Author Archives: David Gomberg

Learning About Laundry

Some time back, I published an overview of Line Laundry. You can see the details [...]

Dave’s World: Inaugural Event in Kenya

In August, Susie and I were honored to join the first Kenya International Kite Festival [...]

World Sport Kite Championships (WSKC 2012)

I arrived a day behind everyone else in France. My flight out of Portland boarded [...]

Dave’s World: Thailand – Better Late than Never

Blame it on Peter Lynn. And while we are at it, we can blame a [...]

Happy Endings with State Parks

I’ve used several of these pages to keep you informed about developments in the Oregon [...]

Behind Closed Doors at KTA

The Gomberg Team has just returned from the Kite Trade Association Convention in Las Vegas. [...]

Issue 81: Dave’s World – State Law

Some days it feels like I spend all my time fighting fires when what I [...]

Issue 81: Dave’s World – Cape Town

People often ask if this is our first trip to Cape Town. They seem surprised [...]

Issue 80: Dave’s World: Berkeley Kite Festival

Everyone Flies in Berkeley! Berkeley was great this year. Might have been the best Berkeley [...]

Issue 80: Dave’s World: Dieppe Kite Festival

Muddy, Smelly, Itchy, Windless, and Tons of Fun! Rant of the week: All the advice [...]

Issue 79: Dave’s World: VungTau Kite Festival

Putting the Wow in VungTau! April 12, 2011 Imagine a huge crowd, a shrinking beach, [...]

Issue 79: Dave’s World: Uiseong Kite Festival

Uiseong International Kite Festival Spring Breeze! Flower Breeze! Kite Breeze! That was the hopeful message [...]

Issue 78: Dave’s World: Family Day Festival in Doha, Qatar

Doha Finally — and a Fine Event It Was Too! May 8, 2011 Doha is [...]

Issue 78: Dave’s World: Berck – A 25 year celebration

Berck – Part Two: A 25 Year Celebration April 27, 2011 The impact of Berck [...]

Issue 77: Dave’s World: Zilker Park Kite Festival

March 8, 2011 Greetings from Austin Texas and the Zilker Park Kite Festival! For eighty [...]

Issue 76: Dave’s World: Star Farker

Back in the early 90’s, the Star Watcher by Jordan Air was one of the [...]

Issue 76: Dave’s World: Travel – Tips and Trips

We’ve seen a lot of online posts lately asking about traveling with kites. And I [...]

Issue 75: Dave’s World: Khayelitsha, South Africa

Kiting on the Cape! October 26, 2010 I’m sitting in Boulder Beach near Cape Town [...]

Issue 75: Dave’s World: Claudio Capelli Showcase

November 16, 2010 The international festival in Dieppe, France, did something delightful this year. From [...]

Issue 74: Dave’s World: Festival de Verano

Weekend in Bogota – August 11, 2010 It sounds a bit crazy, doesn’t it? Flying [...]

Issue 74: Dave’s World: Balikpapan (How the Story Ended)

August 31, 2010 Six months ago, a group of us traveled to Balikpapan in Borneo [...]