Personal Pages

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

   
   http://www.wirelessdatasys.com/dea

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

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/va3/kitsu/

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

   
   http://kitefart.com/

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

   
   http://www.dcss.org/speedsl/

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

   
   http://www.medienkonzepte.de/KITE/

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

   
   http://w1.neuronnexion.com/~dferment/summary.htm

» Doug
   Kiting Rocks Cleveland.

   
   http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/arkansas/231/

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

   
   http://members.cox.net/gengvall/

» Esben Collstrup
   Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/5861/

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

   
   http://members.tripod.com/daniel_gagnon0/

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

   
   http://www.gddweb.org/home.html

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

   
   http://www.kites.org/kitesandmusic/

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

   
   http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2779/

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

   
   http://www.kitingusa.com/

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

   
   http://webhome.idirect.com/~davlin/

» Hansberger, Don
   Kite flying in New York.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/hamboogie/

» Harald Prinzler
   German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.

   
   http://members.aol.com/hprinzler/

» Heizo Itoh
   Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ito.html

» Hiroshi Hayakawa
   Byobu dako (folding screen kites).

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hayakawa.html

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

   
   http://www.ian.ourshack.org/

» Iasao Ogawa
   Japanese master of miniature kite building.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ogawa.html

» Ichizo Sagawa
   Master of the Baramon kite.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sagawa.html

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

   
   http://www.kites.org/james/

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

   
   http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/

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

   
   http://users.telenet.be/jeroen.colpaert/in2kites/

» Jiehua Sun
   Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.

   
   http://www.sunskite.com/

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

   
   http://www.guernsey.net/~jim/kites/night

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

   
   http://www.kites4kids.com.au/

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

   
   http://uk.geocities.com/kjorn/

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

   
   http://www.multinet.de/john/

» Jonas Feldt
   An introduction to all forms of flying.

   
   http://hem.passagen.se/jfeldt/index.htm

» Jos and Kaatje Valcke
   Personal kite collection photo album.

   
   http://www.pixagogo.com/8245345133

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/murooka.html

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/tanaka.html

» Keizo Nakano
   Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/nakano.html

» Kensei Kamiunten
   Traditional Japanese kite builder.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/kamiunten.html

» 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.

   
   http://making-and-flying-kites.com/

» Kuba Soltysiak
   Plans for simple kites used for KAP.

   
   http://www.kites.org/kuba/

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

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/biz/ThaiKites/

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

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7974/

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

   
   http://home.comcast.net/~dolord/

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/koryu.html

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/

» Masayuki Mori
   Japanese builder of bird kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/mori.html

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

   
   http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.go/

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

   
   http://www.spec.u-net.com/

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

   
   http://personal.inet.fi/koti/michael.emery/

» Mike Smathers
   Single line kite builder.

   
   http://www.frontiernet.net/~aquarius/kites

» Mikio Toki
   Master builder of Edo kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/toki.html

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

   
   http://www.napravnik.com/

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

   
   http://www.nickjameskitemaker.com

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

   
   http://www.bozon.org

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

   
   http://www.geocities.com/patrickmann.geo/

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

   
   http://freespace.virgin.net/phil.d_uk/Photos/KitePhotos.html

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

   
   http://grove.ufl.edu/~pbc/kite/powerkite.html

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

   
   http://www.blueskylark.org/zoo/

» Ray Bethell
   World champion multiple sport kite pilot.

   
   http://www.raybethell.com/

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

   
   http://home.versatel.nl/redbaronkite/

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

   
   http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/issigonis/203/

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

   
   http://users.erols.com/ramirault/

» Rob Hawke
   Information and pictures about power kiting.

   
   http://highasakite.no-ip.org/

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

   
   http://www.rangerrob.com/kiting.htm

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

   
   http://www.softkites.com/

» Rodel Rosas
   Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/islaw75/

» Roland Dworschak
   Kiting and buggying in Austria.

   
   http://mitglied.lycos.de/RoGue_Wachau/index.htm

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

   
   http://www3.telus.net/Hardie/

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

   
   http://www.houseofphotography.com/kramer/kites.htm

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

   
   http://www.kites.tug.com/Reich/

» Ronald Krueger
   German flier and builder.

   
   http://members.aol.com/RonaldKg/kites.htm

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

   
   http://www.kites.org/dmr/

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

   
   http://www.reeddesign.co.uk/kites.htm

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

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7374/kite-index.html

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

   
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~annritt/

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

   
   http://www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~frits/cody.html

» Scarbrough, David
   Using kites to train falcons.

   
   http://members.aol.com/hawking007/kite.html

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

   
   http://www.kites.org/fredl/

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sudo.html

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

   
   http://www.nic.fi/~sos/

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

   
   http://home.flash.net/~swikel/mykites.htm

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

   
   http://www.steadywinds.com/

» Steve Surette
   Canadian flier, his family and festivals.

   
   http://www.angelfire.com/on/ssurette/

» Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe
   Modern kite train builders.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yabe.html

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

   
   http://www.fang-den-wind.de/

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

   
   http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/

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

   
   http://www.littlekites.com/miniatur3.html

» Toshiharu Umeya
   Japanese builder of modern kite trains.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/umeya.html

» Toshiyuki Yoshikawa
   Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yoshikawa.html

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

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hiroi.html

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

   
   http://home.versatel.nl/kitedude/

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

   
   http://members.home.nl/bas.vreeswijk/

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

   
   http://wardley.org/kites/index.html

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

   
   http://www.goodwinds.org/

» Yasuo Shimura
   Traditionally painted Japanese Edo kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/shimura.html

» Yukio Akiyama
   Modern creative kites.

   
   http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/akiyama.html

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

   
   http://coda.co.za/kites_and_kite_flying/index.html