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Aberdeen, David - Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.
Albosta, Andrew - Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
Champie, Brian - Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.
Culp, Dave - Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
Detlef Beyer - Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.
Didier Ferment - Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
Doug - Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
du Toit, Damien - Introduction to kites and kite flying.
Engvall, Gary - Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
Esben Collstrup - Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
Gagnon, Daniel - Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
Geert Donker Duyvis - Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
Gertraud Umlauft - Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
Gilles Lehoux - Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.
Glenn Davison - Kiting USA - A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
Graeme Poole - Specialist in DIRC dragonfly kites.
Guidolin, David - Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
Hansberger, Don - Kite flying in New York.
Harald Prinzler - German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.
Heizo Itoh - Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
Hiroshi Hayakawa - Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
Ian Newham - Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.
Iasao Ogawa - Japanese master of miniature kite building.
Ichizo Sagawa - Master of the Baramon kite.
James Ervin - Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
Jennifer Chan - How to go and fly a kite. A beginner's site on kites - the physics, history, myth, and basics of kites.
Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites - Kite plans, festival calendar, and photo album.
Jerome Grimminck - Fright's buggy site. Includes pictures of 2-wheel buggies.
Jiehua Sun - Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
Jim Cheetham - How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
Joanne Baker - Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
John Glazebrook - Includes photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
John Maxworthy - Musings. Kite photos, Kite Construction and KAP.
John Mitchell - Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
Jonas Feldt - An introduction to all forms of flying.
Jos and Kaatje Valcke - Personal kite collection photo album.
Katsutaka Murooka - Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
Kazue Tanaka - Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
Keizo Nakano - Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
Kensei Kamiunten - Traditional Japanese kite builder.
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.
Kuba Soltysiak - Plans for simple kites used for KAP.
Kumthon Charungkitkul - A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.
Leon von Moltke - South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
Lord, Dave - Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
Masaaki Satoh - Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
Masami Takakuwa - Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
Masayuki Mori - Japanese builder of bird kites.
Michael Goddard - Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.
Mike Armstrong - Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
Mike Emery - Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
Mike Smathers - Single line kite builder.
Mikio Toki - Master builder of Edo kites.
Napravnik, Andreas - Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.
Nick James - Kites designed by Nick James. Also workshop information, current projects and personal weblog.
Ozon Art - Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.
Patrick Mann - Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.
Phil Denby - A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.
Philip Chase - A site dealing with all forms of power and traction kiting.
Philip Le Riche - The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself
Ray Bethell - World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
Red Baron Kite Team - Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.
René Nijboer - Dutch kite builder. Pictures of kites and buggies.
Rghm Ter Wiel - Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
Richard Amirault - Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
Richard Cornwell - Sky Visions - kite builder and designer.
Rob Hawke - Information and pictures about power kiting.
Rob Scribner - Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
Robert Van Weers - New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.
Rodel Rosas - Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
Roland Dworschak - Kiting and buggying in Austria.
Ron Hardie - Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
Ron Kramer - Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
Ron Reich - A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.
Ronald Krueger - German flier and builder.
Ronan, David - A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
Roy Reed - Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
Roy Schelkers - Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
Sam and Ann Ritter. - Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.
Samuel Franklin Cody - Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.
Scarbrough, David - Using kites to train falcons.
Schwarz, Alfred - Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
Seiji Sudo - Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
Simo Salanne - Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
Spence Wikel - Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
Steadywinds.com - Kite weblog showcasing custom kites, builders plans, photos, videos and other information related to kites.
Steve Surette - Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe - Modern kite train builders.
Thomas-Michael Rudolph - Includes site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
Thyssen, Anthony - Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
Tom Tinney - This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.
Toshiharu Umeya - Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
Toshiyuki Yoshikawa - Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
Tsutomu Hiroi - Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
Van Assen, Bart W. - The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]
Vreeswijk, Bas - Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
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.
Yasuo Shimura - Traditionally painted Japanese Edo kites.
Yukio Akiyama - Modern creative kites.

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