• Great Kite Web Sites

    • Meg Albers' Kite History Web Site
      My good friend Meg provides some terrific historical accounts of famous kiters. Meg is someone whose research writing I respect a great deal. I am always pleased to collaborate with her in digging for historical detail.
    • Eden Maxwell's Atelier
      Eden is a dear friend and true mentor. His art is marvelous, his writing evokes thoughts that inspire me and his constant encouragement of my historical research energizes me. This web site shows the tremendous talents of a very gifted man.
    • Bill Wilson's 'Steady Winds' weblog.
      Excellent web log on kiting news, construction tips and KAP by a great kite flyer and good friend from Halifax NS.
    • The Drachen Foundation
      Absolutely marvelous site of the great foundation dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge about kites worldwide. Also the source of the Drachen Foundation's Journal and Newsletter. Resources, and travelling exhibitions are featured here.
    • KiteLife - The Internet Kiting E-zine
      The best on-line Kite journal in the world. Now features links to the fabulous, but sadly out of publication, print journal "Kite Lines".
    • AKA The American Kitefliers Association
      Founded in 1964 the AKA now has over 4000 members in 35 nations. The yearly AKA convention is the largest annual world gathering of serious kite fliers in an educational and performance event.
    • Kite Patents Blog
      Adi Shavit has created a rich resource of both historical reference significance and inspiration for creativity in building kites. It is one of my favorite sites on kites!
    • Tim Parish's MY BEST KITE Web Site
      Tim Parish is a kite flier with a passion for spreading the joy of kiting to others around the world. His site provides interesting information on kites and a great series of small kites to build with very low cost materials.

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  • American Kite Clubs:

  • British Kite Clubs

    Kite Clubs of Great Britain
    • The Kite Society of Great Britain
      This kite club was founded in 1979 and currently has over 3500 members world wide. It is recognized as the leading organization of kitefliers in Great Britian. This group publishes the quarterly journal "The Kiteflier", a very respected publication.

  • Kites to Buy, Kite Building Materials and Plans