Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

Issue 3: Dave’s World

The Great Trilobite Disaster or “In just One Idio-second” After the festival in the United [...]

Issue 3: Novice Class

Welcome to Novice Class for June, 1998. I have had the pleasure of attending the [...]

Issue 3: UK View

Hmmm, jet lag, ZZZZZZZZZZ…… I hate jet lag, but I love doing things that end [...]

Issue 3: Doin’ it Indoors

In the last issue I covered some of the basics of indoor kite flying. This [...]

Issue 3: Kitemaker Profile – Geert Donker Duyvis

I’m Geert Donker Duyvis, born in Delft and still living and flying there. I’ve been [...]

Issue 3: Kitemaker Profile – Dick Barnes

I will be interviewing a kitemaker each month for Kitelife, the Internet Magazine. Here is [...]

Issue 3: Welcome to the Machine

Needles and thread The needle and thread combination is to your sewing machine what gasoline [...]

Issue 3: Wildwood Kite Festival

The 13th Annual East Coast Stuntkite Championships Wildwood, New Jersey…the beach where legends have been [...]

Issue 3: Wildwood Kite Festival (Photo Gallery)

1998 Wildwood International Kite Festival Pictures by Al Lee Pictures by Rick and Robyne Gardner [...]

Issue 3: Interview with Roger Chewning

Roger Chewning was one of the four founders of the East Coast Stunt Kite Championships [...]

Issue 3: Brit Invasion

Photos by Robyne and Rick Gardner and Mike Gillard American fliers and audiences were fortunate [...]

Issue 3: Stack Italy Cup V

May 1-3, 1998 During the week end of May 1 ( Labour day in Italy [...]

Issue 3: Ballad of Austin EOL

How to start a Kite Team…or maybe not? The history of the Austin End Of [...]

Issue 3: Photos from Grand Haven

Photos from Grand Haven, MI May 15-17, 1998 Photos by Al Lee Photos by Craig [...]

Issue 3: Team Basics

LET’S STAY TOGETHER INTRODUCTION For a comprehensive study of team flying (which this is not), [...]

Issue 3: Tulsa Festival of Kites

Tulsa Wind Riders 5th Annual Festival of Kites May 9 -10, 1998 Friday was a [...]

Issue 3: Funny Pages

We are pleased to publish humor columns from Joe Lavin. Joe is a syndicated writer [...]

Issue 3: Bongo Hotline

Compiled from reader reports There was controversy surrounding the Great Lakes Sportkite Championship event at [...]

Issue 3: Best of Rec.Kites (BORK)

Or, Best of Wrecked.Kites Welcome to The Best Of REC.KITES! We are attempting to extract [...]

Issue 3: Picture Gallery

Pictures by Eddie Zihlman Photo of the Month “I Love the smell of Rev handles [...]

Issue 2: Kites….Life…

Greetings! First, we would like to thank you for the great response to the first [...]