Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1993 08:21:29 -1000 From: danr@crash.cts.com (Dan Rubesh) Message-Id: <1993Aug29.112129.11267@crash> Organization: CTS Network Services (crash, ctsnet), El Cajon, CA Subject: Periodic listing of kite dealer addresses, Sept, '93 This is the rec.kites address list portion of the FAQ. It will be posted infrequently, as I have the opportunity to update it.. Many thanks to Mike Barrett, who originally was the keeper of the FAQ files, and to Marty Sasaki for sending me the file so this update could take place.. If you have a favorite shop that's not listed here, please send it along and I'll get it in the next update. Also, any corrections or glaring errors, hate mail, bomb threats, or interesting propositions can be forwarded to me at the following: Dan Rubesh UUCP: {ucsd, nosc}!crash!danr ARPA: crash!danr@nosc.mil INET: danr@crash.cts.com September, 1993 New Section!! Kitemaker's Supplies, Section 4.. A few more changes and updates in this posting.. A number of the AKA Member/Merchant listings were deleted, some new ones added.. I hope everyone is flying, learning and enjoying.. Again if you have a favorite kite store or dealer that is not on the list, send me mail and I'll get it added. Many thanks to everyone that send additions and corrections, and if I missed someone's changes, please remind me.. Andy Tate (ces1at@surrey.ac.uk) was kind enough to do a complete overhaul on the UK listing of shops, and I've replaced the old UK section with his.. Thanks Andy!! It's folks like you that make keeping this list that much easier.. Section 1: Kite Stores ====================== United States ------------- Adventures 4 Hemlock Trail Sandy Hook, CT 06482 (203) 426-9786 Ray & Lynn Lucas Balloon Factory & Kites (Now called BFK) 19306 E. Windrose Drive Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (818) 912-1272 Catch the Wind 266 SE Hwy 101 P.O. Box 973 Lincoln City, OR 97367 (800) 227-7878 for other locations Color The Sky 221-Q1 Yoho Drive Anoka, MN 55303 Durango Kite Company Sport Kites Richey's General Store 900 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 or Needles Country Store 46825 Hwy 550 N. Durango, CO 81301 (303) 274-8894 Fly By Night Kite Company 294 Court Street / Route 3A No. Plymouth, MA 02360 Flying Things 130 S.E. Highway 101 Lincoln City, OR 97367 Gasworks Park Kite Shoppe 3333 Wallingford North Seattle, WA 98103 Gone With The Wind Kites 1081 Alameda Box #24 Belmont, California USA 94002 (415) 594-1055 Hang-Em High Fabrics 1420 Yale Avenue Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 233-6155 Fax 233-6155/99 (when conection is made, dial 99) Highline Kites (of Berkeley) 5901 San Jose Avenue Richmond Annex, California, USA 94804 (510) 525-2755 Hi Fli Kites (Omega kites by Reza) 12101 C E. Iliff Aurora, CO 80014 (303) 755-6105 Hyperkites 1819 Fifth Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 International Connections 835 Weldon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93109 Into the Wind 1408 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 Keely's Kites 240 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA 02657 Kites - The Air Apparent Trolley Square Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 531-7434 Kitestuff 51 Layle Lane Doylestown, PA 18901 Mackinaw Kite Company 116 Washington Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 Nevada Kite Company 947 North Pecos Road Las Vegas, NV 89101 NewTech Sports 7208 McNeil Drive Suite 207 Austin, TX 78729 Paint the Sky Kites 828 NW 23rd Portland, OR 97210 (503) 222-5096 (503)222-5034 (FAX) 1-800-kite-lust (Order Line) Paint The Sky Kites 6308 Capitol Highway Portland, OR 97201 (503) 244-1881 (503) 222-5034 (FAX) Peter Powell Kites, Inc. 1040 N.E. 43 Court Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 RC Hobbies, Inc 6800 N University Dr Tamarac, Florida (305) 581-9390 Revolution Kites 6335 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 (619) 554-1106 Skyward Kite Manufacturing 7384 N.W. 34th Street Lauderhill, FL 33319 Smiling Moon Toys 146 N 100 E Logan, UT 84321 (801) 752-0055 Spectra Star P.O. Box 3099 13215 Louvre Street Pacoima, CA 91333-3099 Top of the Line Kites 3015 St. Charles Pl. San Diego, CA 92110 Trlby Products Incorporated 65 New Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790 Village Kite and Toy 1575 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 654-0900 Renegade Stunt Kites 3769A Peralta Blvd., Suite K Fremont, CA 94536 (510) 791-5666 Rome-Aero Enterprises Sport Kites & Accessories 394 Bird Avenue San Jose, CA (408) 298-5104 San Antonio Hobby Shop 2550 El Camino Real Mountain View, CA (415) 941-1278 Scenario Game & Hobby Shoppe 39189 Farwell Dr. Fremont, CA (510) 792-9333 Skyworld Kitemakers Powell Street Plaza 5739 Crhistie Ave. Emeryville, CA (510) 652-1661 Windborne Kites 585 Cannery Row, #105 Monterey, CA 93940 (408) 373-7422 (408) 647-8483 - FAX Australia --------- Highly Strung Kites Pty Ltd 51 Glenhuntly Road Elwood Victoria 3184 Australia Phone: +61 3 531 3630 Austria ------- Drachen und Drachensachen Argentienierstr. 