Category Archives: Issues (1998-2011)

Issue 74: AKA Corner

Welcome back to the AKA corner of the world! It is an honor and privilege [...]

Issue 74: Dave’s World: Festival de Verano

Weekend in Bogota – August 11, 2010 It sounds a bit crazy, doesn’t it? Flying [...]

Issue 74: Dave’s World: Balikpapan (How the Story Ended)

August 31, 2010 Six months ago, a group of us traveled to Balikpapan in Borneo [...]

Issue 74: Drachen Archives: DOTA @ Burning Man

My 2010 Burning Man experience started with a full-fledged white-out of blowing dust and sand. [...]

Issue 74: News Reel

Afghanistan: “As I stood on the roof of the Ministry of Interior headquarters last evening [...]

Issue 74: Kite Comics

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

Issue 74: The Green Giant Kites

From RB Toys 1971-1990 Promotional kites are an ancient business, basically as old as the [...]

Issue 74: Build a D-Stix Tetrahedral

When I was a junior in high school I became obsessed with the geometry of [...]

Issue 74: A Novice Position in the Mega Grid

100 Rev kites in a 10 x 10 stable grid formation…. That was the plan, [...]

Issue 74: REVisions: A Retrospective

30 issues. No, that’s not the amount of emotional baggage I carry around on any [...]

Issue 74: The Story Behind the Photograph

This is a photograph of Jeff Howard at El Mirage in 1998, and I have [...]

Issue 74: KAP900 PUSH: A Chance to Win Big!

Win a limited edition KAPing rig, Nokia N8 devices & $1000! Readers of Kitelife will [...]

Issue 74: Featured Store: G-Kites

In the summer, people strip down to just one sweatshirt on Oregon’s beaches. The water [...]

Issue 74: Buggy Newz: Life’s a Beach!

This worked well but as I got closer to the coast the rain started, as [...]

Issue 74: Antelope Island Stampede

The Antelope Island Stampede is a community event held on Antelope Island on the Great [...]

Issue 74: Frank Mots Kite Festival

The 32nd Annual Frank Mots Kite Festival at Veterans Park at Milwaukee Wisconsin’s Lakefront, held [...]

Issue 74: Berkeley Kite Festival

When the Berkeley Kite Festival started, such events were most often either dedicated to single [...]

Issue 74: Washington State Intl Kite Festival (WSIKF)

Back to the Washington State International Kite Festival (WSIKF) one more time. Yes, it’s the [...]

Issue 74: Fighter Kite World Cup @ WSIKF

The 2010 Fighter Kite Line Touch World Cup took place on Friday, August 20 at [...]

Issue 74: Rev Mega Fly World Record @ WSIKF

What do you do when you have a huge expanse of beach and a large [...]

Issue 74: Washington State International Kite Festival Gallery

Photos by Takako Barresi