Category Archives: 2008

Issue 59: Windless Kite Festival

Yeah – Kite-fests come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors…  From the “biggies” like the [...]

Issue 59: Up The River Indoor

Yep, it’s another Indoor Festival.  Seems like that’s about all a kiteflier gets to do [...]

Issue 59: Kite Party 6

6 years ago, a few members from Gone With the Wind’s  forum decided to get [...]

Issue 59: Uttarayan Festival

PREFACE: even this chronicle is trying to be a specific one focused on a kite [...]

Issue 59: West Coast Rev Clinic

(Editors Note : We took a different approach with this article. As both John and [...]

Issue 59: Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference

When I heard my name announced at the banquet at the Washington International Kite Festival, [...]

Issue 59: Owls and Dragons

On Tuesday 25th March 2008, eighty freshman students at Temple University’s Engineering College took over [...]

Issue 59: Montana Snow Rodeo

Did you know that there is a small group of kiteboarders who live in Bend [...]

Issue 58: From the Editor

Many years ago, when I was hanging out in kite focused IRC groups and participating [...]

Issue 58: AKA Corner

Some thoughts on the Treasure Island Kite Festival. Some of the joys of being AKA [...]

Issue 58: Dave’s World

I keep hearing that the good festivals are slipping away and that few gatherings seem [...]

Issue 58: Kites… Life.

Our 58th issue, and our second under David Hathaway’s editorship… April will mark our nine [...]

Issue 58: Drachen Archives – Der Papier Drachen Of Japan

Another easily overlooked gem in the Drachen Foundation’s collection is the 1914 German pamphlet,  Der [...]

Issue 58: Kite Chi from The Coreylama

Seen any good kite movies lately? That would have been a ridiculous statement just a [...]

Issue 58: REVisions: Clinics and Anniversaries

How about we refer to this installment of REVisions as one of those “variety show” [...]

Issue 58: Goin’ Across the River to KTAI

Somehow, this just doesn’t feel right…  I mean, this IS a “kiting” event, right? And [...]

Issue 58: Multiple Sport Kite Flying III

MKF Part III is about a learning method to fly 3 Dual line kites at [...]

Issue 58: Empty Spaces: Tom Brailey

Last year, when I made my first visit to South Padre Island for their annual [...]

Issue 58: Empty Spaces: Rick Gardner

Kiting lost a cherished friend recently, Rick Gardner. judging by the posts contained within the [...]

Issue 58: Featured Store: Elmer’s Flag and Banner, Kites Too!

Each month we’ll be featuring one of the fine retailers who have been so supportive [...]

Issue 58: IGA Coolum International Kite Festival

Last April 2007 while attending the Weifang Intl Kite Festival in China, I met and [...]