Author Archives: Phil Broder

Issue 63: Capetown International Kite Festival

It’s almost an unbelievable question: “Do they fly kites in South Africa?” It’s usually followed [...]

Issue 20: National Kite Month 2001

Baraphobics Anonymous Lately I’ve realized that I suffer from baraphobia: the fear of gravity. Face [...]

Issue 9: Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh: The Care and Feeding of a Good Kite Anchor Recently, when a kiting [...]

Issue 9: Cheating for Fun and Profit

Victory Through Consistent Mediocrity Fellow cheaters, this is to be my final column on the [...]

Issue 8: Kites on Ice

From the start, the concept was twisted, warped, and yet deceptively simple. Let’s get a [...]

Issue 8: Cheating for Fun and Profit

Know No Boundaries This should be fairly simple, yes? You fly or step over the [...]

Issue 7: Cheating for Fun

Creative interpretation of the Sportkite Rulebook Electronica Before I dive into the rulebook, let me [...]

Issue 6: Cheat for Fun and Profit

Unplanned Landings At Improper Angles Before we hit the ground (sorry, couldn’t resist saying that) [...]

Issue 6: Kite-Anon

The Newest Member of Kiters Anonymous It’s a problem we’ve all had: not enough money [...]

Issue 5: Cheating for Fun and Profit

or “Creative Rulebook Interpretation” Let’s get this straight from the beginning. The rulebook is your [...]