Whales spotted at the Whalehead Club!
Fascinated onlookers watched as this giant long blue whale kite floated over Currituck Heritage Park Thanksgiving weekend, 2010. The spectacular 100 foot long nylon kite (named "Mel" after author Herman Melville) was sewn by Peter Lynn Kites in New Zealand and is owned by Joyce and Jeff King of the Wings Over Washington Club. With the help of fellow WOW members, Dennis Hawley and Dave Souter, "Mel" was wrangled into the sky by a massive red, white and blue foil lifter kite where he breached and dove through the brisk November breezes as if he were truly swimming in air. Thanks to Flying Smiles Kites (located across from Currituck Heritage Park in Corolla Light Town Center) and other kiters from near and far, the skies were full of kites of all colors, shapes and sizes that delighted participants and spectators alike.