A modern aviation pioneer, McCready is the creator of the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatros, both human-powered aircraft. As with many aviation pioneers, McCready came …

An active artist and kite maker who has worked to promote kites in a variety of artistic settings, from “sky galleries” to formal art installations, …

Board surfer, windsurfer, and kiteboarder, Cabrinha is one of the innovators who moved the sport of kiteboarding forward. He worked to make the sport safer, …

Active with kites for over twenty years, Dolphin is an accomplished kite maker, sport kite performer, and American Kitefliers Association volunteer. He has served as …

Retired restaurant owner Siracusa retired to the island of Maui and continued his kite hobby by learning to kiteboard. He has built a kite-powered outrigger …

A graudate of Oberlin College, Ohio, Boekelheide taught himself Chinese and took leave from school to study there. We asked him to do a contemporary …

Peter Bults is a very energetic kite enthusiast who has focused his interests in the world of kite aerial photography (KAP). He has developed and …

Kite designer, innovator, promoter, and theoretician, Lynn is a world authority on kite design. His large kites are fixtures at kite festivals worldwide and he …

German artist and designer, Malinski pushed creative kite design in the late 1980s and 1990s. Passing away at the early age of 53, he left …

One of the first to popularize two-line “stunt kites,” Powell’s diamond-shaped model was the predecessor to the Rainbow stunt kites and the Tryby stunt kites. …