Personal Pages

Aberdeen, David - Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.

Albosta, Andrew - Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.

Champie, Brian - Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.

Culp, Dave - Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.

Detlef Beyer - Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.

Didier Ferment - Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.

Doug - Kiting Rocks Cleveland.

du Toit, Damien - Introduction to kites and kite flying.

Engvall, Gary - Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.

Esben Collstrup - Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.

Gagnon, Daniel - Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]

Geert Donker Duyvis - Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.

Gertraud Umlauft - Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.

Gilles Lehoux - Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.

Glenn Davison - Kiting USA - A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.

Guidolin, David - Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.

Hansberger, Don - Kite flying in New York.

Heizo Itoh - Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.

Hiroshi Hayakawa - Byobu dako (folding screen kites).

Ian Newham - Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.

Iasao Ogawa - Japanese master of miniature kite building.

Ichizo Sagawa - Master of the Baramon kite.

James Ervin - Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.

Jennifer Chan - How to go and fly a kite. A beginner's site on kites - the physics, history, myth, and basics of kites.

Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites - Kite plans, festival calendar, and photo album.

Jiehua Sun - Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.

Jim Cheetham - How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.

Joanne Baker - Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.

John Glazebrook - Includes photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.

John Mitchell - Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.

Jonas Feldt - An introduction to all forms of flying.

Jos and Kaatje Valcke - Personal kite collection photo album.

Katsutaka Murooka - Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.

Kazue Tanaka - Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.

Keizo Nakano - Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.

Kensei Kamiunten - Traditional Japanese kite builder.

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.

Kuba Soltysiak - Plans for simple kites used for KAP.

Kumthon Charungkitkul - A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.

Leon von Moltke - South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.

Lord, Dave - Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.

Masaaki Satoh - Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.

Masami Takakuwa - Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.

Masayuki Mori - Japanese builder of bird kites.

Michael Goddard - Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.

Mike Armstrong - Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.

Mike Emery - Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.

Mike Smathers - Single line kite builder.

Mikio Toki - Master builder of Edo kites.

Napravnik, Andreas - Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.

Nick James - Kites designed by Nick James. Also workshop information, current projects and personal weblog.

Ozon Art - Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.

Patrick Mann - Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.

Phil Denby - A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.

Philip Chase - A site dealing with all forms of power and traction kiting.

Philip Le Riche - The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself

Ray Bethell - World champion multiple sport kite pilot.

Red Baron Kite Team - Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.

Rghm Ter Wiel - Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.

Richard Amirault - Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.

Rob Hawke - Information and pictures about power kiting.

Rob Scribner - Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.

Robert Van Weers - New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.

Rodel Rosas - Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.

Roland Dworschak - Kiting and buggying in Austria.

Ron Hardie - Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.

Ron Kramer - Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.

Ron Reich - A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.

Ronan, David - A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.

Roy Reed - Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]

Roy Schelkers - Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.

Sam and Ann Ritter. - Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.

Samuel Franklin Cody - Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.

Schwarz, Alfred - Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.

Seiji Sudo - Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.

Simo Salanne - Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.

Spence Wikel - Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.

Steadywinds.com - Kite weblog showcasing custom kites, builders plans, photos, videos and other information related to kites.

Steve Surette - Canadian flier, his family and festivals.

Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe - Modern kite train builders.

Thomas-Michael Rudolph - Includes site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.

Thyssen, Anthony - Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.

Tom Tinney - This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.

Toshiharu Umeya - Japanese builder of modern kite trains.

Toshiyuki Yoshikawa - Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.

Tsutomu Hiroi - Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.

Van Assen, Bart W. - The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]

Vreeswijk, Bas - Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.

Wardley, Andy - Kite flier, designer and movie maker. Known for freestyle and trick flying.

Wells, Adrian - An expanding collection of photos and materials related to kiting, boarding and buggies based at Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, UK.

Yasuo Shimura - Traditionally painted Japanese Edo kites.

Yukio Akiyama - Modern creative kites.