Cool - I've had one of these for a few years.

They're really neat:

http://www.revkites.com/

Can fly forwards or backwards. You can even take off from the ground with the kite upside down. I've seen a better flyer than I paint a picture with one with paint brushes attached to the ends.

Power, without fossil fuels or having to do the work yourself? Seems like a good thing to me.

At this point, I'd say: shoulders back, lean back, buy a Peter Lynn or two, and not just coz they come from round these parts.

I assume Ireland's beaches are empty enough for some decent hoonage? I expect GPS-tracked epics shortly.

We were just at a kite festival in Columbia, wish we had more festivals here! Have you seen the freecycling day around London that's coming up Ive seen it advertised on the tube, car free roads for a day!