TYPE OF CLASS: Sew

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

CLASS SIZE: Class Size - 15

TIMES OFFERED: Offered Once

CLASS LENGTH: Full Day Project

WIND RANGE: 1-4 Beaufort (1-18 MPH)

SIZE OF PROJECT: 154 cm X 125 cm/ 600cm tail--61 inch x 10 inch/tail 20 feet

Long time participants of U-MAKE may recognize this kite! This is the Batoidea which is Grant Lovett's FAVORITE Holm Struck kite! Quick to get in the air, wide wind range and looks great in the sky!

Holm Struck Batoidea

SEWING CLASS ---PRESENTED ONCE!

CLASS PRICE-- $70-$80 US

Premade Kits will be selected in the order students enroll. A few extra kits will be available so the last student enrolled will still have a choice of colors. The keel will have three colors. Holm will bring a wide variety of color combinations for the keel colors (or bring 3 pieces of your own ripstop slightly larger than 20"x6")

Although Extra Kits will not be available for pre-order, Holm will have a limited number available Sunday afternoon.

SUPPLIES SUGGESTED: Sewing machine and everything that goes with it, thread (black suggested, but this is up to each participant) cutting mat, scissors, utility knives.

Holm will have one folding tool to use in class.

The Batoidea Kite

Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fish commonly known as rays and skates, approximately 560 described species in thirteen families. Rays are distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head. And gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces.

(Taken from Wikipedia)

My goal was having a kite for a good wind range. For that I took for the cross spars of the Batoidea kite flexible fiberglass rods. It lets the kite move like a ray. For better stability the kite it has an open keel. That looks like the mouth of a ray. The long tail stabilizes the kite too and there's more the appearance of a ray.

In the included instruction book you ́ll find some design proposals. It is possible to make your own, personal Batoidea kite. It will be helpful to read all the instructions first. Often an illustration explains what to do next by itself.

For the construction of the kite:

all sail pieces are hot cut
left and right pieces are sealed by hot cut
face side of sail pieces are marked with a silver dot
stitch length 3mm / 1/8inch (unless otherwise specified in the instructions)
seam width 6mm / 1/4inch
rods are cut to fit (with the exception of the wing rod)

Learn how to make the tip of a kite or the end of its wing look like a professional tip. Holm will show a unique, easy way to help students to use sewn-on strings to span the kite instead of pockets.

Thank you

Holm