A hill – a defensive position par excellence. A fierce wind. A grove of hungry trees. Who in their right mind would go to fly a kite from a steep hill deep inside a valley, where the winds are blowing from all directions all at once? Well, we did. Because there is a church on … Read more
This is written, at list partially, in response to a question Paul Burton posted in a kite aerial photography group: “(…) taking pictures on auto seems ok in bright light but a little less good in dull cloudy situations. Can anyone recommend some settings for better pictures in the low light, many thanks …” There … Read more
As we told you in the previous article, IKF Mangalore 2025 was organised by kite flyers – the illustrious TeamMangalore India. Organising a kite festival is hard … Once a budget is set, the balancing begins. On one hand you have the kite flyers, on the other the sponsors and the crowds. If the sponsors’ … Read more
Why us? The Mangalore kite team invited a truckload of kite legends to their festival. Kosta. Bob. Andreas. Andres. Antonio. Axel. Jan. Claire and Dave. Sandra and Guilherme. Team Magnetik from Greece. Raymond, who drove his bike all the way down from Mumbai. The trio of fantastic Indonesians. And the Indian masters: Hanna, Rauf, Ashok, … Read more
Before we start with this, a celebration is in order: this is the 100th article on our new site. Yay! 🪁 🍾 🥂 🎉 🥳 🪁 The first one was published on July 17, 2022, just after the IKF Slovenia in Murska Sobota. Hurray to us, now let’s begin. While half of KAP Jasa were … Read more
A huge problem the author had with this piece: how to write it without veering into pathos? When it became clear it is impossible, it was a bit easier. How could one write about friends and not get emotional? On the first night people from all over the world were dropping in one by one … Read more
“It’s the alternator.” These are not the words you want to hear in the middle of the night on a remote stretch of a highway near Middle of Nowhere, Gujarat. “Please sir, help – push the bus off the road, ok?” So we did – it wasn’t even our bus, as Manoj would never let … Read more
The weather forecast was perfect. The wind direction was perfect, leading the kite directly over a remote and elusive target. The wind forecast was beyond perfect – so much we packed the Royal 69 sled, as there were threats of gusts over 60 km/h. But alas, the meteorologists screwed us yet again. The wind never … Read more
So – were you as good this year as our kites were? Then surely Santa (or Grandpa Frost, or whatever chthonic creature of the night that judges you) will be delighted with you and shower you with amazing presents! Because this year our kites really went above and beyond their usual. Eleven kite festivals visited. … Read more
“Then the mountains rise again, in the country of the Iapodes, and are called Albian. In like manner, also, there is a pass which leads over Ocra from Tergeste, a Carnic village, to a marsh called Lougeon. Near Nauportus there is a river, the Corcoras, which receives the cargoes. Now this river empties into the … Read more