16 A-1040 Wien Austria Phone: +43-222-5050260 Belgium ------- De Plakwaaier 8500 Wijngaardstraat 35 Kortrijk tel. +32 56 210490 Fly High bvba Oostendelaan 2 (Europaplein) B-8670 St. Idesbald-Koksijde JOJO 2950 Antwerpsesteenweg 1 Kapellen tel. +32 3 6642991 JOJO 2000 Volkstraat 36 Antwerpen tel. +32 3 2169626 Germany ------- Drachendompteur Hauptbahnhof, Einkaufspassage, B-Ebene 60329 Frankfurt am Main Phone: 069-259091 Fax: 069-259092 Drachenparadies+das Nieder-Ramstaedter Str. 45 64283 Darmstadt Phone: 06151-47071 Fax: 06151-47072 Netherlands ---------- Aquiloni Vogelstraat 19 5212 VL Den Bosch tel. +31 73 124043 De Vliegershop Lange Mare 71 2312 GR Leiden tel. +31 71 132783 De Schouwse Winkel Vliegers Lange Reke 15 4325 AA Renesse tel. +31 1116 1621 De Vlieger Inn Torenstraat 30 8881 BK Terschelling West (Terschelling) tel. +31 5620 2287 or 2546 De Vliegerij Koningsstraat 8 1811 LV Alkmaar tel. +31 72 152901 De Paddestoel Vlaardingerdijk 7a 3117 EA Schiedam tel. +31 10 4737414 De Speelboom St. Domusstraat 58 4301 CR Zierikzee tel. +31 1110 12337 De Zotte Inval Lavendelstraat 12 3811 CN Amersfoort tel. +31 33 630642 Esko Intersport Funcenter Voorheuvel 64 3701 JG Zeist tel. +31 3404 25088 Haags Vliegerhuis Molenstraat 46 2513 BL Den Haag tel. +31 70 3457715 Happy Wings Nieuweweg 29 9711 TB Groningen tel. +31 50 140306 Herqua Sports Schutstraat 79-81 7907 CB Hoogeveen tel. +31 5280 74868 Het Zingende Nijlpaard Willem 2 straat 88 5038 BJ Tilburg tel. +31 13 353829 Het Vliegertje Marialaan 81 6541 RC Nijmegen tel. +31 80 774350 Hurrycane Vliegersport Prins Hendrikkade 3 7941 CV Meppel tel. +31 5220 63167 Icarus Rijksstraatweg 161 2024 DD Haarlem tel. +31 23 263491 In de Wolken Oosterburen 45-47 8891 GB Midsland (Terschelling) tel. +31 5620 8996 Janssen Sport Gedempte Pol 2 8601 BZ Sneek tel. +31 5150 12857 Joe's Vliegerwinkel Nieuwe Hoogstraat 19 1011 HD Amsterdam tel. +31 20 6250139 Kite Fashion Smalstraat 2 5701 NX Helmond tel. +31 4920 54559 Kunst- en Vliegwerk Hilvertsweg 95 1214 JB Hilversum tel. +31 35 237513 Modelbouw Bliek Boschstraat 23 4811 GA Breda tel. +31 76 218596 Montezza Boulevard de Wielingen 8 4506 JH Cadzand tel. +31 1179 1818 Rodolfo's Nieuwstraat 51 7411 LH Deventer tel. +31 5700 10445 RUAN Creatief Brouwerstraat 18 1315 BP Almere-stad tel. +31 36 5331377 Somberg Modelbouw Grote straat 136 7607 CW Almelo tel. +31 5490 12981 Stoop BV Intersport Parallelweg 109 4621 JV Bergen op Zoom tel. +31 1640 33704 Tiko Dorpsstraat 150 1796 CG De Koog (Texel) tel. +31 2220 17973 Van Amerongen Sportkites Holland Damplein 9 4331 GC Middelburg tel. +31 1180 37526 Vlieger uit St. Nicolaasstraat 32 6211 NP Maastricht tel. +31 43 256673 Vlieger Op Weteringkade 5a 2515 AK Den Haag tel. +31 70 3858586 fax. +31 70 3838541 Vliegerhuis Brunsveld Heideweg 26 7025 CL Halle tel. +31 8343 1210 Vliegertuig Gasthuismolensteeg 8 1016 AN Amsterdam tel. +31 20 6233450 Vos Vliegers Veenhoopsweg 18 9422 AB Smilde tel. +31 5927 12202 WEPA Flyer Vliegershop Kerkstraat 17 6901 AA Zevenaar tel. +31 8360 25353 Wind Mee Haarlemmerdijk 103 1013 KD Amsterdam tel. +31 20 6389767 Windy De Grote Overstraat 71 7411 JB Deventer tel. +31 5700 18619 Zeilmakerij de Vries Voorstraat 17 8754 EV Makkum tel. +31 5158 1738 Zeilmakerij C. Witte BV Nieuwe Bredasebaan 22 4844 PS TerHeyden tel. +31 76 711648 Zonlicht Vliegers Langestraat 165 7891 GL Klazienaveen tel. +31 5913 17222 or 15990 Sweden ------ Draken Trading AB Plantagegatan 6 S-413 05 Gothenburg SWEDEN Phone: +46 31 14 03 70 Fax: +46 31 14 24 80 UK kite stores -------------- (! denotes a new/changed listing in this section.. Thanks again, Andy!) ! 