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Adrian Wells
An expanding collection of photos and materials related to kiting, boarding and buggies based at Uphill, Weston-super-Mare, UK.
http://www.goodwinds.org/
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Alfred Schwarz
Austrian flier with information on the Pfaff walking foot and kiting in Vienne.
http://www.kites.org/fredl/
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Andreas Napravnik
Enthusiastic German flier and builder. Galleries of photos from many German festivals.
http://www.napravnik.com/
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Andrew Albosta
Reports on 3 years of the Smithsonian and other festivals.
http://www.angelfire.com/va3/kitsu/
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Andy Tauber
The Kite Flying Fool presents a site bristling with images and information.
http://www.kiteflyers.org/
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Andy Wardley
Kite flier, designer and movie maker. Known for freestyle and trick flying.
http://wardley.org/kites/index.html
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Anthony Thyssen
Kite Workshop where Anthony designs and builds unusual kite designs.
http://www.cit.gu.edu.au/~anthony/kites/
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Bart W van Assen
The kite-flying Dutchman. Well travelled and published flier. [English and Dutch]
http://home.versatel.nl/kitedude/
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Bas Vreeswijk
Builder of single-line applique Edo kites and mini kites made from bamboo and washipaper.
http://members.home.nl/bas.vreeswijk/
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Bill Wilson
Kite blog showcasing Bill's custom kites, builders plans, photos, videos and other information related to kites.
http://www.steadywinds.com/wordpress/
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Bob Childs
Sport kite designer/competitor turned kite traction enthusiasts and kite skating pioneer. Site includes biography, interviews, articles and media galleries.
http://www.doomwheels.com
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Bob White's Kite History Site
Timeline of Kite History, Bibliography of Kite Books and Publications, Famous Kite Pioneers
http://www.infocomservices.com/kites
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Brian Champie
Information about kiting in the San Francisco Bay Area, tournaments, workshops, stories, and information on the California Wasp Kite.
http://kitefart.com/
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Carl Crowell
Kites at the crow*well.
http://www.kite.com/kite/kitedex.htm
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Chesham Kites
Photo galleries and videos of our kiting experiences in the UK. Forums and chat rooms.
http://www.cheshamkites.co.uk
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Craig Rodgerson
Kite enthusiast and Pizazz designer from Flint Michigan USA.
http://www.acmediner.com/kites/
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Damien du Toit
Introduction to kites and kite flying.
http://coda.co.za/kites_and_kite_flying/index.html
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Daniel Gagnon
Traction kite designer, using Foilmaker. [French]
http://members.tripod.com/daniel_gagnon0/
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Dave Culp
Sailcraft research and development. High speed sailing development, kite powered sailcraft, links to the Amateur Yacht Research Society.
http://www.dcss.org/speedsl/
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Dave Lord
Lots of detail on traction kites, kite buggies and land yachts.
http://home.comcast.net/~dolord/
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David Aberdeen
Amateur traction kite designer / enthusiast shares kite plans and photos.
http://www.wirelessdatasys.com/dea
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David Guidolin
Canadian two and four line flier. Toronto festival report.
http://webhome.idirect.com/~davlin/
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David Ronan
A traction kite enthusiast from County Limerick, Ireland.
http://www.kites.org/dmr/
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David Scarbrough
Using kites to train falcons.
http://members.aol.com/hawking007/kite.html
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Detlef Beyer
Kite Paradise - A Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location Database.
http://www.medienkonzepte.de/KITE/
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Didier Ferment
Prolific French designer. Many attractive quad designs.
http://w1.neuronnexion.com/~dferment/summary.htm
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Don Hansberger
Kite flying in New York.
http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/hamboogie/
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Doug
Kiting Rocks Cleveland.
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/arkansas/231/
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Eleven`s Trick Kite Site
Alfred Stoppels shares his experiences with trick-kiting. Sport kite trick instruction and kite reviews.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~deodate
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Esben Collstrup
Danish flier, and dropper of parafauna.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/5861/
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Frank Ellerkamp
Unofficial Swiss Kite Site - clubs and stores in Switzerland.
http://www.phokite.ch/frank/kite/
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Freedom Through Flight
Features a blog about sport kites. Includes photos and reviews.
http://www.freedomthroughflight.com
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Gary Engvall
Kite information, links to kite plans, kite events, kite books, kite catalogs, kite clubs. Workshop kites.
http://members.cox.net/gengvall/
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Geert Donker Duyvis
Innovative designer of single line kites, including dragons.
http://www.gddweb.org/home.html
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Gertraud Umlauft
Kites and Music - Stunt kite flying information, plus tips for adapting to strong wind.
http://www.kites.org/kitesandmusic/
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Gilles Lehoux
Kites built from readily available materials. Cartoons and sillyness.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/2779/
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Glenn Davison - Kiting USA
A growing collection of resources related to miniature kite making and using kites in the classroom for educational purposes.
http://www.kitingusa.com/
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Graeme Poole
Specialist in DIRC dragonfly kites.
http://www.users.senet.com.au/~gtnpoole/index.htm
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Hans Jansen
Dutch flier involved in STACK rule development, also virtual flying emulator.
http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/pr-stack/index.htm
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Harald Prinzler
German flier interested in KAP and soft kites.
http://members.aol.com/hprinzler/
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Heizo Itoh
Japanese master of Hamamatsu Kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ito.html
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Hiroshi Hayakawa
Byobu dako (folding screen kites).
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hayakawa.html
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Ian Newham
Designer of Blue Fish sport kites. Information on sport kite design, tips for newcomers and setting up a Revolution.
http://www.ian.ourshack.org/
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Iasao Ogawa
Japanese master of miniature kite building.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/ogawa.html
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Ichizo Sagawa
Master of the Baramon kite.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sagawa.html
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James Ervin
Builder of beautiful single line and sport kites.
http://www.kites.org/james/
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Jarrod Foo
Flying in Marina South Park, Singapore.
http://sunflower.singnet.com.sg/~clover/kite.html
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Jennifer Chan
How to go and fly a kite. A beginner's site on kites - the physics, history, myth, and basics of kites.
http://www.skratch-pad.com/kites/
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Jeroen & Katrien - In2kites
Jeroen & Katrien's kite site with kite plans, kite festival calendar, photo album, etc.
http://users.pandora.be/jeroen.colpaert/in2kites/
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Jerome Grimminck
Fright's buggy site. Includes pictures of 2-wheel buggies.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/fright/
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Jiehua Sun
Master craftsman of traditional Chinese kites.
http://www.sunskite.com/
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Jim Cheetham
How to, why to, and pictures of flying kites at night.
http://www.guernsey.net/~jim/kites/night
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Joanne Baker
Kites 4 Kids. Team Positive Lift of Melbourne, Australia. Aerial Displays, Festivals, School Workshops, Stunt Kite Exhibitions.
http://www.kites4kids.com.au/
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John Glazebrook
Extensive photo gallery of John and friends kite jumping and kite surfing plus kite reviews and tips.
http://uk.geocities.com/kjorn/
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John Maxworthy
Musings... Kite photos, Kite Construction & KAP
http://home.sprynet.com/~jmaxworthy/
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John Mitchell
Champion Revolution flier. Information about STACK, Revolutions, the Decorators and Fano.
http://www.multinet.de/john/
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Jonas Feldt
An introduction to all forms of flying.
http://hem.passagen.se/jfeldt/index.htm
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Jos and Kaatje Valcke
Personal kite collection photo album.
http://www.pixagogo.com/8245345133
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Katsutaka Murooka
Builder of modern Japanese kites and KAP enthusiast.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/murooka.html
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Kazue Tanaka
Tombi-style birds built from sooty bamboo and washi paper.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/tanaka.html
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Keizo Nakano
Third generation builder of Tsugaru kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/nakano.html
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Kensei Kamiunten
Traditional Japanese kite builder.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/kamiunten.html
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Kite Making and Flying
Provides details about construction, a brief history, weather information, suggestions for forming a club and the educational value of kite-craft.
http://making-and-flying-kites.com/
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Kuba Soltysiak
Plans for simple kites used for KAP.
http://www.kites.org/kuba/
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Kumthon Charungkitkul
A site dedicated to the kites of Thailand.
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/ThaiKites/
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Lam Hoac
Longstanding champion kite competitor and sport kite designer/manufacturer.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/vipmaster/
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Leon von Moltke
South African flier and builder, with reports of visits to the Gold Coast, Swindon and Nambia.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7974/
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Masaaki Satoh
Designer and builder of Abu dako, Semi dako, Hachi dako.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/koryu.html
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Masami Takakuwa
Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/
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Masayuki Mori
Japanese builder of bird kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/mori.html
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Michael Goddard
Reach Up And Touch The Sky. Kite sketchbooks, kite gallery, kite flying sites, kites and colour.
http://freespace.virgin.net/mike.go/
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Mike Armstrong
Cartoons, festival reports and descriptions of many kites.
http://www.spec.u-net.com/
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Mike Emery
Twenty years of flying all styles of kite. Located in Finland.
