Θ Recreation: Kites: Personal

Site list:

John Mitchell Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
Detlef Beyer Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.
Crowell, Carl Kites at the crow*well.
Culp, Dave Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
Ray and Gail Wilmer Western Australian Kite-makers
Roy Reed Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
Ronan, David A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
Doug Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
Rob Scribner Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
Philip Chase A site dealing with all forms of power & traction kiting.
Michael Goddard Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.
Napravnik, Andreas Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.
Patrick Mann Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.
Kumthon Charungkitkul A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.
Didier Ferment Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
Jim Cheetham How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
Champie, Brian Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.
Masami Takakuwa Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
James Ervin Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
Nigel Byde and Paul Collins Information for flyers new to Sportkites and a place where kitefans can display their creative art in the Sky Gallery.
Ray Bethell World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
Ronald Krueger German flier and builder.
Gertraud Umlauft Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
Schwarz, Alfred Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
Kuba Soltysiak Plans for simple kites used for KAP.
Ian Newham Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.
Spence Wikel Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
Harald Prinzler German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.
Masayuki Mori Japanese builder of bird kites.
Gilles Lehoux Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.
Kensei Kamiunten Traditional Japanese kite builder.
Iasao Ogawa Japanese master of miniature kite building.
Keizo Nakano Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
Heizo Itoh Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
Tsutomu Hiroi Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
Ichizo Sagawa Master of the Baramon kite.
Katsutaka Murooka Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
Yukio Akiyama Modern creative kites.
Hiroshi Hayakawa Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
Yasuo Shimura Traditionaly painted Japanese Edo kites.
Masaaki Satoh Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
Seiji Sudo Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
Toshiharu Umeya Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
Kazue Tanaka Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
Mikio Toki Master builder of Edo kites.
Toshiyuki Yoshikawa Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe Modern kite train builders.
Mike Armstrong Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
Joanne Baker Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
Rghm Ter Wiel Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
Steve Surette Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
Leon von Moltke South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
Gagnon, Daniel Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
Roy Schelkers Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
Ron Kramer Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
John Maxworthy Musings... Kite photos, Kite Construction & KAP
René Nijboer Dutch kite builder. Pictures of kites and buggies.
Frank Ellerkamp Unofficial Swiss Kite Site - clubs and stores in Switzerland.
Phil Denby A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.
Scarbrough, David Using kites to train falcons.
Mike Emery Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
Esben Collstrup Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
Mike Smathers Single line kite builder.
Jonas Feldt An introduction to all forms of flying.
Nicolas Salin French kite jumping enthusiast.
Rodel Rosas Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
Roland Dworschak Kiting and buggying in Austria.
Aberdeen, David Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.
Jiehua Sun Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
John Glazebrook Extensive photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
Richard Cornwell Sky Visions - kite builder and designer.
Childs, Bob Sport kite designer/competitor turned kite traction enthusiasts and kite skating pioneer. Site includes biography, interviews, articles and media galleries.
Glenn Davison - Kiting USA A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
Albosta, Andrew Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
Sam and Ann Ritter. Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.
Vreeswijk, Bas Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
Engvall, Gary Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
Guidolin, David Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
Hansberger, Don Kite flying in New York.
Lord, Dave Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
Ron Hardie Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
Thyssen, Anthony Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
du Toit, Damien Introduction to kites and kite flying.
Geert Donker Duyvis Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
Jos and Kaatje Valcke Personal kite collection photo album.
Richard Amirault Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
Rob Hawke Information and pictures about power kiting.
Robert Van Weers New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.
Simo Salanne Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
Thomas-Michael Rudolph Extensive site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
Tom Tinney This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.
Van Assen, Bart W. The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]
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.
Red Baron Kite Team Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.
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.
Nick James Kites designed by Nick James. Also workshop information, current projects and personal blog.
Graeme Poole Specialist in DIRC dragonfly kites.
Philip Le Riche The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself