Tag Archives: competition

How does Kite Competition Evolve?

This is a topic near to my heart, as I’ve had the opportunity to explore kite [...]

Richmond-Washington Sport Kite Championship

In 2005, a kite flier named Terry Cornell (known by his friends as T.C.) dreamt [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 6

[box type=”alert” style=”rounded” border=”full”]EDITOR’S NOTE #3: Okay, no such luck – I still missed one [...]

2012 AKA Grand Nationals – Day 2

Off and running again, my morning started with a quick French press coffee in our [...]

Working the Wind Window

Most of us have seen some of the basic diagrams and introductions to the wind [...]

History of Sport Kite Competition – pt 3

The American Kite Magazine National Stunt Kite Circuit The American Kite Magazine National Stunt Kite [...]

When it Becomes a Kite Routine

Amongst even recreational sport (stunt) kite fliers, the words “ballet” or “kite routine” (individual) are [...]

Virtual Freestyle 23 is underway!

Geographically difficult to attend competitions? Want to test your mettle and show off your freestyle [...]

History of Sport Kite Competition – Pt 1

The Wanderings of a “Kite Addict” [box type=”note” style=”rounded” border=”full”]Editor’s note: This is the first [...]

Virtual Freestyle: Round 22

Another round of Virtual Freestyle is in the books, with a grand total of 18 [...]

Issue 81: Ocean Shores Indoor

First annual indoor event and competition takes flight in Washington! Photos by Lisa Root October [...]

Issue 80: Kites… Life.

Where are we, and where are we going? Here we are again, this time for [...]

Issue 80: AKA Corner

Closing out the year and looking toward the next! Hard to believe, but there are [...]

Issue 80: EuroCup Sport Kite Championships

The best of the best bring it to EuroCup! The venue for Eurocup 2012 was [...]

Issue 78: Kites… Life.

Changing the game From the beginning of sport kite competition (circa 1987), participants were very [...]

Issue 78: What is Virtual Freestyle?

Video kite competition, online! We’ve been watching Virtual Freestyle (VF) with great interest since the [...]

Issue 77: Lincoln City Indoor Festival 2011

“Oh, My… How I DO love the power and majesty of Nature here in the [...]

Issue 75: Camas Indoor Festival

Yes, it’s November – which means the whole house will be in an uproar! Nearly [...]

Issue 75: South Padre Island Competition

Sponsored by Windchasers Kite Shop It’s not often we attend a kite festival where the [...]

Issue 74: Kites… Life.

Competition, is it time to MIX it up? To provide a small disclaimer, this article [...]

Issue 74: Fighter Kite World Cup @ WSIKF

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