John Barresi

The winner of this kite will also receive a Skydog T-Shirt.

Just back in from the Lincoln City Kite Festival, time to draw a winner! *drum roll* Winner is Stuart Forsyth, subscriber #584! Congratulations Stuart, thanks for being a part of Kitelife. == Next prize comes up on 6/30, I will be in town to draw the winner... Sweet Emotion by Skydog Kites -

Deep and heartfelt congratulations go out to Connor Doran of Bend, OR... A regular in the Northwest kite scene, he's one of the lucky few to have taken kiting to a National TV program. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjjMHaQyk9k Way to go young brother!

Good post, thanks Hasek. Personally, I'm not much for collusion... If we observe and allow dangerous activity to continue, we take on a portion of the responsibility, imho. Granted, there is some tact required, hard finger-pointing will rarely yield a good response. Typically, I break some common ground, try their kite, let them try mine, then cite a scenario "similar" to theirs, without out and out naming them. You know, build up, try and give them some context with which to realize their own role... If no dice, escalate in stages, most folks really don't intend be be jackasses, they're just missing enough pieces that they continue to overlook the big picture... "It only takes one crash, just one pissed off person, the 'right' one, then we're in front of a city council defending against a kite ban at our local park, ya know?" Granted, that's just my style, but it works for me... I really hate to alienate folks from kiting (local or beyond), just about as much as I hate to see poor kiting etiquette.

Alright, back in the office after a big fiasco coming from Quebec... Air Canada canceled two flights in a row, the leg from Vancouver to Portland. In the saddle again, how about we draw a winner?!?!?! From our loyal supporters, this beauty goes to subscriber #98 (signed up back in 2004)... Hearty congrats go to Wayne Fu, winner of a brand new 1999 HQ Obsession! Next prize comes up fast, June 25th... I'll be in Lincoln City that day, will actually draw on the 28th. Thanks guys, this is fun!

Hrm, yeah, I'll get right on that Chris.

Kite is boxed up ready to go... Should go out tomorrow or day after. Enjoy it Steve!

Mega fly is Thu/Fri/Sat. Full breakdown and schedule here... http://www.revkites.com/forum/topic/3762-100-rev-fly-at-2010-wsikf-aug-16-22/ If you're looking to give it a go, better take a good look at the info there.

WSIKF, sweet!! What days will you be there?

Aye, 'twas me. See you in LC, gonna be a ton of Rev fliers!

Looking forward to it... Maybe July or August, good weather, have at least 2 weekends at home each of those months.

Just an FYI folks, confirmed... I will be in Quebec next weekend, Internet access is unknown, possible I won't have any. Back in the office on the morning of 6/22, feel free to remind me as it comes near. Thanks all!

Our winner is... Subscriber #619... Warm congratulations to Steve Thorsen… Also known here as sammi! Thanks everyone for being a part of the Kitelife, next drawing is scheduled for 6/20!

Good morning... Drum roll please.

*giggle*

Hrm, been traveling all day today... Thinking about sleeping in tomorrow. <evil grin>

Yowtch... Glad you're up and running a bit again, we've missed you Jon.

Gotta go with what works for you, for sure... Using the right grip and quickly twisting a very small amount back and forth, never fails for me, flown in all sorts of sand, dirt, dust, granules, you name it.

Wow, that's some pretty awesome tricking, especially considering how loaded up his kite was in both videos. Thanks for posting Andreas!

No worries Ken, I never mind a well-aimed hijacking. Happy belated birthday Howard, I was traveling in Iowa, just got back last night... Hope you had a good one.

Aye, a little *thwack-thwack-thwack* seems to work really well for me, same as Jynx describes above. Other than that, I just lock the fingers of one hand onto the spar, and the other hand onto the cap, then start a small oscillating twist back and forth. Ever seen those gadgets for opening difficult jars? When you lock your fingers onto the cap or spar, think about how the fingers lock down best. Using these methods, I've not had a cap I couldn't remove in several years... The ends of the spar get scuffed, but nothing has given out on me yet.