Founders of the American Kitefliers Association...Founders of the American Kitefliers Association I twas 31 years ago. In 1964, Bob and Hazel had a sta· tionery store in Silver City,

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Bob &' Haze/Ingraham:

by Corey Jensen

Bob & Hazel

in Hawaii.

Founders of the American Kitefliers Association I t was 31 years ago. In 1964, Bob and Hazel had a sta· tionery store in Silver City, New Mexico and one day, a rather slow day, Bob read an Associated Press article in the local paper about Edward Aff, a Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia, who was a kite

flyer. Bob had been a kiter since childhood, but felt alone in a world that did not appear accepting of adults who played with children's toys.

Here was a successful banker who played with kites and offered no apologies. Bob was intrigued and wrote a let· ter to Edward. Soon there was a list of "9 Old Men" who all shared this odd pastime. That was the beginning of the American Kitefliers Association. Bob decided they needed a newsletter to better communicate among them· selves and hopefully recruit some new members.

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The first issue of Kite Tales was 50 pages (one sided) that Bob put together on an old mimeograph machine. (Kids, ask your parents or grandparents what a mimeo machine is.) First production was 50 copies. Hand collated and stapled. A labor of love on the kitchen table in their home and in the store during slack times.

Bob and Hazel continued to publish Kite Tales, some· times under great financial strain. In the early 70's it got so tight, Bob accepted an offer from North Pacific Prod· ucts in Bend Oregon to do all the publishing of the 28 page newsletter. Their press was 10% smaller than the normal 8.5 x 11 page size, so some issues are noticeably smaller than the rest. NPP made a kite called the Glite and hoped to promote it while helping organized kiting. They would not increase issue size from 28 pages, so Bob took back all the work and continued the growth of the club and the newsletter.

From that humble and casual beginning, this wonderful club grew. Bob started building his 10th Anniversary Delta in 1974 to help make ends meet as subscriptions did not cover the expenses. Since then, Bob estimates that he built over 5600 deltas and has shipped them to every state in the union and 27 foreign countries.

In 1976, Bob sold the club and newsletter to Valerie Govig. She separated the two, making the AKA inde· pendent from the newsletter and renamed the publica· tion Kite Lines.

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The President's Page Peter Dolphin

First, I want to set the record straight. In my last column, I stated we had reached an agreement with American Kite Circuit to have their All American Event at our

Stretch Tucker (R) and Pete Dolphin (L)

putting Pete's arch through the paces at

Wildwood Beach, New jersey in 1992.

1996 convention. Poor choice of words ... the fact is, it would be a good idea if this would happen, and Dan Prentice and I have agreed to it. Darrin Skinner presented this as a proposal to the board at its summer meeting. The proposal was debated at great lengths and was finally tabled until Tulsa's meeting. The board requires more information before it will take action. We are working to refine the proposal and hope to have it in finished form by then. Sorry to have misled anyone.

At the Summer board meeting, we decided our 1996 convention will be in Santa Monica, California. LA International Airport is eight miles away with free shuttle service to the hotel. We've had good cooperation from the Santa Monica Visitor's and Convention Bureau and we anticipate good publicity coverage and spectator attendance.

By the time you receive this issue, the convention will be upon us. I am looking forward to a great gathering

Kiting

and some special fun. I've heard rumors about a dunk tank with some notable people in the dunk seat. The Happy Coat Challenge should also be a spirited event. I t will be great to see all of you in Tulsa at our annual convention.

The Power Flving- manual is almost ready for the printer and will be available by convention time. The AKA International Sport Kite Rules. Fourth Edition manual is at the final committee review stage and should be complete by the end of this year, although we are still awaiting input from STACK. I met with their representatives in July, who indicated they are on target for a mid-September completion of their work. If they have changes that can be worked into our revised manual, we will have an international rule book.

Since I last wrote, I traveled to Montreal's festival which was well attended by Americans. Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate and the night fly was canceled two nights in a row ... boy did it ever rain! Sunday the sun came out just in time for packing for home. Next stop - Chicago Kite Festival- primarily a sport kite competition, which ran very smoothly in light winds, no wind, a gale force from the North ... wait a minute, wind shift. I was told, "Welcome to the Windy City." Charlie Sotich ran a workshop for the children and I helped the Sky Liners with single-line flying. Good fun was had by all. Needless to say, with a trip thrown in to Wales, Great Britain, I had a busy July.

I am nome for a few weeks and off to my first Long Beach Festival in Washington; hope to see many of you.

Remember, keep those heads raised and smile. •

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September/October 1995

TIME OUT PLEASE

At the West Coast Kite Championships at Berkeley this past July, I had a very interesting conversation with Peter Betancourt. He had some interesting ideas about scoring ballet performances.

Peter's first idea was that a flier should not be penalized for crashing. Peter felt that this would allow fliers to perform more radical maneuvers during their perfor· mances. His rationale for this was that quite often you will see fliers dOing crazy moves that they might never attempt while dOing a judged routine. An added benefit is that allowing crashing would be more exciting for the spectators watching a performance.

The next idea that Peter had concerned the judging pro· cess. Why not start each performer with a score of zero, and add pOints according to the number of stunts or manuevers that are performed? I know this would make the judging less subjective and more objective. An example of this would be when the first flier's performance is very good. Often a judge may have doubts about giving the first flier too high a score; since the other fliers haven't yet performed the judge has nothing to use for comparison. By starting each performer with a score of zero, and adding points for each stunt performed, the judging process may become easier.

Finally, if there is an equipment problem during a performance, a flier should be allowed to repair broken equipment, either within a time limit, or be allowed another chance to fly later in the flight order after the repair. Professional ball players are allowed time-outs to replace broken equipment, and I think fliers should be allowed to do the same. It will make for better competi· tion and more fun!

New ideas will help make sport kiting more exciting! Larry Bush Corona, CA

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In the May/June issue of Kiting newsletter, Kevin Shannon reported in his regional report that Pete Dolphin was the first contestant to win both High Score and Peoples' Choice awards. Elmer Wharton from Chicago, Illinois has written to say that this is not accurate - he won the same awards twice - first in 1988 and again in 1992. Also in both years, he won first place awards in the seniors and category (trains and centipedes). This adds up to four (4) first place awards in two different years.

[Ed note: For the record, Kevin Shannon wrote only what was told to him.]

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When you lose a friend, instead of sending flowers, consider donating a kite book to your library. The library will usually place a sticker in the book that says, ' donated in memory of... . .' . A card is also sent to the family, so be sure to include your name and the name and address of the nearest relative.

Your library could use a few new kite books; it will also introduce a new generation to kiting.

Kathy Nixie Port Lavaca, TX

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Sport Kite Rules Update by Dave and Sherrie Arnold The Sport Kite Committee has completed the rule changes for the 1 995-96 season. These changes apply to the AKA International Sport Kite Rules.

Third Edition, and are in addition to the modifications made in 1 994. These new rules will go into effect October 1, 1 995. Over the winter, we will

produce a new Fourth Edition rule book which will be a revised version of the Third Edition with the 1 994 and 1995 amendments. The committee

will also be working on specific rules for Indoor Flying; if you have thoughts on this topic, please contact us. The new rules are listed below;

changes are underlined:

Pairs/Team Composition

Add the following to Rule I.B.2 Individual vs. Pairstream on page 3: Member composition cannot be changed once the pair or team takes the field

for a performance. Repeat the same wording on section VD.3 Team Precision Events on page 26.

Competing in Multiple TeamsIPairs

Replace Rule I.B.2 with the following: An individual may compete as part of a pair and as part of a team. but he cannot compete on more than one

team or pair at the same event. (e.g. A flyer cannot compete in pair ABC and in pair XYZ at the same event: however. he mav compete on team

ABC and pair XYZ.) Flags and Boundaries

Modify rule II.E.4 on page 10 as follows:

The Line Judges and their flags are present for the use of the Field Director and the Judges. The Field Director will attempt to notify the pilot ver

bally when a yellow flag has been waved, but it is the pilot's responsibility to be aware of the field boundaries and his or her kite's location at all

times. In order to help the Field Director and competitor(s) be aware offlags being thrown. the Line Judges may use whistles. issuing a short

whistle for a yellow flag and a long whistle for a red flag. Ifpossible. line judges should have headsets to further facilitate communication with the

Field Director.

In all sections of the rule book referring to a kite moving across the safety boundary, modify the wording to read 'kite or competitor'.

Add section II.E.6 as follows:

The disqualification rules do not applY to a red flag thrown while competitors are testing the wind window prior to the peiformance: however. the head iudge may rule a disqualification if he observes a safety violation which puts spectators at risk.

Number of Finishers from Heats

Change Rule II.G.2 on page 1 1 : As a guideline, the top three finishers from each heat should go to the final.

Preflight Meetings

Change rule ill.C. Pre-Flight Meetings on page 1 2 to include the following: Prior to the start of each day's competition and before each event a preflight meeting should be held.

Tick Mark Penalties

Change rule IV.B.l.d on page 15 to the following: d. Then using the most common number ofinfractions reported by the judging panel. the Head Judge establishes the mandatory number of penal tv points for that pe/formance. If all the observations are different, an average should be used.

Improper Ending Penalty

Rule IV.D.2 on page 19 had a typo; the rule should read as: 2. Penalties for improper endings

a. Ballet - A mandatory 2.pt penalty is incurred in the Choreography section.

b. Precisi on - A mandatory 2. pt penalty is recorded in the Artistic section.

Judging Panels

Replace Section VA.2.b on page 20 with:

b. Event organizers are encouraged to use five-judge panels when staffavailabilitv allows. Panels should have a minimum of three experienced judges: panels with more than five members should have at least 50% experienced judges. If five or more judges are used. the high and low score for each component in a competitor's peiformance will be deleted from the computation: when fewer than five judges are used. all scores are retained. When a panel consists entirely of experienced judges. the Chief Judge may decide to retain all scores.

League Style Precision

Add the following to rule VD.2 .. d.1 on page 25: The competitor must call "in" at the beginning oUhe peiformance. "in" when starting each of the compulsories. and "out" when the entire peiformance is complete.

Add a section IV.I. League Style Precision Penalties on page 20 with the following rules:

1. If a maneuver is flown backwards. the competitor is given a score of 0 for that compulsOly.

2. Ifmaneuvers are flown out of order. the competitor is given credit for maneuvers flown early and zero for those flown late. Late maneuvers are considered part oUhe transition and included in the continuity score.

Example: Competitor performs maneuvers in the order 1.3.2.4 instead ofl.2.3.4. Judges should score maneuvers 1. 3. and 4. give a zero for 2 and include it as part of the transition between 3 and 4. Standard Reference Point

Change rule VA.4. on page 21 to the following: 4. Each of the scoring components are scored in one-tenth (.1) point increments from 0 through 10. The following table provides guidelines for a Standard Reference Point.

0.0 - 2.0 Poor 2.1 -4.0 Fair 4.1 - 6.0 Average 6.1 - 8.0 Good 8.1 - 1 0.0 Excellent

Ties

Replace section VB.2 on page 21 with the following: When two or more competitors are tied, the following steps will be applied in order to break

the tie, stopping at the point where a tie no longer exists:

1.lf high and low scores were dropped from the initial tabulation, these should be added back in for the tied competitors.

2. Using the score tabulated with high and low included:

a.ln Standard-Format Precision, the competitor receiving the highest Free Style Technical score is the winner.

b. In League-Style Precision, the competitor receiving the highest total score for the Compulsories is the winner.

c. In Ballet, the competitor with the highest Choreography score is the winner.

d.ln Freestyle, the competitor with the highest Style score is the winner.

3. If a tie still exists at this point, record the tie.

Beginnings and Endings

Add the following to rule VC.2 on page 23:

b. Ballet performances must begin when the music begins playing. !fnot. judges may assign an improper beginning penalty. (See Section No Penalties and Disqualifications. J Competitors are considered "in" as the music starts. and the field director starts timing. (Competitors are not required to call "in".J The pe/formance is considered complete when the competitor calls "out". the music ends. or the maximum time allowed is exceeded: the field director stops timing when any oUhese occurs.

and add the following to Section IV, Penalties and Disqualifications beginning on page 15:

I. Improper Beginnings

!fa competitor does not begin his performance when the music begins (i.e. calls "in" after the music starts)' a .9 penalty mav be incurred in the Choreography section for an improper beginning: a unanimous decision by the judging panel is required.

Modify Field Director Competition Procedures on page A-9 to include the following: For ballet events. inform the judges when the music is about to start. The competitor is considered "in" when the music begins playing: the competitor need not call "in". and

Start the second stopwatch on the "in" signal/or precision events: start the watch when the music begins for ballet events.

Backwards Compulsories in Standard Precision

Modify Rule V.D.l .d.l on page 24 and VD.3.d. l on page 26: Individuals may fly the figures from either direction provided the flier advises the Field

Director prior to starting the maneuver. The Field Director will then notify the judges.

Train

Add the following as Rule LB.4. on page 3: A train is defined as six or more kites; tails are optional.

Add the following to rule VD.4.c. l on page 27: c. Component Highlights

1) Choreography

For Team Train consider the impact made by the size of the stack and/or use of tails on the interpretation or mood of the music. Consider the impact

that the stacks have in enhancing or impairing the flow of the routine.

Add the following to rule VD.4.c.2 on page 27: c. Component Highlights

2) Execution

For Team Train judge how the size oUhe stack impacts the difficulty of the maneuvers pe/formed by the kites. and how the size of the stack or use of

tails limit the spacing oUhe separate stacks of kites.

Quad-line Execution Score

Add the following to Rule VD.3.d.2.Execution on page 26 and to Rule VD.4.c.2 on page 27: For Quad-Line. include how well the competitor exhibited maneuvers specific to quad flying: reverse flight. speed control. side-to-side movement. axis spins. stalls/hovers. etc. (i.e. quad' effect' J.

Add the following wording to the Execution sections for both Precision and Ballet on the Judges Score Card found on page A-2:

Quad: Did the flyer demonstrate quad 'effect'?

Compulsory Drawing

Compulsory #11 Two circles within a Circle should be modified as follows to remove confusion on how it should be flown.

