Category Archives: Interviews

We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some of the most iconic and artistic people in kiting since we published our first online articles in 1998 – from kite maker to sport kite pro, you can browse and learn more about a veritable who’s who of kiting in the archive below.

ProFile: Lee Sedgwick

Let’s start with some biography. I was born in a small town about 10 minutes [...]

ProFile: The Decorators

No one has been flying Revolution four-line kites in a team longer than London-based The [...]

ProFile: Kevin Bayless

A longtime kite maker and general kiting enthusiast, Kevin Bayless looks a bit like the [...]

ProFile: Guido Maiocchi

Recognized as one of the top quad line pilots in the world, Guido has been [...]

Issue 78: ProFile: Daniel Prentice (pt 2)

Where have we been, and what’s on the horizon? In our last issue (#77), we [...]

Issue 77: ProFile: Daniel Prentice (pt 1)

A quiet force in kiting, part one… Before we get started, let us “summarize” a [...]

Issue 75: ProFile: Will Sturdy

It’s been nearly a year and a half since our last interview here at Kitelife [...]

Issue 66: ProFile: Chris Goff

Dubbed “petite phenom” by some of his French competitors early on, Chris Goff has earned [...]

Issue 65: ProFile: Paul de Bakker

I first had the pleasure of meeting Paul de Bakker nearly four years ago in [...]

Issue 61: ProFile: Joe Hadzicki

Tell us a bit about growing up in a family that’s so heavily involved in [...]

Issue 57: ProFile of Heads Up Kites

Did you happen to read the ProFile of Pam Kirk and Mike Dennis in the [...]

Issue 57: ProFile: John Freeman

As Kitelife grows in readership, we’ve tried to keep looking for ways to expand the [...]

Issue 56: ProFile with Pam Kirk & Mike Dennis

One of the joys and delights of working on Kitelife is the opportunity to “interview” [...]

Issue 51: ProFile with Zach Gordon

We’re sitting around the Kitelife office before we head off the the AKA Convention / [...]

Issue 50: ProFile: Jon Trennepohl

Jon Trennepohl has been around sport kiting for a while…  And if you’ve not had [...]

Issue 50: ProFile: Carl Robertshaw

One of the true greats of kiting, Carl has definitely made his mark in kiting [...]

Issue 47: ProFile: Egan Davis

Although relatively new by “pro standards”, Egan Davis has been making waves as a competitive [...]

Issue 45: ProFile – David Gomberg

As a “pup” with only 15 years of kiting behind me, it seems like David [...]

Issue 45: ProFile – Stephanie Hiebert

As one of the true “workhorses” in modern sport kiting, Stephanie Hiebert is seemingly always [...]

Issue 9: Doin’ It Indoors

Finally the month of May has arrived. With it comes longer, warmer days. There is [...]

Issue 9: Kitemaker Profile – Paul Homan

This month I commence presenting only one kitemaker profile per issue. Time and finding co-operative [...]