Author Archives: John Barresi

Issue 64: From the Editor

Brrrr… Are we happy to be coming out of Winter or what? As I’m gearing [...]

Issue 64: Kites… Life.

With everything that’s been going on over the past couple of years, I haven’t been [...]

Issue 64: KTAI Trade Show

Attending my fourth trade show in as many years, this is always one of my [...]

Issue 63: Red Bull Revisited

Yes folks, not only have the Kite Performers team succesfully completed another year with the [...]

Issue 58: Kites… Life.

Our 58th issue, and our second under David Hathaway’s editorship… April will mark our nine [...]

Issue 57: Kites… Life.

As Kitelife prepares for its 11th year in publication with 2008 right around the corner, [...]

Issue 57: Toro, Toro, Toro…

Red Bull gives you wings, all kinds of wings, even those on kites… Sadly, the [...]

Issue 57: Tokyo Bay Flight Party

When I started flying in the early 90’s, many of the top sport kite pilots [...]

Issue 57: Niagara Falls Kite Festival (Gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

Issue 56: From the Editor

Fall greetings to all our readers, and welcome to another issue of Kitelife! We came [...]

Issue 55: From the Editor

Well folks, we’re more than half way through our kiting season and it’s time for [...]

Issue 55: Taming the Bull

In issue 53 of Kitelife, we brought you the Riding the Bull article, an inside [...]

Issue 55: Empty Spaces: Charlie McClary

The kiting community lost an amazing character on May 4th, 2007. Well known at nearly [...]

Issue 54: From the Editor

Howdy folks, thanks for coming back to browse our 54th issue of Kitelife! We got [...]

Issue 53: From the Editor

Welcome to yet another issue of Kitelife, published just as we’re getting into the full [...]

Issue 53: Riding the Bull

I was sitting around the office this past January and got an email from Carl [...]

Issue 53: Silver Fox 2.5 STD by Flying Wings

Specifications Manufacturer: Flying Wings Model: Silver Fox 2.5 STD Wingspan: 98″ Height: 36″ Weight: 12.6 [...]

Issue 52: From the Editor

Wow, it’s only February and already so much has happened in the kite community… I’m [...]

2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Day 4

Good evening folks… Although the main portion of trade show came to a close last [...]

2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Day 3

Oh man, this morning was a tough one but after a little oatmeal and a [...]

2007 KTAI Trade Show in Albuquerque NM – Day 2

Wow, what a full day! I’ll tell you, this may be one of the smallest [...]