Newport Kite festival

Ron Kitt promotes the Newport Kite festival on The Rhode Show.

Kite show displays aerial acrobatics: foxprovidence.com

World's largest kite flies in Berck-sur-Mer

World's largest kite flies in Berck-sur-Mer: "Peter Lynn has designed a 1250 square metre kite for the Al Farsi Kite Team, who already hold the former largest kite in the world, a Kuwait-shaped flying flag."

AKA Election Significant Dates

It is not too soon to begin to think about AKA Elections. The following are the significant dates in the 2011 AKA Election process.

• Thursday, June 30, 2011, Nominations requested
• Saturday, July 30, 2011 Nominations due back
• Sunday, August 14, 2011 Ballots Mailed
• Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Ballots due back
• Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Annual Meeting (results announced)
  

ConnectiKITERS March 2011

The project for the ConnectiKITERS Workshop on March 13, 2011, at Masonicare in Wallingford, CT is a No Sew Jessy Kite presented by Dick Maciel.

Dick is making pre-cut kits for the project.

Contact Richard Bromley to register for the Workshop.

Kites on Ice

Here is great video of kites being flown indoors as part of a Figure Skating Ballet.

Pipa Kite Commercial for Shell

The kite in the video is a Brazilian Pipa Kite, indigenous to Brazil.

The video is very instructive. It shows things not to do with a kite. Running doesn't work. Throwing the kite up doesn't work. It is the dog who finally gets it right, grabbing the kite and taking it down wind away from the flier. Then it is easily pulled up in to the sky!

Snowflake Kite Starbucks Commercial

Starbucks is airing a "Taste of the Season" commercial that uses white Snowflake Facet kites. Of course, there was no wind for the shoot, so in the city shots, helium balloons were used to loft the kites for filming. The 'open area' shots are in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Enjoy!