There's Lots in Store for 2004!

1/1
12th Annual San Diego Kite Club New Year's Day Fly - Mariner's Point, Mission Bay...More Info @ www.sdkc.net

2/15
Private Party - Secret Location - Happy Birthday Mia!!!

3/6
3rd Annual Kites Over Yucca Valley - Indoor Demos in the morning followed by a FULL BLOWN KITE FESTIVAL @ Y. V. High School from 1-5pm. Kids Kite Making, Stunt Kite & Indoor Demos. Special Guests include the SKY ART Kite Display Team...www.yucca-valley.org

3/14
30th Annual Festival of the Kite - Redondo Beach Pier...Info at www.pierkites.com

3/21
19th Annual Santa Barbara Kite Festival - SB City College West Lawn - Go to the AKA Website Calendar for more info

3/27 - 5/2
NATIONAL KITE MONTH - World Wide Celebration! - More Info at www.nationalkitemonth.org - Find Events to Attend or Register your own!

4/17
3rd Annual Oxnard Takes Flight - "Home Base", Oxnard State Beach - Honoring National Kite Month - John, You Better Show Up!!! - Here's This Year's Flyer with More Info:


OTF 2004 RECAP:
We sure had a BLAST! Sustained Winds over 28mph all afternoon. Kudos go out to everyone who showed up and hunkered down with us. Extra Special Kudos to Will & Edie for learning dual line on a DynaKite using Heavy Straps and 200lb Spectra!!!

4/24
Santa Monica 4th Saturday Fly - Just North of the Santa Monica Pier

5/15
Riverside CC Arts & Mixed Media Club "Day of Kite Fun" - College Park , Moreno Valley - 10am-2pm

5/16
City of Temecula Fun Fly - More Info Soon

6/20
Goat Hill KC Annual Father's Day Fly - Fairview Park, Costa Mesa

Side Note...Quoted by a Stand Up Comic..."Today is Father's Day, so, to all you Fathers out there, Happy Birthday!"

7/25
6th Annual Kites Over Redondo - www.pierkites.com

8/1
Post Miner's Day Parade Kite Fly - Big Bear
Hosted by The Mad Kiters

8/7
Up Up & Away Kite Club "Night Fly" - 2pm-10pm - North of Seal Beach Pier - Evening Fly & Potluck - Bring Kite Lights!!! Prizes will be awarded in several categories - www.kiteclub.org

9/18 - /19
4th Annual Buggy Boogie Fall Thang - El Mirage Dry Lake
See www.windwizad.com Buggy Pages for more info including Main Road Closure & De-tour De-tails

9/19
8th Annual Seal Beach Kite Festival - North of Seal Beach Pier
Be prepared for Kids Kite Making, HUGE Show Kites, Mass Ascensions, Sport Kite Demos, Tail Chases, Fighter Kites, Kite Aerial Photography, Candy Drops and on and on and on - More Info @ www.kiteclub.org

10/2
Potential Date for Riverside CC Art & Mixed Media Club's "Fill the Sky with Kites" Day

10/9 - 10/10
50th Annual Port Hueneme Harbor Days - www.harbordays.org

10/11 - 10/16
27th Annual AKA Convention - Seaside, Oregon
It's Back on the West Coast! - We Gotta Go!
www.aka.kite.org

10/23
HeartStrings Long Beach - Marina Green Park, 10:30am - 1:30pm - Support the fight against Heart Disease and help make the attempt of the most kites flown at one time. They're going for the Guniess Book World Record! More info @ www.heartstringslongbeach.com

12/18
tentative date for Rev Kites vs. the Boy Scouts - Fiesta Island, San Diego

12/31
SDKC NYE Fly?

1/1/2005
SDKC NYD Fly?

3/2005
Be on the lookout for the 4th Kites over Yucca Valley, The 31st Redondo Festival and the 20th Santa Barbara Event!

It's 2003 and There's Plenty of Kiting to See!

1/1
SDKC New Year's Day Fly - Mariner's Point, San Diego
Join the San Diego Kite Club for a Tradition well worth attending. Check out their website on the link below for more info.

Up Up & Away Kite Club NYD Fly - Seal Beach Pier...Pot Luck and Much Much More!!!

1/26
Watch for "Team Too Much Fun" at the Corporate Sponsor Area of the Super Bowl in San Diego!

2/1-2/2
Dave's "Kite Party" and BBQ - Huntington Beach Pier

2/15
Chuck Taylor Memorial Fly - Home Base
Please gather with us to mourn his passing and remember other flyers who are no longer with us.

