Category Archives: Kiting Experience

Issue 20: Kite Tails from A Broad

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

Issue 9: Kiting News

Spar Wars It looks like the next generation of kite spars is on the way. [...]

Issue 9: Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh: The Care and Feeding of a Good Kite Anchor Recently, when a kiting [...]

Issue 9: Sportkite History

It has come to my attention that there is an interest in the history/evolution of [...]

Issue 8: Kite Colors

The Influence of Color on the Flyability of Kites A great deal has been written [...]

Issue 8: Hot Shotz – Matthew McGee

Mention the word competition to some sport kite enthusiasts & you’ll immediately get the hand. [...]

Issue 8: Psychology of Kiting

Satire by Joseph Samuels Introduction- The history of kites was recorded more than 2500 years [...]

Issue 8: Confessions of a Dual Line Junkie

An Introduction (Of Sorts) I can’t help but feel that some explanation is necessary regarding [...]

Issue 8: Antarctic Power-Kiting

The evening breeze was strengthening as I collapsed my telescopic ski poles and threw them [...]

Issue 3: Dave’s World

The Great Trilobite Disaster or “In just One Idio-second” After the festival in the United [...]

Issue 3: Ballad of Austin EOL

How to start a Kite Team…or maybe not? The history of the Austin End Of [...]

Issue 2: Tangents and Trivia

Had a really great time with responses from many of you on Chapter One of [...]

Issue 2: Looking for the Cup

Of all the different types of kiteflying in existence, sportkite team flying must rank as [...]

Issue 2: View from the Rear

Buggies – A Novice’s Odyssey Things I learned in my rookie year as a buggy [...]

Issue 1: Tangents and Trivia

These pages will document the wanderings of a confessed kite addict. I’ve learned an awfully [...]

Issue 1: Dave’s World – Weifang

The first time I traveled overseas, it changed my life. I was on my way [...]

Issue 1: Doin’ It Indoors

So few activities in life give us as individuals an opportunity to express ourselves, to [...]

Issue 1: Quest for the World Cup

Phew……..What a year!!! For Sky Dance 1996 had been quite a year. Winning the European [...]

Issue 1: Why We Fly

Do you remember the first time you flew a kite? Or how about the first [...]