Marcus,

I suppose that price was for a Tornado kite?

Next kites we do we will have to try something like that. More panels in the luff, glued construction (I'll never forget stitching the yellow spi! What a mess with seamstick in my Pfaff and not enought time before we had to leave for the regatta!), flatter shape, design the entry for about 45degs and add a bit of twist to the shape. With our three identical boats we should be in an ideeal position for testing the shapes. That is, when they are finished..