3/8
2nd Annual Kites Over Yucca Valley - Y V High School

3/9
29th Annual Festival of the Kite - Redondo Beach Pier...Info @ www.pierkites.com

3/16
18th Annual Santa Barbara Kite Festival - SB City College West Lawn...A link to more info is on the AKA website Calendar above.

4/1 - 5/4
National Kite Month - World Wide Celebration - More info @ www.nationalkitemonth.org
We encourage you to go there to find an event, or register your own!

4/1 - 5/4
SLO County Library Kite Display - Arroyo Grande BIG KITES, small kites, Kite History and Kite Plans on display for your viewing pleasure...pismokites.com continues their quest for more kiting on the Central Coast

4/1 - 4/7
Spring Break Buggy Blast - Ivanpah Dry Lake
Fran Gramkowski, those wheelie Boys (& Girls) tearing up the lakebed... Info via:
sbbbnet@comcast.net

4/5
Spring is n the Air - Santa Monica Pier
Brand New Event hosted by the Pier Restoration Corporation. Kids Kite Making, Single Line & Sport Kite Demos AND Kite Boarding Lessons - This one could get BIG!

4/5
Taco Bell Kite Fiesta - Ralph's Center, Pismo Beach - FREE Mini Diamond Kites for Kids!

4/6
Up Up & Away Kite Club Salutes NKM - North Side of the Seal Beach Pier

4/11 - 4/13
Xtreme BIG AIR Kite Boarding Expo - Oceano Dunes/Pismo Beach State Park
Manufacturers, KB Pros, Workshops and SAFETY Meetings EVERY Morning @ 10am.

4/12
San Diego Kite Club Open House - Mission Bay Park, San Diego

4/19
2nd Annual Oxnard Takes Flight - Oxnard State Beach
The VCKF will be hosting this one again with free kites for kids, candy drops (again for kids), credit card drops for adults (just like last year) and general FUN FLY.


4/26
Soar Into Spring - Foxglenn Park, Flagstaff, AZ
Thanks Cynthia! Info via:
cnemeth@ci.flagstaff.az.us

4/27
Bob Pote Memorial Fly - Seal Beach Pier - Service @ 11:30am with Potluck & Kites in the Air to follow for the remainder of the day.

5/4
Paso Robles KiteFest - Barney Schwartz Park...Info via:
ozonejim@aol.com

5/10
San Diego Kite Club Monthly Fly - Tecolote Shores - Noteworthy of this Month's Fly is the Indoor Demos at a nearby Gym & the presence of the Route 66 Kite Club Members on their annual trek to SD with a BBQ & Night Fly @ Ocean Beach that evening.

6/21
Heal The Bay - Santa Monica Pier - We've been invited to share in the "Bay Days" Festivities and help this IMPORTANT Cause...Join Us Please!

7/27
Annual Kites Over Redondo - Redondo Beach Pier - Kites for Kids, Sport Kites Demos, Hot Tricks Competition,Taiko Drummers, Yo-Yo Demos, Bands...A REAL FESTIVAL!!! - More info @ www.pierkites.com

9/19 - 9/21
3rd Annual "Buggy Boogie Fall Thang" - El Mirage Dry Lake

9/21
7th Annual Seal Beach Kite Festival - North Side of Pier - HUGE Show Kites, Mass Ascensions, Tail Chases, Candy Drops, Sport Kite Demos and TAIKO Drummers for the Rokkaku Battle! - More @ www.kiteclub.org

9/29 - 10/5
26th Annual AKA Convention - Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton Ohio - www.aka.kite.org

10/11 - 10/12
Port Hueneme Harbor Days! - Info @ www.harbordays.org

10/18
Southern California Sport Kite League "Pow Wow" - North of Santa Monica Pier - Stop by and find out the 5 W's of Sport Kite Competitions in our area

Be ready at a moments notice for NYE, NYD & NY Weekend Flys! Updated as they come in!

Look! Here's one now!

12/31
SDKC Fighter Kite Challenge - Mission Bay Park (South of the Hilton), San Diego
Event starts at 11am. Fighter or Not, Show Up!!!

Year 2002 Events

The BAD bottle of Champagne is gone and here we go:

3/9
Family Kite Day - Yucca Valley High School

3/10
28th Annual Festival of the Kite - Redondo Beach

YMCA Indian Guides Family Fly - Berylwood Park, Simi Valley

3/17
Tucson Spring Kite Fiesta/Kites for Kids - Tucson, AZ

Santa Barbara Kite Festival - SB City College

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National Kite Month - 4/1 thru 5/5
www.nationalkitemonth.org
Go there to find an event,
or register your own!
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4/2 - 4/8
9th Annual Spring Break Buggy Blast - Ivanpah & Roach Dry Lakes

4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
Kites Over Pismo - Friday Fun Flys! - Pismo Beach
Join Kendra, Bailee and James EVERY FRIDAY in MAY for 1, 2 and 4 Line antics on the beach. (Watch out for CLAMS!)

