Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

Issue 35: Empty Spaces – Larry Brown

This winter here in the Pacific Northwest we said final goodbye”s to another kiteflyer and [...]

Issue 35: Starting Over

More often than not, people involved in kiting go through phases or fall into cyclical [...]

Issue 35: On-Line Kite Project 1.0 – Della Porta

Kitebuilder.com recently presented a very new and encouraging variation on the traditional kite building workshop. [...]

Issue 35: Conyne Kite Celebration

The World Kite Museum is sponsoring a Conyne Kite (and its derivatives) Celebration Friday, May [...]

Issue 35: Call for Literate Kiters

Well, shucks, folks. John (your Kitelife publisher) is apparently a little too proper to scream [...]

Issue 35: Festival Layang-Layang

After a couple weeks of working with my good friend Troy Gunn I was ecstatic [...]

Issue 35: South Padre Island Kite Festival

Having been to many Islands around the world including Hawaii, Fiji and the famous Frazer [...]

Issue 35: Kite Party 2

Now lemme see… KITES… warm-weather clothes… KITES… toilet kit… KITES… spare line-sets… KITES… credit cards… [...]

Issue 35: South Padre Island Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Richard Hawkins

Issue 35: Kite Party 2 (gallery)

Photos by John Chilese

Issue 35: Festival Layang-Layang (gallery)

Photos by Kitelife

Issue 35: Zilker Park Kite Festival (gallery)

Photos by Richard Hawkins

Issue 34: From the Editor

Here we are for another issue of KL… Even with a cold winter and minimal [...]

Issue 34: Dave’s World

Late Saturday night, Susie and I returned to the snow and rain. Our week in [...]

Issue 34: AKA Corner

Elsewhere in this issue, I’ve written about the annual gathering of the Kite Trade Association [...]

Issue 34: Team Tirades – Pairs Flying: The Wright Approach

Having spent a fair amount of time on the competition field with Ari, we were [...]

Issue 34: Letters to the Editor

When you browse the pages of Kitelife there is quite a bit that happens to [...]

Issue 34: Thoughts for the Winter Months

So you’re sitting home these days. It’s overcast and freezing out, and the snow is [...]

Issue 34: Day With a Master

I arrived in Mumbai/Bombay at 8am on Thursday morning [Jan 8], two days ahead of [...]

Issue 34: Virtual Kite Makers Retreat

In our ongoing mission to gather and present useful concepts or programs to the larger [...]

Issue 34: Logo a Go Go

We couldn’t help but unveil the new logo early, as you can clearly see it [...]