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Crosslines is currently a four person team.
The current line-up in order on the ground is as follows:
| Keith James | |
| Susanne Durie | |
| Martin Linford | |
| Mark Bretherton |
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Team Position: Fly’s at
Number 1Team Responsibilities: Gives majority of calls, routine designer and overall team leader
General Comment:Nicknamed in a Kite Passion article as Keith "Mine's a Larger" James. He doesn't see the joke he's a bitter man. (drinkers joke!!).
Personal Skills: Has been flying kites since his youth but mostly advanced in last ten years. Current interest Team and individual competitions, indoor kite flying, quad line, Rokkaku and Indian fighter kites.
Key Skills: Good at linking moves together into an overall routine.
Personal Achievements:
| 1992-93: | South East leagues Novice class. Formed pairs team The Ravens |
| 1994: | South East leagues Experienced class |
| 1995: | South East leagues Experienced class. Recreational quad flying. Founder member of Team Crosslines. Winner of Team Rokkaku Ford Challenge Cup. |
| 1996: | South East leagues - 5th position in Masters class. Judged at leagues. Part of World Record Mega Team at Thurrock. |
| 1997-: | Concentrated on Team Crosslines. |
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Team Position: Fly’s Number 2
Responsibilities:Part of routine design team with special responsibility for writing the ideas down
Early Influences:Airkraft. “I was amazed when I first saw them fly. Wanted to do that. Didn't realise how difficult it was though”.
Personal Skills:Competed very successfully in the individual Winter Leagues - South East Champion at Novice Class in 1996 and Runner up in Experienced Class in 1997. At the same time was developing team skills flying with Husband Michael in pairs as A.V. Ation in 1996 and in 1997 as a member of the Experience Team Champions that year Punchline.
Personal Achievements:
| 1996: | Champion South East Winter Leagues - Novice Class |
| 1997: | Runner up South East Winter Leagues - Experienced Class |
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e-mail address: susanne.durie@kcl.ac.uk |
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Team
Position: Fly’s at Number
3Team Responsibilities:Weatherman and kite and line decision maker.
General Comments: Admits to having been influence in his early days by Dave Clement and more recently by Carl Robertshaw and Andy Preston
Personal Skills:A serious kite flyer for about five years with particular interest in precision and trick flying both indoors and outdoors.
Key Skills:“Mr Precision” able to quickly assess which combination of lines and kite are most likely to be needed on the day.
Personal Achievements:
| 1993-94: | STACK UK Champion at Novice Class South East leagues Novice class - coming 4th at Hackney and 3rd at Blackheath |
| 1995: | South East leagues Experienced class - coming 2nd at Thornden Park and 2nd at Blackheath |
| 1996: | South East leagues Masters class - 3rd overall including 1st at
Blackheath and Stanmer Park Part of World Record holding Mega team at Thurrock |
| 1997-: | Concentrated on Team Crosslines |
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e-mail address: martin@callisto.co.uk |
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Team
Position: Fly’s Number
4Team Responsibilities:Routine Designer and attempts to maintain team moral
Personal Skills:Came into kite flying in 1992 as something to do on the beach in low winds to complement windsurfing. Kites quickly took over as the main pastime. Now gets adrenaline fixes from seeing routine ideas flown well. However if the speed of windsurfing needs to be replaced what could be better than to escape for a few hours on a buggy in some strong wind on a large beach!!
Key Skills:Attempt to defuse potential arguments on the flying field.
Personal Achievements:
| 1993: | South East leagues - Novice class |
| 1994: | South East leagues - Experienced class |
| Regular podium positions in Novice and Experienced class | |
| 1995: | 1995 Berrow Cup winner -two line precision |
| Attended and flew indoors at London Docklands in ‘94 and
‘95 Competed in individual and team Rokkaku events Casual Revolution flyer Casual buggier with both quad and two line kites |
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| 1996: | Part of World Record holding Mega Team at Thurrock |
| 1997-: | Concentrated on Team Crosslines |
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e-mail address: mark.bretherton@emesbe.com |
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