11. Two Circles within a Circle

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Ingraham's (continued from page 7)

The first kite festival Bob attended was in the early 70's in Long Beach, California. City Recreation sponsored the event and as is true for many kite flyers even today, he met fellow flyers (among them; Tom Joe, Ted Norton, Dinesh Bahadur and Bill Everett) that day who had a lasting influence on Bob's involvement in organized kiting.

Bob had been corresponding with Dom Jalbert since the late 60's and even received an early model of Dom's enormously important ram-air parafoil design. All through the history of the AKA, Bob had the opportu· nity to meet or correspond with a wide variety of inter· esting, talented people who were participating in the renaissance of modern kiting.

Now, fate has dealt Bob Ingraham a nasty blow. He has terminal liver cancer and only a little time left. Bob is 84. He has led a wonderful, rewarding life. Cancer is a terrible end to a life that has also enriched all of us.

Even if you have never had the pleasure to meet this man, you have benefited by his interest and good will. We all share in an incred-ible legacy, a vision of a world filled with friends and fellow kitefliers.

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Call him. Send him a card. Let him know before it is too late, how much we all appreciate what this simple man did for our world. He still has

Soon there was a list of "9 Old Men" who all shared this odd pastime.

copies of the last issue of Kite Tales from Novem· ber 1976. If you have not ordered yours yet, don't delay. Bob asks only $5 plus postage.

If you can send $50 and help defray the costs associated with the treatment of this nasty cancer, please. Bob does not ask this. That is not his way. We owe him neverthe· less. Money is a poor substitute for the love he generated among the worldwide community of kitefliers, but money pays the bills.

Be as generous as Bob has been. •

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Kitemaking The Art and the Science

by Linda & David Murphy

© David Murphy 1994

How To Build a Trash Bag Kite

The Sport of kitemaking and flying -

not for guys only!

W hen I was seven or eight, I watched with fascination as my older brother made a kite out of newspaper, flour and water paste, string and two crossed sticks. Since I was being a pest asking if I could help, he let me tie some of Mother's rags together for the tail. Then it was time for the test: Would it FLY???

Up and over the trees it went. Higher and higher it flew until it was just a diamond speck with a tail flying in the blustery West Texas wind. My heart pounded with excitemenLI was hooked! I promptly went back into the house and tried to make a kite for myself. Nothing went right...l was a miserable failure. I buried my at· tempt in the trash and vowed never to try to make a stupid ole kite again.

I kept that vow for forty years. Then I met DaVid, the Kite Maker. His love of building and flying kites was contagious. It wasn't long before I asked him if I could go flying with him. Of course, he said yes, and once again my heart pounded with excitement as I watched the orange and yellow kite he'd let me use soar high in the heavens.

My interest in kite flying, and to be honest, DaVid, continued. I had finally found an outside sport activity, besides bass fishing, that I truly enjoyed doing. It was time for me to try once again to build a home-made kite. This time I wanted to do it right, so I phoned the expert, DaVid, for professional advice.

He was more than happy to design a kite for me to make. After a lot of time and effort on both David's and my part, the "Scoot, Boggie & Boot Trash Bag Kite" was born.

My new baby took to the air like a duck takes to water. There wasn't any running to get her launched either. I held my creation gently by the keel where the string was attached; then the west bound wind caught beneath the wings and lifted it out and up towards the late afternoon sun. I felt like I was seven years old again ... happy ... carefree, and wishing my brother was there to see that not only guys could make and fly kites.

Below are the directions for the kite David designed. It takes approximately two and a half hours to make. Once you have the pattern it shouldn't take more than an hour to make a new kite.

Kiting

One last thing: I nearly forgot to mention that David and I ended up marrying each other. And, you know what they say, "Those who fly together, stay together" ... Right?

Materials Needed The directions/pattern

Two poster boards (for pattern - may use cardboard)

Glue stick (water soluble)

Yard stick

Twelve inch ruler

Cellophane tape

Scissors

Pencil 45 Degree triangle Four dowels, 114 in. x 36 in. (available at craft stores)

Tall kitchen plastic trash bag (any color) String for flying line (approximately 300 ft. - 500 ft.)

Something to wind string around (pencil, short stick, etc.)

Directions

Making the Pattern: On a hard surface, lay the two longest sides of the poster boards together. Glue and tape it, making one large piece. Pick a point near the middle and mark it (A). Draw a line 25-7/8 in.; mark it (B). (This is the nose.) Using the yard stick, measure the 36-112 in. leading edge length; mark it (C).

Using the triangle, line up the 90 degree angle to the leading edge so the 4-3/8 in. measurement is perpendicular to the leading edge. Measure 4-3/8 in.; mark it and draw a line from (C) to (D). Cut out pattern. Make and cut out keel pattern.

Cut plastic trash bag on each side and unfold to make one long piece.

Glue around edge of pattern on one side. Place glued side down on plastic and cut out. Remove plastic pattern from the poster board pattern. Tape keel to pattern starting at (A).

Flip it over and glue around it. Put glued side down on plastic and cut out.

Making the Kite

Lay piece with keel down first, then fold keel towards leading edge. Make a crease to form a straight line down the center. Put the other half of kite exactly on top of it.

Tape center seam. Leave folded. To form the leading edge tube, fold over 3/8 in. to 112 in. and tape it. Make a small opening about 112 in. or 3/8 in. up from bottom so dowel rods can be inserted. Turn it over and repeat the procedure.

Form spine tube by stapling about 112 in. or 3/8 in. from the center edge; staple approximately 2 in. all the way down. Make an opening for the dowel rod near bottom. Spread out wings so that the front is up (the side with

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Trash Bag Kite (continued)

the keel is the front). Reinforce the seam by taping both sides of keel at the seam it forms; flip keel back and forth to tape it.

To make pockets for the spreader bar, place three lines of tape right next to each other using scraps from the poster board. Fold 3/4 in. over to form pocket. Note: Make pockets about 1-112 in. x 3 in. Tape and staple to kite 16 in. from the nose (on back).

Dowel Rod Information Cut three of the four rods - 24 in. long. Insert one in right leading edge tube; one in spine tube; and one in left leading edge tube. Spread kite out. Insert fourth rod (the spreader bar) into the left pocket and mark where the edge of the right pocket is-cut the rod at that mark. insert spreader bar. (Remember, this is the back side of kite.)

Make a strip of plastic about 6 in. long, tape it to keel, tie string to it. For the final touch, add more tape to the nose and bottom of spine ... your kite is now ready to fly.

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Flying Your New Kite Before launching kite, check position of the dowel rods. Make sure they are as far down from the nose as possible. The wind should be gentle to moderate (five - ten mph). To get kite airborne: With your back to wind and holding kite by the string at the keel, slowly release line. Keep feeding out line until kite reaches the desired altitude. Or, if you have a helper, have them hold the kite 50 ft. - 100 ft. downwind. (Make sure the kite's keel is facing the wind.) On a given signal, the person holding the kite should gently toss it up. Release more line as desired.

Possible Problems and Preventions: The kite may circle or lean to one side; if it does, move the dowel rod up a little at a time on the side that is turning up towards the nose until it's flying straight. If it still doesn't fly right, adjust the dowel rod on the opposite side; if that fails, it's back to the drawing board. The construction is off in some manner.

Things Needed For Kite Repair On The Flying Field Even though this kite is light weight, it can take crashes with the best of them. But, just in case, take along plenty of tape, scissors, pocket knife, and spare rods. And don't forget the camera!

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by Marty Sasaki

Too often I forget that I'm suppose to be

having fun with kites. It's Onlv Kiteflying will

try to explore kites and flying from a variety of

view points. Your contributions and

feedback are welcome. (See Marty's address on

page 4.)

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Here is something that I've taken and rewritten. The original was written by R. Traver and had to do with fly fishing. The inspiration lies with him and not me ...

Credo

I fly kites because I love to fly kites.

Because I love being outside in the wind,

or the calm.

Not because I regard kites as being so terribly important, But because I suspect that

so many other concerns of people are equally unimportant,

And not nearly so much fun.

The following really happened. I've changed everyone's name, except Ray's.

The phone rang and I jumped up from the couch and ran across the room and picked up the phone just before the answering machine switched on.

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"Hey Marty, it's Ray." Ray had recently moved to Southern California from the Boston area. He had flown on my team Storm Front and was an excellant dual-line flyer.

"What's new? Doing much flying?"

"Yeah, I was out this weekend and met a guy named Jim (name changed). Ever heard of him?"

"No, but I don't know that many kite people in California. I moved to New England before I got involved with kites."

"Well, he has this team, The Exterminators' (name changed again).

Ray really had my attention now. I'm always interested in finding out about new teams, especially teams that look like they might be competitive. "So, how do they fly? How many flyers? Are they any good?"

"There are four guys, and I don't know how they fly. I don't think they know how they fly either ... "

"What do you mean? That makes no sense."

"One of the team members makes a kite called The Exterminator ... "

"Yeah, that makes sense."

" ... and they have these cool uniforms, with shirts, hats, and jackets. They even have matching kite bags."

"Pretty neat..." "They even have a line sponsor. Only problem is ... "

"Yes?" "They have never flown together." "What?" "The team captain has flown a little bit of pairs, but he's the only one with any team experience." "How can you have a team like that?" "I asked him the same question, and he got sort of defensive and started mumbling about getting together and flying really soon."

"Wait, you aren't pulling my leg?" "Why would I do that?" "I'll ignore that. Anyway, there are four guys who have uniforms, kites, and line. They call themselves The Exterminators and they have never flown together? Do you know when their first competition is going to be. I've got to see this!" Once I started asking questions, he got sort of secretive and tried to change the subject. I've got to fly one of their kites though ... bye.

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The News From AKA Headquarters

The mid-year crunch has hit the AKA and with it the usual overload of work. We apologize for the late publication of the July newsletter. It was one of our thicker issues before the addition of three (and in some areas four) inserts. Thanks again for your patience.

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If your membership was current as of June 1, 1995, you should have received your membership directory by now. If you do not have a copy and would like one, contact us by phone, mail, fax, or e-mail.

T

You should have also received you ballot for this year's election. Again, we need to know if you didn't.

T

Speaking of e-mail, as noted on page 11 of Kiting and in the directory, AKA is now a denizen of the Net. If you have suggestions for what you would like to see on our web page, let us know.

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AKA is also looking for ideas as to new products to offer through the AKA Store. Suggestions?

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This editorial was originally printed in the November 1976 issue of Kite Tales. While not printed it its entirety, we thought it to be some very wise words from our Founder:

Whatever you do, remember this: Winter is a time for a kiteflier to plan and dream if he can't so much as get out for even a brief kiteflying foray. It's a time to work out a new design, try a different way to build, communicate with other kiters and overhaul equipment. It's a time to dream of the kiteflying days ahead and that's a lot of comfort.

Mankind was not endowed by nature to forego all activity and sleep the winter months away as some plants and some animals do. So, we have to regulate things and pace our extracurricular activities to meet the seasonal differences. There' s a time to work and a time to play. Winter is a time to build kites and dream of flying them in the better and less dreary days that are bound to return one time before too long.

One reason we're saying all this is to spur your interest onward through the winter months so you'll be around as eager as ever next spring. Old kitefliers never die. They just don't feel quite so strung out in winter time.

-Bob Ingraham

Parachuting Teddy s Invade Backyard

On returning home from the Westport, WA Kite Festival, Vi and Elmo Weeks discovered that their backyard had been invaded by a sloth of parachuting teddybears ("sloth", proper word for a group of bears, look it up). Hanging here, there, and everywhere, suspended from plastic grocery bag 'chutes, were bears of all shapes, sizes and descriptions. The smallest was only two inches tall, the largest more than three feet. One bear appeared to be trying to break in the back door, but our early arrival must have stopped him. All together, there were 78 parabears, a sneaky-looking coyote and a fat, woolly sheep. Whether these last two were mascots or honorary bears, nobody knows. Some of the bears were suspended as high as 18 feet, quite a feat (pun intended). We had a most difficult time persuading them to come down.

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Nobody seems to know who instigated this unusual bear drop. It has been noted, however, that Greg and Margaret Greger did not attend the Westport Kite Festival, but they steadfastly deny any knowledge of this occurrence. A small reward (several parabears) will be given to any person who can show proof leading to the person or persons who conspired with these parabears to invade our backyard. •

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-September Everett, W A. C: Mike Eason (206) 334·0362

12 *Lilac City Fun Fly Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829

6th Annual Rockport Beach Kite Fly 16 *BASKL SKC Chavez N Waterfront Park Rockport, TX. C: Colette Ratajski (512) 729·2448 Berkeley, CA. C: Darrin Skinner (408) 733-5483

*Golden Gate Challenge 16 Year-end A wards Celebration San FranCiSCO, CA. C: Craig Wong (415) 221-3711 Berkeley, CA. C: B.A.S.K.L. (408) RED-KITE

USAF Museum Kite Festival 16- Silver Wings Kite Festival & Competition Dayton, OH. C: Judith Wehn (513) 255·4704 17 Wichita, KS. C: Mel Wohrley (316) 733-0148

*New York Stunt Kite Championships 16- *2nd Annual Belmar Kite Festival Uniondale, NY. C: Bill & Sue Edison (203) 531·1084 17 Belmar, NJ. C: Sky Festivals (215) 736·3715

Callaway Kite Flight '95 16- Mill Run Kite Festival Callaway, NE. C: Connie May (308) 836·2677 17 Hilliard, OH. C: Forest Alexander (614) 876·4573

*Lilac City Fun Fly 16- Cleveland Kite Festival Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327-2829 17 Cleveland, OH. C: Gary Porter (216) 734·0217

Up Your Wind Kite Festival 19 *Lilac City Fun Fly Pacific Beach, W A. C: Rob Robinson (360) 276·8377 Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829

Fun Fly at Seaside 23 Westport Windriders Fun Fly Seaside, OR. C: Bill Storey (503) 738·0783 Westport, WA. C: Pic-A·Patch Kites (360) 268-0877

All American SKC 23- Sky Liners Sky Circus & Rok Challenge Grand Haven, MI. C: (616) 846·7501 24 Chicago, IL. C: Rudy Bouhuys (708) 972-9562

The Mid-American Sport Kite Classic 24 Gateway Kite Club Fly Kalamazoo, MI. C: John Cosby (616) 383·8778 St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376·6055

