Author Archives: John Barresi

Issue 77: From the Editor

Wow, talk about being buried with work! It’s been a busy year for us already [...]

Issue 76: From the Editor

Well, I’m here to tell you it’s been a tough winter for content and we [...]

Issue 76: Kites… Life.

What a great year we had for kiting in 2010! At least that’s my opinion… [...]

Issue 76: KTAI Trade Show 2011

21st annual – Las Vegas, NV I always look forward to this event… It’s not [...]

Issue 76: Treasure Island Kite Festival

Oh yeah, not being lucky enough to live in a southern part of the USA, [...]

Issue 75: From the Editor

We’re heading into the Christmas season and setting up our tree, approaching the end of [...]

Issue 75: Kites… Life.

In lieu of any pressing topics for my column this month, I’ve got a handful [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 6

Last day of AKAGN, I started off my morning with a visit to Ben Dantonio’s [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 5

Our morning workshops consisted of “Traveling to Kite Festivals Outside the USA” by Cliff Quinn [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 4

Thursday morning started off with pretty good weather and early winds off the land, so [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 3

Another absolutely amazing day in Seaside with sun and warm weather all day, and while [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 2

My morning started off with a quick jaunt over to the Convention Center for a [...]

2010 AKA Convention: Day 1

First day of AKAGN in Seaside, OR… Brings back nostalgic feelings, as this was where [...]

Issue 74: From the Editor

It’s hard to believe we’re already into Fall and another kite season is well on [...]

Issue 74: Kites… Life.

Competition, is it time to MIX it up? To provide a small disclaimer, this article [...]

Issue 73: From the Editor

We’re enjoying the peak of summer with many wonderful kite events going on, and we [...]

Issue 73: Kites… Life.

One of my primary areas of focus and interest over the past 2-3 years is [...]

Issue 72: From the Editor

Well, I suppose I’d like to open up this issue of Kitelife by looking forward [...]

Issue 72: Kites… Life.

Welcome to my ramble zone, there’s no shortage this time around and I’m feeling a [...]

Issue 71: From the Editor

Wow, seventy-one issues… Can you believe we’ve been at it this long? Even since I [...]

Issue 71: Kites… Life.

Quite often, it seems like we’ve got more pans in the fire than one could [...]