Personal Pages Kites

Pages by, or about individual fliers.

• Sam and Ann Ritter. - Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.
  
• Patrick Mann - Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.
  
• Yasuo Shimura - Traditionally painted Japanese Edo kites.
  
• Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe - Modern kite train builders.
  
• Wardley, Andy - Kite flier, designer and movie maker. Known for freestyle and trick flying.
  
• Ronan, David - A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
  
• Roy Schelkers - Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
  
• Gilles Lehoux - Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and silliness.
  
• Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites - Kite plans, festival calendar, and photo album.
  
• Tsutomu Hiroi - Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
  
• Phil Denby - A collection of photos taken whilst power kiting.
  
• Ron Hardie - Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
  
• Masayuki Mori - Japanese builder of bird kites.
  
• Culp, Dave - Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
  
• Seiji Sudo - Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
  
• Mike Smathers - Single line kite builder.
  
• Philip Le Riche - The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself
  
• Schwarz, Alfred - Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
  
• Gagnon, Daniel - Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
  
• Kumthon Charungkitkul - A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.
  
• Rob Hawke - Information and pictures about power kiting.
  
• Kensei Kamiunten - Traditional Japanese kite builder.
  
• Thomas-Michael Rudolph - Includes site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
  
• Ichizo Sagawa - Master of the Baramon kite.
  
• Geert Donker Duyvis - Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
  
• Rghm Ter Wiel - Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
  
• Ron Kramer - Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
  
• Kazue Tanaka - Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
  
• Nick James - Kites designed by Nick James. Also workshop information, current projects and personal weblog.
  
• Keizo Nakano - Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
  
• Tom Tinney - This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.
  
• Detlef Beyer - Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.
  
• Samuel Franklin Cody - Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.
  
• Rodel Rosas - Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
  
• Mikio Toki - Master builder of Edo kites.
  
• John Mitchell - Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
  
• Ray Bethell - World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
  
• Glenn Davison - Kiting USA - A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
  
• Steadywinds.com - Kite weblog showcasing custom kites, builders plans, photos, videos and other information related to kites.
  
• Leon von Moltke - South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
  
• Katsutaka Murooka - Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
  
• Toshiyuki Yoshikawa - Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
  
• Joanne Baker - Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
  
• Ozon Art - Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.
  
• Jonas Feldt - An introduction to all forms of flying.
  
• du Toit, Damien - Introduction to kites and kite flying.
  
• Albosta, Andrew - Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
  
• Ron Reich - A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.
  
• Masaaki Satoh - Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
  
• Spence Wikel - Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
  
• Jim Cheetham - How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
  
• Yukio Akiyama - Modern creative kites.
  
• Roland Dworschak - Kiting and buggying in Austria.
  
• Rob Scribner - Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
  
• Steve Surette - Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
  
• Guidolin, David - Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
  
• James Ervin - Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
  
• Hansberger, Don - Kite flying in New York.
  
• Lord, Dave - Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
  
• Iasao Ogawa - Japanese master of miniature kite building.
  
• Wells, Adrian - An expanding collection of photos and materials related to kiting, boarding and buggies based at Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, UK.
  
• Toshiharu Umeya - Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
  
• Engvall, Gary - Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
  
• Robert Van Weers - New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.
  
• Kite Making and Flying - Provides details about construction, a brief history, weather information, suggestions for forming a club and the educational value of kite-craft.
  
• Mike Emery - Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
  
• John Glazebrook - Includes photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
  
• Richard Amirault - Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
  
• Masami Takakuwa - Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
  
• Jennifer Chan - How to go and fly a kite. A beginner's site on kites - the physics, history, myth, and basics of kites.
  
• Jiehua Sun - Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
  
• Esben Collstrup - Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
  
• Jos and Kaatje Valcke - Personal kite collection photo album.
  
• Hiroshi Hayakawa - Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
  
• Vreeswijk, Bas - Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
  
• Red Baron Kite Team - Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.
  
• Mike Armstrong - Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
  
• Doug - Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
  
• Kuba Soltysiak - Plans for simple kites used for KAP.
  
• Thyssen, Anthony - Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
  
• Roy Reed - Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
  
• Gertraud Umlauft - Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
  
• Champie, Brian - Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.
  
• Simo Salanne - Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
  
• Van Assen, Bart W. - The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]
  
• Napravnik, Andreas - Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.
  
• Philip Chase - A site dealing with all forms of power and traction kiting.
  
• Didier Ferment - Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
  
• Heizo Itoh - Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
  
• Michael Goddard - Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.
  
• Ian Newham - Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.
  
  

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