*Sandy Hook Stunt Kite Championships 26 *Lilac City Fun Fly Sandy Hook, NJ. Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829 C: Sky Festivals (215) 736·3715

27- *18th Annual AKA Convention Epcot World Festival of Kites 10/1 Tulsa, OK. C: Jim Miller (312) 642·8692 Orlando, FL. C: David Gomber g (503) 996·3083

29- *Fall International Kite Festival Gateway Kite Club Fun FLy 10/1 Lincoln City, OR. C: Steve Lamb (503) 994·9500 St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376·6055

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3 *Lilac City Fun Fly Spokane, WA. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829

7- *Outer Banks SKC 8 Nags Head, NC. C: Kitty Hawk Kites (919) 441·4124

8 One Sky, One World Int'l Kite Fly Kalamazoo, MI. C: John Cosby (616) 383·8778

8 Lavendar Winds Kite Club Monthly Fly Santa Cruz, CA. C: Brian Bradley (510) 797·6997

8 SCI-FI Fun Fly Everett, W A. C: Mike Eason (206) 334-0362

8 Gateway Kite Club Fly St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376-6055

8 OSOW Kite Fly - 1st Anniversary San Ramon, CA. C: Kim Guiliano (510) 275·2307

10 *Lilac City Fun Fly Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829

14- 3rd Annual Beach Buggy Bonanza 15 Wildwood, N.]. C: Sky Festivals (215) 736-3715

15 Ethnic Expo Kite Fly Columbus, IN. C: Mike Bragg (317) 453-2977

17 *Lilac City Fun Fly Spokane, WA. C: Bill Lester (509) 327·2829

20- *NCKC Fun Fly 22 Rio Vista, CA. C: John Gabby (916) 448·6067

21- California Sport Kite Classic 22 Santa Cruz, CA. C: Roger Chewning (215) 736·3715

21 Beginner/Expert Aerial Kite Photo Wrkshp Washington, D.C. National Air and Space Museum C: Barbara Harrick (202) 633-8926

21 Sky Pilots Fall Fun Fly Robesonia, PA. C: George Feger (610) 921·1190

22 Chicago Sky Liners Club Fly Schaumburg, IL. C: LaDonna Hoak (708) 357·6852

22 Gateway Kite Club Fly St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376·6055

24 *Lilac City Fun Fly Spokane, W A. C: Bill Lester (509) 327-2829

28 Westport Windriders Fun Fly Westport, W A. C: Pic·A·Patch Kites (360) 268-0877

28 *Mercer County Stunt Kite Champ. Trenton, N.J. C: Sky Festivals (215) 736-3715

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28- Santa Cruz Kite Festival & Sport Kite Classic 29 Santa Cruz, CA. C: Sky Festivals (215) 736-3715

28- 8th Annual Carolina Kite Fest 29 Atlantic Beach, N.C.

C: John Hartman (919) 247-7011

November 10- South Padre Island Kite Festival 12 South Padre Island, TX.

C: Frank Kenisky (210) 659-1803

tt- *Golden Isles Stunt Kite Championship 12 Jekyll Island, GA. C: Sky Festivals (215) 736·3715

tt SCI-FI Fun Fly Everett, W A. C: Mike Eason (206) 334-0362

12 Gateway Kite Club Fly St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376·6055

24- Galveston Kite Gathering 26 Galveston, TX. C: (713) 481-2723

25 Westport Windriders Fun Fly Westport, WA. C: Pic-A-Patch Kites (360) 268-0877

26 Gateway Kite Club Fly St. Louis, MO. C: Charm Lindner (314) 376-6055

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Marty Sasaki, Regional Director

I'm going to forgo the usual regional report this time to talk about something that I feel is much more important. I apologize in advance to members in Region 1.

A friend of mine would often say, 'My days are numbered, but I hope that the number is really big." He would then laugh, and I would laugh with him.

All of us will die and all of us have a limited number of days here. We have a limited number of hours for living and learning. In the context of the life of the planet, we have a tiny portion of time to be flying kites and to be looking into the sky.

The number of days left to Bob Ingraham is small. Bob has terminal cancer. He might live long enough to read this; I hope that he does because I would like to thank him for what he has done for me. For those of you new to kiting, Bob is the founder of the AKA. For many years he promoted kites and kiting through personal contacts and through Kite Tales. He has helped organize kite events around the country.

Anyone who has tried to organize people, or who has published a newsletter will tell you that you face long hours of hard work. You won't get rich, but your life will be enriched by the experiences you will share and the friends you will make.

No one asked Bob to do this, he did it because he wanted to and because he enjoys kites and kite people so much.

Bob was flying kites and promoting kiteflying before it was a "cool" thing for adults to do. Only children were supposed to fly kites. He sought out other playful folks and together they formed the American Kite/liers As· sociation.

Until his illness slowed him down, he was active in the kite scene, making his famous "Anniversary Delta" and helping with the organization of kite events in the Southwest.

All of us owe Bob Ingraham "big time". Very few of us have properly thanked him for all that he has done for the AKA and for kiting. Give him a call or send him a note and just tell him "Thank You". His address and phone number are on page 4.

After he is gone, remember him, and remember your debt to him. Fly a kite in his memory.

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Region 2 Northeast Kevin Shannon, Regional Director

Kiting

The best time of the year for flying (at least in the Northeast) is just about upon us. It's too bad that the general public only thinks of kites during the unpredict· able month of March. With its constantly changing weather, March really isn't too much fun for kiters. Au· tumn is definitely my favorite time to fly. The days are cooling down from the heat of summer and there is al· most always a steady breeze.

I think that more organizers should try autumn for their events. Except for the sport kite event at Sandy Hook the weekend after Labor Day and Sunfest in Ocean City, MD, there aren't many in our area.

A small kiting event will take place' on City Island in Harrisburg, PA during their Kipons Festival, Labor Day, Sept. 4. Contests for kids and adults are planned along with a display of kites from the collection of the Keystone Kiters. Call me at (717) 243-7913 for details.

A few years ago, I moved our local event to the fall and experienced an increase in attendance. Also, there are fewer conflicts with other events. This year's Carlisle Kite Festival will take place on Sunday, Sept. 10. As usual, it's basically a fun fly with contests being run randomly throughout the day. Capping off the day will be the infamous Rokkaku Battle. For more information, call me at (717) 243·7913.

On the same weekend, Roger Chewning's Eastern League event at Sandy Hook will take place. This is always a great event at a wonderful location. If sport kites are your thing, call Roger at (215) 736·3715.

It's not in our region, but I'd be remiss in not suggesting you attend Ocean City's Sun fest. Taking place Sept. 22· 24, this famous event hosted by The Kite Loft is always a fantastic event. Everyone lines up to watch or compete in the Rokkaku Challenge. With a bucket of cash for the winner, this is a serious battle. For those who are a bit lacking in the skills to win at this organized mayhem, I will be teaching a seminar on rok battling this year. The Kite Loft, (410) 289·7855 can answer your questions about Sunfest.

Sky Pilots will hold their Fifth Annual Fun Fly For All on Sat., October 21, at the Conrad Weiser High School in Robesonia, P A. A full slate of events are planned in· cluding a kite raffle, parachuting bears, stunt kite games and exhibitions, and a free children's kitemaking work· shop. Awards and prizes are planned. Call George Feger at (610) 921·1190 for more information.

A good thing that is spreading is the idea of clubs holding one·day kite building retreats. It's nothing new for clubs to have a theme for their regular flys, but the idea of members sharing their sewing skills with others is just great. Everyone who has attended one of the kitemaking

Regional Reports continued on next page.

After 63 sanctioned events (up from 53 events last year) and over 1 000 competitors, the 1 995 season came to an end on July 3 1 ", 1 995. The AKA Conferences are designed to promote competition at regional levels and reduce the cost of competing on a national basis. All classes of fliers, novice through masters are ranked.

Conference Boundaries are based on six limited geographic areas. The six conferences are dermed as follows:

> Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington > Midwest: AKA Regions 5 & 6 > Northeast: AKA Regions 1 & 2 > Pacific: AKA Regions 1 1 & 1 2, and Arizona, New Mexico, Ne

vada & Utah > Central: AKA Regions 7 & 8 > Southeast: AKA Regions 3 & 4

AKA Convention Grand National Invitations are extended each year to the top fInishers in each conference. This year the top three places in each competition category will receive invitations to compete at the convention. The next two places (4"' and 5"') are alternates if, for some reason, one or more of the top three fInishers cannot attend

The Scoring System used by the AKA has three components: > In Conference Points > Attendance Points > Out of Conference Points

Competition Points (both In Conference and Out of Conference) are awarded for each flier you beat in competition, inclusive of yourself. For example,

A 5 Randy

Tie 6 Cheatham. Joey Lee Tie Barber, Monica

8 Huff, Mike 9 Ribble, Boyd

10 McNeill, Keith Individual

Soellner, James W 24 1 0 0 34 2 Huff, Mike 1 3 6 6 25 3 Block, Joy 1 0 4 0 1 4 Inter Individual

1 Barber, James 2 Hill iard, Robert

Tie 3 6o9ue, Stephen A Tie Thonslad, Susan

5 Krawchuk, Alex G 6 Cheatham, Joey Lee 7 Ribble, Boyd

Coltran, Dave 8 6 0 1 4 5 Irby, Steve 6 6 0 1 2 6 Nergaard, Terry 1 2 7 1 0 7 Bushell, Bradley 0 6 2 0 8 B Haygarth, Ann 5 2 0 7 9 Schultz, Don 3 2 0 5

10 Colbert. David L 1 2 0 3 8 Noyes, Thomas J 9 Huff, Mike Individual Precision

10 Barber, Monica 11 Anderson, Breck

Huff Mike 1 2 8 1 2 32 Soellner, James W 1 5 1 0 0 25

3 Coltran, Dave 1 1 6 0 1 7 Masters Individual --1-B-arresi, John

2 Tackett, Dustin

Irby, Steve 1 1 6 0 1 7 5 Bushell, Bradley 0 4 2 0 6

Nergaard, Terry 1 2 3 6 3 Washington, Alfred 4 Ell is, Melinda 5 Tackett, Rick

Individual Quad 6iI11et Coltran, Dave 4 4 0 8

For a complete listing of results call the AKA's Automated Information System

at (408) SEE-4-AKA

if there are 10 fliers and you take 3rd you get 8 points ( 1 0 fliers - 3rd place + 1 for yourself). If you take last place you get 1 point ( 1 0 fliers - 1 0th place + 1 for yourself).

Attendance points are awarded for attending and competing in events within your own conference. Two points are awarded for each event. No Attendance points are given for competing outside your conference.

The total score is determined by adding all the Attendance points plus the best S Competition Point earnings. Only the 2 best Competition Point earnings from Out of Conference are allowed. [See Positive Results At the Sport Kite Symposium, Kiting Vol. I S, No. 6 pages 1 3 - 1 4 for more details.] Also, competitors must have competed at least one time within their own conference for the ranking to be recognized. [See Festivals & Competition Committee Update, Kiting, Vol. 1 7, No. 3 page 1 1 .]

This year, the third year that the AKA Sport Kite Ranking system has been used, only minor changes were made to the process. These changes were suggested at the annual Sport Kite Symposium meeting during the 1 994 convention. Well folks, its that time of year again! The Symposium is again on the agenda for the convention in Tulsa. The Conference Commissioners and the AKA Festivals & Competitions Committee would like to encourage all contestants, event coordinators and AKA members to respond with suggestions, ideas and questions. Your input will be very helpful in refIning the system for 1 996.

> Northwest: > Midwest: > Northeast: > Pacific: > Central: > Southeast:

Precision 1 7 6 0 1 3 8 0 1 1 6 0 8 4 5 7 8 1

1 0 4 0 7 4 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0

Ballet 27 8 33 24 1 0 1 2 1 5 1 0 1 6 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 6

23 21 1 7 1 7 1 6 1 4 1 1 9 8 4 3

68 46 41 37 33

Genny Forsberg Robert H. Smith Susie Edison Darrin Skinner Abel Ortega Sherrie Arnold

Masters Team 1 Invisible Wind

Masters Team -----;Tnvisible WInd

Novice Individual 'Tiii""'"T"Noyes, I homas J Tie Kilekas, Brett

(503) 357-7557 (5 1 7) 724-6 157 (203) 5 3 1 - 1 084 (408) 733-5483 (7 13) 587-9559 (703) 765-5668

Ballet 4 6

Precision 6 6

Precision 10 4 8 6

3 Morgenthaler, Richard 0 6 4 4 Barber, James 4 2

Tie 5 Quinn, Darryl 3 2 Tie Shale, James E. H 3 2

7 Anderson, Breck 2 2 Tie 8 Smith, Dwayne 1 2 Tie Whitman, AI 1 2

Qmm Individual Innovative 1 Bethell, Ra� 2 2 2 Barresi, Jo n 2 2 3 McNeill, Keith 1 2

8 18

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0 14 0 14 0 10 0 6 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 3 0 3

2 6 0 4 0 3

Tie 6 DeHope, Paul William 1 3 1 0 5 28 Midwe.+�t Cau(erenCJ!

