Category Archives: Competition

2003 AKA Convention and Grand Nationals (Day 4)

It was a relief not to have any outdoor sport kite competitions scheduled today, as [...]

Issue 32: AKA Grand Nationals

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

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: Soul Flying

Have ever had the hair on the back of your neck stand on end watching [...]

Issue 31: Kite Competition Acronyms (category definitions)

  Event Definitions – Do you know your NIP from your MIB? You may have [...]

Issue 31: Northwest SKC

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

Issue 20: Nordic Kite Challenge

The Success Story Continues! The Nordic Kite Challenge 2000 – a new sportkite competition format [...]

Issue 3: 4play

They say music soothes the savage beast.  Trust me, a kite zipping through the sky [...]

Issue 3: Novice Class

Welcome to Novice Class for June, 1998. I have had the pleasure of attending the [...]

Issue 3: Wildwood Kite Festival

The 13th Annual East Coast Stuntkite Championships Wildwood, New Jersey…the beach where legends have been [...]

Issue 3: Stack Italy Cup V

May 1-3, 1998 During the week end of May 1 ( Labour day in Italy [...]

Issue 3: Ballad of Austin EOL

How to start a Kite Team…or maybe not? The history of the Austin End Of [...]

Issue 2: 4Play

Great!… you came back for a second look.  So, here we go, step two in [...]

Issue 2: Looking for the Cup

Of all the different types of kiteflying in existence, sportkite team flying must rank as [...]

Issue 2: Going Up?

The days of festive cheer have come and gone. 1997 has become 1998 and we [...]

Issue 2: Unified Rulebook Proposal

[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Editor’s Note- For the six years that I have been involved in sportkite [...]

Issue 2 (May 1998): Geelong Kite Festival

April 18th – 19th , incorporating the Australian National Team kite championships. My team (Zero [...]

Issue 2: Beginning Ballet

INTRODUCTION One of the most satisfying experiences of participating in sport kite events is being [...]

Issue 1: Tip Stand

When asked to write a column for Kitelife, I thought, “What can I possibly say [...]