Author Archives: John Barresi

Kites… Life.

It’s been a long time since we’ve published anything for our online magazine (March 2014 to [...]

Kites… Life.

Working up toward a point, I’d like to highlight the fact this is the first [...]

Worth a Million (Indoor Kite Flying)

Roughly 20 competitors, a dozen or so recreational fliers and a few hundred spectators attended [...]

How does Kite Competition Evolve?

This is a topic near to my heart, as I’ve had the opportunity to explore kite [...]

AKA Corner

Greetings, For the first time on our AKA Corner piece in KiteLife, I’m pulling double [...]

Tomatoes: Antioxidant and Sunscreen?

DISCLAIMER: I am not medically trained in any sense of the definition, and this article [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 6

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE #3: Okay, no such luck – I still missed one [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 5

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE #2: One more apology due – Amy Doran was also [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 4

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE: All apologies… In my last report with results from the [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 3

With the late night, we pushed our alarms forward another 30 minutes and after a [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 2

Off and running again, my morning started with a quick French press coffee in our [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 1

Traditionally our daily updates are focused mostly on reporting, but I’m finding myself on the [...]

ProFile: Kevin Bayless

A longtime kite maker and general kiting enthusiast, Kevin Bayless looks a bit like the [...]

Working the Wind Window

Most of us have seen some of the basic diagrams and introductions to the wind [...]

2012 St Honoré Kite Festival

When we attended this event (officially titled Festival International de cerfs-volants Saint-Honoré dans l’Vent) with [...]

Kites… Life: It goes on!

Well, I haven’t done one of these since February 24th and I figured it’s high [...]

ProFile: Guido Maiocchi

Recognized as one of the top quad line pilots in the world, Guido has been [...]

When it Becomes a Kite Routine

Amongst even recreational sport (stunt) kite fliers, the words “ballet” or “kite routine” (individual) are [...]

2012 Great Lakes Kite Festival

The Negan family (Mackinaw Kites) has been hosting kite events on Grand Haven State Park [...]

AoxomoxoA – what is it?

If you’ve been in kiting for a little while, you’ve probably heard the term “AoxomoxoA” [...]

Rainy Day Flier?

Suppose you’re walking in the rain with a loved one, under an umbrella – but [...]