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Like many of us, designer, engineer and inventor Peter Lynn flew kites as a child, but by the time Lynn was 27, he’d started building one of the most important kite making businesses in the world. Now retired, he continues to devote his life to being at the forefront of kite design.
Peter Lynn Kites have invented the last seven of the world’s largest kites.In 1987 Lynn helped kickstart the new field of kite traction (think kite buggying, kite surfing, and snow kiting), including in 1990 inventing the first kite buggy - now a worldwide sport.
This weekend he’s flying at Steam Up Weekend at the Bushtown heritage site in Waimate, and March 17-19 will be speaking at WOMAD in New Plymouth.