Category Archives: 2010

Issue 72: AKA Corner

AKA Corner Resources, downloads and convention! Greetings.  Barbara Meyer, AKA President, asked if I would [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour Part 1 – Yes, We Can!

Mike Agner, Jim Martin, and Al Sparling were waiting for me at Narita Airport when [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour Pt 2 – Shi Tomodachi

Shi means “four” in Japanese. And tomodachi are “friends”. After a week sleeping on futons [...]

Issue 72: Dave’s World – Japan Tour pt 3 – Kite Frenzy in Hamamatsu

Wah-shoi! Wah-shoi! — the chanting is everywhere!! You hear it on the festival field, in [...]

Issue 72: News Reel

AFGHANISTAN-AMERICA: As a boy, Behrooz learned the craft and science behind kites, as did many [...]

Issue 72: Drachen Archives: A Collection of National Treasures

It is a bit humorous to talk about “humans” being artifacts and treasures, but such [...]

Issue 72: Kite Comics

This issue marks the second set of kite cartoons we’ve had made for Kitelife Magazine, [...]

Issue 72: Bay Area Sundowners – 30 years and still flying!

With their signature stacks of thirteen Hyperkites pulling 40’ long tails, The Bay Area Sundowners [...]

Issue 72: REVisions – Odds and ends!

Are you ready for it? It’s nearly here!  A mere 3 weeks from this issue [...]

Issue 72: Kite and Bike Dreamtour VI

Well, as I am sitting, preparing this years tour, in my thoughts I am reminiscing [...]

Issue 72: Buggy Newz

Pembrey Beach, South Wales The Parakart Association National Race Series 2010 continued with Round 3 [...]

Issue 72: Featured Store – Midwest Kites

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

Issue 72: Maryland International Kite Expo

Every once in a while, real life and this thing called a “Monday to Friday [...]

Issue 72: Great Lakes Kite Festival

When you end up writing a lot of articles involving trips to festivals (by choice, [...]

Issue 72: Lincoln City Indoor Kite Festival

Well, we’re back at it. Off to Lincoln City, OR again… Since it’s the end [...]

Issue 72: Rockaway Beach Kite Festival

How about a GREAT Kite-Fest at Rockaway Beach? All right… so clue me in. Where [...]

Issue 72: Festival Elevando Cometas y Volantines

Flying to raise hopes after earthquake (Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en español) [...]

Issue 72: Isla Blanca Festival

It was the 2nd Annual Festival de Papalotes in Isla Blanca, Mexico.  Now, I’ve been [...]

Issue 72: Festival Elevando Cometas y Volantines (Spanish)

Volando a despertar expectativas tras el terremoto (Click here to read this article in English) [...]

Issue 72: Maryland International Kite Expo Gallery

Photos by Takako Barresi

Issue 71: From the Editor

Wow, seventy-one issues… Can you believe we’ve been at it this long? Even since I [...]