Block, Joy 2 2 0 4 3 Noyes, Thomas J 1 2 0 3

Anderson, Penny S 1 2

Ballet 4 6 1 2

Bal let 3 6 4 4

PreciSion 4 6 3 4

Column 1 : In Conference Points + Column 2: Attendance Points

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Tie Minzel, David J 8 Block, Steven 9 Krause, Will

1 0 Coltran , Dave Masters Individual --rBarresi, John

2 Ellis, Melinda 3 Washington, Alfred 4 Tackett, Rick 5 Minzel, David J 6 Krause, Will 7 Krause Jr., Bill

Tie 8 Coltran, Daile Tie DeHope, Paul William

Masters Individual 1 Barresi, John 2 Tackett. Dustin

Masters Pairs 1 Wind Dancers 2 Cannonball 3 Fanlasy Exchange 4 Wing and a Prayer

8 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 2

Precision 1 7 8 1 2 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 7 1 0 6 2 7 2 6 2 2 2 1 2

Quad Ballet 8 6 4 8

Ballet 1 1 8 7 6 3 6 5 2

1 8 28 0 1 6 0 5 0 3

27 52 1 3 35 7 33 2 29

1 0 1 8 0 9 0 8 0 4 1 4

8 22 6 1 8

1 1 30 3 1 6 0 9 0 7

Exper Individual 1 Schrantz, Phil 2 Nealey, Kenneth 3 Martin, Dennis B 4 Blain, Kenneth 5 Roehl, Karen Scanlan 6 Smith, Robert H 7 Hayman II, Edward L

Tie 8 Wozniak, Steve Tie Arens, Brian

10 McCord, Jeff 11 Gardner, Robyne

Tie 12 Faulk, Russ Tie Romandine, Kirk P

Exper I ndividual 1 Winkel, Jan 2 Schulz, Herb 3 Nealey, Kenneth 4 Blain, Kenneth 5 Schranlz, Phil 6 Martin, Dennis B

Ballet 41 10 0 51 26 1 2 1 1 49 31 1 0 0 41 23 8 0 31 1 4 6 4 24 1 3 6 0 19 1 3 2 0 15 9 2 0 1 1 7 4 0 1 1 6 2 0 10 2 2 4 8 4 2 0 6 2 4 0 6

Precision 41 1 0 0 51 32 8 5 45 1 8 1 0 1 2 40 22 1 2 0 34 24 8 0 32 1 8 8 0 26

8 Hayman II, Edward L 9 Smith, Robert H

10 Faulk, Russ 1 1 Kinsey, James

Roehl, Karen Scanlan 13 McCord, Jeff 14 Wozniak, Steve

1 8 1 2 7 9 7 2 3 4

Individual Van Nocker, Dave

Quad Ballet 7

2 Blain, Kenneth 3 Schrantz, Phil

Wozniak, Steve

Pairs Sky Scapes

2 Side Show 3 Which Way 4 Off Shore Breeze Brothers 5 K.P. Duty 6 The Amazing Rudy And Josh 7 Wind Jammers 8 Cheap Sunglasses

Windy City Shear

Team Ballet

2 1 1

1 9 6 1 1 8 4 4 3 2 2

Breaking Wind 2 2 SI. Elmos Fire Drill 1

Team Breaking Wind

Precision 2

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Van NocKer, Dave 38 6 0 2 Ritter, Ann 25 10 0 3 Faulk, Russ 15 4 6 4 DeLoach, Scott 1 6 8 0 5 Alleshouse, Bruce 17 6 0

Romandine, Kirk P 14 6 3 7 Saunders, Richard J 14 8 0 8 Van Nocker, Jim 1 6 4 0

Romanoff, Vicki 14 2 4 10 De Young, Ricky 12 4 0 11 Reno, Dan 9 2 0 12 Brinnehl, Dan 5 2 2 13 Brinnehl, Kathy 6 2 0

Wright III, George Lee 6 2 0 15 Thurston, Terry G 5 2 0 16 Salzstein, ·Phil 4 2 0

St Clair, Robert 4 2 0 Wozniak, Dan 4 2 0 Kentfield, Dwight 4 2 0 Nealey, Karen 4 2 0 Bouhuys, Rudy 1 2 3

22 Schumacher, William C 3 2 0 23 St Clair, Richard 2 2 0

Yurek, Jerry 2 2 0 25 Habel, Susan 1 2 0

Individual Precision 1 Faulk, Russ 2 Saunders, Richard J 3 Chlebanowski, Wayne 4 Ritter, Ann 5 Van Nocker, Dave 6 Alleshouse, Bruce 7 Brinnehl, Dan 8 Delfar, Michael J 9 Larsen, Harry

10 Van Nocker, Jim DeLoach, Scott Romandine, Kirk P

13 Nuss, Scott 14 Schulz, Herb 15 Thomas, Richard J 16 Fradet, Michele 17 F radet, Terry

Romanoff, Vicki Davis, Mary Kentfield, Dwight Thurston, Terry G

22 Reno, Dan 23 Kiley, Ryan 24 Evans, Paul S 25 Wozniak, Dan

Fraser, James 27 Bouhuys, Rudy

Wright III, George Lee Longfellow, Steve

30 Salzstein, Phil Stringer, Don B

2 Roehl, 3 Wirt Jr., James E 4 Balodis, Vern 5 Schackmuth, Bryan 6 Ritter, Samuel 7 Hargus III, AI 8 Brunjes, Wayne

Elkerton, Jerry 10 Schulz, Chris 1 1

46 47 44 31 32 28 22 25 23 20 1 8 1 4 1 8 1 7 1 2 1 1 9 7 7 5 4 8 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1

37 1 8 23 5 1 5 9 9 5 5 6 4

6 6 1 0 0 8 0

1 0 0 6 0 8 0 6 7 8 0 6 1 6 0 8 0 6 6 4 0 2 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 6 0 2 5 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0

8 8 8 6 4 8 4 4 4 2 2

o 7 o

1 5 o o o o o o o

Colunm 1 : In Conference Points

+ Colunm 2: Attendance Points

+ Colunm 3: Out of Conference Points

= Colunm 4: Total Score

22 1 6 1 3 1 1 9 9 7 6

1 1 4 3 3

29 20 1 5 1 0 8 6 5 4 4

4 3

6

44 35 25 24 23 23 22 20 20 1 6 1 1 g 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 3

58 57 52 41 38 36 35 33 30 26 26 26 22 1 9 1 8 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 3

45 33 31 26 19 1 7 1 3 9 9 8 6

Tie 12 i i i Tie MacCracken, J

Masters Individual ---1-B-alodis, Vern

2 Roehl, Robert 3 Trennepohl, Jon 4 Brunjes, Wayne 5 Ritter, Samuel 6 MacCracken, J 7 Schackmuth, Bryan 8 Spence, Craig

Masters Individual ---1-R-itter, Samuel

2 Hargus III, AI Tie 3 Schackmuth, Bryan Tie Trennepohl, Jon

5 Wirt Jr., James E 6 Elkerton, Jerry

Masters Pairs ---1-A-viators--

2 Rob-N-Air 3 SI. Elmos Fire

Tie 4 Whats Up

Precision 9

1 4 1 9 1 2 9 3 3 2

Quad Ballet 1 9 8

1 3 9 7 1

6 1 0 8 8 4 4 2 2

1 0 8 4 8 8 2

Tie TOTL Radical Brothers

1 5 1 0 9 4 4 5

1 0 8 8 4 6 4 6 SkyBurners

Masters Team Ballet ---1-C-hicago Fire

---

2 Capt Eddies Flying Circus 3 Wind Jammers

7 5 2

6 6 4

Masters Team Precision ---1-C-hicago Fire

2 Capt Eddies Flying Circus 3 Wind Jammers

5 5 1

6 6 2

Novice Individual ---1-Gardner, Richard

2 Jacobsen, Josh 3 Fraser, James Tie

Tie Tie

Precision 23 22 1 9 1 7 1 2

Schumacher, William C Davis, Mary

8 6 4 6 2 4 4 4 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

6 Astle, William R Tie 7 Adkins, Kevin Tie Bouhuys, Dorian

9 Duff, Ronald R Tie 10 Lullo, Anthony Tie Yurek,.Jerry Tie 12 Larsen, Harry Tie Daneau, David

14 Thurston, Terry G 15 Rosenberger, Mike

Tie 16 Brinnehl, Kathy Tie Kentfield, Dwight Tie Legge, Andy Tie 19 St Clair, Judy Tie Nuss, Scott Tie 21 Basnett, Richard A Tie Albright, Kevin Tie 23 Brinnehl, Dan Tie Wiesenberger, Dave

Open Team 1 Aviators 2 Rob-N-Air 3 Whats Up 4 Wind Jammers 5 Sky Skapes 6 Chicago Fire

1 4 1 2 5 4 7 3 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

Train Ballet 6 2 5 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 2 2

Northeast Conference Exper Individual Ballet

1 Wagner, Lance 30 8 2 Benedict, Jason 27 1 0 3 Coleman, Don 29 8 4 Ottomano Jr., Donald 29 1 0 5 Brown, Keith 23 8 6 Velazquez, Gilbert 31 6 7 lasilli, Melinda 28 8 8 Hurd, Robert 29 6

Tie 9 lasilli, Corinne 22 4 Tie McBroom, Robert L 19 4 Tie Glover, Robert D 18 4

12 Brown, Joel 14 6 13 Stout, Douglas K 16 6 14 See land, Craig 1 1 4 15 Keefe, Robert 16 2 16 Virgilio, Mark 6 8

Tie 17 Tavolacci, Eileen 2 2 Tie Baldus, Louis 2 2

19 Weinstein, Scott 1 2

Exper Individual 1 Brown, Joel 2 Wa9ner, Lance 3 Coleman, Don 4 Seeland, Craig

Tie 5 Tate, Judith Tie Benedict, Jason

7 Hurd, Robert 8 Stout, Douglas K 9 Virgilio, Mark

10 Fitzpatrick, Mike Tie 1 1 Shenk, Ed

Precision 20 1 4 1 8 20 1 0 8

1 3 1 4 6 8 8

6 4 6 4 4 6 6 4 8 4 2

1 4 4 o 5 o o o o

o 2 o o o o

1 7 7 2 2 o o

2 o o

2 o o

o o o o 9 o o 7 3 o 6 o o o o o o o o o o o o o

9 2 4 o o o

1 9 1 1 6 2 9 o o o o 3 4 3 o 4 o o o o o

1 1 1 6 9 7 7 7 o o o o 1

29 28 27 25 1 3 7 5 4

29 1 8 1 7 1 7 1 5 3

42 25 1 9 1 0 1 0 9

1 5 1 1 6

1 3 1 1 3

31 28 23 23 23 1 8 1 6 1 6 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3

1 7 9 7 6 5 4

57 48 43 41 40 37 36 35 26 26 26 23 22 1 9 1 8 1 4 4 4 3

37 34 33 31 21 21 1 9 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 1

i i , 1 3 Hetherington, Lee

Tie 14 Velazquez, Gilbert Tie la5i11i, Corinne

Exper Individual � ��i�i

,lIbennis R

3 Keefe, Robert 4 Wagner, Dorothy 5 Wagner, Lance 6 Ottomano Jr., Donald 7 Marable III, Alfonso 8 Little, Todd 9 Velazquez, Gilbert

10 Ricketts, Marc Tie 1 1 Stewart, Archie E Tie See land, Craig

1 3 Ruggiero, John 14 Kapsten, Bruce 15 Wagner, Sandy 16 Kapsten, Jesse

Tie 1 7 Moore, Michael Tie Robbins, Jason

19 Lee, Peter

Exper Pairs 1 K Fan

Tie 2 Over the Edge Tie Sudden Flight

4 Double Vision 5 Illusion 6 Air Jazz 7 Big Valli 8 Thais My Li ne 9 Air Strike

10 Valli Boyz Lite Tie 1 1 No Clue Tie Air Atlantis Tie 13 Wing It Tie 1/2 A Legend

15 Flight Brothers

Exper Team 1 Valli Boyz

Tie 2 Vision Tie Traffic Jam

4 Mock IV

Exper Team 1 Vision

Tie 2 Valli Boyz Tie Mock IV

4 Traffic Jam

5 4 4

Quad Ballet 41 30 43 1 9 23 1 9 1 8 1 7 1 8 1 6 1 0 5

1 2 1 0 8 5 6 4 3

29 20 1 9 23 1 9 1 3 1 3 1 3 6 8 3 3 2 2 1

4 3 2 2

Precision 4 3 3 1

Inter Individual Ballet -- 1 Wagner, Dorothy

2 Morales III, Frank 3 Karatzas, Steve 4 Smith, Dennis R 5 Fa raj, Sal 6 Ng, Billy 7 Owens, Harry

Tie 8 Seeland, Craig Tie Keeler, Paul G

10 Marable III, Alfonso Tie 1 1 Wagner, Lance Tie Coleman, Don

1 3 Little, Todd 1 4 Hurd, Robert 1 5 Bergmann, Robert J 1 6 Stewart, Archie E 17 Erlich, Sheri 18 Keefe, Robert 1 9 Wong, Winnie 20 Rose, John 21 Woeller, Michael D

Tie 22 Owens, Michael Tie Hayden, Alice

24 Bertholf, Sandra 25 Wagner, Sandy

Tie 26 Velazquez, Donna Tie Selzer, Andrew J

28 Owen, Fred 29 Goudy, John

Tie 30 Lynch, John Tie Benedict, Jason

32 Fragale, John Tie 33 Robbins, Jason Tie Ruggiero, John

35 Cross, Art 36 Book, Michael A 37 Kapsten, Jesse

Tie 38 Kilbane, Kevin J Tie Weinstein, Scott

Inter Individual -- 1 Wagner, Dorothy

2 Morales I I I , Frank 3 Karatzas, Steve 4 Keeler, Paul G 5 Owens, Harry 6 Ng, Billy 7 Stewart, Archie E 8 Coleman, Don

Tie 9 Wa9ner, Lance Tie Faraj, Sal

1 1 Owens, Michael

52 65 41 31 43 35 41 43 24 20 41 31 16 38 33 21 20 29 9

1 3 24 1 8 1 8 20 1 9 1 0 5

1 4 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 0 8 8 7 5 2 1 1

Precision 55 73 42 39 40 50 1 4 40 38 24 20

2 2 2

6 1 0 6 4 4 6 6 8 6 6 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 4

1 0 1 0 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2

4 4 2 4

4 4 4 2

1 4 8 6 18 6 8 8 6 6 6 4 8

1 0 4 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 4 4 8 6 6 4 2 4 6 4 4 4 2 4 2 2

