Category Archives: Competition

Issue 46: St. Augustine SKC

After a nice long spell of rain it was time for some west coast getaway.The [...]

Issue 46: Windless Festival

For the third year in a row, the NWSKL and World Kite Museum in Long [...]

Issue 45: Whidbey Island Kite Festival

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

Issue 44: Summer Heat

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

Issue 44: Steveston SKC

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

Issue 44: Golden Gate Challenge

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

Issue 44: Lewis & Clark Exposition

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

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 [...]

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 4

Waking up early yet again, I stolled down the boardwalk to see scores from Experienced [...]

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 3

Having had a brief two hour doze after completing yesterday’s update, another amazing day of [...]

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 2

Welcome back to another daily update folks, and in all directness, I’ll ask you to [...]

2005 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals – Day 1

And full circle it comes… The last time the AKA Convention (AKAGN) came to Ocean [...]

Issue 43: World Sport Kite Championships

All right… We’ve just come through the first KITING World Championship event held in the [...]

Issue 43: Weifang Kite Festival

A Journey to the Far East… Kelly Reed, Adam Siens, Hans Jansen Op De Haar, [...]

Issue 43: Wind Dancers Sky Dazzle

Yeah! It was time for another competition! The Wind Dancers Sky Dazzle kite festival was [...]

Issue 43: San Ramon Wind and Arts Festival

This year marked my third trip to the San Ramon Winds and Art Festival. Always [...]

Issue 43: Northwest Stunt Kite Championships

What better way is there to finish off a week of team competition down in [...]

Issue 43: World Sport Kite Championships (gallery)

Photos by John Barresi and Bud Hayes

2005 World Sport Kite Championships – Day 4

“Easing into the day” is always my favorite way to start one… but it was [...]

2005 World Sport Kite Championships – Day 3

Thursday broke bright and clear – and without a whisper of wind! We went showered, [...]