4/13 - 4/14
3rd Annual Anthem Days Festival - North of Phoenix

4/14
Up Up & Away Kite Club's "BIG Kite Fly" - Seal Beach

4/20
Oxnard Takes Flight - Oxnard State Beach
Come out and celebrate NKM with us while we treat the Kids to Free Kites, Demo's and CANDY DROPS!!!!!!! 11am - 4pm.

4/26
Redwood Middle School Goes Indoors!
RC Gliders & Indoor Kite Ballet courtesy of Myles Moran and some of the VCKF including this Webmaster. We're going to be there for the kids. I'm trying not to get too excited...Time to practice "Pop Launches" in the Living Room :)

4/27
Southern California Sport Kite League "Belmont Shores Sport Kite Classic" - Belmont Shores

4/27 - 4/28
3rd Annual Springerville Windfest - Northern AZ

4/28
American Lung Association - Orange County's "Free To Breathe" Festival - Huntington Beach

6/1 - 6/2
Buggy Boogie Sprang Thang - El Mirage Dry Lake

6/8
*********Event Cancelled***************
SCSKL's Long Beach Sport Kite Classic - Belmont Shores
*********Event Cancelled***************

7/3
***Open Invitation***
The Braile Institute of OC has asked this Webmaster to come share a day of Kites with them. I happily took the day off from work & will be @ El Dorado Park in Long Beach off the 605 Fwy. Dave from Kite Connection has generously donated "Kites for Kids" (even I can put one together and fly it) Craft Kites & I'm bringing 2-4 kite bags for "show & tell" plus a demo or two. I told them that I'd try to get some more Kite Folk to come by. LET ME KNOW if you can join us. We'll be in the "Golden Grove" section of the park which is on the North side. There may be a small "Day Use Fee" to get into the park. CALL or EMAIL me if you CAN make it! Really! No Foolin'! This means YOU!


8/10
Up Up & Away Kite Clubs "Day & Night Fly" from 2pm to 10pm, North of the Seal Bech Pier...Grunion Anyone?

9/14 - 9/15
2nd Annual Buggy Boogie Fall Thang - El Mirage Dry Lake

9/21
Ventura County Kite Flyers "Open House Fly"
We welcome all comers to our "Home Base" for a day of Flying, Food (delivered), and Fun. This will be your basic SUAFYK "happening". Please join us.

9/30 - 10/6
25th Annual AKA National Convention - Ocean City Maryland
Find out more at www.aka.kite.org

10/13
Japan American Kite Festival - Seal Beach Pier

10/19 - 10/20
"Double Whammy Weekend"

Art in the Sky Festival - Bullhead City, AZ

Kites Over Pismo - Pismo Beach, CA

12/7
Josh turns the BIG 11 @ Home Base!
We have the pleasure of hosting a Kite Fly for one of our Favorite Flyers. He's bringing some friends along (courtesy of Mom) to enjoy a Full Blown day of flying. He'll be showing his friends the art of "Dual Line" and We'll have some other surprises as well. Hop on over and join us!

More to Come, including a DEMO in San Diego at the 2003 SUPER BOWL!!! YES, it's in the works!!!

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.

Year 2000 Events & Recaps:

A lot is planned for this year. :)

The Southern California Sport Kite League (SCSKL) now has 5 scheduled competitions on tap. At this point, the 5th event wil be at SEAL BEACH. We have a link to their site below this schedule.

March 12th will be the always enjoyable "Festival of the Kite". Tom & Ani Fine of Sunshine Kite Company (on the Redondo Beach pier) do a great job of alerting the media & hooking in the community as well. This event brings out alot of local kite builders & a few of the old vets as well. LIVE bands & good winds are on tap this year. A good time is usually had by all - including the rollerbladers!
RECAP: Wow! Great Day! The weather held up & everyone was flying. One of the highlights had to be Tom & his former Specta Sport team flying some formations out by PCH! Check out the pix on the link above...Yes, that's a Weave you're seeing, two kites going one way, & one the other! We even saw a classic - One local flyer had a 30 foot ALL SILK dragon. They don't make 'em like DAT no mo!

