Category Archives: Kite Columns

Issue 51: From the Editor

Greetings and welcome to issue fifty-one of Kitelife, and our last of 2006. As we [...]

Issue 51: AKA Corner

Hello from the new president. The AKA is part of my family, and I am [...]

Issue 51: Dave’s World: The Whistling Cities of Nantong

I’m flying home today after five days in Nantong, China — home of the exquisite [...]

Issue 51: Dave’s World: The Highs and Lows of Being a Kite Celebrity

I’m pretty certain there was a sign somewhere on the table that said “Look out [...]

Issue 51: Drachen Archives – Bell Tetrahedral Cells

After describing Alexander Graham Bell’s Sable Island kite (a version of Hargrave’s box kite) in [...]

Issue 51: Featured Store (Gomberg Kites)

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 51: REVisions: What’s New?

This issue, I’ll touch on a few topics that have cropped over since I last [...]

Issue 50: From the Editor

Well folks, here we are… Our 50th issue, and nearly seven years of work behind [...]

Issue 50: AKA Corner

After six years, this will be my final AKA column for KiteLife. Most of you [...]

Issue 50: Dave’s World: Three Beautiful Days in Dieppe

The international kite festival in Dieppe France is clearly one of the great kite gatherings [...]

Issue 50: Dave’s World: Kiting in South Africa

As we travel our exciting planet, Susan and I observe that kiting “success” is relative. [...]

Issue 50: Drachen Archives

The following story tells of an interesting experiment with kites performed by Dr. Alexander Graham [...]

Issue 50: Kites… Life.

The Equation is: Kites + Life = Kitelife. Pretty simple, eh? Well, maybe… but it [...]

Issue 50: Featured Store: WindPower Sports

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 50: REVisions: WSIKF Recap

It started as a simple idea this spring. John and I, with the ever growing [...]

Issue 49: From the Editor

We’ve officially hit the busiest part of our season here at Kitelife with events of [...]

Issue 49: AKA Corner

Dues. Why does AKA need us to pay dues to be a member? I’ve often [...]

Issue 49: Dave’s World: Lincoln City Summer Festival

Susie and I are used to driving to the airport on kite weekends. So it [...]

Issue 49: Drachen Archives: Featured Item

The historical record of kites in Korea dates back to the seventh-century Silla Dynasty, when [...]

Issue 49: REVisions: Team Up!

Apparently, my trip to France in April still hasn’t really left my brain yet. When [...]

Issue 48: From the Editor

Greetings, welcome to issue 48! First off, I’d like to comment on the incredible increase [...]