2XS Bookwood Rd West Wittering Chichester W.Sussex PO20 8LT Tel:0243 512552 Air Born Kites 97 Trafalgar Street Brighton Sussex BN1 4ER Tel:0273 676740 ! Air Circus (Bath) 18 Northumberland Place Bath BA1 5AR Tel:0225 444512 Fax:0225 464188 ! Air Circus (Guildford) 66 North St Guildford Surrey GU1 4AA Tel:0483 302117 ! The Anti-Gravity Shop (Juggling and Kites) 15 Gillygate YORK ! Carrier Quality Kites r/o 2 chelmsford St Weymouth Dorset DT4 7HR Tel:0305 760812 Fax:0305 776754 Cannock Kites 6 Church Street Bridgtown Cannock Staffs WS11 3DB Tel:0543 573177 Cornish Kites The Workshop Meaver Road Mullion Cornwall TR12 7DN Tel:0326 240144 ! Cunning Stunts George Mall Salisbury Wilts Fizz Sport Kites Baildon Craft Centre Browgate Baildon Shipley West Yorkshire BD17 6BP Tel:0274 532899 Fax:0274 532899 Flight Fantastic Unit 6D Bakers Yard Alphinbrook Rd Marshbarton Exeter Devon Tel:0392 221643 Flightline Watton Norfolk IP25 6EL Tel:0953 883900 Fax:0953 883900 ! Force Nine Kites 257 Old Road Clacton-On-Sea Essex CO15 3LU Tel:0255 420779 Foskett Kites 1 Prospect Hill Old Town Swindon Wilts SN1 3JU Tel:0793 532661 High as a Kite Eastgate 5 St Pauls Way Crook Humwick Co Durham DL15 0JJ Tel:0388 607079 ! High as a Kite 153 Stoke Newington Church St London N16 0UC Tel:071 275 8799 Highfliers Armada Centre Amarda Way Plymouth Devon Tel:0752 250028 Highflyers The Mohay Trebetherick nr Wadebridge Cornwall PL27 6SE Tel:0208 862543 Hikites 6 Riverside Grove Wisaston Crewe Cheshire CW2 8QF Tel:0270 67345 Fax:0270 67345 IC Kites 12 Willow Close Spratton Northampton NN6 8JH Tel:0604 843374 ! Keltic Kites 72 The Walk Potters Bar Herts EN6 1QF Tel:0707 54520 ! Kiss the Sky Crockford Lane Chineham Basingstoke Hants RG24 0NA Tel:0256 814138 Fax:0256 55655 Kite Corner 657 Watford Way Mill Hill London NW7 3JR Tel:081 959 0619 Fax:081 906 2599 Kite n Buggy Co Dimmer Castle Cary Somerset BA7 7NR Tel:0963 51482 Kiteability 2 Garfield Road Enfield Middlesex EN3 4RP Tel:081 804 9080 Kites of Exmouth 6 Little Ham Road Exmouth, Devon EX8 2QG Tel:0395 277917 ! Kites Up Roy Tel:0256 812487 or 21859 ! Kustom Kites 197 Southend Arterial Rd Hornchurch Essex RM11 2SF Tel:0708 342655 Leeds Kites 22 Eden Cresent Leeds LS4 2TW Tel:0532 789727 Look - International Sport Kites Centre 35 - 37 Sandgate High St Folkestone Kent CT20 3AH Tel:0303 220855 Malvern Kites St Annes Road Malvern England WR14 4PZ Tel:0684 565504 Ocean Kites The Sovereign Centre Boscombe Bournmouth Dorset BH1 4SX Tel:0202 301280 ! Potty Porters Kite & Juggling 5 Ingleman Place The Lawn Union Road Lincon LN1 3BU Tel:0522 544611 Pultrex Ltd [only kite spars] Brunel Road Clacton-on-Sea Essex CO15 4LT Tel:0255 429811 Fax:0255 436451 Quicks [only kite spars and spectra line] 18-22 Stakes Hill Road Waterlooville Hampshire PO7 7JF Tel:0705 254114 Fax:0705 251519 Rare Air Kite Co The Island Porthgwidden Beach St Ives Cornwall TR26 1SY Tel:0736 793554 Fax:0736 793917 RSM Leisure (Kite Manufacturing) 35 Burley Grove Downend Bristol BS16 5QB Tel:0272 571089 Sky Bums 1 Bugle Lane Victorian Arcade Mardol Shrewsbury SY1 1PU Tel:0734 244677 The Bristol Kite Store 39 Cotham Hill Bristol BS6 6JY Tel:0272 745010 The Kite & Ballon Company 613 Garrett Lane Lonfon SW18 4SU Tel:081 946 5962 ! The Kite Gallery 53 Norman Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2RP Tel:0892 521042 The Kite Loft 4 School Close St Columb Minor Newquay Tel:0637 873962 The Kite Store Neal Street 48 Covent Garden London WC2H 9PA Tel:071 836 1666 Fax:071 836 2510 Tradewind Kites 6 Harris Arcade Reading Berkshire RG1 1DN Tel:0734 568848 West Cornwall Sport Kites 5a The Greenmarket Penzanze Cornwall TR18 2SG Tel:0736 331233 WHAAM! Kites 152, Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0LD Tel:0245 495250 ! Windthings 11 Cowgatehead Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 1JY Tel:031 220 6336 Fax:031 220 6336 ! With Flying Colours 9 Wharf Road Frimley Green Camberley Surrey GU16 6LE Tel:0252 836241 Fax:0252 838361 Worlds Apart Kites 516 Wandsworth Road London SW8 3JX Tel:071 622 0171 Fax:071 622 7975 New Zealand ----------- Global Sky 102 Armagh Street Victoria Square Christchurch 1 New Zealand Phone: 03-771-107 (Mail orders accepted) Katikati Kite Company 27 Francis Drive Katikati Bay of Plenty New Zealand Phone: 075-491-349 Kites (The Shop) 103 Victoria Road Devonport Auckland 9 New Zealand Phone 09-457-393 Section 2: Mail Order Companies =============================== Catch the Wind 266 SE Hwy 101 P.O. Box 973 Lincoln City, OR 97367 Call this number for mail orders or for other locations: 1-800-227-7878 Cutting Edge Kites 27702 128th Place SE Kent, WA 98031 (206) 631-7449 Phone & Fax (800) 972-9885 Go Fly a Kite P.O. Box AA East Haddam, CT 06423 High Fly Kite Company 30 West End Avenue P.O. Box 2146 Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (609) 429-6290 Fax: 429-0142 Into The Wind 1408 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 449-5356 (800) 541-0314 (303) 449-7315 FAX Kitty Hawk Kites PO Box 1839 3933-N S. Croatan Highway Nags Head, NC 27959 1-800-334-4777 The Kite Loft P.O. Box 551 Ocean City, MD 21842 The Kite Store P.O. Box 481632 Denver, CO 80217 Wind Wizard 398 Crocker Ave. PO Box 5747 Ventura, CA 93005-5747 (805) 659-5654 Wind Walker Kites P.O. Box 515 Clute, TX 77531-0515 Section 3: American Kiteflyers Association Member/Merchants =========================================================== (Updated per July '93 Kiting Magazine) What follows is a listing of American Kitefliers Association Member/Merchants, from the AKA magazine Kiting. I want to thank Brooks Leffler, AKA President, and Billy Jones of the Kite Loft for their agreement and assistance in making this inclusion possible. AKA Member/Merchants, by their listing in the Kiting magazine have agreed to give a 10 0iscount from their regular store prices to AKA members in good standing. As you can see, it pays to become an AKA member if you aren't already, and to support the AKA Member/Merchants. The list is broken down by states and other-than-US-countries. Any typos are intentional to see if you're paying attention.. :-) There will be some duplication, but I wanted to get the AKA dealers in a separate section. Alabama ******* Windsong Kites 145 Lorna Brook Village Birmingham, AL 35216 (205) 591-8680 Alaska ****** Northwind Kites 320 W. Fifth Ave, #156 Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 279-4FUN (4386) Fax: 279-4388 The Pegasus Project PO Box 10079 Fairbanks, AK 99710 (907) 457-1532 Arkansas ******** KaleidoKites 1-C Spring Street Eureka Springs, AR 72632 (501) 253-6596 California ********** Bay Breeze 129-C First Street Tannery Building Benicia, CA 94510 (707) 747-9403 Becky's Performance Kites 4370 No. Teilman Fresno, CA 93705 (209) 227-4858 BFK 19306 E. Windrose Drive Rowland Heights, CA 91748 (818) 912-1272 FAX 912-1272 Call of the Wind 107 Parkview Terrace Valleo, CA 94589 (707) 552-4479 Fax: 552-4368 Candy & Kites 1415 Coast Highway 1 PO Box 8 Bodega Bay, CA 94923 (707) 875-3777 Fax: 783-3417 Come Fly A Kite 1228 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (805) 966-2694 For Spacious Skies 1184 Chisholm Trail Dr. Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (714) 861-8736 Kite Country 566 Horton Plaza San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 233-9495 Kite Ranch 41971 50th St. W. Quartz Hill, CA (805) 943-6860 Kool Breeze Kites 299 I Street, Suite 3 Crescent City, CA 95531 (707) 464-8792 Fax: 464-6445 Moran Precision Aerobatic PO Box 23801 Santa Barbara, CA 93121 (805) 685-7223 North Star Sport Kites 2306 F St. Eureka, CA 95501-4131 (707) 442-9245 Renegade Kites 3769 Peralta Blvd, Suite K Fremont, CA 94536 (510) 791-5666 Sunshine Kite Company 101 Fishermans Wharf Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 372-0308 Super Kites 4738 Elmhurst Drive San Jose, CA 95129 (408) 252-2566 Village Kite and Toy 1575 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 654-0900 What In The World 214 E St. Eureka, CA 95501 (707) 445-KITE Wind Wizard 398 Crocker Avenue PO Box 5747 Ventura, CA 93005-5747 (805) 659-5654 Wind World 16727 Bear Valley Road Hesperia, CA 92345 (619) 948-7445 Windborne Kites 585 Cannery Row, #105 Monterey, CA 93940 (408) 373-7422 Fax: 647-8483 Colorado ******** Durango Kite Company Sport Kites Richey's General Store 900 Main Ave. Durango, CO 81301 or Needles Country Store 46825 Hwy 550 N. Durango, CO 81301 (303) 274-8894 Into The Wind 1408 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 (303) 449-5356 Fax: 449-7315 Rocky Mountain Kites in Dazzles Hwy 287 s. of 29th St. 2664 Buchanan Ave. Loveland, CO 80538 (303) 669-3233 FAX 669-3047 Wizard of the Wind 13761 Braun Drive Golden, CO 80401 (303) 279-5353 Connecticut *********** Adventures Kites 4 Hemlock Trail Sandy Hook, CT 06482 (203) 426-9786 Florida ******* Beach Flights Inc. 6225 A1A South St. Augyustine, FL 32084 (904) 471-9632 Garden Arts 407 Flagler Ave. New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169 (904) 427-8221 Get In The Wind 109-B Highway 98 E PO Box 5127 Destin, FL 32540 (904) 654-WIND (9463) Kite Tails 28 Papaya Street Clearwater Beach, FL 34630 (813) 446-3989 Krazy Kites 8445 International Dr. #12 Orlando, FL 32819 (407) 352-2234 Sunset Kites 14180 Perdido Key Drive Pensacola, CA 32507 (904) 492-3017 Windjammer Kites B&A Market 2201 SE Indian Street Stuart, FL 34997 (407) 546-7154 Winds Of Atlantis 128 E. Pine HCR Box 115 St. George Island, FL 32328 (904) 927-2255 Georgia ******* R. Kites PO Box 2216 Douglasville, GA 31033 (404) 942-7538 Hawaii ****** High Performance Kites 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard Ala Moana Shopping Center Honolulu, HI 96814 (808) 947-7097 Fax: 951-5483 Kite Fantasy 2863 Kalakua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (808) 922-KITE (5483) Fax: 922-9404 Kite Fantasy Lahaina Cannery 1221 Hohoapiiliani Hwy. Lahaina, Maui, HI 96761 (808) 661-4766 Wings On The Wind Azaka Place, 1280 S. Kihei Rd. PO Box 1425 Kihei Maui, HI 96753 (808) 874-5050 Fax: 874-5050 Idaho ***** Boise Kites 1122 E. Hayes Street Boise, ID 83712 (208) 344-2844 The Kite Studio 6 Ogden Ave. Nampa, ID 83651 (208) 467-9555 Illinois ******** Chicago Kite Company 6 South Brockway Palatine IL 60067 (708) 359-2556 Creative Spirit Kite Co. 1706 Lakewood McHenry, IL 60050 (815) 385-6855 J.C Kites 197 Peterson Rd. Libertyville, IL 60048 (708) 816-9990 Stanton Hobby Shop 4734 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60630 (312) 283-6446 Fax: 283-6482 The Kite Harbor, Inc 435 East Illinois St. Chicago, IL 60611 (312) 321-KITE FAX 321-5484 Iowa **** Bob's R/C Supply Black Hawk Village Cedar Falls, IA 50613 (319) 277-0211 Flying Designs, Inc. 217 E. Washington P.O. Box 1046 Iowa City, IA 52244 (314) 351-3271 Kansas ****** Air Adventures 3101 North Rock Rd., #105 Wichita, KS 67226 (800) 388-1772 Robin's Nest 211 North Main Garden City, KS 68746 (316) 275-9775 Wind Wizards 12944 W. 87th Pkwy. Lenexa, KS 66215 (913) 894-KITE (5483) Louisiana ********* Big Easy Kites 5717 Rosemary Place New Orleans, LA 70124 (504) 482-5981 The Kite Loft / New Orleans 1 Poydras #90 New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 529-3247 Fax: 566-0730 The Kite Shop / Jackson Square 542 St. Peter St. New Orleans, LA 70116 (504) 524-0008 Maine ***** Ye Old Port Kite Shoppe 3 Wharf Street Portland, ME 04101 (207) 871-0035 Maryland ******** Kites Up & Away 8 Fleet Street Annapolis, MD 21401 (410) 263-4628 The Kite Loft 511 Boardwalk P.O. Box 551 Ocean City, MD 21842 (410) 289-7855 Fax: 289-5726 Massachusetts ************* Kites of Boston 7 North Market Faneuil Hall Marketplace Boston, MA 02109 Michigan ******** Grand Bay Kite Company 121 E. Front Street Traverse City, MI 49684 (616) 927-0607 J & T Enterprises 2177 Bluewater Highway Ionia, MI 48846 (616) 527-4229 Fax: 527-2420 Joe's Custom Sport Kites 1256 Northshore Dr. Crystal, MI 48818 (517) 235-4774 Kite Kraft School Haus Square 245 South Main Street Frankenmuth, MI 48734 (517) 652-2961 Kites & Fun Things 585 Forest Avenue Plymouth, MI 48170-1721 (313) 454-3760 Fax: (313) 454-0345 Mackinaw Kite Company 116 Washington Street Grand Haven, MI 49417 (616) 846-7501 Saugatuck Drugstore 201 Butler Street PO Box 188 Saugatuck, MI (717) 840-0308 String Dancing Kites P.O. Box 101 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (616) 385-3530 WindZinger Kite Sales 4616 N. Grand River Avenue Lansing, MI 48906 (517) 323-1666 Minnesota ********* Color the Sky 221 Yoho Drive Anoka, MN 55303 (612) 427-9359 Fax: 427-9907 Minnesota Kiteworks, Inc 1224 70th Street, W Inver Grove Hts. (800) 854-3846 FAX (612) 757-0061 The Kite Site 12801 Flintwood St. NW Minneapolis, MN 55448 (612) 757-0061 Wings 4709 NW 15th Avenue Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 288-0145 Missouri ******** Flying High With Charon 5633 Carlton Drive High Ridge, MO 63049 (314) 376-6055 Gateway To Flight 500 St. Louis Union Station St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 839-1604 Montana ******* Amazing Toys 319 Central Avenue Great Falls, MT 59401 (406) 727-5557 Rush Recreation 1600 Main St. Billings, MT 59102 (406) 259-6490 Nebraska ******** It Flys 1208 Howard Street Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 346-3607 Ship Of Toys 11011 Elm Rockbrook Village Omaha, NE 68144 (402) 393-2720 Nevada ****** Kites B.F.U.N 2075 N. Jones Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89108 (702) 646-4669 New Hampshire ************* Blue Sky's Kite Connection 207 Concord Street Northgate Plaza Peterborough, NH 03458 (603) 924-9448 Hi Strung Kite Co. 63 Penhallow St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 430-9731 The Sports Cage 189-A Wakefield Street Rochester, NH 03867 (603) 335-3602 New Jersey ********** The Great Atlantic Kite Co. 316 Beach Drive Cape May, NJ 08204 (609) 884-3444 New York ******** Big City Kite Company 1201 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10028 (212) 472-2623 Fax: (212) 472-2998 Bike 'n' Kite Ltd. 112 Potunk Lane Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 (516) 288-1210 End Of The Line RR1 Box 1401, Sullivan Road Kirkwood, NY 13795 (607) 775-9015 Sea Horse Gift Shop 165 Woodcleft Avenue Freeport, NY 11520 (516) 378-6270 Ski Attic & Kite Shop 23 Sunrise Hwy W Patchogue, NY 11772-2607 (516) 758-0910 North Carolina ************** Dameron's Plans 2511 Pineway Drive Burlington, NC 27215 (919) 584-6308 Kites Unlimited Atlantic Station Shopping Ctr. P.O. Box 2278 Atlantic Beach, NC 28512-2278 (919) 247-7011 Kites Unlimited North Hills Mall Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 787-4212 Kitty Hawk Kites P.O. Box 1839 Nags Head NC 27959 (919) 441-4124 Fax: (919) 441-7597 S & P Kite Company 3105 Freedom Drive Charlotte, NC 28208 (704) 399-1190 Wright Kite Company Sea Holly Square P.O. Box 3464 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 (919) 480-2855 Ohio **** Aerial Pursuits 315 S. Kellner Road Columbus, OH 43209 (614) 231-1559 Flights of Fancy 6130 Busch Blvd. Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 431-5483 Fax: (614) 846-0686 Oklahoma ******** Kinetic Kites 6313 Willow Ridge P.O. Box 477 Bethany, OK 73008 (405) 722-KITE (5483) Wings On Strings 1141 SE Grand, #114 Oklahoma City, OK 73129 (405) 670-2221 Fax: (405) 670-2221 Oregon ****** Catch the Wind 210 S. Columbia P.O. Box 163 Seaside, OR 97138 (503) 738-0309 Inherit The Wind 97980 Shopping Center Avenue Harbor, OR 97415 (503) 469-0384 Kite Factory of Seaside 619 Broadway Street Seaside, OR 97138 (503) 738-KITE (5483) Kites N' Stuff 605 Chetco Ave. P.O. Box 599 Brookings, OR 97415 (503) 469-1937 Paint the Sky Kites 828 NW 23rd Portland, OR 97210 (503) 222-5096 (503)222-5034 (FAX) 1-800-kite-lust (Order Line) Paint The Sky Kites 6308 Capitol Highway Portland, OR 97201 (503) 244-1881 (503) 222-5034 (FAX) The Kite Company 407 SW Coast Highway Newport, OR 97365 (503)265-2004 Pennsylvania ************ Burlesque Kites 16 West Third Bethlehem, PA 18015-6922 (215) 867-4999 Phone/Fax D.J. Sport Kites 2878 Prospect Rd. York, PA 17402 (717) 840-0308 Grandmaster Kites 222 West Third Street PO Box 276 Mifflinville, PA 18631 (717) 759-3167 Fax: (717) 759-3167 Kite Studio 5555 Hamilton Blvd Wescosville, PA 18106 (215) 395-3560 Lefties, Fly Right 122 S. Market Street Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (717) 361-0740 Sky Pilot Kites 4254 Tenth Ave Temple, PA 19560 (215) 921-2550 The Wind Master 805-C Old Harrisburg Rd. Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-3789 Rhode Island ************ Blue Sky's Kite Connection 190-B Thames Street Newport, RI 02840 (401)846-KITE (5483) South Carolina ************** Kites Fly'n Hi The Rainbow Market 40 N. Market Street Charleston, SC 29401 (803) 577-3529 Klig's Kites 811-C Seabord Street Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 (803) 448-7881 Fax: 448-7370 Texas ***** Ben's Kites 5506 Amherst Place P.O. Box 98523 Lubbock, TX 79499 (806) 793-3772 Buffalo Beano Company 801 University Ave. Lubbock, TX 79401 (806) 762-8553 Fax: 763-5483 Fly It Port A Avenue G & 10th P.O. Box 544 Port Aransas, TX 78382 (512) 749-4190 Kites Are It Rt. 8, Box 32-S Amarillo, TX 79118 (806) 622-0269 R&R Kites & More 97 S. Austin Rockport, TX 78382 (512) 729-1291 Sky Delight Kites 503 Willow Street Austin, TX 78701 (512) 476-1758 Thrilquility Kites 1306 San Jacinto Str. Castroville TX 78009 (512) 538-9710 Utah **** The Air Apparent 396 Trolley Square Salt Lake City, UT 84102 (801) 531-7434 Virginia ******** Blue Ridge Kites 1234 Windsor Drive Bedford, VA 24104 (703) 586-6846 Jackite, Inc. 2868 W. Landing Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 (804) 426-5359 Krazy Kites - On The Pier 1353 Mill Dam Road Virginia Beach, VA 23454 (804) 428-0753 The Kite Koop 401 No. Main St. P.O. Box 242 Chincoteague, VA 23336 (804) 336-5554 FAX 336-1762 Washington ********** Cloud Nine Kite Shop 400 Damon Rd. P.O. Box 130 Ocean Shores, WA 98569 (206) 289-2221 Cutting Edge Kites 27702 128th Place SE Kent, WA 98031 (206) 631-7449 Phone & Fax (800) 972-9885 Four Winds Kite Shop 2015 19th Avenue Everett, WA 98201 (206) 339-9334 Gasworks Park Kite Shop 3333 Wallingsford Ave. N Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 633-4780 Fax: 633-0301 Great Winds Kite Shop 402 Occidental Ave. S. Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 624-6886 Fax: 624-9633 Kite Wiz Creations PO Box 45053 Parkland, WA 98445 (206) 536-7587 Long Beach Kites 104 Pacific Avenue N PO Box 117 Long Beach, WA 98631 (206) 642-2202 Fax: (206) 642-2318 Mainframe Kite Shop 3340 E. 11th Street Tacoma, WA 98421 (206) 627-1653 Fax: (206) 851-8649 Ocean Kites 511 S. Pacific PO Box 1287 Long Beach, WA 98631 (800) KITEFLY Fax: (206) 6-8986 One Of Jerry's Kites PO Box 388 Ocean Park, WA 98640 (206) 665-6464 Sky's the Limit Windsocks & Kites 4415 W. Clearwater Kennewick, WA 99336 (509)783-5769 Sparetime Hobbies 1502 Yelm Avenue W, #2 Yelm, WA 98597-9412 (800) 862-KITE (5483) Wisconsin ********* Fish Creek Kite Company 3853 Highway 42 PO Box 331 Fish Creek, WI 54212 (414) 868-3769 Fly-Me Flag Co. 1720 S. Ashland Green Bay, WI 54301 (414) 435-3524 Fax: (414) 435-6540 Austria ******* Fly High Argentinierstrasse 16 A1040 Wien Austria 43-1-50 50 260 Fax: 1-50 50 260 Belgium ******* Didakites Gistelsesteenweg 586 B-8400 Oostende, BELGIUM (32) 59 51 29 55 Fax: (32) 59 70 00 24 Canada ****** Boreal Kites/Gothic Design RR #4 St Thomas, ON CANADA N5P 3S8 (519) 775-2527 Kites & Puppets Only 1496 Cartwright St Vancouver, BC CANADA V6H 3Y5 (604) 261-8445 Pacific Rim Kites 8829 Portland Place Sidney, BC CANADA V8L 5B3 (604) 656-4061 Paint The Sky Kite Co. Station Mall, F2A 293 Bay Street Sault Ste. Marie, ON CANADA P6A 1X3 (705) 945-7948 Pastimes 5496 Trail PO Box 1013 Sechelt, BC CANADA V0N 3A0 (604) 885-9309 Sky Top Kite Enterprises RR 3 Kerwood, ON CANADA N0M 2B0 (519) 247-3423 France ****** ATEM 110 Rue de Metz 62520 Le Touquet, FRANCE 21 05 61 58 Fax: 2105 72 02 Overflots 191, avenue du President-Wilson 93210 La Plaine St-Denis Cedex, FRANCE (+33) 1-42.43.26.45 Fax: (+33) 1-42.43.37.93 Germany ******* Fridolin's Lister Meile 15 3000 Hannover 1, GERMANY (49) 511-312356 Fax: (49) 511-312241 Vom Winde Verweht Eisenacher StraBe 81 1000 Berlin 62 Germany (+49) 30 784 7769 Fax: (+49) 30 784 7869 Grand Cayman Islands ******************** Krazy Kites Westshore Centre, Westbay Road PO Box 30228 SMB Grand Cayman, B.W.I. (809) 949-KITE (5483) Japan ***** A & F Corporation 1-1-9 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 168 JAPAN 03-3209-7575 Fax: 03-3209-7250 Mexico ****** Go Fly A Kite 18 Zaragosa (mail: POB 612, Lukeville AZ 85341) Puerto Peasco, SON MEXICO (011) 52638-33545 Netherlands *********** de Vliegerij Koningsstraat 8 1811 LV Alkmaar, NETHERLANDS (72) 152-901 Fax: (72) 151-885 Norway ****** Nor-Kite Ytre Strandv. 1 3770 Krager?, NORWAY (03) 98 1385 Fax: 03 98 3005 Section 4: Kitemaker's Supplies (added for 9/93 posting) =============================== Since I've had a number (well, OK... 2-3) of requests for shops that sell kitemaker's supplies like sailcloth, spars, etc I've compiled this listing for addition to the FAQ.. Here's a listing of some shops/dealers that I know sell supplies.. There may be some duplication of other sources on the main list.. This listing is by no means complete, and if you run across other dealers that sell kite making supplies, please pass them along for inclusion on my list. Also, if you're near a body of water large enough, check out any sailmakers in your area for ripstoip spinnaker cloth.. Air Circus West Shore Rd. Mill Neck, NY 11765 (516) 922-3508 FAX 922-6385 Gasworks Park Kite Shop 3333 Wallingford North Seattle, WA 98103 (206) 633-4780 Grizzly Peak Kiteworks 1305 Alvarado Road Berkeley, CA 94705 (510) 644-2981 Hang-em High Fabrics 1420 Yale Ave. Richmond, VA 23224 (804) 233-6155 High Fly Kite Co. 30 West End Ave. Haddonfield, NJ 08033 (609) 429-6260 FAX 429-0142 Into The Wind 1408 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80302 (800) 541-0314 KiteCo (A division of North Cloth/North Sails) 189 Pepe's Farm Road Milford, CT 06460 (203) 877-7638 Section 5: Kite Clubs and Organizations ======================================== If you want your club listed here, send me the name, mailing address, and (if possible) phone number. Thanks. American Kiteflyers Association: ------------------------------- American Kiteflyers Association 1559 Rockeville Pike Rockeville, MD 20852 (800) AKA-2550 AKA Affiliate Clubs ------------------- Anchorage Alas-Kiters PO Box 143224 Anchorage, AK 99514-3224 Route 66 Kite Club 6 East Juniper Flagstaff, AZ 86001 ABCD Kite Flying Club c/o George Maurer 700 Celia Drive Glen Ellen, CA 95442 Desert Winds Kite Club PO Box 2364 Victorville, CA 92392 High Desert Kite Club 43423 Carpenter Drive Lancaster, CA 93535 Lavender Winds PO Box 5118 #464 Fremont, CA 94537 Northern California Kite Club 2138 Cypress Avenue San Pablo, CA 94806 Redwood Coast Wind Pilots 2306 F Street Eureka, CA 95501 San Diego Kite Club PO Box 7977 San Diego, CA 92167 Phli Delta Phli 3555 Jubilant Place Colorado Springs, CO 80917 Connectikiters 95 Clark Hill Road Milford, CT 06460 Bald Mountain Kite Club Route 2, Box 2600 Blairsville, GA 30512 KAOS/Kite Association of Savannah 2115 Causton Bluff Road Savannah, GA 31404 Hawaiian Kitefliers Association PO Box 11722 Honolulu, HI 96828 Midwest Wind Wrestlers Kite Club 1912 Castle Street Waterloo, IA 50701 Chicagoland Sky Liners 2 South 730 Timber Drive Warrenville, IL 60555 Gateway Kite Club 741 Saint Martin Cahokia, IL 62206-1734 Hoosier Kitefliers Society, Inc. PO Box 6881 Kokomo, IN 46904-6881 Kansas City Kite Club 12944 West 87th Street Lenexa, KS 66215 Wichita Windjammers Kite Club 3101 North Rock Road Wichita, KS 67226 Kentucky Kyters 949 Gregory Way Lexington, KY 40514 Crescent City Kitefliers 2908 Tugie Street Metairie, LA 70003 Kites Over New England 166 Cottage Street Natick, MA 01760-5808 Sea Coast Kite Fliers 595 Lynnway Lynn, MA 01905 Sky Sailers Kite Club PO Box 6215 Plymouth, MA 02362 Kapitol Air Korps PO Box 7254 Silver Spring, MD 20907 Maryland Kite Society 10113 Lloyd Road Potomac, MD 20854 5/20 Kite Club PO Box 47257 Oak Park, MI 49002 Kazoo Stringfellows 1905 Eckner Drive Portage, MI 49002 Traverse Bay Liners Kite Club 354 West McKinley Road Traverse City, MI 49684 Minnesota Kite Society PO Box 580016 Minneapolis, MN 55458-1106 Carolinas Assn of Kite Enthusiasts 2062 Greenway Avenue Charlotte, NC 28204-3316 Midwest Winds Kitefliers Club 11011 Elm Street Omaha, NE 68144 Liberty Flyers 6 Sunset Terrace Chatham, NJ 07928 Monmouth Ocean County Kitefliers PO Box 685 Waretown, NJ 08758-0685 Club Cuervo Azul Box 1258 Bayard, NM 88023 Buffalo Flight Delagation 266 Elmwood Avenue #301 Buffalo, NY 14222 Great Lakes Kitefliers Society P.O. Box 331 Buffalo, NY 14205-0331 Black Swamp Air Force 1951 Potomac Drive Toledo, OH 43607 Central Ohio Kitefliers Assn 2283 Bristol Road Columbus, OH 43221 Club Air, Cincinnati's Kite Club 2112 Auburn Avenue #8 Cincinnati, OH 45219 Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites 5800 Laurent Drive, #402 Cleveland, OH 44219-5969 Associated Oregon Kitefliers P.O. Box 25616 Portland, OR 97225 S.F. Cody Kite Society 1082 Bethesda Street Eugene, OR 97402 Lehigh Valley Kite Society 16 Third Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 Newport Kite Group 196 Homestead Lane Portsmouth, RI 02871-4012 Windblown Friends Kite Club 728 Central Avenue Pawtucket, RI 02861 Scenic City Kite Club 2915 Ozark Road Chattanooga, TN 37415 Coastal Bend Kitefliers Assn. PO Box 927 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 Gems In The Wind Kite Club PO Box 234 Fulton, TX 78358 High Plains Kite Association PO Box 9635 Amarillo, TX 79105 Jewels Of The Sky Kiters Assn. 2320 Yeager Street Ft. Worth, TX 76112 Lubbockites Kite Club 4408 26th Street Lubbock, TX 79410 Red River Kite Fliers Assn. P.O. Box 2010 Wichita Falls, TX 76307 Texas SkyRiders Kite Club 13126 Plum Meadow Lane Houston, TX 77039 The Alamo Kitefliers Outfit 8302 Tiguex Universal City, TX 78148 Wind Weavers 2541 S. 35th Abalene, TX 79605 Windwatchers Kite Club of Utah 1442 Twinoaks Drive West Jordan, UT 84088 Richmond Air Force 3646 Grovewood Rd. Richmond, VA 23234 Ben Franklin Kite Society 2101 N. Steptoe St., Trlr 7-D Kennewick, WA 99336-1061 Pierce County Kitefliers Assn. 3340 11th Street Tacoma, WA 98421 SCI-FI 4905 239th Street SW Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-5618 Washington Kitefliers Assn Pacific Science Center 200 2nd Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109 Westport Windriders PO Box 233 South Bend, WA 98586 Kite Society of Wisconsin 2266 North Prospect, #501 Milwaukee, WI 53202 British Columbia Kitefliers Assn PO Box 35653 Vancouver BC V6M 4G9 Above The Rock 238 AZA Yamada Onna Son Okinawa 904-04 JAPAN STACK: (Sport Team And Competetive Kiting) ----- STACK Contacts (Updated May 1993) