Year 2001 Events:

3/3 & 3/4
Lake Perris Go Fly a Kite Festival

3/11
The 26th Annual Festival of the Kite - Redondo Beach

3/18
Santa Barbara Kite Festival

3/24 & 3/25
2nd Annual Anthem Days - Phoenix Adjacent

3/25
Steve Bateman & Friends Fighter Kite Fly

4/7
SCSKL San Diego Open - Get there before 7 or after 9, A marathon is being run & they have island closed down until 9am. The hardcore volunteers will be there @ 6am for field setup. :(

KWEL NEWS...The SDKC has graciously offered to run the "Beginner" Field on the island that day. Stop by & learn to fly! This new offering, brought on by the AKA's restructuring of the "Novice" Class, makes it possible to help the curious find out how much enjoyment we get out of flying and competition. This effort by the SDKC is to be commended, not to mention they will be there all day with food so we don't go hungry.

5/6
Free to Breathe Kite Festival @ Huntington Beach

5/18-5/21
El Mirage Dry Lake will be rolling with the Buggy Boogie Sprang Thang for all you Traction Junkies

6/3
The Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley is once again hosting the Cal Oaks Kite Classic for the 3rd year in a row. Come out and share the joy of helping your children color & fly their own Sled Kites. Other activities on tap are Race Plane Fly By's, FOOD, Sport Kite Demos, and even an INDOOR Flying exhibition in the auditorium! We want to thank Kirby, Olga, and the rest of the Reagan Foundation for helping to keep this event alive and kicking.

7/7
The SCSKL finishes it's 2000/2001 season with the Long Beach Sport Kite Classic @ Belmont Shores. Competition is tight for bragging rights @ the AKA National Convention Finals this October.

7/22
Redondo's summer version of the Festival of the Kite (South of the Pier) expects to bring in a lot Regional Kite Makers & Sport Kite Teams to rival the previous event last March.

August...Santa Barbara? Who knows? Sponsorship is non-existent at this point. The city REALLY needs to get the Radio Stations back into the game. We heard from many people that they were "Bummed" that there was no event last year. Maybe a Letter Campaign would help?

9/8-9/9
The First Annual Buggy Boogie Fall Thang @ El Mirage Dry Lake! Look for Corey, Bob, Dan, Luther and all the other Traction Folk burnin' up the sand.

9/21-9/23
The Fall version of the Route 66/San Diego Kite Club "Sister Club Fly" at Mission Beach. Come for the Fly during the day, STAY for the Night Fly!

9/22
The Southern California Sport Kite League kicks off it's 2001/2002 season at the Southern California Open @ Huntington Beach.

The AKA National Convention hits Billings, Montana the first week of October.

10/6-10/7
Harbor Days @ Port Hueneme

10/12-10/14
Arizona's Rocky Point Kite Festival. Check out the Route 66 Kite Club's website for more info.

10/13-10/14
WOW! The SCSKL's 2nd event will be the opening act at what is being being heralded as the biggest kiting event in Southern Cal since the AKA National Convention @ Santa Monica, 1996. A 2 day festival in Seal Beach with Kids Kite Making, Candy Drop, Fighters ala Steve Bateman & Karen Gustavson, Japanese Rok Battle w/Taiko drummers, Demos by the Bay Area Sundowners, Gomberg Kites International,and a whole lot more!

10/19-10/21
It's BACK! Kathy Plummer from Dream Merchant in Arizona is bringing back the old AVI Festival as the new and improved "Art in the Sky Festival". This AKA Sanctioned Event will allow families to enjoy a day in Bullhead City AZ with Kids Kite Making, Candy Drop, Rok Battles and beautiful Fall Southwest weather.

10/21
The Place, Pismo Beach, California. While the Central Coast is pigging out on Clams, the 3rd day of the Annual Pismo Clam Bake will surely be memorable. "Kites Over Pismo" will have 3 fields for Kids, Ballet & Team Demos from our newest Quad team "Too Much Fun", Nothern Cal's Avisspados, and one BIG Open Single Line Field! James Warner (and Co.) from The Sky's the Limit Kite Shop are running full bore right now in planning this event. Hopefully they'll get some sleep before the event - They'll need it!

11/17 - ???
El Mirage Dry Lake - East of Palmdale, California. Just got the Head's Up from Buggy Man Dave (aka Chef Dave) that 2 Traction Hounds from Minnesota are on their way & will hit the Lake on Saturday the 17th for a week of High Speed Passes. Word has it they'll be joined by Buggiers from all over the Southland. Roll on Boys (and Girls)!!!

12/2
Silver Strand Beach - San Diego. Steve Bateman's Monthly Fighter Fly. Join In, you need NOT be a Fighter, just a Kite Lover.