Category Archives: Issue 44 (Sep/Oct)

Issue 44: From the Editor

Welcome to our latest issue, it’s been a crazy past few weeks with so much [...]

Issue 44: AKA Corner

By the time you read this, AKA will have announced election results. Mail ballots are [...]

Issue 44: Dave’s World: Eight Days in Deippe

We’ve been receiving cards and calls from friends around the world. “What happened??” they ask. [...]

Issue 44: Dave’s World: Korean Festival of Peace

We had come to Korea to promote peace, harmony, and reunification. That’s a tall order [...]

Issue 44: Letters to the Editor

We don’t hear from our visitors HARDLY enough, and are always thrilled to post comments [...]

Issue 44: ProFile with Otto Vossen

Amidst my travels to India, Malaysia and Taiwan last year I kept bumping into one [...]

Issue 44: Otto’s Creations

Amy The joy of seeing someone else enjoying, might be the life motto of Amy. [...]

Issue 44: Weight Basics and Control

Recently in the world of dual line stunt kites, to weight or not to weight, [...]

Issue 44: ProFile with Gayle Woodul

One of our favorite kite personalities, this fiery Texan has proven she’s a force to [...]

Issue 44: REVisions: Beyond the Basics

For more summers than not over the last 8 years, my life at WSIKF (link) [...]

Issue 44: Tangents w/out Trivia

Quite a few people have talked about the decline of participants in our hobby and [...]

Issue 44: Empty Spaces: Betty Hirschmann

It is with very heavy heart that I announce the passing of Betty Hirschmann from [...]

Issue 44: Review of Airbow

Specifications Manufacturer: Benson Kites Model: Airbow Wingspan: 2.15 meters / 7.05 feet Weight: 230 grams [...]

Issue 44: Summer Heat

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

Issue 44: Berkeley Kite Festival

As one of the original hot beds of sport kiting, Berkeley has been host to [...]

Issue 44: Washington State Intl Kite Festival

Coming straight off the Summer Heat sport kite competition further north in Ocean Shores, I [...]

Issue 44: Buenos Aires Children Day

On Saturday August 6th, children day was held in Buenos Aires – Argentina. “Alto Vuelo” [...]

Issue 44: Steveston SKC

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

Issue 44: Cleveland Kite Festival

No one is really sure exactly how many times the Cleveland kite festival has taken [...]

Issue 44: Collingwood Kite Festival

This was my 8th year to Edmonton and just like the Children of the Wind [...]

Issue 44: Golden Gate Challenge

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