1 4 8 6 6 8 8

1 0 8 4 6 4

o 7 o 6 o 6

14 61 1 1 51 o 49 16 39 g 36 7 32 6 30 4 29 o 24 o 22 5 1 9

1 2 1 9 o 16 o 14 o 10 o 9 o 8 o 8 o 7

o 39 1 31 6 31 o 29 o 23 5 22 4 21 o 1 7 4 1 4 o 1 2 o 7 o 7 o 4 o 4 o 3

o 8 o 7 3 7 o 6

o 8 o 7 o 7 3 6

37 103 13 86 34 81 27 76 24 73 15 58 8 57 5 54

24 54 27 53 a 45 6 45 18 44 o 42 o 41 9 38

10 34 o 33 18 31 13 30 o 28 4 26 o 26 o 24 o 23 4 22

1 1 22 o 20 o 19 o 17 o 1 7 o 1 6 o 12 o 1 2 o 1 1 o 7 o 6 o 3 o 3

39 108 19 100 32 80 23 68 1 4 62 2 60

30 54 3 51 o 42

12 42 1 3 37

12 Bertholf, Sandra 13 Smith, Dennis R 9 8 1 5 1 4 Wong, Winnie 25 4 0

Owen, Fred 23 6 0 16 Hurd, Robert 24 4 0

Hayden, Alice 1 8 1 0 0 18 Selzer, Andrew J 4 4 1 6 1 9 Young, David 1 9 4 0

Seeland, Craig 1 6 2 5 Marable III, Alfonso 7 6 1 0

22 Douches, Mark 1 5 6 0 23 Benedict, Jason 1 6 4 0

Little, Todd 4 4 1 2 2 5 Goudy, Joh n 1 4 4 0 26 Lynch, John 1 3 2 0 27 Robbins, Jason 1 1 2 0

Lee, Peter 9 4 0 Shines, Terence 7 6 0

30 Irato Jr., Joseph J 9 2 1 31 Tricarico, Joseph 8 2 0 32 Desrosiers, Dennis 6 2 0 ..

Lewis, Marvin W 4 4 0 34 Ruggiero, John 5 2 0

Book, Michael A 5 2 0 Tsamisis, Thomas 2 2 3

37 Polifrone, Ruth 4 2 0 36 Cross, Art 2 2 0

Polifrone, Michael 2 2 0 40 Kilbane, Kevin J 1 2 0

Individual Ballet Michael 32 8 21

2 Behrman, Lou 25 6 1 7 3 McBroom, Robert L 22 6 1 2 4 Velazquez, Gilbert 1 1 4 1 3 5 Vanderslice, Brian 1 5 6 5 6 Javens, Richard 1 1 4 1 0 7 Beneker, Bill 7 8 5 8 Laubach, Doug 1 6 2 0 9 Smith, John 1 1 4 0

Dickerson, Dave 9 6 0 1 1 Tavolacci, John 1 0 4 0 12 Gross, Dodd 1 0 2 0

lasilli, Corinne 8 4 0 14 Stout, Douglas K 9 2 0

Keefe, Robert 7 4 0 Sasaki, Marty Shigeo 5 4 2

17 Edison, Suzanne 1 2 0

Precision Michael 24 8 1 0

2 Javens, Richard 22 8 9 3 McBroom, Robert L 1 5 6 1 1 4 Allen, Mike 23 6 0 5 Beneker, Bill 1 0 8 9 6 Tate, Judith 1 1 2 9 7 Behrman, Lou 1 1 4 4 8 Stout, Douglas K 1 3 2 0

Tavolacci, John 1 1 4 0 10 Smith, John 9 4 0 1 1 Laubach, Doug 1 0 2 0

Dickerson, Dave 8 4 0 13 Velazquez, Gilbert 1 2 8 14 Sasaki, Marty Shigeo 1 2 2 15 Keefe, Robert 2 2 0

lasilli, Corinne 2 2 0 17 Gross, Dodd 1 2 0

Quad Ballet 30 1 0 8

2 Wagner, 1 9 1 0 1 4 3 Smith, John 9 8 4 4 Behrman, Lou 1 0 6 4 5 Simpson, Dave 1 1 4 3 6 Dickerson, Dave 8 6 0 7 Vanderslice, Brian 6 4 2 8 Velazquez, Gilbert 6 2 1 9 Keefe, Robert 4 2 0

10 Gross, Dodd 1 2 0

Ballet 24 1 0 0

.. 8 4 9 1 1 4 4 6 4 6 5 4 4 4 6 0 4 4 0 1 2 0

Ballet 3 4 3 4 4 1 4 4 0 2 2 0

Precision 6 4 0 2 4 2 3 4 0 3 2 0

8 0 4 0

In Conference Points

+ Column 2: Attendance Points

+ Column 3: Out of Conference Points

= Colunm 4: Total Score

32 29 29 28 28 24 23 23 23 21 20 20 1 8 1 5 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 0 8 8 7 7 7 6 4 4 3

61 48 40 28 26 25 20 1 8 1 5 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3

42 39 32 29 27 22 1 9 1 5 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 4 4 3

48 43 21 20 1 8 1 4 1 2 9 6 3

34 21 1 9 1 6 1 3 1 0 8 3

1 0 9 8 4

1 0 8 7 5

35 21

4 Kubicke, August Tie 5 Wil loughby, Lisa Tie Koons, Richard K Tie Book, Michael A

8 Kancyr, Harry S 9 Faraj, Sal

10 Kelly, D. Jeffrey Tie 1 1 Collazo, William Tie Lee, Peter Tie Ryan, James Tie Faraj, Dawn Tie Tsamisis, Thomas Tie 1 6 Altman, Tom Tie Bass, Aaron Tie 18 Shines, Terence Tie Kelley, Jeffery Tie Crawford, Mark Tie Bennett, Darryl Tie Flack, Roberta Tie 23 Stewart, Archie E Tie Davis, James A Tie Mitchell, Robert Tie 26 Wong, Winnie Tie Bennett, Anthony Tie Axon, Harry Tie Russo, David Tie 30 Cross, Art Tie Ruggiero, John Tie Strauss, Diana Tie 33 Lombard, David Tie Carbone Jr, Gerald Tie Ashworth, David M Tie Bacon, John

Open Individual 1 Velazquez, Gilbert 2 Simpson, Dave

Tie 3 Perron, Joseph Tie Keefe, Robert

5 Shenk, Ed

?pe� Team Ie OK Breezm--

Tie K Fan 3 John Boyz 4 Valli Boyz

1 4 1 3 1 2 9 6

1 1 1 0 8 7 7 7 7 4 6 6 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Innovative 6 6 4 4 2

Train Ballet 15 1 5 1 0 1

Pacific Conference Exper Individual

1 Betancourt, Peter 2 Frazier, John 3 Whitney, Dan 4 Lee, Burnett 5 Bateman, Stephen 6 Champie, Brian 7 Fischl, Tracy 8 Hansell, Drusilla 9 Navarro, Larry

Tie 1 0 Tucker, Vikki L Tie Gee, David Tie Cornwell, Richard Tie Allmond, Edmond

Exper Individual 1 Betancourt, Peter 2 Bateman, Stephen 3 Frazier, John 4 Lee, Burnett 5 Stoner, Tom

Tie 6 Dockendorf, Barbara Tie Montoya, Michael C Tie Cornwell, Richard Tie 9 Champie, Brian Tie Allmond, Edmond

1 1 Navarro, Larry Tie 1 2 Tucker, Vikki L Tie Alger, Richard

Exper Individual 1 Lawrence, Jesse K 2 M'Clary, Charlie 3 Mixon, Larry 4 Allmond, Edmond 5 Pfohl, Kurt

Tie 6 Myers, Joel Tie Aggers, Bowdy

Exper Pairs 1 Gone With The Wind 2 Air Deluxe 3 Phantom

Inter Individual 1 Gabby Jr., John A 2 Rosas, Frank 3 Cornett, Jeff

Tie 4 Adler, Gerri Tie Slichter, Marlene

6 Currea, George 7 Bush, Larry 8 Navarro, Larry 9 Bell, Robert J

1 0 Kato, Glenn 1 1 Pfohl, Kurt

Tie 12 Rubesh, Dan Tie Kidder, Keith

Ballet 1 3 1 2 8 7 6 6 5 3 2 1 1 1 1

Precision 1 0 1 2 4 4 5 4 4 2 3 3 2 1 1

Quad Ballet 8 5 4 3 2 1 1

Ballet 3 2 1

Ballet 30 29 22 24 22 1 5 1 6 8 9

1 0 8 6 6

4 0 1 4 0 1 7 4 0 1 6 2 5 1 6 2 8 1 6 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 9 2 0 9 2 3 9 2 0 8 2 0 8 2 0 7 2 0 7 2 0 7 2 0 7 4 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 6 2 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3

6 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 8 4 0 8 2 0 4

6 4 25 1 0 0 25 6 3 1 9 2 5 8

8 1 9 40 6 1 0 28 4 0 1 2 4 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 8 2 0 7 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3

8 1 7 35 4 0 1 6 6 3 1 3 4 0 8 2 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 6 4 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3

4 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 2 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3

2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 3

1 4 0 44 1 4 0 43 1 2 0 34 8 0 32

1 0 0 32 1 0 0 25 4 0 20 2 7 1 7 6 0 1 5 4 0 1 4 4 0 1 2 2 0 8 2 0 8

1 5 Myers, Joel

Inter Individual �1 Bush, Carry Tie Currea, George Tie 3 Kato, Glenn Tie Bell, Robert J Tie 5 Mascarenhas, Nonika Tie Pfohl, Kurt

7 Kidder, Keith 8 Myers, Joel 9 Rubesh, Dan

1 0 Loyd, Jason Tie 1 1 Bozimowski, Dennis Tie Barnard, Franklin

Masters Individual ---1-

M-orrison, John

2 Rodriguez, Miguel A 3 Eshun, Kobi 4 Morrison, Bruce 5 Weingand, Michael K 6 Thomas, Steve 7 Champie, Brian 8 Lippold, John 9 Werba, Peter D

10 Skinner, Darrin 1 1 Mayeshiro, Kevin 12 Whitney, Dan 1 3 Wong, Craig F 14 Tanaka, Bert 15 Loera, Robert

Tie 16 Shields, Peter Tie Goldman, Seth Tie Montoya, Michael C


E-

shun, Kobi 2 Rodriguez, Miguel A 3 Skinner, Darrin 4 Champie, Brian 5 Weingand, Michael K 6 Baker, Rick 7 Navarro, Larry 8 Wong, Craig F

Tie 9 Shields, Peter Tie Goldman, Seth Tie 1 1 Lippold, John Tie Tanaka, Bert Tie Thomas, Steve


L-

ippold, John 2 Despcjado, Ron 3 Nagao, Alan

Masters Pairs ---I-

D-

05 Avispas 2 Papalotes 3 Gone With The Wind

Masters Team

Precision 7 7 8 6 6 4 5 4 3 2 1 1

Ballet 49 49 48 47 47 26 36 24 20 8

1 0 6 5 4 3 1 1 1

Precision 39 24 26 1 4 8

1 1 9 3 2 2 1 1 1

Quad Ballet 3 5 3

Ballet 16 6 1

Ballet ---1

-B

-ay Area Sundowners--- 4

2 Legend West 3 Vision Air

Masters Team

5 1

Precision ---1-B-ay Area Sundowners 8 2 Legend West 6 3 Avispa 3 4 Vision Air 1

Novice Individual Precision ---I-

Ag1ers, Bowdy 8 2 H,c ey, Shannon 5

Tie 3 Morrison, Chad 5 Tie Hutton, Richard 5 Tie 5 Cardinal, Jerry 4 Tie Mixon, Larry 4 Tie Lawrence, Jesse K 2

8 BozimolNSki, Marleen 3 Tie 9 Salloom, Zoe 2 Tie Bush, Paul 2 Tie 1 1 Sanderson, Grant 1 Tie Almeida, Sara P 1 Tie Cornett, Chad 1

Open Team Train Ballet 1 Bay Area Sundowners 2

Central Conference Exper Individual Ballet

1 Christensen, Larry 1 8 2 Stiles, Larry Lee 1 6 3 Whitacre, Larry 9 4 Lindner, Ronald 2 5 Diekman, George 8 6 Petrick, Todd 7 7 Gardner, Randy 4 8 Burns, David 3

Tie 9 Kelley, Gerald 3 Tie Smith, Paul W 3

0

4 0 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 8 4 0 8 2 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3

1 2 1 4 75 1 4 1 1 74 1 4 0 62 1 2 0 59 1 0 0 57 1 0 1 7 53 1 2 0 48 8 7 39

1 0 5 35 6 7 21 4 0 1 4 6 0 12 2 1 8 2 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3

1 6 0 55 1 6 1 0 50 1 2 0 36 1 2 3 29 6 0 14 2 0 13 2 0 1 1 2 5 10 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3

6 1 1 0 4 0 9 2 0 5

1 2 5 33 6 5 17 2 0 3

4 4 12 4 1 1 0 2 0 3

4 4 16 4 1 1 1 4 2 9 2 0 3

4 0 12 4 0 9 2 0 7 2 0 7 2 0 6 2 0 6 4 0 6 2 0 5 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3

5

1 8 0 36 1 2 0 28 1 6 0 25 2 1 1 1 5 6 0 1 4 4 0 1 1 4 0 8 4 0 7 2 0 5 2 0 5

Individual Precision Christensen

d Larry 1 7 1 8

Bums, Davi 1 6 1 2 3 Stiles, Larry Lee 1 3 1 0

Whitacre, Larry 7 1 6 5 Diekman, George 9 6 6 Gardner, Randy 8 4 7 Perdue, Ted 4 4 8 Petrick, Todd 3 4

Deuser, Patrick A 3 4 10 Kelley, Gerald 4 2

Lindner, Ronald 3 2 12 Smith, Paul W 2 2 13 Beugelsdijk, Paul 1 2

Individual Quad Ballet CrawfOid, AllstOn 12 6 Farnsworth, Tom 1 0 8

3 Holick, Diane 7 6 4 Gardner, Randy 2 2

Daniel, Wayne 2 2 Almendarez, Nancy 2 2

Ballet 1 4 1 4 8 1 0 3 6 3 2

Team Ballet 3 4 3 4 1 2

Precision 1 2 1 2

Individual Ballet Hershey, Jerry W 21 20

2 Nester, Noel T 30 20 3 Cooper, Jeffrey 1 3 8 4 Officer, Josh 25 1 2 5 Salazar, James G 21 1 4 6 Taylor, Paul L 20 1 4 7 Lantz, Ken 1 6 1 2 8 Officer, Terry L 1 4 1 0 g Farnsworth, Tom 9 1 2

1 0 Lemons, Clifford 1 3 6 1 1 Jones, Kevin 9 8 12 Thomason, Steve 6 6 13 Joyce, Tamara 8 2 14 Kelley, Ryan 6 2 15 Whitacre, Larry 4 2

