Nov
14
Spence “Watty” Watson, Eli Russell and John Barresi take their Revolution quad line kites to some favorite urban flying sites in Portland… Flying B-Series PRO (race frame, 30′x50# LPG) on the East Waterfront, under the Morrison Bridge (west side) and on top of an undisclosed 9-story parking garage downtown.
Aug
23
Going to fly in Singapore was a fantastic opportunity, and I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Meeting up and flying with people of all different types is what it is all about for me. Only through kite flying can groups be brought together when they would other ways be fighting. During my 23 …
Feb
22
John Barresi and myself went street kiting in downtown Portland. Having recently moved to town, John showed me some of the coolest and challenging places to fly. We started out on his dock. Wind was awesome, blowing right off of the dock, and fairly consistently. We then made our way to the market area and …
Feb
04
Hot tricks is a fun competition between kite flyers. This is a competition in which the flyers try to out-perform each other using various tricks that some would normally not deem possible with a kite. Here is video from the Windless 2011 Hot Tricks.
Jan
30
Here’s some video from Windless 2011 in Long Beach, WA
Jan
21
Today, Phil Burks, Scott Weider, and myself flew in front of the Margaret Scott Elementary student body in Protland, OR. We came in, introduced ourselves and the kites, flew some demos, and answered some the kids questions afterward. Had a great time, and the kids were very enthusiastic, which is always nice.
