Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

Issue 31: Kite Competition Acronyms (category definitions)

  Event Definitions – Do you know your NIP from your MIB? You may have [...]

Issue 31: Northwest SKC

“On The Road Again,” just like Willy Nelson says… This time, we’re headed down to [...]

Issue 31: Southern Oregon Kite Festival

Want to see a town get behind their kite festival 100%? Go visit this event [...]

Issue 31: Berkeley Kite Festival

Having attended the Berkeley Kite Festival at least six times myself since 1992, I was [...]

Issue 31: Pincher Creek Kite Festival

The Children of the Wind Kite Festival is held on the third Saturday and Sunday [...]

Issue 31: Southern Oregon Kite Festival (gallery)

Issue 31: Berkeley Kite Festival (gallery)

Issue 21: AKA Corner

I hope you are all noticing a new level of excitement, involvement, and activity within [...]

Issue 21 (March 2001): Kitemaker Profile – Peter Schittek

Hi readers, welcome back to another issue of Kitemaker Profile. I have been aware that [...]

Issue 21 (March 2001): Tangents and Trivia

Spring! When gentleman (and lady) kitefliers thoughts turn lightly to Kite Flying, much to the [...]

Issue 21: Ray’s Adventures

My 3rd Kites On Ice Adventure 2001 Madison Wisconsin, USA This festival just keeps getting [...]

Issue 21 (March 2001): Dave’s World

Igottwentydoiheartwentyfive……..Big Assawoman, the Stapled Condom, and Other Memories Auctions — I love doing auctions. I [...]

Issue 20: Kites… Life.

Welcome! Thanks for stopping in for the 20th issue of Kitelife. I sincerely appreciate the [...]

Issue 20: Dave’s World

I came to Hong Kong last week to take part in the first International Hong [...]

Issue 20: Kitemaker Profile – Scott Hampton 

Hi readers, welcome back to another issue of Kitemaker Profile. This month it is my [...]

Issue 20: AKA Corner

I’m delighted to once again be serving as President of the American Kitefliers Association and [...]

Issue 20: Ray’s Adventures

Another France Adventure 4th Air & Wind International Kite Festival 2000 Frejus, France Wow! This [...]

Issue 20: Kite Tails from A Broad

So the season for outdoor flying is over….well at least it is for me. As [...]

Issue 20: IMHO – In My Humble Opinion

Well, we made it. The actual New Millennium is here, and the holidays (at last) [...]

Issue 20: Tangents and Trivia

Happy New Year everyone! Well, kitefliers, it’s 2001. We made it over the holiday hill [...]

Issue 20: How Many Kites Fit in a Train?

Although hardly known in the western kiting society, Buteo Huang from Taiwan is undeniably a [...]