Gawrych, Andrew 4 2 Holick, Diane 4 2

18 Crawford, Allston 3 2 19 Gardner, Randy 2 2

Nichols, Donald R 2 2 21 Koellner, John 1 2

Owen, Mike 1 2

Individual Precision Nester, Noel T 39 20 Hershey, Jerry W 31 20

3 Salazar, James G 32 1 6 4 Officer, Terry L 33 1 6

Cooper, Jeffrey 1 3 8 6 Officer, Josh 30 1 4 7 Lantz, Ken 30 1 2 8 Thomason, Steve 23 1 6 9 Taylor, Paul L 21 1 4

1 0 Crawford, Allston 1 4 6 Farnsworth, Tom 8 1 2

1 2 Jones, Kevin 1 1 8 13 Lemons, Clifford 1 0 6 14 Clark, Henry 7 4 15 Gardner, Randy 7 2

Yoder, Kenneih 7 2 Owen, Mike 5 4

18 Tull , Barney 5 2 Koellner, John 3 4 Clark, Leona 3 4

21 Whitecre, Larry 4 2 22 Manning, Paul 3 2 23 Gawrych, Andrew 2 2

Holick, Diane 2 2 25 Nichols, Donald R 1 2

Kelley, Ryan 1 2 Rule, Bob 1 2

Ballet 1 1 1 0 8 8 1 0 1 8 5 6 6 8 2 2

Column 1 : In Conference Points + Column 2: Attendance Points

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0

1 9 0

1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 6 0 0

28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24 23 0

1 4 0 0

+ Column 3: Out of Conference Points = Column 4: Total Score

35 28 23 23 1 5 1 2 8 7 7 6 6 4 3

1 8 1 8 1 3 4 4 4

28 1 8 9 5

7 7 3

3 3

60 50 40 37 35 34 26 24 21 1 9 1 7 1 2 1 0 8 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3

59 57 50 49 49 44 42 39 35 20 20 1 9 1 6 1 1 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3

45 39 28 25 1 4 4

Masters Individual ��bill 2 Bui, 'd 3 Gunn, Troy 4 Anderson, Keith 5 Diekman, George 6 Crumpler, Terry 7 Bordelon, Ray 8 Perez, Tony 9 Moore, Chris

Masters Individual --:rGi.nn, Troy

2 Diekman, George 3 Bui, David 4 Anderson, Keith

Novice Individual --1-Taylor, Tomarra

2 carder, Mac M Tie 3 Holick, Diane Tie Korte, Erik

5 Niederhouse, Randy Tie 6 Taylor, Paul L Tie Lantz, RenDe

8 Rowden, Jerry L 9 Owen, Mike

10 Nixie, Kathy 1 1 Tull, Jordan 12 Hyltin, Carl

Tie 13 Rule, Bob Tie Perdue, Myra

15 Daniel, Wayne Tie 16 Lemons, John Tie Henderson, Kenneth Tie Chapman, Richard Tie Pittman, Gary Tie 20 Hildebrand, Bill F Tie Knutson, Paul

Precision 9 1 1 1 0 1 3 4 3 4 2 1

Quad Ballet 4 3 3 1

Precision 26 21 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 1 9 8 6 7 6 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1

Tie West Jr. , John Cooper 1 Tie McCoy, Virgil Tie Dermer, Marti

QR!!! Individual 1 Gunn, Troy 2 Christensen, Larry

1 1

Innovative 8 4

8 1 0 1 8 1 2 6 6 4 2 2

8 4 2 2

1 2 1 0 8 8 8 4 8 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

8 8

Southeast Conference EXper Individual

Mercado, Manuel 2 Connor, Chuck 3 Broder, Phil 4 Ward, Matthew

Tie 5 Cook, Franklin E Tie Mitchell, Curtiss

7 Arnold, Sherrie 8 Mason, Susan 9 White DDS, DaryU H

10 Bremer, Bill 11 stonestree� Charles 12 Rountree, Chuck

Exper Individual 1 Broder, Phil 2 Ward, Matthew 3 Cook, Franklin E 4 Bremer, Bill 5 White DDS, Daryll H 6 Mercado, Manuel 7 Mitchell, Curtiss

Exper Individual 1 Mercad«J\ Manuel 2 Mason, lex 3 Rivers, Jeffrey 4 Mitchell, Curtiss 5 stonestreet, Charles 6 Betes, Lawrence A 7 Riley Jr., Ray 8 Skelton, Dudley 9 Ramsey, A. Richard

10 Lucas, Bud

Exper Pairs 1 Southern Breeze 2 Psycho Flyers 3 The Odd Couple 4 JefI-n-Chuck

Tie 5 Kid & Company Tie Frick & Frack Tie Why Not? Tie Wild Wind Tie Team ?

Ballet 23 1 4 1 4 4 1 7 8 9 4

20 6 7 6 7 4 4 2 5 2

1 0 2 3 2 2 2

Precision 1 3 8 9 4 6 4 5 2 1 2 2 2 1 2

Quad Ballet 38 1 4 35 1 6 25 1 2 1 1 6 22 8 8 8

1 4 4 6 2 4 2 2 2

Ballet 1 7 1 6 1 2 8 1 3 8 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

26 43 1 5 38 0 28 0 25 8 1 8 0 9 0 8 0 4 0 3

0 1 2 0 7 0 5 0 3

0 38 0 31 0 20 0 20 0 1 8 0 1 7 0 1 7 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 8 0 6 0 6 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3

0 1 6 0 1 2

1 0 47 27 45 9 34

1 6 29 0 26

1 3 26 1 3 24 1 3 1 9 8 1 5 0 1 2 0 5 0 4

1 4 35 1 5 28 0 1 0 0 7 2 5 0 4 0 3

1 5 67 1 4 65 27 64 31 48 1 1 41 3 1 9 0 1 8 0 8 .0 6 0 4

6 39 5 25 1 22 0 4 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3

UItraSaurs 2 Confederate AF 3 Scavenger

Tie 4 ZDX Tie Scavengers Plus One

Exper Team 1 UItraSaurs 2 Scavenger

Tie 3 ZDX Tie Scavengers Plus One

Inter Individual -- 1 Bates, Lawrence A

2 Mason, Alex 3 Cseplo, Steve 4 Amundson, Kurt 5 Riley Jr., Ray 6 Marmins, Jeffrey S 7 Skelton, Dudley 8 stonestreet, Laura 9 Ramsey, A. Richard

Tie 10 Looper, carlos Tie Muffler, Bob

1 2 Murray, Terry S 13 Cusson, Leon

Tie 1 4 Miranda, Joe Tie Goldman, Michael

16 Ingram Jr., Robert J

Inter Individual 1 Betes, Lawrence A 2 Cseplo, Steve 3 Amundson, Kurt 4 Marmlns, Jeffrey S 5 Skelton, Dudley 6 Murray, Terry S

Tie 7 Goldman, Michael Tie Van Meers, Michael

9 Looper, Carlos 10 Ingram Jr. , Robert J

Masters Individual 1 COnnor, Chuck 2 Arnold, David

Tie 3 Rivers, Jeffrey Tie Mason, Susan

5 Richards Jr., Reed M 6 Shultz, Christopher 7 Spivey, Brad 8 Huff, Steve 9 Bremer, Bill

Master. Individual 1 Rivers, Jeffrey 2 Mason, Susan 3 Shultz, Christopher 4 Connor, Chuck 5 Bremer, Bill

MastelJi Individual 1 Munday, Merrick 2 Connor, Chuck 3 Arnold, David 4 Muffler, Bob 5 Richards Jr., Reed M

Masters Pairs 1 Windswept 2 Airtyme 3 Breeze Brothers 4 VA Windseekers

Novice Individual

Tie 1 Bost, Wesley 2 Bost, Larry

Tie Bates, Michael 4 Lantz, Keith 5 Groover, Michael

Precision 4 2 1 1

Ballet 23 27 1 9 1 9 21 5

1 5 1 1 1 0 6 8 6 5 4 3 2

Precision 29 28 1 6 1 2 1 6 1 5 7 6 3 1

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6 1 0 30 4 7 1 4 4 0 8 2 1 6 2 0 5 2 0 3


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retreats, such as the ones held by the Maryland Kite Society, Junction, Fort Worden, or Chicago Sky Liners, knows how informative and fun they are. The only downside is that not everyone can take three to five days away from their lives. It's a lot easier to fit a free Saturday or Sunday into your schedule.

The idea was popularized a few years ago by the Keystone Kiters. Now, other clubs are trying it. Scott Spencer is giving it a go for the South Jersey Kite Flyers. There is also a rumor that Lehigh Valley Kite Society is investigating having a full blown weekend retreat sometime in November. Let's keep this ball rolling, guys, it's a great trend!

Reg ion 4 Southeast Steve Cseplo, Regional Director

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It's hard to believe that three years have come and almost gone. Where does the time go? There have been some local happenings over the previous two months, but nothing of true national or regional significance has occurred in the region. Perhaps you have had the opportunity to attend one of these local events or attended a club fly. Maybe you have been able to journey outside the region for a festival. At the very least, hopefully everyone has been able to gather with friends and fly informally for an afternoon.

As there are but two regional reports left in my term, I am taking this opportunity to pause and reflect on kiting. Offered here, then, is a composition which has been struggling to emerge for some time, namely, an essay reflecting my personal philosophy of kiting. As such, it should not be taken as AKA policy nor should any more value be ascribed to it than the musings of a fellow kite flier. It is not my intent to disregard nor dismiss concerns of merchants, manufacturer's or professional event organizers, as they depend upon the kiting world to provide their livelihood. Rather, my approach is that of a person involved with kiting as a diversion from the everyday world.

Above all, kiting should be fun! It should bring relaxation and facilitate enjoyment. It should make one feel good about oneself and not be taken too seriously. This latter concept can be difficult to remember while in the midst of sewing a kite or flying poorly at a major sport kite event. It is all too easy to get fired up by the heat of the moment, forget this principal, and cause undue stress and strain, resulting in the loss of any pleasure we achieve through kiting. We've all been there before and undoubtedly will return there once again, but we should strive to remember that it is only kiteflying and

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the world will continue no mater what transpires on the kiting field. Enjoyment, after all, is the name of this game.

To my eyes, there are four distinct disciplines in kiting. There is static kiting (single-line kites), combative kiting (fighter kites), sport kiting (multi-line maneuverable kites) and power kiting. None of these disciplines is superior to the other, nor are any of them less complicated to master. Each discipline demands its own particular talents and dedication. This philosophy dictates that we respect all fellow kite fliers, no matter what another's particular area of interest.

There should be no feeling of superiority amongst kite fliers belonging to the various disciplines. We should share the sky and encourage all to enjoy their particular area of interest. We should celebrate the diversity of the kiting world and revel in its magnificence! We must remember that as kitefliers we have certain responsibilities, the first and foremost of which is safety. We must have our equipment in good shape, under control, and be aware of people around us so as not to cause any injuries. Should our flight zone become occupied while we are flying, it is our responsibility to cease flying to avert a dangerous situation. While others may lack proper manners and intrude on our rightful space, we must go the extra mile and insure the safety of all. Another's bad manners does not grant us the privilege to assume a dam-

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Competition is a major force within the kiting commu· nity. As such it can not be overlooked. Competition is good for kiting as it advances the sport through innova· tion of both equipment and technique. However, it should not be emphasized to the point where winning becomes the most important objective. True enough, it is grea

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While many of us covet time flying by ourselves and being at one with the kite, the communal nature of kite flying needs to be recognized. The interaction with oth· �rs of like mind is important. We should freely exchange Ideas, knowledge and experiences, helping those who have questions. We should stand ready to loan equip· ment to other fliers or place our equipment in the hands of an inquiring public as long as safety is maintained. We should welcome and expose all outsiders to our wonder world and be equally as gracious toward all members of the greater kiting community.

On a final note, all serious kitefliers should belong to the AKA and remain members. While there are those who are critical of the organization, the AKA is the national organization of kite people and remains the major world wide organization dedicated to kiting. We, by our membership, support our organization which in turn supports our passion. Thank you for staying with me to the end. I hope that you have enjoyed these reflections as much as I have enjoyed writing them. In a perfect world, the philosophy presented would be easily attained; yet we live in an imperfect world. I sometimes have trouble meeting this manifesto, myself, yet I believe it to be an ideal worthy of seeking.

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Reg ion 5 Great Lakes Robyne Gardner, Regional Director

Greetings, Region 5 ! This summer has certainly been a whirlwind of activity; but at least I'm not left wondering where the summer went. Most of it has been spent just trying to "keep UP"!

Here's some notes that should have been included in my last report: Two new clubs are taking shape in Michigan_ The Mid-Michigan String Stretchers (M2S2, for short) have been unofficially meeting for a couple of years now_ Organizers Ken Blain (616) 676-5980 and Terry McPherson (616) 527-4229 have taken the big step and are now publishing a newsletter_ They have already offered several great workshops for club members, and are actively seeking both new members and suggestions_ Another group of kitefliers starting to band together is the Sail Catchers of Lower Michigan_ Mark Bailey of Adrian, ML invites interested fliers to call him at (517) 265-3620_

Late in May, OSEK held a fly at the Chalet Dubonne Winery, and it was great to hear that Mike Weletyk was at the end of a string again_ Mike and wife, Leni, have been in the AKA longer than anyone else I can think of (except for Founding Father, Bob Ingraham)_ Mike's "signature" in flight is a train of 103 five ft. tall Eddy-bow kites_ Everyone in the Cleveland and surrounding areas has seen Mike fly his train from a winch off the back of his truck! Illness has prevented Mike from doing much flying in recent years, so I was especially happy to hear of him and Leni flying the train of deltas during the winery fly_ Mike is now recuperating from by-pass surgery_ Get Well, SOON, Mike!

