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  •  Andy Tauber  - http://www.kiteflyers.org/
     The Kite Flying Fool presents a site bristling with images and information.
  •  John Mitchell  - http://www.multinet.de/john/
     Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
  •  Detlef Beyer  - http://www.medienkonzepte.de/KITE/
     Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.
  •  Carl Crowell  - http://www.kite.com/kite/kitedex.htm
     Kites at the crow*well.
  •  Dave Culp  - http://www.dcss.org/speedsl/
     Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
  •  Roy Reed  - http://www.reeddesign.co.uk/kites.htm
     Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
  •  Tole's Kites  - http://www.frogpond.org.uk/
     Pictures of artistic hand built kites.
  •  David Ronan  - http://www.kites.org/dmr/
     A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
  •  Doug  - http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/arkansas/231/
     Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
  •  Rob Scribner  - http://www.rangerrob.com/kiting.htm
     Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
  •  Philip Chase  - http://grove.ufl.edu/~pbc/kite/powerkite.html
     A site dealing with all forms of power & traction kiting.
  •  Michael Goddard  - http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.go/
     Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.
  •  Andreas Napravnik  - http://www.napravnik.com/
     Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.
  •  Patrick Mann  - http://www.geocities.com/patrickmann.geo/
     Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.
  •  Didier Ferment  - http://w1.neuronnexion.com/~dferment/summary.htm
     Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
  •  Peter Peters  - http://www.win.tue.nl/~pp/kites/
     Very extensive site including kite plans, instruction, tricks, software, and a long list of links.
  •  Ron Reich  - http://www.kites.tug.com/Reich/
     A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.
  •  Jim Cheetham  - http://www.guernsey.net/~jim/kites/night
     How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
  •  Brian Champie  - http://kitefart.com/
     Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.
  •  Rob Harper  - http://www.stateofmindgames.co.uk/rob/
     Welsh flier of both single and dual line.
  •  Jennifer Chan  - http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/
     How to go and fly a kite. A beginner's site on kites - the physics, history, myth, and basics of kites.
  •  Masami Takakuwa  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/
     Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
  •  James Ervin  - http://www.kites.org/james/
     Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
  •  Nigel Byde and Paul Collins  - http://www.sportkites.co.uk/
     Information for flyers new to Sportkites and a place where kitefans can display their creative art in the Sky Gallery.
  •  Ray Bethell  - http://www.raybethell.com/
     World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
  •  Gertraud Umlauft  - http://www.kites.org/kitesandmusic/
     Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
  •  Alfred Schwarz  - http://www.kites.org/fredl/
     Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
  •  Terence Kearey  - http://home.swipnet.se/tels_place/Index.html
     Swedish builder working on improvements in single-skin design.
  •  Ian Newham  - http://www.ian.ourshack.org/
     Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.
  •  Spence Wikel  - http://home.flash.net/~swikel/mykites.htm
     Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
  •  Harald Prinzler  - http://members.aol.com/hprinzler/
     German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.
  •  Masayuki Mori  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/mori.html
     Japanese builder of bird kites.
  •  Gilles Lehoux  - http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2779/
     Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.
  •  Kensei Kamiunten  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/kamiunten.html
     Traditional Japanese kite builder.
  •  Iasao Ogawa  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ogawa.html
     Japanese master of miniature kite building.
  •  Keizo Nakano  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/nakano.html
     Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
  •  Heizo Itoh  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ito.html
     Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
  •  Tsutomu Hiroi  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hiroi.html
     Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
  •  Ichizo Sagawa  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sagawa.html
     Master of the Baramon kite.
  •  Katsutaka Murooka  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/murooka.html
     Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
  •  Yukio Akiyama  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/akiyama.html
     Modern creative kites.
  •  Hiroshi Hayakawa  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hayakawa.html
     Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
  •  Yasuo Shimura  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/shimura.html
     Traditionaly painted Japanese Edo kites.
  •  Masaaki Satoh  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/koryu.html
     Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
  •  Seiji Sudo  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sudo.html
     Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
  •  Toshiharu Umeya  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/umeya.html
     Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
  •  Kazue Tanaka  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/tanaka.html
     Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
  •  Mikio Toki  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/toki.html
     Master builder of Edo kites.
  •  Toshiyuki Yoshikawa  - http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yoshikawa.html
     Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
  •  Mike Armstrong  - http://www.spec.u-net.com/
     Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
  •  Joanne Baker  - http://www.kites4kids.com.au/
     Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
  •  Rghm Ter Wiel  - http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/issigonis/203/
     Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
  •  Steve Surette  - http://www.angelfire.com/on/ssurette/
     Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
  •  Leon von Moltke  - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7974/
     South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
  •  Samuel Franklin Cody  - http://www.hsa.lr.tudelft.nl/~frits/cody.html
     Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.
  •  Daniel Gagnon  - http://members.tripod.com/daniel_gagnon0/
     Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
  •  Hans Jansen  - http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/pr-stack/index.htm
     Dutch flier involved in STACK rule development, also virtual flying emulator.
  •  Roy Schelkers  - http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7374/kite-index.html
     Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
  •  Ron Kramer  - http://www.houseofphotography.com/kramer/kites.htm
     Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
  •  John Maxworthy  - http://home.sprynet.com/~jmaxworthy/
     Musings... Kite photos, Kite Construction & KAP
  •  RenĂ© Nijboer  - http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~rnijboer/
     Dutch kite builder. Pictures of kites and buggies.
