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Issue 3: Wildwood Kite Festival (Photo Gallery)

1998 Wildwood International Kite Festival Pictures by Al Lee Pictures by Rick and Robyne Gardner [...]

Issue 3: Photos from Grand Haven

Photos from Grand Haven, MI May 15-17, 1998 Photos by Al Lee Photos by Craig [...]

Issue 3: Funny Pages

We are pleased to publish humor columns from Joe Lavin. Joe is a syndicated writer [...]

Issue 3: Bongo Hotline

Compiled from reader reports There was controversy surrounding the Great Lakes Sportkite Championship event at [...]

Issue 3: Best of Rec.Kites (BORK)

Or, Best of Wrecked.Kites Welcome to The Best Of REC.KITES! We are attempting to extract [...]

Issue 3: Picture Gallery

Pictures by Eddie Zihlman Photo of the Month “I Love the smell of Rev handles [...]

Issue 2: Bongo Hotline

Team Scene “Dont’ Panic” from Washington has downgraded the plans for this year. Team leader [...]

Issue 2: Picture Gallery

PICTURE OF THE MONTH Dan Carey sent us this great picture of himself, posing with [...]

Issue 1: Bongo Hotline

Compiled by Kitelife staff from reader submissions TEAM NEWS Don’t Panic, from the Northwest U.S., [...]

Issue 1: Picture Gallery

Picture of the Month Kevin Kirkendoll of team “Austin EOL” and his wayward NSR. (photo [...]

Issue 1: Kite Reviews

This month, we look at two sportkites from Buena Vista. BV was recently bought by [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 12 No. 4 (Winter 1997-98)

Description Shining kites of Malaysia by Pierre Fabre, En Fest for Børn in Copenhagen Denmark [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 12 No. 3 (Spring-Summer 1997)

Description 20th Anniversary Issue! Cover Story The Tosa Dako of Japan, likely ancestor of the [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 12 No. 2 (Fall-Winter 1996)

Description Cover Photo: Grand National Champion kite at the AKA convention, Tanna Haynes’ “Lady of [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 12 No. 1 (Summer 1996)

Description Cover Story: The Isegran Dragefestival in Fredrikstad, Norway, a party of kite sharing, article [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 11 No. 4 (Winter-Spring 1996)

Description Cover Story: The kites of Nepal, by Stephen C. Lowe and Nirmal M. Tuladhar, [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 11 No. 3 (Summer-Fall 1995)

Description Cover: “The Chicago Bulls” of Curaçao (cover photo by Mel Govig) and a roundup [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 11 No. 2 (Winter-Spring 1995)

Description Cover Story: The spirit of Dieppe, with Simon Freidin at the 8th Biennial International [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 11 No. 1 (Fall 1994)

Description Cover Story: The kites, art and ideas of Joan Montcada of Catalonia, Spain, as [...]

Sportkite News – Vol. 1 No. 4 (Fall 1994)

Features: Interview – Abel Ortega Departments: Voice in the Sky – Looking to ’95 Skin [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 10 No. 4 (Spring-Summer 1994)

Description Cover Story: Kite speed on the water, with Pierre Fabre looking into the Wipicat [...]