Sunday, March 19th, We'll be @ Shoreline Park (take Cabrillo north - 2 min past the pier) for the Early Spring version of the SB kite festival. Come Fly A Kite (Vandena's kite shop), local radio stations, chamber O' commerce & a HUGE portion of the city PARTY! Tail chases, CANDY drops, fighter kite competition (judged by his honor Duane Drake), AND a cool Precision contest for the regulars will be highlighted during the day. SHOW UP!
RECAP: Another super experience in SB. The wind was pretty BUMPY for a while and no cars on Cabrillo ate a kite. Rakesh had all the kids running up & down the field "Chasin' Tail".

March 25th @ Fiesta Island in San Diego will be the first So. Cal Sport Kite League event of the year. The San Diego Kite Club will be there, serving up GREAT food & such. This competition will bring out some of California's BEST flyers, including some of the Northern California contingent...It's a MUST see!!!
RECAP: BEST weather ever for this event. The San Diego Kite Club kept us fed all day & we had BOTH fields set up in record time & both fields were humin' all day! It also helps to have 2 Field Directors & one BUSY Pit Boss. Most noteable happening was the "Hot Tricks" event. The final round pitted Ron Despojado, Susan Shampo, & Steve LaPorte against each other. AKA Regional Director Ron won the event with something we had never seen before...Quadline 360's!!! Ron, you're an ANIMAL!

Saturday May 5th, the So Cal Sport Kite League is putting on the Belmont Shore Sport Kite Classic. Again, Major competitors from the Southwest & Northern Cal plus a few of the Washington State contingent will be dukin' it out! We can hope that the Thrall's from Oregon will show up with their GREAT original kit designs & have their "Kids" fly them. This is more must see material. You can get to Belmont through Long Beach. Go to Ocean Ave & look for kites around Corona St.
RECAP: Once again, the weather held up. We pay alot of money to live in Calfornia, We expect the weather to cooperate! As expected the Berkeley contingent of Miguel & Brian showed up & took home some lucite. As did Naoki Kihara from Japan. Speaking of INTERNATIONAL...The World Championship Pair of Mark & Jeanette (Team Bi Dance from Peterborough, England) has invaded our shore & put on a REALLY BIG SHOW! They delighted us with a style of flying that we rarely see. It looks like they will be hanging out enjoying our weather (and our competitions) till further notice. We all welcome their flying & their kinship. FULL recaps of all the SCSKL competitions can be found on the SCSKL link above.

May 20th, is sure to be a BLAST down at Seal Beach. It's being billed as "Kid's, Kites, & Castles". The fine folks of Up Up & Away Kites & the Seal Beach Kite Club will be puttin on quite the shindig with a kiddie kite building seminar (yeah, this webmaster needs to learn!), CANDY drop, rock climbing, Stunt (PC = Sport) kite demos, which of course will be followed by a "Kite Hospital" and SAND CASTLES!!! Take PCH to Main & hit the pier (whoops, park by the pier, don't hit it).
RECAP: As soon as the Chamber of Commerce left, the FOG lifted & the winds came up to around 9-11 MPH :) Highlights of the day included a BEAUTIFUL display of HANDMADE kites by one of the World's most talented makers - Tiezhi Lu brought with him many of his designs including some VERY lifelike birds that would scare even the the toughest of vultures. The Seal Beach chapter of the International Friendship Association was there to keep our spirits (& our kites) up. A few of our gang from Ventura dropped in to help the SBKC put on a nice little festival. Kudos go out to people like Joseph (who ran the sound ALL day) & Monty from Up Up & Away Kites who ran around on THE SAND all day. where does she get that energy? Speaking of Monty, the SBKC (headed up by President Janis) SURPRISED Monty with EARLY birthday wishes. Try keeping a pie with candles away from Monty's eyes for 90 minutes...it's TOUGH! As the sun went down, Jay took out his BLADE & a few of us took turns being suicidal. Between Mark & Jeanette (YES, they showed up like the good people they are!), Jay himself, & this webmaster, it was interesting (and hilarious!) to see the different flying styles we all exude. Danielle (one half of Against the Wind), was watching all of us with great intent. She has worked up a COMBO routine of our styles! Next time you see her, ask for a DEMO of S,S,B,U! We're quite sure, She'd be HAPPY to show you!

July 8th, we're back in Belmont Shores for the SCSKL Long Beach Sport Kite Classic.
RECAP: The wind was "As Expected". Nice & clean between 8 & 11mph, most of the day. By the time we got to "Hot Tricks", it was blowin' like Fiesta Island (Sand Blasting, Anyone?). Speaking of "Hot Tricks", Quadline Master Ron took away Susan (Kite Gal) Shampo's crown in the final battle. This webmaster was calling the event & decided to bring out a little Jeff Beck music to really "WORK" these two champions on the finale. For official results of the "Sanctioned" events, check out the SCSKL's website link above. We had wonderful help from a vast array of volunteers including another Field Director who actually had a good time! Larry, it was OUR pleasure!

