Hi all

I was discussing the idea of a kite for my boat with the boat builder who did a recent repair.

He was rather dubious about stays for the pole being fixed to the bows given the lightweight construction and "strongly" suggested that if I was to add a kite, I should stay the pole to the chain plates.

Does anybody else do this and is it a workable alternative to not having a kite at all?

I'd love to try one but having just got the new paint job done and everything ship shape, I'm not overly keen on breaking her.

Cheers