Category Archives: Events / Festivals

Issue 45: 18th Annual Carolina Kitefest

The days leading up to the Carolina Kitefest were somewhat unsettling. First the weather called [...]

Issue 45: Whidbey Island Kite Festival

Fall had set in, marking it time for the Whidbey Island Kite Festival. This is [...]

Issue 45: Devonport Kite Festival

This year a record crowd estimated to be in excess of 7,000 people attended the [...]

Issue 45: Harvest Lights Festival

The weather gods smiled (sort of) on the first Harvest Lights Festival September 17. The [...]

Issue 45: Pacific Beach Kite Festival

It all started off so well-organized, peaceful, and relaxing. Little did we know what we [...]

Issue 45: Taipei Intl Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Steven Versteegh

Issue 45: Lincoln City Fall Festival (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

Issue 44: Dave’s World: Korean Festival of Peace

We had come to Korea to promote peace, harmony, and reunification. That’s a tall order [...]

Issue 44: Summer Heat

It’s the start of the new season. The boards are clear and everyone is starting [...]

Issue 44: Berkeley Kite Festival

As one of the original hot beds of sport kiting, Berkeley has been host to [...]

Issue 44: Washington State Intl Kite Festival

Coming straight off the Summer Heat sport kite competition further north in Ocean Shores, I [...]

Issue 44: Buenos Aires Children Day

On Saturday August 6th, children day was held in Buenos Aires – Argentina. “Alto Vuelo” [...]

Issue 44: Steveston SKC

It’s our one trip up and over the border to our Canadian friends for the [...]

Issue 44: Cleveland Kite Festival

No one is really sure exactly how many times the Cleveland kite festival has taken [...]

Issue 44: Collingwood Kite Festival

This was my 8th year to Edmonton and just like the Children of the Wind [...]

Issue 44: Golden Gate Challenge

On Saturday, September 3, 2005, the Bay Area Sport Kite League held their annual championship, [...]

Issue 44: Crescent City Labor Day Fly

Earlier this year I attended the Southern Oregon Kite Festival in Brookings Oregon, where a [...]

Issue 44: Lewis & Clark Exposition

It’s been three weeks since the first competition of the fiscal year. Including this event, [...]

Issue 44: Washington State Intl Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 6

Up and at ’em for the final day of this year’s nationals, I tumbled out [...]

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 5

With my longest competition day ahead of me, we wandered down part way towards the [...]