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Editor/Publisher |
John Barresi |
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Assistant Editor |
Dave Shattuck |
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Directors-at-Large |
Troy Gunn
Central USA |
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Contributors: |
David Gomberg |
Ray Bethell |
Brian Champie |
Terry Thurston |
Valerie Govig |
Vern Balodis |
John Chilese |
Allen Carter |
Donna McCown |
Jeff McCown |
Moon Kushner |
Robert Randolph |
Egan Davis |
Cathy Palmer |
Gary Wedeking |
Vern Balodis |
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Founder |
Mike Gillard
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The 2006 kiting season is off to a running start with summer fast approaching, and we're having a ball bringing the latest news, reviews, highlights, reports, interviews and photos to you from as many places as possible through the extensive pages of Kitelife Magazine... With 31 kite festivals and competitions on our tour schedule this calendar year, it's by far our busiest year to date. |
| As the year progresses, you can expect to see the contents of our subscribers area and video section expanded significantly. It's tough to find content for these during the off-season, so prime time for this is generally between the months of May and September... Keep an eye out for new additions, coming soon! |
| For all you kite history enthusiasts, our archival of Kite Lines magazine continues with volume 7 having been added on March 1st... With a grand total of 13 volumes in the Kite Lines collection, we're over half way done with this project and we'll keep adding a new volume on the first day of every odd-numbered month. |
| As always, I strongly encourage you to consider becoming an official subscriber to Kitelife if you haven't already... Aside from the satisfaction gained from supporting a service such as ours, you'll also receive automatic entry into monthly prize drawings, 100MB of storage in our photo galleries, access to our subscriber's section featuring exclusive video and photos not found in our regular pages, as well as a few other perks... If you find yourself visiting our site more than once a month, please, sign up today! |
| Congratulations to our April winner in the Subscriber drawings, two brand new UFOs from Revolution are going home with subscriber #85, Paul Goodrich from Clackamas, Oregon... Thanks for your support Paul. |
| Our next prize is set to be drawn for one of our subscribers on May 5th... A brand new Freestylist from Skyburner Kites, valued at roughly $150, this kite is a very worthwhile addition to anyone's kite bag - get your entry in now! |
| I'll be in Berck sur Mer (France) as a judge April 6th through the 17th, bringing you daily updates from the World Sport Kite Championships, then it's on to Weifang China from April 18th to the 26th as Chief Judge at their International Sport Kite Championships... This puts me out of country for roughly 22 days counting travel, email access will be intermittent and I won't have access to my phone, so please be patient with my response time during those dates. |
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AKA Corner
The AKA's "Great Kite Raffle" is back, and you'll find one heck of a kite being given away to the lucky ticket holder... Do you have yours? |
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Dave's World
Travel to Thailand's 9th annual International Kite Festival, where inflatable kites ruled the skies along with the wranglers below them. |
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Drachen Archive: Featured Item
The Drachen Foundation archive includes not just images, but records of kite events, historic and recent, including the ones it creates. |
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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. |
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Letters to the Editor
Sometimes our readers take time to comment on the projects and issues here at Kitelife, and we're always happy to share them with you. |
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Competitor Profiles
Born from the old Satori Kites project, the Kitelife Profiles give sport kite competitors and announcers a central place for info about fliers. |
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ProFiles: Egan Davis
This Canadian native has truly come into his own on the sport kiting scene over a very short period of time, turning heads on both coasts. |
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Empty Spaces: Mike Gillard
The kiting family was rocked on its heels by the recent loss of a dear friend and major contributor in many areas of our community. |
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Empty Spaces: Bob Price
AKA Archivist, Past President, Physicist, award winning kite maker and KAP enthusiast, one of the old kiting guard passes on. |
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REVisions: Competition Kit
Resident Rev enthusiast David Hathaway details some of the key equipment any quad competitor must have to be fully prepared. |
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TBA or not TBA?
The Geezer goes over some of the pros and cons to the TBA method of posting results at many USA competitions these days. |
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South Padre Island Kite Festival
Texans descend on the gulf of Mexico for this annual event, featuring performers, wide open spaces and a variety of conditions. |
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Up the River Indoor Festival
A curious Monkey takes his first trip to UTR, an excellent Oregon indoor kite festival now in it's 2nd year and growing each time around! |
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Kites for Wishes Festival
Ray Bethell continues his adventures, returning to Guam, sharing magical experiences with attending fliers and some of the local children. |
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Festival Layang-Layang
Brian Champie takes us on an exotic journey to Malaysia for the 11th annual international kite festival held in Pasir Gudang, Johor. |
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Kite Party 4
Fliers from all over the country descend on Huntington Beach, CA for vacation, fun, flying and socializing at this unusual kite event. |
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Zilker Park Kite Festival
Recent Texas transplant Moon Kushner brings us news, highlights and photos from the 2006 Zilker Park event held in Austin, Texas. |
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French Connection by New Tech
Dodd Gross' latest entry into the performance sport kite market, the FC delivers tons of performance and features for a great price. |
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Freestylist by Skyburner
Born from the legendary Skyburner line, the Freestylist is one of the top performers in it's price range and looks great in the sky. |
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Nebula by Ron Phipps
One of the few true cottage-made kites on the market, the Nebula stands out with a Prismatex sail and a very solid level of performance. |
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Festival/Comp Schedules
Looking for an event? You can find full schedules and contact information for events all over the country on the web sites listed here. |
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World Sport Kite Championships
It's nearly time for the top sport kite teams in the world to battle it out for ultimate bragging rights, April 11-13 in Berck sur Mer, France! |
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North Coast Championships
Cash prizes, free entry for novice competitors, this Ohio event promises to be one of the best grassroots competitions of the year! |
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WKM Sport Kite Workshop
The World Kite Museum in Long Beach, WA... Come expand your dual line and quad line skills at this workshop, right on the beach! |
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Cutting Edge Spring Fling
The Northwest Sport Kite League kicks off the 2006 outdoor sport kite season with a bang at this competition in Ocean Shores, WA. |
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San Ramon Art & Wind Festival
One of the finest events in California returns for another year, come see amazing performers and one heck of a show this Memorial Day! |
Photo Collections
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