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Issue 40: ProFile with Aerial Experience
In a time when the kite flying community is very much reaching out for greater exposure in the realm of professional performance status, there is a duo doing exactly that… Lee and Debbie Park first...
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Issue 41: ProFile with Shawn and Patty Tinkham
When we first approached Shawn and Patty Tinkham about the possibility of a Kitelife interview with the two of them, we mentioned that they seemed to be the “Poster Children” for Eastern League...
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Issue 41: ProFile with Dan Whitney
Dan Whitney has likely befriended more kiters than any other retailer alive if you take into account not only his retail work, but all the folks he’s met at festivals and other events around the...
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Issue 41: ProFile with Bob Childs
We got to talking around the Kitelife office, discussing those areas of kiting that we haven’t focused on recently… You know – those “power” guys, and some folks in other countries, and the Kite...
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Issue 42: ProFile with Steven Bixby
I first ran into Steve Bixby down at Dave Shenkman’s Kite Party II down in Huntington Beach in February 2004. He was busy running around shooting photos, and I was busy being the proverbial kite-bum,...
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Issue 43: ProFile with John Chilese
I first ran across John Chilese’s name as a result of a Google-search… I’d been flying SLKs and dualies on my own for years, but was finally getting interested in “organized” kiting… Time to find out...
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Issue 43: ProFile with Brian Champie
I first met Brian Champie at Kite Party #1 in Huntington Beach. This big Teddy-Bear of a man seemed like an especially nice guy, though a little quiet and even a bit shy. It was only afterwards that...
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Issue 44: ProFile with Gayle Woodul
One of our favorite kite personalities, this fiery Texan has proven she’s a force to be reckoned with by venturing into nearly every aspect of kiting at one time or another including team flying,...
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Issue 44: ProFile with Otto Vossen
Amidst my travels to India, Malaysia and Taiwan last year I kept bumping into one of the most enjoyable and personable kite people I’d ever met… Otto turned up everywhere, displaying his unique hand...
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Issue 45: ProFile: Tristan Underwood
At only 9 years of age, this young man from Canada has already been competing against seasoned pros several times his age since 2003, and holding his own. Whether it’s Hot Tricks at the AKA Grand...
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Issue 45: ProFile – Stephanie Hiebert
As one of the true “workhorses” in modern sport kiting, Stephanie Hiebert is seemingly always on the run and notoriously hard to get a photo of, for that very reason. Whether she’s working with the...
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Issue 45: ProFile – David Gomberg
As a “pup” with only 15 years of kiting behind me, it seems like David Gomberg has always been a part of the community I love so much. Whether he’s filling the sky with colorful nylon in various...
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Issue 47: ProFile: Egan Davis
Although relatively new by “pro standards”, Egan Davis has been making waves as a competitive flier since the middle of last year! He’s got a few more years of flying than that behind him, but he’s...
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Issue 47: Drachen Foundation Archives
Three years ago the Drachen Foundation completed an ambitious, multi-year project designed to draw the attention of European and American kite makers to an overlooked medium—paper. Used throughout...
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Issue 50: ProFile: Carl Robertshaw
One of the true greats of kiting, Carl has definitely made his mark in kiting history… As a member of world champion team Airkraft, winning multiple European championships of his own, as one of the...
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Issue 50: ProFile: Jon Trennepohl
Jon Trennepohl has been around sport kiting for a while… And if you’ve not had or made the chance to shake his hand and say “Thanks,” you really should do it. We can’t think of any portion of the...
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Issue 51: ProFile with Zach Gordon
We’re sitting around the Kitelife office before we head off the the AKA Convention / Grand Nationals. I was trying to prep a little, going through last year’s competition scores on the AKA website....
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Issue 61: ProFile: Joe Hadzicki
Editor’s note : When we first started out this year, John and I talked about getting Joe in for an interview with Geezer as a look back at Revolution’s 20 yer history in kiting. While it has taken...
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Issue 65: ProFile: Paul de Bakker
I first had the pleasure of meeting Paul de Bakker nearly four years ago in Lincoln City, Oregon. Paul was one of the “Invited Fliers” at the Indoor Kite Festival Lincoln City puts on each year, and...
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Issue 75: ProFile: Will Sturdy
It’s been nearly a year and a half since our last interview here at Kitelife and we figured what better opportunity for our next one, than with this young up-and-comer from Williamsburg, Virginia....
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