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 [...]
Oct
Issue 32: AKA Grand Nationals
As Kiting editor Mike Gillard and I arrived at the host Hope Hotel on Sunday [...]
Oct
Issue 32: Crescent City Kite Festival
Nestled against the beautiful Northern California coast, the 3rd annual CCKF drew kite enthusiasts from [...]
Oct
Issue 32: Washington State International Festival
Ah… WSIKF! What is there to say about you that hasn’t already been said so [...]
Oct
Issue 32: Whidbey Island Kite Festival
As we came to a close on another excellent year of NWSKL competition and preparing [...]
Oct
Issue 32: Lewis & Clark Exposition
The Lewis and Clark Exposition sponsored by Wind Dancer Kites of Seaside is usually a [...]
Oct
Issue 32: Summer Heat
One of three events held in Ocean Shores by the Northwest Sport Kite League and [...]
Oct
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 [...]
Oct
2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 2)
As things are winding down I find myself glowing from a full day of excellent [...]
Sep
2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 1)
While we didn’t originally plan to include Monday in the nightly updates, I arrived in [...]
Sep
Issue 31: Northwest SKC
“On The Road Again,” just like Willy Nelson says… This time, we’re headed down to [...]
Aug
Issue 31: Southern Oregon Kite Festival
Want to see a town get behind their kite festival 100%? Go visit this event [...]
Aug
Issue 31: Berkeley Kite Festival
Having attended the Berkeley Kite Festival at least six times myself since 1992, I was [...]
Aug
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) [...]
Jan
Issue 9: Flint Fest
The Mid-Michigan Kite Club held its first annual kite festival on Saturday, April 10, 1999 [...]
Jun
Issue 9: Belmont Shores
Photos by Larry and Sandee Bush Belmont Shore Sport Kite Challenge Sport kite festivals generate [...]
Jun
Issue 9: Westlake Fest
Westlake, Oklahoma The 6th annual Westlake Kite Festival to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and [...]
Jun
Issue 9: Fort Worden
16th Annual Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference March 19, 20, 21 1999 Report by Elain Genser [...]
Jun
Issue 9: Region 1 Fun Fly
Photos by Maggie Engvall and John Davenport Newport, RI Over 75 Region 1 AKA members [...]
Jun