Add another family member to your AKA list: Sarah Elizabeth Bangley joined our world on June I, 1995_ Proud Dad, Dave Bangley of the BSAF probably already has some aerial shots of her. Mommy Betsy, Daddy Dave, and Sarah herself attended Black Swamp's Independence Day Pot Luck & Kite Fly on July L I would be remiss here if I didn't also mention the birth of mine and Rick's first grandchild - Jack Stephen Nagy was born on Jan_ 27 this year. (Thanks, Dave, for giving me the "in")_

I saw quite a few Region 5-ers at the Chicago Sport Kite Festival in June_ Congrats especially go out to Pete DiGiacomo, who placed second with a great indoor ballet routine_ Mike Moore of P A captured first in the indoor event. Sam Ritter took home a 2nd place for his quad ballet; Side Show was 2nd in Exp_ Pairs; and Rob-N-Air took a pair of seconds, one for Open Team Train, and one for Masters Pairs_

The Mid-American Sport Kite Classic was held on June 24-25 this year. Great fun, as usual, and for the second year in a row, (even in spite of the date change) low winds and fly-or-die conditions on Sunday_ Saturday morning saw the dawn of a new event: The Pairs Pancake Flip-Off_ Last year, the Team of PJ's & Pancakes (Elaine DeRoover and DJ Cosby) was the guiding force for

this event and a few of us decided we could help flip pancakes for the crowd with at least as much panache' ; thus, a new event was born_ You just had-ta be there .. . See photo. Final standings for MIB, starting with 1st place were: Jim Wirt, Jon Trennepohl, Al Hargus, Wayne Brunjes, Bob Roehl, and Sam Ritter.

I hope this summer has exhausted our share of injuries and illness for the rest of the year. Annie Ritter was badly bruised up and has been walking around with a broken elbow due to a nasty fall from a bike. Get well wishes also go out to Fred Bell - hope you're feeling better. We MISSED you and your bread at the Games!

And speaking of the North Coast Stunt Kite Games ... wow. What an event... held the weekend of July 14-16, even the triple-degree temperatures couldn't keep us from having FUN. If you missed this event, you missed: the Spam Toss; a great Single-line mass ascension (complete with pins for the participants, made by Terry Gerweck); the renewal of wedding vows by Dr. & Mrs. K yte; a Rev mass ascension led by Sam Ritter; the tattoo booth manned by Bob White and Saundra Young; the lovely dove arch train made and flown by Charlie Sotich; and you also missed out on the the sight of the 12 ft. "Smootch" character fighting his way across the parking lot in 30 mph winds.

There was just too much/un to recite it all here in this column. If you were camping, especially on Thursday night when the BIG storm came through, you'll know what I mean when I say "It's not just an event; it's an adventure!" Winds of 60 mph tore through the campground with little notice. Some reports say 92 mph was clocked at nearby Davis-Besse Power Plant. Either way, between the winds and the lightening storms, no one will ever tell me again that kitefliers aren't a hardy bunch. One down-note to the whole weekend was that campers Dave & Jolene Higherly, of IN, had to leave on Friday after Jolene fell from their truck camper and broke her leg. Hope you're mending fast Jolene!

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L -R, Bob Roehl, Karen Scanlo-Roehl, John Cosby, Vieki Romanoff, AI Hargus, OJ C osby, Robyne & Riek Garnder, Elian OeRoover .

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Region 6 Midwest Bob Neiman, Regional Director

This has been an exciting and busy summer for the flyers in Region 6. Mind you, I'm not complaining, as the more excuses we all have to go fly a kite, the better we all like it! So let's see what's happening in the Region for the rest of the summer ...

The Wisconsin Kite Society will be hosting the Mots Festival on Milwaukee's beautiful lakefront. Held on September 16, this festival will feature spectacular single·liners, comprehensive kite judging, and sport kite demos to go along with KSW's annual breakfast. Call Jeff Kataoka at (414) 277·9121, for more information.

The Minnesota Kite Society will have staged their 9th Annual Flying Colors Festival on August 19, by the time you read thiS, so I'll report the competition results in the next issue of Kiting. Seiko Nakamura, a Japanese flyer of international acclaim, visited St. Paul, MN, on August 19·22, as part of the cultural exchange and 40th anniversary between sister·cities St. Paul and Nagasaki City, Japan. Mr. Nakamura brought 100 kites to exhibit at the Landmark Center and then auctioned them off at the end of his stay.

Don't forget about Sky Circus, sponsored by the Chicagoland Sky Liners, to be held on September 23·24, at Ned Brown Meadows in Schaumburg, IL. This event will kick·off the pre·AKA convention festivities with special guest Martin Lester on hand to fill the skies with his beautiful aerial art. Contact Rudy Bouhuys at (708) 972·9562 for more information.

The competition front has also heated up as Region 6 fliers continued to place well at national and regional level events held in the Midwest. The Chicago Sport Kite Festival drew over 80 competitors, 13 pairs teams and 4 teams while entertaining thousands of spectators. Jamie Fraser, Rick Gardner and Andy Legge took 1st, 2nd & 3rd respectively in NIP, while Russ Faulk and Mike Delfar took 1st & 2nd in lIP. Jan Winkel garnered 1st in EIP, while pairs partner Herb Schulz finished 3rd. Fi· nally, in MIP, Bob Roehl grabbed a 3rd place finish. In the individual ballet events, the competition was even stiffer as Matt Ward took home 2nd in EIB and Bryan Schackmuth grabbed 2nd place honors in MIB. Bryan continued his trophy hunt as he placed 1st in OOB.

In team events, Windy City Shear (Wayne Chlebanowski & Harry Larsen) took home 1st place, OC Frequent Flyers (AI Bull & Doc Jenkins) grabbed 2nd, and Flying Frogs (Dan Brinnehl & Russ Faulk) won 3rd in IPB. In EPB, Sky Scapes Uan Winkel & Herb Schulz) won yet another 1st, while Cheap Sunglasses (Rudy & Jane Bouhuys) placed 3rd. St. Elmo's Fire (Bob & Karen Roehl) won 3rd in MPB and Chicago Fire (Eric Wolff, Jerry Elkerton, Bob Neiman, & Red Welzien) won their third national·level MTB award and finished 2nd in MTP. Special guests at this year's festival included our own AKA prez, Pete Dolphin as well as Scott Augenbaugh, all the way from Hawaii.

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The Mid-America Stunt Kite Classic, held in Kalamazoo, MI, could have used more wind, but spirits were high as ever as Region 6 fliers again faired well against the competition. Russ Faulk won yet again in lIP and I1B with Wayne Chlebanowski placing 2nd in I1P. Matt Ward & Jan Winkel finished 2nd & 3rd in EIP, while Bob Roehl flew to a 3rd place finish in MIP. Jim Wirt had a great event as he placed 1st in MIB and 2nd in MOB. Finally, Sky Scapes continued to win in EPB.

The South Suburban Kite Festival in Homewood, IL, in only its 2nd year, drew over 45 competitors as the flyers battled too much heat and too little wind. Josh Jacobson, Rick Gardner & Jerry Yurek placed 1st, 2nd & 3rd in NIP, and Mike Delfar & Dan Brinnehl took 2nd & 3rd in I1P. Herb Schulz garnered 1st and Russ Faulk took home 2nd in EIP while Bob Roehl finished 2nd in MIP & MIB, with Jerry Elkerton finishing 3rd in MIB. Rick De Young, Kathy Brinnehl & Dan Brinnehl made it a 1, 2, 3 sweep in I1B, and Matt Ward grabbed 3rd in EIB. Jim Wirt won 2nd in OOB and St. Elmo's Fire won MPB. finally, Chicago Fire took home top honors again in MTP & MTB. The Midwest continued to be honored with the presence of some of the greatest fliers in kiting, as Ron Reich and Stretch Tucker were guests of the festival.

Region 6 fliers have had a lot of success this summer and with the All-American Stunt Kite Championships on, September 9·10, and the AKA Nationals the last week of September, we have alot of excitement yet to come.

That's it until next issue. Call me at (708) 359·2556 and keep me informed of what's going on. Because it's a BIG region, I can't be at every event and I have to rely a lot on the clubs and interested AKA members to provide me information, so please .... help me out!

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Reg ion 8 South Central Richard Dermer, Regional Director

As usual, Southwestern events were few and far be· tween this summer ... no activity beyond club flys in Louisiana and Texas and only a handful in Oklahoma.

For the second year in a row, the Oklahoma Kiters were given a demonstration field and exhibition space at the huge Aerospace America Airshow in Oklahoma City. Members of the Oklahoma City club, the Tulsa Windriders, and even some out·of·staters gave both individual and team flying demos for five days. The wind and weather were great, and tens of thousands of spectators saw some great flying ... some nice air· planes, too.

The fifth annual Edmond, Oklahoma Libertyfest Kite Festival tried something new this yeaL-back·to· back one day sport kite competitions. Correctly antici· pating about 20 contestants, organizer Jon Wagner, and I decided we could offer a full slate of events on both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's event was the Libertyfest; Sunday's the Edmond Sport Kite �hampionships. Different entry fees, mostly different Judges, but the same group of fliers ... double points for the weekend! With nice weather and fliers, it worked great Bigtime winner was Kansan, Jerry Hershey with double wins in intermediate ballet and a first and third in precision. Other winners included Mac Carder Tomarra Taylor, Ken Lantz, David Burns Larry Stiles Larry Christensen, Troy Gunn, Team Bono and Tea� Nemesis. Frank Kenisky was announcer a�d score· keeper; this was a Southwest Sport Kite Conference event

The third annual Summer Winds Kite Fly in �orman, Okla��a was once again a nice, easy·going smgle day exhibitIOn fly. The University of Oklahoma supplied a great flying field and lots of volunteers to teach sled making to kids. Sonic Drive Ins contributed funding to pay for the sled making materials, and AKA member Brenda Wheelock organized the whole affair.

Events almost upon you as you read this: are the Wichita Kansas Silver Wings Festival, Sept 16·17, and the AKA Convention in Tulsa, Sept 27·0ct L We'll fill you in on those, as well as the Texas events in Rockport and Wichita Falls, next issue.

For a little longer range planning, consider either or both of two South Texas events scheduled for Novem· ber. Frank Kenisky is helping organize a new South Padre Island Kite Festival on November 10·12. This will be a short

.notice, low budget affair this year, but �as the potential to be a large scale, city funded event

III 1996. (South Padre has been suggested as an AKA convention site for 1998, and the city is very interested.)

The weekend following Thanksgiving will once again see Texas klters gathering at Apfel Park in Galveston. !his event is spontaneous and started as a buggy gather· mg a few years ago and has been growing ever since.

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No registration or organization, just lots of fliers and a huge beach to play on. Sport kiters, single· line fliers and builders, buggyers ... everybody's welcome! You North· erners come on down ... the Texas Gulf Coast has some pretty nice weather in November.

[Ed note: The following report was also submitted by Richard Dermer.]

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AKA member Catherine Clemens from Duncan Okla· homa asked me for sled· making materials to tak� on a trip to Africa recently. Here is her report:

The kiteflying took place April 13, 1995 on the Yeatman's farm. They live just outside of Chipienge, Zimbabwe, which has a lovely view of the Chimanimani Mountains. This is in southeastern Zim· babwe, about 30 miles from Mazambique. The Yeatmans have approximately 200 families living and working on their coffee and macadamia nut farm. (They also have a school and a church.)

Early one evening, I briefly showed the Yeatmans how to make a "sled". When we went outside I didn't feel there would be enough wind to fly well, and intended to show the workers the following morning. But as soon as one kite went up, the children, men, and women began coming seemingly out of nowhere (from the coffee fields, I'm sure). With a little coaxing, we were soon swamped and made about 50 kites in 45 minutes. Even a little 2·year old boy was flying. There wasn' t much wind but we did manage about 30 in the air. I don't believe any of them had ever flown a kite, or even seen one, but the fun and excitement was contagious. It was hard to explain the importance of keeping away from power lines in a language I didn't know. But all went exceptionally well and flying continued until all light was gone.

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Lynn Cabrel, (Cathy Clemens sister-in-law), demonstrates the correct sled bridle length to a Zimbabwean father and son.

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Region 11 Northern Cal i fornia

Tom McAlister, Regional Director

The summer report always comes due the day after our Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Championships, a time when time itself seems to have evaporated in the breeze.

If you missed this year's festival you missed a new and improved version of this always solid event. Great weather, great wind, and a great volunteer crew all came together for the best Berkeley ever.

Changes in the field layout placed the single-line area adjacent to the multi-line area instead of the usual frontto-back arrangement of previous years. As a result, spectators could camp out in one spot and see the entire event unfold. The new arrangement also provided a better forum for the manufacturers' demo areas. Manufacturers represented included Buena Vista Kite Co., Prism Designs, Revolution Kites, Skynasaur, and Air Master Kites.

Other new aspects of the event included mass ascenSions, buggy races, and an indoor flying seminar given by Buena Vista Kites. The participants were pleased to learn there were free. pins for each category of mass ascension. We'll do this again nest year, so start your kitemaking now!

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Winning the "Best-kept Secret of the Year" award was the surprise entry of Team Vision Air, sponsored by Buena Vista Kite Co., in the team competitions. In spite of some technical difficulties and the fact that members Peter Werba, Darrin Skinner, Steve Thomas, and Akira Suzuki had only practiced together for a month, the team performed solid precision and ballet routines.

Light to medium winds throughout the festival gave way to strong winds for Monday's five-mile Cross-Country Buggy Race. It proved to be a grueling five miles. I know, because I raced it, and at one point my arms almost fell off. I have been resisting the concept of a harness, but if I want to continue raCing, I may have to break down and get one. I guess I'll just have to shake the six-month old memory of Bruce Morrison bouncing up and down on his head for twenty yards while hooked into his harness. Although Bruce wasn't seriously hurt, it looked terrible. I guess hard heads do come in handy. Whoops, I'm sorry, did I say hard heads? I meant to say hard hats. Bruce did have a helmet on at the time.

But seriously, my thanks go out to all the wonderful volunteers and sponsors who made the Berkeley event possible. Special thanks to Craig Wong, who was head judge, and also to the rest of the competitions' crew and competitors.

On the BASKL front, BASKL finally broke the curse of rain at the Newark event on lune 17. Organizers learned what a pleasure it could be to not have to battle with the elements. Don't forget the last three BASKL events of the season: August 19, Baylands Park; Sept_ 2, Golden Gate Challenge; Sept. 16, Year-end Awards Celebration in Berkeley_

Plans are also under way to add an 18 mile buggy cruise to the schedule of events for the Golden Gate Challenge on September 2. The plan, as it stands now, is to do the cruise on the Sunday after the GGC competition.

