Welcome to the Kite Lines web archives! Published from 1977 to 2000, Kite Lines was the longest-running professional
magazine in kite history to its end-point in time. It was the authoritative
and comprehensive source of kite news and the trusted standard of reference for
kiting internationally.
The writing was done by kitefliers, for kitefliers, peer-reviewed and
scrupulously edited to produce compressed but in-depth and accurate prose, reliable
for the expert but readable for the novice. The photography and illustrations
were researched and selected for informational value as well as visual impact.
The pages were designed to enhance and clarify the stories and the reading
experience. Finally, Kite Lines was printed in full color on glossy stock. In
presenting Kite Lines in an electronic format, we are striving to maintain the
original look and feel of the magazine to the fullest extent possible.
You will find in the 50 issues that follow some of the most respected authors
and photographers in kiting's recent decades of exciting growth. Kite Lines
was the place where these contributors came to be published, where they trusted
the editing and layout that would reinforce their work. Kite Lines, too, was
the place where research was done that brought out and discovered many of the
names that are now recognized as leaders in kiting, writing and illustrating.
If you would like to inquire about obtaining physical copies of past issues, or are looking for exquisite books pertaining to kites, please visit the Kite Lines Bookstore!
http://www.kitelinesbookstore.com
Each issue will take our editorial staff between four and eight hours to convert to searchable PDF format, and will eventually be available as a complete collection... Please read the disclaimer below before proceeding.
- DISCLAIMER -
Although you may see subscription information throughout these archived issues of Kite Lines, no further issues have been or will be made and thus a subscription is not required... However, if you would like to contribute and support Kitelife's generous hosting and electronic archival we encourage you to subscribe to KL from the main page.
Many of the advertisers you will see in these archived pages may no longer be in business, and/or products may no longer be available.
The publishers of Kite Lines, Kitelife, and their constituents are not responsible for any outdated information and are providing this service strictly as a contribution to kiting as a whole... Readers also maintain sole responsibility for their use of information herein, and for any attempted contact with former Kite Lines advertisers or featured individuals, teams, clubs and associations.
All issues in part or in whole have been reprinted in PDF format with express permission and blessings from the former editor-publisher of Kite Lines, Valerie Govig, and may not be distributed outside of Kitelife or reproduced in whole or in part (except for personal use), without express written permission from both parties.
Kite Lines available in this electronic format may not be used to directly generate profit in any way, and is available free of charge to the public thanks to the original publishers.
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