Category Archives: 2006

Issue 50: Dave’s World: Three Beautiful Days in Dieppe

The international kite festival in Dieppe France is clearly one of the great kite gatherings [...]

Issue 50: Dave’s World: Kiting in South Africa

As we travel our exciting planet, Susan and I observe that kiting “success” is relative. [...]

Issue 50: Drachen Archives

The following story tells of an interesting experiment with kites performed by Dr. Alexander Graham [...]

Issue 50: Kites… Life.

The Equation is: Kites + Life = Kitelife. Pretty simple, eh? Well, maybe… but it [...]

Issue 50: Featured Store: WindPower Sports

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 50: ProFile: Jon Trennepohl

Jon Trennepohl has been around sport kiting for a while…  And if you’ve not had [...]

Issue 50: ProFile: Carl Robertshaw

One of the true greats of kiting, Carl has definitely made his mark in kiting [...]

Issue 50: REVisions: WSIKF Recap

It started as a simple idea this spring. John and I, with the ever growing [...]

Issue 50: Workshops… Magic?

Where to start? Well, I guess my age is where I begin.  I’ve been a [...]

Issue 50: Buenos Aires Children Day

On Sunday August 13th, 2006, Children Day was held in Buenos Aires – Argentina. The [...]

Issue 50: Berkeley Kite Festival

Over the years I’ve been flying, I’ve maintained a mental list of some of the [...]

Issue 50: Oostende Kite Festival

“Happy rotor hour” ? No, it isn’t a helicopter demonstration. It is one of the [...]

Issue 50: Golden Gate Challenge

Once again, Brian Champie, the AKA Regional Director for the Northern California Kite Club and [...]

Issue 50: Lewis & Clark Exposition

Getting There Midnight. That was when I told Justin I would be at his house [...]

Issue 50: 14th Annual Canal Days

You might already be asking yourself where in the world is Port Colborne, Ontario? Today [...]

Issue 50: Orting Kite Festival

All right everyone… The 2006 AKA Competition Season is finally over, and we’re all nearly [...]

Issue 50: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

Meeting up with John Barresi in Portland, we set out on our way to the [...]

Issue 50: Steveston SKC

Is it over already? Is the fight for a spot to the Grand Nationals for [...]

Issue 50: Summer Heat

After you’re into a competition season for a while, every event you attend begins to [...]

Issue 50: Whidbey Island Kite Festival

Well, we’re off again – headed north this time, off to the annual Whidbey Island [...]

2006 Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF): Daily Updates – Day 6

Yep, this one’s late… Couldn’t be helped, however. After nine days on the road, the [...]