Category Archives: 2005

2005 World Sport Kite Championships – Day 0

We’re underway here in beautiful Lincoln City, Oregon!  We actually arrived at about 11:30 on [...]

Issue 42: From the Editor

Howdy folks, welcome to what we hope is anotherhowlin’ issue of Kitelife Magazine… The kite season [...]

Issue 42: AKA Corner

Did you know that all AKA members are covered for $1 million at a sanctioned [...]

Issue 42: Dave’s World

I’m honestly not sure how many times I have been to Berck. I was first [...]

Issue 42: Letters to the Editor

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

Issue 42: ProFile with Ron & Sandy Gibian

If we’re very lucky, at least once in our lifetime we’ll meet someone we just [...]

Issue 42: Innovative vs. Freestyle

As the sport kite scene was coming into it’s own in the late 80’s, many [...]

Issue 42: ProFile with Steven Bixby

I first ran into Steve Bixby down at Dave Shenkman’s Kite Party II down in [...]

Issue 42: Team Tirades: Maneuvers 3

In my last two discussions about team maneuvers I talked about the possibilities of altering [...]

Issue 42: Empty Spaces: Sue Sedgewick

Susan M. Morris Sedgwick, age 50, passed away at her Millcreek Twp. home on Thursday, [...]

Issue 42: Laminating a Bamboo Spine

There is one aspect of bamboo spines in fighter kites I have never liked. I [...]

Issue 42: Freestyle World Cup

This was my first experience going across the ocean, let alone to a country where [...]

Issue 42: Cutting Edge Spring Fling

One of three annual events put on by the folks at Cutting Edge Kites, the [...]

Issue 42: Cutting Edge Spring Fling (results)

EVENT RESULTS: NIP 1st Ron Potts 62.733 2nd Jim McPherson 60.800 3rd Scott Ralston 58.300 [...]

Issue 42: Kites For Wishes Festival

This was Guam’s very first Kite Festival. David Gomberg and I were very lucky to [...]

Issue 42: North American Buggy Expo

Our friend Steve Irby is in the ‘A’ line with us as we board our [...]

Issue 42: Lincoln City Indoor Festival

As one of three annual kite events put on by Sandy Pfaff and Ron Sears [...]

Issue 42: Kite Buggy in Buenos Aires

During the last weekend in April, April 30th through May 1st, the Alto Vuelo Kite [...]

Issue 42: NWSKL Annual Meeting

John Barresi and I had high expectation as we headed out to attend the Northwest [...]

Issue 42: Condon Kite Festival

Located in Eastern Oregon, the Condon Chamber of Commerce wanted to organize their very first [...]

Issue 42: Review of Sea Devil by Lam Hoac

Specifications Manufacturer: Sky Sport Design Models: Sea Devil (Deluxe Light) Wingspan: 90½”/230 cm Height: 36″/91.44 [...]