News: Latest, November 2002

We are pleased to announce that www.Kitegear.com have adapted a system they developed over a year ago so that it is now "the whole chicken ! "

  • Click here to go direct to the relevant page on the kitegear.com site.
  • You will notice they don't currently have a loop to clip off your safety line. They assume a wrist or harness safety line. But see our below if you want to DIY attach the safety line to the Chicken Release.

_________________________________

HISTORICAL NEWS INDEX

_________________________________

October 2002

While we continue to find a partner or insurance, here are some links, photos and notes on a possible DIY route to your own Sunday Roast (aka The Whole Chicken). Please note that we give no warranty whatsoever. These are notes of work in progress. When DIY looking at this, please also read the features section on this site.

** Click thumbnails for large image **

To attach the Wild Country strap to your bar and loop it around the bar and through itself.

Note the garden tags to prevent the strap dropping into the hook.

We've found a shorter strap can get twisted around the hook in a way that then prevents smooth release. So go for 30cm. You will see we did originally try shorter straps. (See features)

 Strap to shackle. Rope loops for safety attachment and for release.
Here bowline knots with the ends secured and stopper knots are used.

Make sure the loops are below the size that allows them to go over the top of the closed shackle.
A nice place to find some Velcro to hold the release toggle vertically up is an old pair of wet suit boots. Please see the features page.

Buy the Wichard 2673 shackle on-line from www.kitegear.com, or the system they've made into the Whole Chicken, http://www.kitegear.com/products.asp?catID=3&page=1

Fix it to your bar with a climbing strop from Snow & Rock strop / strap.
- http://www.snowandrock.com
- Wild Country, 12mmx30cm Dyneema, £3.50 (excl P&P) Code: MWCBO
- Do a loop back on your bar and on the Wichard shackle (will put pic's up)
- More information incl strength etc. at the Wild Country site http://www.wildcountry.co.uk

_________________________________

September 2002

We get an article in the UK Kitesurf magazine.

Click the above picture of the cover to see a scan of the article.

_________________________________

9 September 2002

Despite some very positive early feedback all of the insurance brokers / leads we were pursuing to make sure we had manufacturer and seller cover for selling the Chicken Release device have come back unable to give us cover.

It appears that the recent stock market fall has trashed the equity that secures ("underwrites") the policy's they already have in place to such an extent that all insurers are currently only looking to sell insurance to known lower areas of risk.

A complete disaster, but required.

Example scenario:

  • Beginner in 25 knot wind gusting 35 knots takes out a 15m kite and gets in trouble.
  • Seriously hurt or kill themselves or somebody else.
  • The injured parties +/or their relatives / friends look to sue the suppliers of the kit etc.
  • We could be one of the targets of this action.

So we are trying to see if we can pass on the design / patents ...... to an existing manufacturer of kite kit. As such companies already have insurance in place (or should have) and adding another product is very unlikely to cause a change in premium. This will also keep the per unit cost down.

We're not asking for any money for this, we just want the sport to be safer.
I've put more detail on this below.

So as soon as this moves forward we'll keep you posted.

So if you are a manufacturer / distributor, or know of one who might be interested please get them to get in touch with us.

- We've got a manufacturer ready to make them !

Thanks

Keep it safe.

Rory


Our Thoughts on Transfer

1. Exclusive transfer / assign the patent(s) to ............
2. Assign the Chicken Release name and logo to ............ for the sale of the device only (we want to sell Chicken Release T-shirts).
3. We keep www.chickenrelease.com and sell Chicken Release devices, supplied by .............
We would want to be supplied at the same price you supply other distributors and sell at the same price they sell them at.

If this works out, could be great as we have several other accessory ideas !

_________________________________

15 August 2002

Pictures and illustrations of the device released.

See the features page of this site.

_________________________________

5 August 2002
The first batch of Chicken Release, "It's the whole chicken" T-shirts are delivered.

These can be purchased through Taklaman.

_________________________________

3 August 2002
Rory has returned from a week of testing in Egypt.
Despite a lack of "decent" wind for most of the week, some good testing was done and there are subsequent refinements to the Chicken Release.

Ash has filed the Patent which means that we can begin showing others the details of the device.

_________________________________