If you recover from Long Beach (which you better!), grab your kite bag & head up to the Reagan Library in Simi Valley on July 9th. Why you ask? Their hosting the 2nd Annual Ben Franklin Kite Festival. Last year was great, over 300 kids got to make & fly their own kites! This year will be even better! They have a different sponser who has donated 1000 kites for the kiddies. They are going to have many vintage & kit aircraft do fly bys & even a sky diving team! Right now, it's a toss up as to whether or not we will be doing indoor demos in the auditorium...Wish us luck!
RECAP: Thankfully, the weather in West Simi that day was bareable. It was only 90! :) As promised, there was more kids & most important, MORE KITES! Wind Wizard Dan, Steve Laporte, & a few of "Our Gang" hung out, did some demos, and got out of the way when the Ventura County Sheriff's Huey took off from the parking lot at the end of the day. Stay tuned, the Library is planning a concert series & there may be a place for our INDOOR exploits as a "Half Time" show...We'll see.

Let us not forget the roadtrip to Berkeley in late July. The West Coast Sport Kite Championship is a NATIONAL event & flyers come out of the woodwork from all over the country. 20,000 spectators over 2 days get way more than their money's worth. This event starts on Saturday the 29th, with Sunday, the 30th finishing out the competition. Then the VERY COOL awards cruise out in S.F. Bay. For more info, click on the "Highlines Kites" link below. Get there if you can, you won't regret it.

Redondo's Summer edition of "The Festival of the Kite" will take place on Sunday, July 30th. Besides the local "Homegrown" bevy of kites to beautify the sky, Tom has some Ballet demos planned along with a "Hot Tricks" battle! This will be a fun day @ the beach!

***Santa Barbara's late summer festival HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SPONSORSHIP. Folks, THIS is a total DRAG. Other than letters to the Paper & call in's to the radio stations, We are at a loss for what to do. :( We're not asking you to fight local commerce, We're just bumed.

Our own Kite Gal, Susan from San Diego, is requesting your presence on Saturday, August 26th for a good ol' fashioned SUAFYK in Huntington Beach near where Brookhurst hits the beach. There is a surfing contest nearby & Susan wants to make sure that the "Hang Ten'ers" know that they are not the only one's having FUN @ the beach.

Glossary:

SUAFYK...Action Phrase; Shut Up & Fly Your Kite!; Used when you want to have fun, without the corporate structure mixed in.

September 23rd kicks off the 2000/2001 season of the SCSKL. Huntington Beach is the first stop Get to Brookhurst & the beach & look for us...We'll be there bright & early for field setup.
RECAP: The rain stopped after midnight & field setup was "A BREEZE"! :) A beautiful day allowed us to have a a very special competition. The While the winds & the turnout were light, that did not stop the enthusiasm of the crowd. Our Hot Tricks battle pitted Seal Beach's own Chris "Quad Man" Thompson against the Novice Class Champion Ben Messin. The judges were SO STUMPED by the action, we had to run the final round TWICE! A full 6 minutes of fever pitched flying! Once again The Seal Beach Kite Club was there to help out Aire Affair Kite Productions put on a good event.

Port Hueneme "Harbor Days" will start Saturday 10/7 & finish on Sunday 10/8. Hang out, fly some kites, listen to live music & eat some GREAT Samoan food. Take Ventura Road South & you'll ram right into it!

Speaking of October, Saturday the 14th will be the first SCSKL competition @ Seal Beach. Tie that in with the Seal Beach Family Kite Fesival & you've got a FANTASTIC Combo. It's a great venue, just north of the pier. Monty from Up Up & Away Kites & the gang from the Seal Beach Kite Club are going to help kick off this inaugural event. The REAL TREAT of the day will be the appearence of our friends David & Susan Gomberg from Oregon! Gomberg Kite Productions is famous for HUGE Air & Ground displays. These two Kite People are the cream of the crop when it comes to all aspects of kiting. Be sure to stop by & say HI, if you can find them under all that nylon! We may even have a "Running of the Bowls". Stay tuned :) There will also be a Single Line Flying area with prizes for different types of kites. Call Up Up & Away Kites @ (562) 596-7661 for more info.

***This Just In!!!***

Saturday 10/21, Pismo Beach, CA.

We've gotten word of a Clam Bake & Kite Festival up @ Pismo! Rakesh & the Pismo COC are putting this one together. More info next week, We PROMISE!

2/28/2012