Author Archives: John Barresi

Issue 70: From the Editor

Welcome to the 70th issue of Kitelife, the latest in over twelve years of online [...]

Issue 70: Kites… Life.

Sitting alongside my wife, I’m starting this article at 35,000 feet somewhere over Arizona on my [...]

Issue 70: Kite Trade Association Intl Trade Show

Arriving early in the morning on Monday, Takako and I took the opportunity to explore [...]

Issue 69: From the Editor

As we start heading into the wetter months here in Oregon, I’m looking forward to [...]

Issue 69: Kites… Life.

When i started flying in 1990 at the age of 15, I commonly pored over [...]

Issue 69: Cape Fear Kite Festival

I hadn’t been to North Carolina as a kite flier in quite a few years [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 6

Holy smokes was it cold this morning! While there were rumors of impending snow, the [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 5

We appeared to have a larger number of particiants in our morning workshops today, likey [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 3

The first wave of todays morning workshops were “Recruiting for Fun” by Gayle Woodul, “Judging [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 2

Tuesday morning saw quite a deluge of rain, still cold, putting a slight damper on [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 1

With fifteen conventions under my belt as of this one, I do like arriving at [...]

Issue 68: From the Editor

Times are ‘a changing… Two major north american kiting organizations (AKA and KTAI) and their [...]

Issue 68: Kites… Life.

Well, I’d like to speak about community, cooperation between the various walks of kiting be [...]

Issue 67: From the Editor

We’re in full swing for what you might call the peak kiting season in North [...]

Issue 67: Kites… Life.

I’m looking forward to seeing this issue go live, as it will mean that I’m [...]

Issue 67: Berkeley Kite Festival

Held during the last weekend of July every year at Cesar E. Chavez Park in [...]

Issue 66: From the Editor

Welcome, we’ve done our very best to round up a wide variety of articles and [...]

Issue 66: Kites… Life.

It’s always interesting when it comes time for me to write one of these, with so [...]

Issue 65: From the Editor

Wow, can you believe this issue marks our 11th year as an Internet magazine? Still [...]

Issue 65: Wind Meter App for iPhone

The introduction of iPhones and similarly powerful handhelds is changing our resources as kitefliers on [...]

Issue 65: Kite Party 7

One of the first events of the year, known for good weather and a relaxing [...]