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Editor/Publisher |
Mike Gillard |
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Contributors: |
David Gomberg |
Ray Bethell |
Lam Hoac |
Ron Graziano |
Danielle Fermin |
Jan Anderson |
Al Stroh |
Dennis Smith |
Troy Gunn |
Sven Arensen |
Tony Cousins |
Joel D'Souza |
Glen Warren |
Moon Kushner |
Dane Tessler
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Founder |
Mike Gillard
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| Thanks for
stopping by for the relaunch of Kitelife Magazine!
We’ve got lots of big plans for
the future and an incredible amount of work ahead of us, we hope you will be a
part of the future... Thank you very much for your continued support throughout the years, and through these changes.
In addition to bringing our bi-monthly e'zine back online, we still offer Kitemail, the premier free email service for anyone who would like a "kite-related" email address of their very own!
Although Kitelife has been pluggin’ away since April of 1998, up until now our past issues have been primarily available only on CD due to the logistics of making them all available for download... As part of our renewed efforts, we've gone ahead and brought the entire archive of Kitelife issues back online, this tremendous
archive of kiting information is once again available to you 24/7. Feel free to browse
the full archive here.
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Kites... Life.
A word from Kitelife's founder, Mike Gillard, with personal musings, staff changes, sport kite teams in North America, a call for contributors and some funny links. |
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AKA Corner
Our regular column from the President of the American Kitefliers Association, this time introducing you to the finer points and features of the official AKA web site. |
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Dave's World
Mr Gomberg shares his sentiments and an overview on kite museums, including Weifang (China), various locations in Japan and of course, Long Beach WA (USA). |
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ProFile: Lam Hoac
Renowned for his skills as both a sport kite competitor and single line kite
builder with key awards in nearly every category, Lam shares his experiences with us. |
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ProFile: Ron Graziano
An established
East Coast and AKA dual line champion, Ron comments on his kiting experience, getting to the top, and where he sees
the sport going in the future. |
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ProFile: Danielle Fermin
We wanted
to get a different perspective on the sport, at age
13 Danielle Fermin is one of the youngest Masters class
fliers around... Both individually and in pairs competition! |
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Do Women Really Want to Fly?
Do women
really want to fly? Jan Anderson of Seattle shares
her experiences as a female sport kite enthusiast
and some of her ideas about women in kiting today. |
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Ballet Tips - Music Editing
Kite veteran
Al Stroh gives an easy tutorial on how to edit music
using Cool Edit 2 and your PC... Many competitors mix
their own music, now you can too! |
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Guide to Announcing
Insights
and useful tips from veteran festival announcer Dennis
Smith, how to provide the information spectators need
and encourage them to try their hand at kiting! |
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Avoiding Equipment Failure
Equipment
failure can take you down before you hit the field
if you're not prepared. Here are some ideas to help
make those quick fixes less stressful, from Ron Graziano. |
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Taipei Kite Festival
Veteran
kite flier Troy Gunn relates his team's travels to
the Taipei County International Kite Festival, held
on September 28th and 29th, 2002 in Taiwan. |
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Nordic Challenge
SvenA's
(Aerialis) kite journal from the 2002 Nordic Challenge
in Gothenburg, Sweden...
Results, stories and link to NKC site. |
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Washington State Intl Kite Festival
Ray Bethell's
adventures from the WISKF event in Long Beach WA, held
in in late 2002... There are a few great pictures as
well, thanks to Tony Cousins. |
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Festival of the Air
The 6th
International Kite Festival of the Air, held in Frejus
France... Event photographs and report by world kite
traveler Ray Bethell. |
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International Kite Carnival
International
Kite Carnival held in North Goa, India on January 18th
through 19th, 2003... Festival highlights, pictures,
event history and more! |
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Dot Matrix by Flexifoil
Glen Warren
gives his review of the Dot Matrix, produced by Andy
Preston and Carl Robertshaw in association with Flexifoil. |
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Big Ticket by Cavaliers du Ciel
Another
kite review by Glen Warren, now putting the Big Ticket
through it's paces... Produced by Cavaliers
du Ciel in association with Avia Sports. |
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Frenezy by R-Sky
The Frenezy,
one of the hot new kites for 2003... Produced by R-Sky,
another in-depth review by Glen Warren. |
Photo Collections
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