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 55: Westport Windriders Festival

At times, it seems like I’m about “Festival-ed Out” with all of these fests and [...]

Issue 55: Ocean Shores Intl Kite Challenge

Well, we’re on the road again – this time we’re headed north about 180 miles [...]

Issue 54: From the Editor

Howdy folks, thanks for coming back to browse our 54th issue of Kitelife! We got [...]

Issue 54: AKA Corner

Do you know a great location for a kite festival and can’t figure out why [...]

Issue 54: Dave’s World: Berck

The sun beamed out of a beautiful blue sky Saturday morning, and as the wind [...]

Issue 54: Drachen Archives: Marconi-Crippen

It’s easy to be enthused about a new Erik Larson book; the stories he weaves [...]

Issue 54: Featured Store: Goodwinds Kites

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

Issue 54: REVisions: Team for Anyone

I’m currently sitting in New York state, trying to decide what to write about while [...]

Issue 54: Lincoln City Indoor

It’s February already? WOW, where has time flown? Maybe time to think about our old [...]

Issue 54: Tricks Party South

New competitors and seasoned flyers alike traveled to Huntsville in March to compete in a [...]

Issue 54: Northwest SKC

What? WHAT? An AKA/NWSKL sanctioned Kite Competition – right in my own back yard? Gosh, [...]

Issue 54: Weifang Kite Festival

On the 19th to 23 April 2007, the Weifang International Kite Festival and 3rd World [...]

Issue 54: Festival Layang-Layang

This trip to Malaysia’s premiere International kite festival was my fourth year in a row, [...]

Issue 54: Bend Kite Festival

How wonderfully unusual! I mean… First off, I’m going to a Kite Festival in Bend, [...]

Issue 54: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

Northwest Washington’s Skagit Valley comes alive with brilliant color each spring. During the month of [...]

Issue 54: Cloudbuster Festival

The Second Annual Cloud Buster Kite Festival held in Perrin, Texas was preceded by a [...]

Issue 54: Musashi Kite Club Festival

“Rain with possible snow” was the forecast Saturday night, the day before the 18th Kite [...]

Issue 53: From the Editor

Welcome to yet another issue of Kitelife, published just as we’re getting into the full [...]

Issue 53: AKA Corner

Greetings to all in kite land from here in Minnesota where the lakes are still [...]

Issue 53: Dave’s World

Saturday afternoon, a frigid wind was blowing across the ice in Clear Lake Iowa. Kiters [...]

Issue 53: Drachen Archives: Au fil des Vents

The Drachen Foundation recently placed a database of its library archive online for the public [...]