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| Editor/Publisher |
| John Barresi |
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| Assistant Editor |
| David Hathaway |
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| Directors-at-Large |
David Shattuck
Northwest USA |
Troy Gunn
Central USA |
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| Contributors: |
| David Gomberg |
| Hetta Malone |
| Lee Sedgwick |
| Cris Batdorff |
| Laura Berg |
| Gary Engvall |
| Meg Albers-Robinson |
| Dan Thompson |
| Grant Fraley |
| David Cimburek |
| Scott Skinner |
| Willow Demers |
| Cathy Tung |
| Cathie Jung |
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| Founder |
Mike Gillard
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We're in full swing for what you might call the peak kiting season in North America... With fairer weather on our side, the better part of kiting events are held May through October, all building to a head at the AKA Grand Nationals (Rochester MN this year), and crowned by several smaller events over the following couple of months. |
| As I write this, we've just finished up at the Berkeley Kite Festival, are preparing for an iQuad trip to Bogota (Colombia), and then on to WSIKF in Long Beach (WA) a few days after that for some particularly cool projects (see Kites... Life. for more info) and one of the best kiting shows found anywhere on this continent. |
| Kitelife is still a publication made by kitefliers, for kitefliers... Without the ongoing support of both our advertisers and subscribers, we wouldn't be able to maintain such an extensive resource, and we're eternally grateful. |
| Due to recent forum upgrades, our subscription system is offline for the moment but we're hoping to have the revised system online within the next 3-4 weeks... Please stay tuned, but in the meantime, we still have the full record of existing subscribers for our prize drawings. |
| Thanks to all of you for being a part of this global movement we call kiting... Especially now, the levity, art, creativity and energy we deliver both by displayed and simply doing what we love is more valuable than ever. |
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Kites... Life.
From behind the desk here at Kitelife, highlights, upcoming events, new records, site upgrades, kiting on Facebook and an update on the progress of your Editor's engagement. |
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AKA Corner
Our AKA President brings us the latest news from the American Kitefliers Association... This years convention, AKA on Facebook, rules changes, Cafepress, nominations and more. |
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Dave's World: Wildwood
Join Mr. Gomberg for as he makes his annual return to the Wildwood International Kite Festival held on Memorial day, every year... Octopus, caterpillars and more, big kites abound! |
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Dave's World: Windscape
Soar the open skies over Sasketchewan's rolling prairies and share in the good times, Swift Current offers some of the finest hospitality around and always delivers a tremendous show. |
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Drachen Archives: Three Ferries, Plus One
Scott Skinner shares some of his research and thoughts about various types of kite line-climbers from around the world, brilliantly wind-propelling themselves up and down a line. |
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News Reel
World kite traveler Meg Albers brings us a variety of kite-related news from all over the world from Beijing to San Diego, wind turbines to ancient kitemaking, kiting is happening everywhere! |
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Kite Poems
An assortment of reflective writings which utilize kites, related flight, life experiences and visual descriptions to paint upon your senses, perhaps vicariously giving your mind flights of fancy. |
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Kite Comics
Each issue, we'll be bringing you two special kite-oriented comics from cartoonist Dan Thompson... We'll be working with him in coming issues to include a full variety of kite styles. |
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Join the Team
Our staff here at Kitelife extends a heartfelt invitation to share your experiences, your insights, your knowledge, and delight in kiting with articles, photos and more! |
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REVisions: Gearing up for WSIKF
Our own kite flying Monkey brings us up to speed on developments for WSIKF mega flies and grid flying, plus tips, tricks and techniques to improve your overall Rev flying skills. |
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No Wind, Low Wind Flying
Another excellent article from the archives of SKQ, sharing tips from both Lee Sedgwick and Cris Batdorff, a great many of which still apply today, over 15 years later! |
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Featured Store: Gomberg Kites
We'll be profiling with one of our much appreciated retail sponsors each month, getting a little insight into their store history, owners, managers, and their specialties. |
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Southern Oregon Kite Festival
Celebrating 17 years in Brookings, Oregon, the SOKF continues to deliver an amazing aerial display of single line and sport kites that infallibly draws spectators back year after year. |
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Berkeley Kite Festival
Celebrating 24 years of operation, the BKF tackled 2009 in grand style with a tremendous display of kite art and talent from all over the world, the SOLO, kites from Hamamatsu, and more! |
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Lincoln City Summer Festival
With a long and lusterous kite heritage all their own, Lincoln City continues to dazzle spectators on the Pacific Northwest coast with a wide variety of skilled and artistic kite displays. |
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Pacrim Kite Festival
Fliers came from all over the Northwest to participate in the BCKA's annual Pacific Rim event and grace the skies with their single, dual and quad line kites over downtown Vancouver, BC. |
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Newport Kite Festival
Host to many legendary performances over the years, this event is evolving and growing thanks to the support and hard work of volunteers and organizers, plan your 2010 trip to Newport! |
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Ocean Shores Intl Kite Challenge
There's good reason the AKA Nationals has been held on this beach twice over... Great wind and lots of space provides ideal conditions for kitefliers of all kinds, both leisure and competitive. |
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Parksville Kite Festival
This annual event on Vancouver Island draws folks from all over BC and beyond, including the British Columbia Kitefliers Association and team Island Quad from Victoria, what a show! |
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Festival/Comp Schedules
Looking for an event? You can find full club and organization schedules and contact information for kite events all over the country on the web sites listed here. |
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Washington State Intl Kite Festival
One of the "must see" kite events in North America, WSIKF draws fliers from all over the world to beautiful Long Beach, Washington... There truly is something for everyone! |
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Whidbey Island Kite Festival
Join Northwest fliers for another great year in this annual event at Fort Casey, featuring indoor flying, sport kite competitions, demonstrations and beautiful handmade kite displays! |
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AKA Grand Nationals
The AKA's 32nd annual convention takes place in Rochester, Minnesota this year and we've assembled just about everything you may possibly need to know about attending. |
Photo Collections
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