In addition to these BASKL events, we can look forward to the Hair-or-the Dog Fly, in Monterey, the week after the Convention, as well as the One Sky, One World flies in October. Check with the Lewandowskis for the OSOW fly nearest you.

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Reg ion 12 SoCal/Pacif ic Walt Thompson, Regional Director If the AKA Convention was not in your plans this year, try and talk to someone who went and I'll bet they have pskylines@speed. nethotographs and stories to share. Maybe informal debriefing sessions would not only be fun and informative, the gatherings might bring more kitemakers and fliers together.

At the end of July, several of us trekked north to Berkeley for the Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Championship. It was worth the trip! If you did not go this year, try and plan for the last weekend in July, 1996, for this Festival. There were many fun filled, exciting events along with excellent competitive flyers_ down The Rok Battle on Sunday included a beautiful dyed fabric Rok (Ty Billings fabric) being cut from the sky and floating into the San Francisco Bay.

Among the happenings, were earnest conversations to have an all California Festival put on by the Northern California Kite Club (NCKC) and the San Diego Kite Club (SDKC) somewhere near mid-state, possibly Pismo Beach. Let's stop talking about this and get behind the organizers and do it! This would be a fun event and could start a precedent. Sep. 17, on San Diego's Broadway Pier, will be the scene of the second year of a kite festival with an Art and Music Festival sharing the same venue.

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Kitefliers will place many beautiful single-line kites in the air above the San Diego downtown area of the Broadway Street Pier. Come and watch or participate in creating an immense colorful backdrop in the sky_

Meanwhile, there will be a world class Music Festival and Art Festival on the pier as well as activities on the adjoining cruise ship pier. The "B" street pier Art Auditorium will house Cyberfest ' 95. This event will present a look at what is happening in the arts with computers and new computerized art forms. This will be a unique event you can participate in as part of a global Cyberfest, including Cyberfest ' 95, Hong Kong, Cyberfest ' 95, Japan, and other localities.

Along with the art, music and cyber stuff, the sky line will be decorated with kites from various kitemakers. The SDKC is listed as a sponsor because of the addition of the mart in the sky and discussions of contemporary kiting. The Port of San Diego operates the Art Auditorium and kite flying is now practically expected to show off the city skyline.

Some events coming up include a workshop by Ed Lindsay about spars and spar fittings and a proposed workshop of Kite Aerial Photography (KAP). On January I, the ever growing New Year's Day Kite Festival will happen at Mission Bay Park. This event just keeps getting bigger and better every year. Mark your calendars because it will be here soon. Smooth Winds ...

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by Corey Jensen

Corey Jensen, Head Buckaroo of Windborne

Kites in Monterey, is a former president of

AKA who submits an opinion column

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Let me tell a little story on myself ... A couple of years ago at The Niagara Falls International Kite Festival, after the main activities, I was casually rude to some woman at the party afterwards. I didn't know her from anyone and we just did not hit it off. I probably said something and, you know how I can be some· times. (No matter how much I may regret my behavior later.) Anyway, her husband had been trying to interest her more in kiting, as the sport had already gripped his soul, and I did not help the situation. Set him back a good bit, I dare·say.

Cut to Montreal last June, her second kite festival, where she and her husband, (Laurie & Richard Dutton, by the way) and their van, were the transportation for our little group including Martin Lester and Meg & Bill Albers with Bailey, and all our kite stuff, back-and

forth 'tween the flying site in Verdun and our accommodations out by the airport in Dorval. About 20-30 minutes each way depending on traffic. Boy, did she remember me!

It was a wonderful festival and everyone was having fun. I guess I can be charming and witty on occasion. Do I fake sincerity well? Whatever. Laurie and I mended our fences and had some great conversations - she's very smart and glib and quick-witted - I love a good debate. We kept the party lively.

This morning I got a fax from her just saying thanks and they'd had a good time and what a relaxing break from the stress at work, and the great kite memories. And a nice drawing of a kite. Made me feel great.

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We affect the people around us in wayswe sometimes don't see or understand. I got lucky and received a chance to redeem myself. Casual rudeness is truly a social disease. I admit my guilt. Makes the realization all the more delicious. Thank you (non-specific) for that lesson. And thank you Laurie (Igy), for that second chance. Let's hope YOU don't have any regrets.

Update on Our Founder

Tal Streeter came up with a marvelous idea for an acknowledgment of Bob Ingraham in his hometown of Silver City, New Mexico. The Silver City Museum, in the H.B. Allman House (Susan Berry: Director, 312 West Broadway, Silver City, NM 88061) caught Tal's eye and he has written to the director. To quote Tal: "How do you break away from that old saying that you may be famous but you won't ever be recognized in your home town? Not while you're alive, at least. Only a very few are lucky enough to receive this recognition."

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The letter had an effect and there is now a display of kites in the museum and acknowledgment of Bob's contribution to the international renaissance of kiting. But only for a year, I understand. Of course, we all agree it should be a permanent exhibit. There is also a move afoot to place a plaque on Bob's house as the starting place of the American Kitefliers Association thirty years ago.

I know how uncomfortable it is to deal with death and cancer. More so for Bob than any of us, however. Please take a moment to give the old man a call. Just talk to him. He feels forgotten (of course he is not) and loves hearing from kiters. Bob usually feels better in the afternoon.

We need to remember our roots. Even if you have never met Bob & Hazel, they are not strangers. Don't let this opportunity pass without letting them know how much it all means to every one of us.

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KALAMAZOO String Dancing Kites 616 Summer Street 1616) 385·3530

LANSING Wind Zinger Kite Sales 4616 N. Grand River Ave 1517) 323·1666

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NAGS HEAD Kitty Hawk Kites PO Box 1839 (919)4414124

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Anchorage Alas-Kiters PO Box 143224 Anchorage, AK 99514-3224

Route 66 Kite Club 4032 E. Glen Rosa Drive Phoenix, Al 85018

Coyote Kite Club 4951 E. Grant #119 Tucson, Al 85712

ABCD Kite Flying Club 700 Cecelia Drive Glen Ellen, CA 95442

Lavender Winds

Wichita Windjammers Kite Cluh

924 East Douglas Ave. Wichita, KS 67202

Kentucky K yters 949 Gregory Way LeXington, KY 40514

Crescent City Kitefliers 2908 Tugie Street Metairie, LA 70003

Sea Coast Kite Flyers 285 Euclid Avenue Lynn, MA 01904-1964

South Jersey Kiteflyers ..,..--91 Cherry Circle

- Blackwood, NJ 08012 Club Cuervo Azul

/ 1518 Combs Circle / Silver City, NM 88061 Buffalo Flight Delegation

266 Elmwood Ave, #301 Buffalo, NY 14222

Great Lakes Kitefliers SC)ciety

/ PO Box 331 Buffalo, NY 14205-0331

Newport �ite-Group !?6 Homestead Lane

- Portsmouth, RI 02871·4012 WlndblcriV"� Friends Kite/Ciub

.-728 Central Avenue (" Pawtucket, RI 02861

For Chapter Club Info, write Chris Moore

3856 Mary Terrace Fremon t, CA 94538

Northern California Kite Club

........... Sky Sailers Kite Club ,.-- PO Box 6335

North Plymouth, MA 02362

Black/Swamp Air Force A51 Potomac Drive Toledo, OH 43607

Sceni£ !:;I-ty Kite Club 2915 0zarKRoad Chattanooga, TN 37415

Club Liaison Chair 33525 W. 743rd Street Gardner, KS 66030 (973) 856-5777

2138 Cypress Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806

Redwood Coast Wind Pilots 2306 F Street Eureka, CA 95501

San Diego Kite Club PO Box 7977 San Diego, CA 92167

Grand Lake Sky-Hi Kitefliers PO Box 57 Grand Lake, CO 80447

Phli Delta Phli 3555 Jubilant Place Colorado Springs, CO 80917

Connectikiters 92 Woodin Street Hamden, CT 06514-4404

Winds and Rainbows 3781 Cumberland St. NW Washington, DC 20018

Wind Watchers of Southwest Florida

2160 Leisure Lane Ft Myers, FL 33907

Bald Mountain Kite Club 6625 Cedar Mountain Rd Blairsville, GA 30512

KAOS/Kite Association of Savannah

2115 Causton Bluff Rd Savannah, GA 31404

Hawaii Kitefliers Association

PO Box 11722 Honolulu, HI 96828

Hawaii Sportkite Association

3071 Pualei Circle, #202 Honolulu, HI 96815

Midwest Wind Wrestlers Kite Club

1912 Castle Street Waterloo, IA 50701

Chicagoland Sky Liners 2 South 730 Timber Drive Warrenville, IL 60555

Hoosier Kltefliers Society, Inc.

PO Box 6881 Kokomo, IN 46904-6881

Kansas City Kite Club 12944 W. 87th St. Pkwy Lenexa, KS 66215

Tailspins Kite Club 1119 Market St. #2 Emporia, KS 66801

Topeka Kite Flyers 701 Porter Auburn, KS 66402

Kapitol Air Korps -----PO Box 7254

Silver Spring, MD 20907 Maryland Kite Society

10113 Lloyd Road Potomac, MD 20854

�te Group PO Box 47257 Oak Park, MI 48237

Kazoo Stringfellows �/ PO Box 2241

Kalamazoo, MI 49003 Traverse Bay Liners Kite Club

354 W. McKinley Road Traverse City, MI 49684

Minnesota Kite Society ___ .I'D Box 580016

Minneapolis, MN 55458 Gateway Kite Club

24-9 Gladys �erguson, MO 63135 st. LouiS Kite Club

_2238 Arborview Drive <� Maryland Hts, MO 63043 Carolinas Association of K�nthusiasts

/' �?62 Greenway Avenue Charlotte, NC 28204

Midwest Winds Kitefliers Club

,// PO Box 3770 Omaha, NE 68103

Liberty Flyers 6 Sunset Terrace Chatham, NJ 07928

Monmouth Ocean County Kitefliers

PO Box 685 Waretown, NJ 08758

Captain Eddies Flying Circus 3)90 Thornway Drive

.,/Columbus, OH 43231 Central Ohio Kitefliers �SOCi on

3 Bristol Road Columbus, OH 43221

Ohio �iety for the Yle'lfation of Kites

- " ' 428 East 274th Street Euclid, OH 44132

Wright JS.ite Club 40J2-Forest Ridge Blvd

,.A1ayton, OH 45424 Aboyeand Beyond flO Box 262

Weatherford, OK 73096 Tulsa WlndRiders

1l7?2-E. 37th St. _____ -'flllsa, OK 74146

AssocilJ,ted Oregon Kitefliers _ -PO Box 25616

Portland, OR 97225 Llnc�n_City Kite Friendship

_��Box 973 Lincoln City, OR 97367

FIy:..Piffsburgh Kite Club /159 Pinchtown Road

/ Pittsburgh, PA 15236 Key�e Kiters

�/-460 Allenview Drive � Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Lehlgh'yalley Kite Society

}OWest Third Street �Bethlehem, P A 18015 SkvYHots Kite Club

-�020 Linda Lane Sinking Springs, PA 19608

Kites Over New England L.Ile1rox 20191

Cranston, RI 02920

Gems In "{he Wind Kite.GlUb

no Box 234 , Fulton, TX 78358

High Plains Kite Association /�-PErffiiX9035

,/ Amarillo, TX 79105 Jewels Of The Sky Klters Association

-2320Veager Street Ft Worth, TX 76112

Lubbockites"Kite Club "4408 - 26th Street Lubbock, TX 79410

Red Rive ite Fliers Ass . ion

PO Box 2010 Wichita Falls, TX 76307

Te�kyRiders Kite Club ..-------;

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.�?X 61401

Houston, TX 77208-1401 Th��o Kiteflyers Outfit �� :?uilford

San An " TX 78217 Wi eavers

1118 Barrow Abilene, TX 79605

Windwatchers Kite Club oVJfah

/ �457 E. Winterwood Circle Sandy, UT 84092

Ric!!Jnond Air Force .------3646 Grovewood Road

Richmond, V A 23234

No�� Sky Painters �?: ��. Copalis Beach, W A 98535

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Pierce C9-unty- Kitefliers AS§ociation

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SCI.'.!Y' � Box 7882

Everett, W A 98201 Washington Kitefliers Association

Jla6fic Science Center / 200 2nd Avenue N

Seattle, W A 98109 Westl! t Wlndriders

Box 233 South Bend, W A 98586

Kite Society of Wisconsin 2266 North Prospect Ave, #501 Milwaukee, WI 53202

British Columbia Kitefliers Association

Box 755, 810 W. Broadway Vancouver, BC V5l 4C9 CANADA

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AMERICAN KlTEFlJERS ASSOClAnON 1559 ROCkville Pike . Rockville_ MD 20852-1651 ' USA

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AKA LOGO CLOTHING Red, black, or royal blue shirt with large

recVwhite logo on back & small white logo & lettering on front. Adult sizes L, XL, & XXL.

Short Sleeved T-Shirt

Long Sleeved T-Shirt

1 1 .00 1 6.00

Crew-Neck Sweatshirt 1 8 .00

CONVENTION ATTI R E 1 994 Wildwood Polo Shirt 1 8 .00 1 992 Lubbock Polo Shirt 1 0. 00

A C C ES S O R I E S AKA Cloisonne Pin 4.00 AKA Fanny Pack 7.50 1 994 Wildwood Pin 4.00 1 993 Seaside MTA Gallery Pin 2.00 1 992 Lubbock Pin 1 .00 1 992 Lubbock Visor 2.00

7559 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852

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FOR YOU R HAPPY COATS (Remember the Happy Coats Contest.)

Official AKA Patch 4.00 1 994 Wildwood Patch 3.00 1 993 Seaside Patch

1 992 Lubbock Patch

1 .00 1 .00

SHIPPING & HANDLING Patches and Pins 1 .00 T-Shirts 3.50 Combinations 5.00 Overseas Shipment COST

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Documents

Founders of the American Kitefliers Association...Founders of the American Kitefliers Association I twas 31 years ago. In 1964, Bob and Hazel had a sta· tionery store in Silver City,