Category Archives: Competition

2009 AKA Convention: Day 6

Holy smokes was it cold this morning! While there were rumors of impending snow, the [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 5

We appeared to have a larger number of particiants in our morning workshops today, likey [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 4

The schedule was pretty relaxed today with comprehensive kitemaking competition continuing both indoors and out, [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 3

The first wave of todays morning workshops were “Recruiting for Fun” by Gayle Woodul, “Judging [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 2

Tuesday morning saw quite a deluge of rain, still cold, putting a slight damper on [...]

2009 AKA Convention: Day 1

With fifteen conventions under my belt as of this one, I do like arriving at [...]

Issue 68: Fighter Kite World Cup

First of all, a big thank you to Chuck Lund for representing us to the [...]

Issue 67: AKA Corner

May this find you well and thinking about, or doing things with, kites. Here in [...]

Issue 67: Ocean Shores Intl Kite Challenge

Oddly for a person who was used to doing a festival every few months in [...]

Issue 66: 内灘世界の凧の祭典

– Click here to read this report in English – 英語はこちら 5月2日から5月5日にかけて、 私たちは内灘世界の凧の祭典（石川県内灘町）、 浜松まつり凧揚げ合戦（静岡県浜松市）に参加してまいりました。 5月2日、 [...]

Issue 66: Uchinada Kite Festival

– Click here to read this report in Japanese – 日本語はこちら Meeting up with George [...]

Issue 65: AKA Corner

I hope this finds you well and thinking about kites. Here is the latest from [...]

Issue 64: The Soul Fliers

Memorable ballet routines, like works of art, consist not of a planned series of strokes, [...]

Issue 64: Windless Kite Festival

This little indoor festival is in it’s EIGHTH year… …and getting better every year, too! [...]

Issue 62: Choreographing Ballet Routines

Editor’s note : The pictures included in this article are from the 2008 AKA Grand [...]

Issue 62: Eurocup 2008

Once again kites shaded the beach of Scheveningen. For the 30th time the old fisherman’s [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 5

Don’t ignore the small things — the kite flies because of its tail. Hawaiian Proverb [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 4

I said who am I to blow against the wind (Paul Simon) Below, in between [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 3

“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.” – Winston Churchill Given today is [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 2

We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. (John Barresi’s fortune cookie) [...]

2008 AKA Convention: Day 1

The AKA is going to the dogs. Ok, there, I’ve said it. Of course, some [...]