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 48: AKA Corner

Soon enough, it will be AKA election time again. AKA is governed by a twenty [...]

Issue 48: Dave’s World: Weymouth

Hugh Blowers summed it up the first day. “There’s all the wind you need”, he [...]

Issue 48: Drachen Archives: Featured Items

No one (to The Drachen Foundation’s knowledge) owns an original Roch Donzella “Monobloc” kite from [...]

Issue 48: Letters to the Editor

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

Issue 48: Featured Store: Cutting Edge

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

Issue 48: REVisions: Trip to Quad Heaven

Many years ago, when I first picked up a kite, there were a few magazines [...]

Issue 48: Empty Spaces

Bill (Pa) Burley March 19, 2006 Pa Burley will be sorely missed in our lives… [...]

Issue 48: Review of Gallego by HQ Kites

Specifications Manufacturer: HQ Kites Model: Gallego and Gallego Supreme Wingspan: 94″ (Gallego) 96″ (Supreme) Height: [...]

Issue 48: Lincoln City Indoor Festival

Simply put, the Lincoln City Oregon Visitors and Conventions Bureau (VCB) puts on a dandy [...]

Issue 48: Berck International Kite Festival

Take the largest kite festival you can find in North America and multiply the attendance [...]

Issue 48: Weifang International Kite Festival

Getting There… This was my third year in a row to attend this (wonderful) 23rd [...]

Issue 48: Great Lakes Kite Festival

I think that 2003 was the first year my family and I went to the [...]

Issue 48: Cutting Edge Spring Fling

You know, for many of us – attending / participating in kiting events is just [...]

Issue 48: White Rock Kite Festival

2006 marks the 5th year of the Festival of Wind, Waves & Water, held annually [...]

Issue 48: Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat

I just returned from the 18th annual Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat, (MAKR,) in Oregon, Illinois. [...]

Issue 48: WKM Sport Kite Workshop

All right, so we find ourselves loading the kite-van on Friday morning, May 11th – [...]

Issue 48: Wind Dancer Sky Dazzle

As we made our way to Seaside for the the second outdoor NWSKL event of [...]

Issue 48: Cloud Buster Kite Fest

Mitchell Resort and RV Park in the small village of Perrin, Texas hosted their first [...]

Issue 48: Snowkite World Championship

Welcome to the 2006 Snowkite World Championship in Vadsø. The riders are now competing for [...]

Issue 48: Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat (gallery)

Photos by Grant Lovett, Ron Schwartz, Rick Agar, and the Larkey Family

Issue 48: Weifang Intl Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Chris Shultz, Doug Mullins, & Kitelife