Ceewan,
also known as Leong, specializes in making ultralight kites.
He
is the designer and maker of the bridleless Pointer kites as well
as the Plutz gliders.
Ceewan loves a good challenge in redesigning traditional kites
with modern materials.
Ceewan started seriously flying and making sport kites, and he has now
come back full circle to the root of kiteflying: single line kites. Plutz The first kites that we got from Ceewan were
his Plutz gliding kites. They sold out before they even hit the
website!
The Plutz kite is a Ceewan induced hybrid between a Marconi kite and a Platz kite. We now have the Plutz2 (second generation) and there are now 3 sizes of Plutzs: Standard, Large, and the Mega.
These
Plutzs are phenomenal gliding kites. They are in the xUL genre
(extra Ultra Light winds) good for indoor flying or outdoors in no wind. Simple framing, and a clean design make this a very nice kite. It
is all tuned up by Ceewan so just larkshead your favorite line on
give it a toss backwards, a gentle pull will get the Pltuz
climbing up. Then release the tension on the line and watch it glide away.
We have the standard Plutz kite in the basic color variation instock.
Appliqued At this time all of the appliqued Plutz kites are sold out. When instock they retail for 95$
Basic (no extra decoration on the sails) 85.00$ shipped in the US
To see our current Plutz in stock please click this link. There is an information sheet on the Plutz located here, it is applicable to all three sizes.
Also, Ceewan has brought us another single line kite: the Midi Pointer!
At 13'
tall and just under 5' wide the Midi Pointer
is sized between the Pointer from Premier Kites,
and the Geo Pointer from Skyburner Kites.
Choices....always choices!
The Midi Pointer is available in two ways:
1. A packet that includes the skin, tension lines, and the bottom
horizontal rod (sewn into the skin).
You will need to provide the framing for this kite!
The preferred framing is skyshark rods, you can see a sheet detailing
the parts needed here. This option is 120$(shipped in the US).
2.
Fully framed ready-to-fly-on-your-favorite-flying-line
kite.
This packet will include all the framing that is necessary to get this
kite into the wind!
This option is 200$(shipped in the US). Your color choices for
the Midi Pointer are: (the
flame color at this moment is hopeful that it will arrive you can say
that you would like that color but please have a second one in mind!)
Ceewan's words about the Midi Pointer:
This is an
unprecedented piece of kite engineering, the Pointer is THE FIRST
Bridle Free kite to fly on the top-most tip at a SINGLE POINT without
stabilizer tails!
It is a finely tuned machine that flies in high angles, high stability
and keeps pointed to the sky all the time!
The handling of this kite, is without doubt, scores the highest for
'flying confidence'.
You will feel safe and secure at all times while holding the line, it
just 'stay pasted to the sky'.
This is also an uncomplicated kite, its quick, easy to assemble, for
its size, with minimal rigging thus allowing you to catch the winds
early.
The MIDI Pointer will
fly in extremely light to high winds and has virtually no pull with
recommended line strength at only 50lb despite its large size.
It is also a great travelling companion as it packs down to less than
36" long.
Its big Brother The GEO
POINTER, licensed to Sky Burner Kites, is a Winner at the AKA Grand
Nationals for the highest score in the Flight category and 3rd in Bowed
category.
The MIDI Pointer will
fly in just about any wind you put it into.
On the low side you fly it with battens to hold out the sail and catch
more wind.
When the wind picks up, remove the battens to reduce the kite's profile
to the wind,
move the flying line to the top single-point attachment and it will
ride out the strongest winds!
BTW being bridle free
this kite is a natural when it comes to stacking multiple kites!
Total Height- 162.5" (13.5feet) Span - 56" Frame - Skysharks
& Microcarbons Range - 2mph - 20mph Line: 50lb A sheet of info on the Midi Pointer can be found here.