Category Archives: Reports

News on past and present kiting events

Issue 32: Dave’s World: Wind Celebration

Sounds pretty exotic, doesn’t it?? Jump on a plane and jet down to the South [...]

Issue 32: AKA Grand Nationals

As Kiting editor Mike Gillard and I arrived at the host Hope Hotel on Sunday [...]

Issue 32: Crescent City Kite Festival

Nestled against the beautiful Northern California coast, the 3rd annual CCKF drew kite enthusiasts from [...]

Issue 32: Washington State International Festival

Ah… WSIKF! What is there to say about you that hasn’t already been said so [...]

Issue 32: Whidbey Island Kite Festival

As we came to a close on another excellent year of NWSKL competition and preparing [...]

Issue 32: Lewis & Clark Exposition

The Lewis and Clark Exposition sponsored by Wind Dancer Kites of Seaside is usually a [...]

Issue 32: Summer Heat

One of three events held in Ocean Shores by the Northwest Sport Kite League and [...]

Issue 32: Kites Over Callingwood

Labor Day long weekend takes on a special interest for the city of Edmonton, Alberta. [...]

2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 3)

Wednesday morning brought crystal blue skies and a steady 4-6mph breeze again, but was still [...]

2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 2)

As things are winding down I find myself glowing from a full day of excellent [...]

2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 1)

While we didn’t originally plan to include Monday in the nightly updates, I arrived in [...]

Issue 31: Northwest SKC

“On The Road Again,” just like Willy Nelson says… This time, we’re headed down to [...]

Issue 31: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

Want to see a town get behind their kite festival 100%? Go visit this event [...]

Issue 31: Berkeley Kite Festival

Having attended the Berkeley Kite Festival at least six times myself since 1992, I was [...]

Issue 31: Pincher Creek Kite Festival

The Children of the Wind Kite Festival is held on the third Saturday and Sunday [...]

Issue 20: IMHO – In My Humble Opinion

Well, we made it. The actual New Millennium is here, and the holidays (at last) [...]

Issue 9: Flint Fest

The Mid-Michigan Kite Club held its first annual kite festival on Saturday, April 10, 1999 [...]

Issue 9: Belmont Shores

Photos by Larry and Sandee Bush Belmont Shore Sport Kite Challenge Sport kite festivals generate [...]

Issue 9: Westlake Fest

Westlake, Oklahoma The 6th annual Westlake Kite Festival to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and [...]

Issue 9: Fort Worden

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

Issue 9: Region 1 Fun Fly

Photos by Maggie Engvall and John Davenport Newport, RI Over 75 Region 1 AKA members [...]