Afternoon at the Wind Festival
Sydney and Henry Emerson of West Tisbury launch an eagle kite in Ocean Park.
Sydney and Henry Emerson of West Tisbury launch an eagle kite in Ocean Park.
Samir Gandhi helps Arjan Sandhu get his kite off the ground.
Samir Gandhi helps Arjan Sandhu get his kite off the ground.
Anthony Holland forged the prizes for winners at the Wind Festival.
Anthony Holland forged the prizes for winners at the Wind Festival.
Salty Agard draws onlookers as his kite soars high above Ocean Park.
Salty Agard draws onlookers as his kite soars high above Ocean Park.
Michele Mouradian holds Lisa Sternberg's prize-winning homemade kite.
Michele Mouradian holds Lisa Sternberg's prize-winning homemade kite.
Zoey Bartley of Tiverton, R.I., with a tiny leaf kite.
Zoey Bartley of Tiverton, R.I., with a tiny leaf kite.
Not a bird or a plane, just a kite above the cottages.
Not a bird or a plane, just a kite above the cottages.
Towards the end of the festival, held Saturday, Oct. 12 in Oak Bluffs, the Ocean Park breezes has picked up into a brisk, chilly wind. Earlier in the afternoon, kids had gathered beneath a tent to make 100 kites, which were perfect for the early breezes but faltered once the winds picked up. Yet stalwarts remained as the adult kite-flying competition got underway.
For more about the wind festival, see the article Oak Bluffs Wind Festival Takes Flight.