Author Archives: Kitelife Archive

Issue 9: Fort Worden

16th Annual Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference March 19, 20, 21 1999 Report by Elain Genser [...]

Kite Lines – Vol. 13 No. 1 (Spring 1999)

Description JAPAN: Old, new & glorious by Valerie Govig | KITE COLOR: New techniques with [...]

Issue 8: Best of Rec.Kites (BORK)

The BORK is Alive! I’m very sorry about missing last the last issue. I had [...]

Issue 8: Reader Feedback

Tangents and Trivia, January Issue I really enjoyed reading your article. Train day is my [...]

Issue 8: Picture Gallery

Photo of the Month Scenes from the Erie Icy Fly, photos by Sam Ritter Photos [...]

Issue 8: Hot Shotz – Matthew McGee

Mention the word competition to some sport kite enthusiasts & you’ll immediately get the hand. [...]

Issue 8: Psychology of Kiting

Satire by Joseph Samuels Introduction- The history of kites was recorded more than 2500 years [...]

Issue 8: KiteCraft (pt 2)

In the January issue, we debuted KiteCraft, a how-to series of articles on building a [...]

Issue 7: South Padre Kite Festival

Time To Soar SPI Kite Fest Takes to Air event report by Jim Geyerman Of [...]

Issue 7: Reader Feedback

Musings, from November KiteLife I don’t disagree with anything much that Elain had to say. [...]

Issue 7: Picture Gallery

Photo of the Month This photo proves as fact the wise words from my grandpa… [...]

Issue 7 – Kiting News

compiled from staff and reader submissions Help a Reader Lisa Stambaugh recently wrote us the [...]

Issue 7: KiteCraft – Pizazz

Article by Dick Barnes of Pizazz Kites Overview Part One: Tools and Supplies Part Two: [...]

Issue 7: Funny Pages

We are pleased to bring you the work of Joe Lavin, a syndicated humor columnist [...]

Issue 7: Dieppe Photo Essay

Story and photos by Ron Gibian Fantastic hospitality! Fantastic food anywhere and everywhere. For a [...]

Issue 7: Best of ’98

A Look back at the year just finished, with our selections for KiteLife’s first annual [...]

Issue 7: Avi Photo Gallery

photos by Sandee Bush, Aire Affair Kite Productions

Issue 6: AKA Photo Gallery

AKA photos by: Beth Drake, Mike Gillard, Robin Haas, Brian Johnsen, Mike Smathers

Issue 6: Kiting News

Compiled from staff and reader submissions US Teams 1999 should be a vintage year for [...]

Issue 6: Kite Reviews

Hello all! My name is Hunter Brown. I am a 21-year-old college student in Wilmington, [...]

Issue 6: Picture Gallery

This month we feature an excellent set of buggying pictures from Berrow, courtesy of Sam [...]