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/

du Toit, Damien
Introduction to kites and kite flying.
http://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.
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/

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

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/

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

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