Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

The complete archive of our original bi-monthly e'zine (electronic magazine) devoting to kite flying of all kinds since day one… Our current format is a dynamic feed, so those articles (2011 onward) can be found in the other general categories (see our full timeline).
With literally thousands of articles in the archives, you'll find features on stunt kites, fighter kites, inflatable show kites, kite making, kite competition, interviews with renowned kite personalities and event coverage from some of the greatest kite festivals on earth.
To browse by year, please use the navigation menu on the right side of this page.

Issue 68: Empty Spaces – Francis Rogallo

In the weeks since Francis Rogallo died at the age of 97 (12 January 1912 [...]

Issue 68: Empty Spaces – Bill Lockhart

A Tribute to a Dear Friend and Kitemaker. . . Most of you probably didn’t [...]

Issue 68: Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF)

The Washington State International Kite Festival (WSIKF) – An absolutely GREAT one this year… WSKIF!!! [...]

Issue 68: 13º Festival de Verano (Espanol)

– Click here to read this report in English – Me gustaría comenzar este artículo [...]

Issue 68: 13º Festival de Verano (English)

– Haga clic aquí para leer este informe en Inglés – I would like to [...]

Issue 68: Let’s Paint Rosario’s Sky Festival

Hi everybody…I wrote some articles about this Festival and I would like to remind you [...]

Issue 68: Frank Mots Kite Festival

Sometimes, you can go to a festival one year but unfortunately have to miss the [...]

Issue 68: Whidbey Island Kite Festival

Sometimes, you become a regular visitor to a festival and then sometimes, the universe conspires [...]

Issue 68: Family Day Kite Festival

Months of planning go into this event, as it’s unlike many kite festivals that we [...]

Issue 68: Fighter Kite World Cup

First of all, a big thank you to Chuck Lund for representing us to the [...]

Issue 68: Washington State Intl Kite Festival Gallery

iQuad Night Fly – by Scott Weider Day Shots – by David Shattuck

Issue 67: From the Editor

We’re in full swing for what you might call the peak kiting season in North [...]

Issue 67: Kites… Life.

I’m looking forward to seeing this issue go live, as it will mean that I’m [...]

Issue 67: AKA Corner

May this find you well and thinking about, or doing things with, kites. Here in [...]

Issue 67: Dave’s World – Wildwood

Susie doesn’t come to Wildwood anymore. She is a veteran of the old days with [...]

Issue 67: Dave’s World – Windscape

We’re back in Saskatchewan and Swift Current for the Windscape Kite Festival. Wheat fields stretch [...]

Issue 67: Drachen Archives – Three Ferries, Plus One

Sitting on the ferry that travels from the Danish island of Fano, back to mainland [...]

Issue 67: News Reel

TheStar.com | World | Artisan’s passion is ancient art of kite making Artisan’s passion is [...]

Issue 67: Kite Poems

By Joyce Carol Oates Some- thing there is in the American soul that soars with [...]

Issue 67: Kite Comics

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

Issue 67: SOLO in Berkeley

I was a bit startled when Nathan Sendan called. He wanted an Octopus. A really [...]