Kitelife

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Founded in 1998 by Mike Gillard of Ohio, Kitelife Magazine was the first on line publication 100% devoted to the sport of kite flying and its community... Featuring articles, reviews and interviews with some of the most notable kite fliers around, Kitelife offered a wealth of kiting information and entertainment during a time when there were no other kite publications available. Building on the ideas and vision carried by such excellent out-of-print kiting publications as Stunt Kite Quarterly, Kite Lines, American Kite Magazine and Kite Passion, Mr. Gillard published bi-monthly issues of Kitelife Magazine until the business changed ownership a few years later.

In January of 2003, Mike teamed up with John Barresi to take this resource to its next level... Having spent the 1997 sport kite season flying together on the Captain Eddie's Flying Circus sport kite team, John shared the same desire to contribute to kiting through promotion, education and stimulation in his role as Webmaster of Kitelife. With Mike's taking over Editorship of the American Kitefliers Association Kiting Magazine in recent years, full ownership was fully assumed by John effective August 1st of 2003 in order to carry KL on to new heights.

With John's vision and passion, Kitelife expanded its realm of content very quickly with the gradual addition of what is now the largest single video collection of sport kite performances found anywhere on the world wide web. Additionally, a discussion forum and photo gallery were added.

Not stopping there, Kitelife went on to secure permission to reproduce some out of print magazines into PDF format so that they would again be accessible to the general public, free of charge... Publishers Valerie Govig of Kite Lines and Susan Batdorff of Stunt Kite Quarterly understood the historical value and agreed to share their creations with the world through Kitelife.

Today, Kitelife boasts over 80,000 visitors per month (quite sizable for a site of its type) and supports itself through the contributions of advertisers and subscription fees... Although the main bulk of the content is free by principle, visitors are still encouraged to subscribe for additional features and the knowledge they are supporting a worthwhile cause.

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