Roughly 20 competitors, a dozen or so recreational fliers and a few hundred spectators attended the 2013 Windless Kite Festival in Long Beach WA during January of this year… During the event, MTP Studios (Matt Cyphert and friends) were on hand to film the event and went on to post those videos on YouTube on ...
Indoor kite flying offers a big window for expansion in the science and art of kite flying. Its unique features such as close contact with the audience, theatrical dramatization, team work and being weather proof, offer endless possibilities to crowd pleasing shows and gratification to kiters and show designers. With that in mind I produced ...
For almost thirty years I have collected Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) that have images of kites somewhere in the print. At the time, I naively thought that there would be very few of these, that this would be an interesting addition to my kite collection, a part that would grow slowly and one that would ...
This is a topic near to my heart, and one that I’ve had the opportunity to explore from many angles as I’ve found myself in various roles over the past several years… At times, some folks have expressed to me a sentiment along the lines of “why doesn’t the AKA change those rules“, “the AKA ...
Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of weeks… Some new, some older, but all great representations of kiting skill and spirit. Spencer Watson’s Open Indoor Competition Our very own Managing Editor here at KiteLife takes first place at the Windless Kite Festival earlier this year, and has ...
Let’s start with some biography. I was born in a small town about 10 minutes from Erie, Pennsylvania, called Waterford, in 1955. I went to school there and started working at General Electric right out of high school. I’ve been working there ever since. It was one of the best things that ever happened to ...
Nobuhiko Yoshizumi was among the most revered of miniature kite artists in the world and an active member of the Kyoto Kite Association and the International Friends of Small Kites. His focus was on making “frames” that allowed him to make the very smallest of kites to fly. He is holder of the Guinness Book ...
HOT TEAM FLYING IN BINTULU From September onward, judging SportKite competitions in Europe usually means wearing something to keep out the wind and rain, thick socks and as many thermal base layers as you can cram on while retaining the ability to walk. So you can imagine my bewilderment at the idea of judging a ...
A kite collection can quickly build up substantial value, and when your kites take on damage, you could lose hundreds or even thousands of dollars. To financially protect your collection, you should purchase insurance coverage for all of your most valuable pieces. Depending on the value of your kites, you might not need to open ...
Winter in the Texas Coastal Bend is a kite fliers dream. Well, sometimes it is, other times it can be pretty much like winter in climates considerably higher in latitude. The weatherman gave the 6th annual Great Texas Club Fly what we call “Chamber of Commerce” weather this year. The winds were a little light ...
In order to tell you about KiteOberFest I have to give you a little background on Kiting Tampa Bay. The History; It’s October 2011 and my wife, Kelly Mayhew, and our best friend, Starna McKinnon, and I were flying kites on our home ground at Treasure Island beach Florida. We were discussing why there were ...
Click here to read this article in English! Este año la magia de los dragones del cielo y de la tierra caracterizó al 6° Festival Internacional de Barriletes y Cometas “Fiesta del Viento”. Fue organizado por BaToCo, Alto Vuelo y la Municipalidad de Vicente Lopez. Grupos que participaron: Alto Vuelo Team; Freaks Team; Contra Viento; ...
Haga clic aquí para leer este artículo en Español! This year the dragon´s magic was the goal of 6th Wind Party in Buenos Aires – International Kite Festival. Held on November 17 & 18 was organized by BaToCo, Alto Vuelo Kites and Vicente Lopez Municipality. Groups involved: Alto Vuelo Team; Contra Viento Team, Rosario Vuela, ...
What started out as a conversation eight years ago at a monthly meeting of the Two Rivers Business Association (TRBA) turned into Kites Over Lake Michigan (KOLM), and just concluded its seventh year over the Labor Day weekend. At that meeting, the president of the TRBA was asking for suggestions on what the community can ...
In my last article for KiteLife I wrote about the importance of not plagiarizing original designs of kite makers (at least not without permission!) but this month I am making a case for learning from replicating archival designs that are part of the public domain. I’ve made it a point to avoid making this column ...
Greetings, For the first time on our AKA Corner piece in KiteLife, I’m pulling double duty so I’m just sharing the president’s letter sent out to AKA members via email last month. As we head into the holiday season, I want to extend my best wishes to all of you out there in kite land… ...
Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of weeks… Some new, some older, but all great representations of kiting skill and spirit. C U R V E The latest sport kite by Atelier kites, filmed by Florian Giraud, piloting and editing by Mathieu Mayet. Eek-A-Rev Marc van der ...
LEGENDARY ARTIST TYRUS WONG APPEARING AT CTN ANIMATION EXPO TODAY AND ON THE BIG SCREEN IN 2013 Documentary Filmmakers Launch Kickstarter Campaign to Bring Wong’s Inspirational Story To An Even Wider Audience Los Angeles, CA – Artistic legend and traditional kite maker Tyrus Wong is still going strong at the age of 102 and made ...
Event overview Once again Muizenberg in Cape Town (South Africa) played host to the Cape Town International Kite Festival. This was the 18th time this event has been held, and is organised by Cape Mental Health (CMH) in order to raise funds and awareness for their work. This is the 99th year of the existence ...
Just a few of the kite flying videos we’ve enjoyed over the past couple of weeks… Some new, some older, but all great representations of kiting skill and spirit. Red Bull Box Cart – Kiteforce Session – Japan 2012 The Red Bull Kiteforce team performs in Tokyo. Kiteman 50th Kuwait Constitution Day Show November 10th ...
DISCLAIMER: I am not medically trained in any sense of the definition, and this article should be considered only as one person’s perspective based on personal experience and lots of Google searches… This is NOT intended to replace recommended and practical precautions against sun damage, merely to provide supplemental information. Your first response upon reading ...
In 2005, a kite flier named Terry Cornell (known by his friends as T.C.) dreamt of building a regional sport kite competition with an emphasis on training novice sport kite competitors (not to mention giving T.C. an excuse to exercise his newly-gained web editing skills to create a web site for the event!). The Richmond-Washington ...
On 24th and 25th October 2012 KiteRight with support from the BKSA and local school Easyriders made worldwide history. True to its objectives of opening up the sport to people with physical, mental health and learning challenges the first KiteRight course had participants with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bi-Polar disorder (manic depression) and two ...
Some time back, I published an overview of Line Laundry. You can see the details here. But in this report, I’m going to try and be a bit more technical. I’m asked from time to time about line laundry. How much can you fly? What works best? What looks best?? And the answer is always ...
Haga clic aquí para ver este artículo en Español! This year we renew our passion; at the 12th Let´s Paint Rosario Sky International Kite Festival which saw a massive public turnout at Scalabrini Ortiz Park in Rosario (Sante Fe Province – Argentina) on September 15 and 16. Organized by the Rosario´s Municipality and Mundo Hobby; ...
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