Author Archives: Dave Shattuck

Issue 79: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

19 years of fantastic kite fun! Ah, the 2011 Southern Oregon Kite Festival… better known [...]

Issue 79: Lincoln City Summer Festival

Rockin’ the Rokakku! Well, the Not-So-New-Now Kite Van is at it again – off on [...]

Issue 79: Westport Windriders Kite Festival

Flying high in Grayland, WA! Well, here we are… On the road again. This time [...]

Issue 78: ProFile: Daniel Prentice (pt 2)

Where have we been, and what’s on the horizon? In our last issue (#77), we [...]

Issue 78: Rockaway Beach Kite Festival

May 14-15, 2011 Fine Kites, Good Eats, Nice Lodgings, and Mixed Weather… The Second Annual [...]

Issue 78: Rockaway Beach Kite Festival Gallery

Photos by Dave “geezer” Shattuck

Issue 77: ProFile: Daniel Prentice (pt 1)

A quiet force in kiting, part one… Before we get started, let us “summarize” a [...]

Issue 77: Lincoln City Indoor Festival 2011

“Oh, My… How I DO love the power and majesty of Nature here in the [...]

Issue 76: South Padre Island Kite Festival

Waltzing with the Weather down in Texas… or attending a GREAT South Padre Island Kite [...]

Issue 75: Camas Indoor Festival

Yes, it’s November – which means the whole house will be in an uproar! Nearly [...]

Issue 75: Lincoln City Fall Festival

Noah visits Lincoln City… or Lordy, LORDY – Didn’t it RAIN!!! Yes, it’s actually all [...]

Issue 74: Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF)

Back to the Washington State International Kite Festival (WSIKF) one more time. Yes, it’s the [...]

Issue 73: Lincoln City Summer Festival

Well now… It seems like I darned near live here in Lincoln City, when I’m [...]

Issue 73: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

Going to the ends of the earth… …and getting there is half the fun – [...]

Issue 73: Westport Windriders Kite Festival

Welcome to our “Mid-Summer!” Yep – we’re on our way to another one again, about [...]

Issue 72: Lincoln City Indoor Kite Festival

Well, we’re back at it. Off to Lincoln City, OR again… Since it’s the end [...]

Issue 72: Rockaway Beach Kite Festival

How about a GREAT Kite-Fest at Rockaway Beach? All right… so clue me in. Where [...]

Issue 71: Rokkaku Workshop

Okay, we’re on our way again. This time, it’s Theresa Norelius and I – on [...]

Issue 70: Outstanding Fields – Seaside, OR USA

Hi! While I read Luc Parent’s gorgeous recommendation for the Iles de la Madeleine, in [...]

Issue 70: Empty Spaces – Kerry Glass

Kerry Glass was a kite flying friend of mine.  And please put some extra emphasis [...]

Issue 70: South Padre Island Kite Festival

Going to some kite festivals is a bit difficult and “pricey” at times… So I’ve [...]