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Jim Martin, AKA, WACKOS, GKPI Premium Fotki Member

       
 
Bogota, Colombia -- Festival de Verano 2009
Flying kites and spending time with new and old friends.
albums: 3
 
WACKOS
The WACKOS (Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society) are a kite club around Charlotte, NC. Visit www.wackos.org for info...
subfolders: 1 and albums: 8
 
Pasir Gudang Festival Layang-layang, Feb 2009
Traveling to Malaysia for one of the world's signature kite festivals.
albums: 2
 
KTAI 09
Kite Trade Association International's annual trade show, this year in Dstin, Florida.
albums: 1
 
Cape fear kite festival
subfolders: 3
 
21 Octopods at Lincoln City, Or
New world record, 6/28-29/08
YouTube video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=KyXvUyxFYTI

more info at Gomberg Kite Productions' site:
http://www.gombergkites.com/update/459.html
albums: 2
 
10th Thailand International Kite Festival
and associated visit to Thailand..
albums: 6
 
Kuwait '08 was GREAT!
We travel to Kuwait to try and fly the three Biggest Kites in the World together in an historic mass fly.
albums: 4
 
9th Thailand International Kite Festival
Held every two years, this year at the Rama VI Camp near Cha-Am. It happens that this year is the 60th year in the reign of King Rama IX, so the festival is part of the celebration -- we were honored by a visit from the Princess to open the festival and view the kite flying!
albums: 5
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Cape Fear Kite Fest 2009

Attempts to get 22 Octopus kites flown together were nixed by light winds, but still fun was had!

photos: 51 (110 MB)
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Carolina Kite Fest 2009

Sponsored by Kites Unlimited, this annual event at Atlantic Beach, NC, is a favorite. First kite fest I ever attended, many years ago...

photos: 38 (125 MB)
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Sunfest, Ocean City, MD -- Sept, 2009

Lack of battery charger means fewer photos, but here they are!

photos: 20 (70 MB)
Album was created 2 months ago and modified 2 months ago
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MIKE in Maryland, Apr. 2009

My first visit to the Maryland International Kite Exposition.

photos: 49 (172 MB)
Album was created 7 months ago and modified 7 months ago
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Litchfield Beach 2007
photos: 1 (462 kB)
Album was created 2 years 1 month ago and modified 2 years 1 month ago
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Stanly County event
photos: 22 (24 MB)
Album was created 1 year 6 months ago and modified 1 year 6 months ago
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The Traveling Sled Kite

This little sled kite has been around the world -- it's been in more countries thatn I have, since friends and relatives take it on their trips, too.
Added April 07: pics from China!

photos: 83 (81 MB)
Album was created 3 years 4 months ago and modified 5 months ago
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KAP

Pictures taken with kite-lofted cameras.

photos: 25 (31 MB)
Album was created 2 years 9 months ago and modified 1 year 1 month ago
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Sea Devil Tensioning pics

Courtesy of Lam Hoac and the Legion of Devoted Sea Devil Fliers, pictures showing how the unique wing-tip tensioning system works.

photos: 6 (3 MB)
Album was created 3 years 9 months ago and modified 3 years 9 months ago
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Jacksonville Fly for SB XXXIX
Feb 6, 2005

Elements of the Gomberg Kite Productions special kite unit invade Jacksonville for the Big Game.

photos: 50 (37 MB)
Album was created 4 years 10 months ago and modified 4 years 10 months ago
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Non-WACKO kiting
photos: 87 (48 MB)
Album was created 5 years 1 month ago and modified 1 year 7 months ago
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