  •  Frank Ellerkamp  - http://www.phokite.ch/frank/kite/
     Unofficial Swiss Kite Site - clubs and stores in Switzerland.
  •  Phil Denby  - http://freespace.virgin.net/phil.d_uk/Photos/KitePhotos.html
     A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.
  •  Graeme Poole  - http://www.users.senet.com.au/~gtnpoole/index.htm
     Specialist in DIRC dragonfly kites.
  •  Calvin Mills  - http://members.tripod.com/Rad_Red/
     Home of Rad Red, ice flying enthusiast.
  •  Mike Emery  - http://personal.inet.fi/koti/michael.emery/
     Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
  •  Esben Collstrup  - http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/5861/
     Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
  •  Mike Smathers  - http://www.frontiernet.net/~aquarius/kites
     Single line kite builder.
  •  Jarrod Foo  - http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~clover/kite.html
     Flying in Marina South Park, Singapore.
  •  Jim Cronin  - http://www.jims-place.org.uk/
     OSOW, assorted kites and ramblings in Coventry.
  •  Jonas Feldt  - http://hem.passagen.se/jfeldt/index.htm
     An introduction to all forms of flying.
  •  Nicolas Salin  - http://membres.lycos.fr/jumpbynet/
     French kite jumping enthusiast.
  •  Rodel Rosas  - http://www.geocities.com/islaw75
     Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
  •  Roland Dworschak  - http://mitglied.lycos.de/RoGue_Wachau/index.htm
     Kiting and buggying in Austria.
  •  Bob White's Kite History Site  - http://www.infocomservices.com/kites
     Timeline of Kite History, Bibliography of Kite Books and Publications, Famous Kite Pioneers
  •  Eleven`s Trick Kite Site  - http://www.xs4all.nl/~deodate
     Alfred Stoppels shares his experiences with trick-kiting. Sport kite trick instruction and kite reviews.
  •  David Aberdeen  - http://www.wirelessdatasys.com/dea
     Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.
  •  Jiehua Sun  - http://www.sunskite.com/
     Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
  •  Nick Wake  - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.wake/
     Warwickshire kite enthusiast catalogs his interest in power kiting, buggying, kite surfing, team flying.
  •  John Glazebrook  - http://uk.geocities.com/kjorn/
     Extensive photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
  •  Jerome Grimminck  - http://home.wanadoo.nl/fright/
     Fright's buggy site. Includes pictures of 2-wheel buggies.
  •  Michael Olsen  - http://www.kitejumping.org
     Enthusiastic kite jumper from Colorado shares photos and movies.
  •  Lam Hoac  - http://www3.sympatico.ca/vipmaster/
     Longstanding champion kite competitor and sport kite designer/manufacturer.
  •  Bob Childs  - http://www.doomwheels.com
     Sport kite designer/competitor turned kite traction enthusiasts and kite skating pioneer. Site includes biography, interviews, articles and media galleries.
  •  Glenn Davison - Kiting USA  - http://www.kitingusa.com/
     A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
  •  Andrew Albosta  - http://www.angelfire.com/va3/kitsu/
     Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
  •  Bas Vreeswijk  - http://members.home.nl/bas.vreeswijk/
     Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
  •  Chesham Kites  - http://www.cheshamkites.co.uk
     Photo galleries and videos of our kiting experiences in the UK. Forums and chat rooms.
  •  Gary Engvall  - http://members.cox.net/gengvall/
     Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
  •  Bill Wilson  - http://www.steadywinds.com/wordpress/
     Kite blog showcasing Bill's custom kites, builders plans, photos, videos and other information related to kites.
  •  Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites  - http://users.pandora.be/jeroen.colpaert/in2kites/
     Jeroen & Katrien's kite site with kite plans, kite festival calendar, photo album, etc.
  •  David Guidolin  - http://webhome.idirect.com/~davlin/
     Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
  •  Dave Lord  - http://home.comcast.net/~dolord/
     Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
  •  Ron Hardie  - http://www3.telus.net/Hardie/
     Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
  •  Craig Rodgerson  - http://www.acmediner.com/kites/
     Kite enthusiast and Pizazz designer from Flint Michigan USA.
  •  Anthony Thyssen  - http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/
     Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
  •  Damien du Toit  - http://coda.co.za/kites_and_kite_flying/index.html
     Introduction to kites and kite flying.
  •  Geert Donker Duyvis  - http://www.gddweb.org/home.html
     Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
  •  Philip Le Riche  - http://www.kites.org/zoo/
     The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself
  •  Richard Amirault  - http://users.erols.com/ramirault/
     Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
  •  Rob Hawke  - http://highasakite.no-ip.org/
     Information and pictures about power kiting.
  •  Robert Van Weers  - http://www.softkites.com/
     New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.
  •  Simo Salanne  - http://www.nic.fi/~sos/
     Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
  •  Thomas-Michael Rudolph  - http://www.fang-den-wind.de/
     Extensive site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
  •  Tom Tinney  - http://www.littlekites.com/miniatur3.html
     This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.
  •  Bart W van Assen  - http://home.versatel.nl/kitedude/
     The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]
  •  Kite Making and Flying  - http://making-and-flying-kites.com/
     Provides details about construction, a brief history, weather information, suggestions for forming a club and the educational value of kite-craft.
  •  Ozon Art  - http://www.bozon.org
     Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.