Personal Pages

Aberdeen, David - Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.
www.wirelessdatasys.com/dea

Albosta, Andrew - Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
www.angelfire.com/va3/kitsu/

Bob White's Kite History Site - Features history and profiles of famous kite makers.
www.infocomservices.com/kites

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

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

Didier Ferment - Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
w1.neuronnexion.com/~dferment/summary.htm

Doug - Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
meltingpot.fortunecity.com/arkansas/231/

du Toit, Damien - Introduction to kites and kite flying.
coda.co.za/kites_and_kite_flying/index.html

Engvall, Gary - Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
members.cox.net/gengvall/

Esben Collstrup - Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/5861/

Frank Ellerkamp - Unofficial Swiss Kite Site - clubs and stores in Switzerland.
www.phokite.ch/frank/kite/

Gagnon, Daniel - Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
members.tripod.com/daniel_gagnon0/

Geert Donker Duyvis - Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
www.gddweb.org/home.html

Gertraud Umlauft - Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
www.kites.org/kitesandmusic/

Gilles Lehoux - Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.
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.
www.kitingusa.com/

Graeme Poole - Specialist in DIRC dragonfly kites.
www.kitelife.com//archives/0599/kitemaker_profile.htm

Guidolin, David - Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
webhome.idirect.com/~davlin/

Hansberger, Don - Kite flying in New York.
www.angelfire.com/hi5/hamboogie/

Harald Prinzler - German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.
members.aol.com/hprinzler/

Heizo Itoh - Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ito.html

Hiroshi Hayakawa - Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
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.
www.ian.ourshack.org/

Iasao Ogawa - Japanese master of miniature kite building.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ogawa.html

Ichizo Sagawa - Master of the Baramon kite.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sagawa.html

James Ervin - Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
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.
www.skratch-pad.com/kites/

Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites - Kite plans, festival calendar, and photo album.
users.telenet.be/jeroen.colpaert/in2kites/

Jerome Grimminck - Fright's buggy site. Includes pictures of 2-wheel buggies.
home.wanadoo.nl/fright/

Jiehua Sun - Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
www.sunskite.com/

Jim Cheetham - How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
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.
www.kites4kids.com.au/

John Glazebrook - Includes photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
uk.geocities.com/kjorn/

John Maxworthy - Musings. Kite photos, Kite Construction and KAP.
home.sprynet.com/~jmaxworthy/

John Mitchell - Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
www.multinet.de/john/

Jonas Feldt - An introduction to all forms of flying.
hem.passagen.se/jfeldt/index.htm

Jos and Kaatje Valcke - Personal kite collection photo album.
www.pixagogo.com/8245345133

Katsutaka Murooka - Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/murooka.html

Kazue Tanaka - Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/tanaka.html

Keizo Nakano - Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/nakano.html

Kensei Kamiunten - Traditional Japanese kite builder.
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.
making-and-flying-kites.com/

Kuba Soltysiak - Plans for simple kites used for KAP.
www.kites.org/kuba/

Kumthon Charungkitkul - A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.
www.angelfire.com/biz/ThaiKites/

Leon von Moltke - South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7974/

Lord, Dave - Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
home.comcast.net/~dolord/

Masaaki Satoh - Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/koryu.html

Masami Takakuwa - Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/

Masayuki Mori - Japanese builder of bird kites.
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.
freespace.virgin.net/mike.go/

Mike Armstrong - Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
www.spec.u-net.com/

Mike Emery - Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
personal.inet.fi/koti/michael.emery/

Mike Smathers - Single line kite builder.
www.frontiernet.net/~aquarius/kites

Mikio Toki - Master builder of Edo kites.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/toki.html

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

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

Ozon Art - Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.
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.
www.geocities.com/patrickmann.geo/

Phil Denby - A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.
freespace.virgin.net/phil.d_uk/Photos/KitePhotos.html

Philip Chase - A site dealing with all forms of power and traction kiting.
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
www.blueskylark.org/zoo/

Ray Bethell - World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
www.raybethell.com/

Red Baron Kite Team - Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.
home.versatel.nl/redbaronkite/

René Nijboer - Dutch kite builder. Pictures of kites and buggies.
www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~rnijboer/

Rghm Ter Wiel - Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/issigonis/203/

Richard Amirault - Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
users.erols.com/ramirault/

Richard Cornwell - Sky Visions - kite builder and designer.
skyvis.best.vwh.net/

Rob Hawke - Information and pictures about power kiting.
highasakite.no-ip.org/

Rob Scribner - Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
www.rangerrob.com/kiting.htm

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

Rodel Rosas - Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
www.geocities.com/islaw75/

Roland Dworschak - Kiting and buggying in Austria.
mitglied.lycos.de/RoGue_Wachau/index.htm

Ron Hardie - Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
www3.telus.net/Hardie/

Ron Kramer - Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
www.houseofphotography.com/kramer/kites.htm

Ron Reich - A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.
www.kites.tug.com/Reich/

Ronald Krueger - German flier and builder.
members.aol.com/RonaldKg/kites.htm

Ronan, David - A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
www.kites.org/dmr/

Roy Reed - Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
www.reeddesign.co.uk/kites.htm

Roy Schelkers - Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7374/kite-index.html

Sam and Ann Ritter. - Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.
www-personal.umich.edu/~annritt/

Samuel Franklin Cody - Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.
www.aero.lr.tudelft.nl/~frits/cody.html

Scarbrough, David - Using kites to train falcons.
members.aol.com/hawking007/kite.html

Schwarz, Alfred - Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
www.kites.org/fredl/

Seiji Sudo - Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sudo.html

Simo Salanne - Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
www.nic.fi/~sos/

Spence Wikel - Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
home.flash.net/~swikel/mykites.htm

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

Steve Surette - Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
www.angelfire.com/on/ssurette/

Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe - Modern kite train builders.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yabe.html

Thomas-Michael Rudolph - Includes site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
www.fang-den-wind.de/

Thyssen, Anthony - Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
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.
www.littlekites.com/miniatur3.html

Toshiharu Umeya - Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/umeya.html

Toshiyuki Yoshikawa - Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yoshikawa.html

Tsutomu Hiroi - Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
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]
home.versatel.nl/kitedude/

Vreeswijk, Bas - Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
members.home.nl/bas.vreeswijk/

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

Yasuo Shimura - Traditionaly painted Japanese Edo kites.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/shimura.html

Yukio Akiyama - Modern creative kites.
www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/akiyama.html