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/michael.emery/
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Mike Smathers
Single line kite builder.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~aquarius/kites
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Mikio Toki
Master builder of Edo kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/toki.html
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Nick James
Kites designed by Nick James. Also workshop information, current projects and personal blog.
http://www.nickjameskitemaker.com
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Nick Wake
Warwickshire kite enthusiast catalogs his interest in power kiting, buggying, kite surfing, team flying.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nick.wake/
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Nicolas Salin
French kite jumping enthusiast.
http://membres.lycos.fr/jumpbynet/
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Nigel Byde and Paul Collins
Information for flyers new to Sportkites and a place where kitefans can display their creative art in the Sky Gallery.
http://www.sportkites.co.uk/
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Ozon Art
Bart Bozon's site on kite flying, buggying and homemade kites.
http://www.bozon.org
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Patrick Mann
Plans, photos and discussions of single-line kites, including several original designs. Also features: kite book reviews and building tips.
http://www.geocities.com/patrickmann.geo/
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Peter Peters
Very extensive site including kite plans, instruction, tricks, software, and a long list of links.
http://www.win.tue.nl/~pp/kites/
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Phil Denby
A collection of photos taken whilst power kiteing.
http://freespace.virgin.net/phil.d_uk/Photos/KitePhotos.html
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Philip Chase
A site dealing with all forms of power & traction kiting.
http://grove.ufl.edu/~pbc/kite/powerkite.html
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Philip Le Riche
The Virtual Kite Zoo - Descriptions, plans, pictures of many kite varieties, a FAQ in itself
http://www.kites.org/zoo/
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Ray and Gail Wilmer
Western Australian Kite-makers
http://www.q-net.net.au/~wilmerrg/
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Ray Bethell
World champion multiple sport kite pilot.
http://www.raybethell.com/
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Red Baron Kite Team
Thijo van Beek makes Red Baron kites in Holland.
http://home.versatel.nl/redbaronkite/
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René Nijboer
Dutch kite builder. Pictures of kites and buggies.
http://www.homepages.hetnet.nl/~rnijboer/
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Rghm Ter Wiel
Dutch flier interested in kite photography. Note the choice of wallpaper images.
http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/issigonis/203/
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Richard Amirault
Keen flier from Malden, MA, involved in several kite organisations.
http://users.erols.com/ramirault/
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Richard Cornwell
Sky Visions - kite builder and designer.
http://skyvis.best.vwh.net/
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Rob Harper
Welsh flier of both single and dual line.
http://www.stateofmindgames.co.uk/rob/
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Rob Hawke
Information and pictures about power kiting.
http://highasakite.no-ip.org/
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Rob Scribner
Kiting pages of Rob Scribner, former captain of the Cutting Edge Kite Team.
http://www.rangerrob.com/kiting.htm
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Robert Van Weers
New Zealand with pictures of his own creations and several plans.
http://www.softkites.com/
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Rodel Rosas
Photos and flying sites in the Philippines.
http://www.geocities.com/islaw75/
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Roland Dworschak
Kiting and buggying in Austria.
http://mitglied.lycos.de/RoGue_Wachau/index.htm
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Ron and Marla Kytpepl
Information about kite stuff, pins, and tattoos.
http://www.kytpepl.com
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Ron Hardie
Information on kiting in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. Several photos from BCKA festivals.
http://www3.telus.net/Hardie/
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Ron Kramer
Personal website by the designer of the Prism website. Several indoor movie clips.
http://www.houseofphotography.com/kramer/kites.htm
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Ron Reich
A compendium of Ron's postings to rec.kites.
http://www.kites.tug.com/Reich/
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Ronald Krueger
German flier and builder.
http://members.aol.com/RonaldKg/kites.htm
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Roy Reed
Introduction to kite making and history. [Flash]
http://www.reeddesign.co.uk/kites.htm
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Roy Schelkers
Stories and advice about flying in the Netherlands.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7374/kite-index.html
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Sam and Ann Ritter.
Stacked Revolutions and single line kites.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~annritt/
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Samuel Franklin Cody
Gallery of Cody's work by Frits Donker Duyvis.
http://www.hsa.lr.tudelft.nl/~frits/cody.html
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Seiji Sudo
Master builder of the Sanjo Rokkaku, from Sanjo, Japan.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/sudo.html
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Simo Salanne
Flyer and stunt kite designer proud to come from Finland.
http://www.nic.fi/~sos/
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Spence Wikel
Flier and builder of single line and dual line kites.
http://home.flash.net/~swikel/mykites.htm
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Steve Surette
Canadian flier, his family and festivals.
http://www.angelfire.com/on/ssurette/
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Terence Kearey
Swedish builder working on improvements in single-skin design.
http://home.swipnet.se/tels_place/Index.html
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Teruyuki Yabe and Yaeko Yabe
Modern kite train builders.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yabe.html
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Thomas-Michael Rudolph
Extensive site with many plans, Information on Codys and German festivals.
http://www.fang-den-wind.de/
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Tom Tinney
This page shows some of the miniature and one not so miniature kites made by Tom Tinney.
http://www.littlekites.com/miniatur3.html
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Toshiharu Umeya
Japanese builder of modern kite trains.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/umeya.html
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Toshiyuki Yoshikawa
Third generation traditional Tosa kite builder.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/yoshikawa.html
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Tsutomu Hiroi
Maker of many kinds of creative kites since 1935.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/hiroi.html
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Yasuo Shimura
Traditionaly painted Japanese Edo kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/shimura.html
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Yukio Akiyama
Modern creative kites.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ea8a-tkkw/akiyama.html
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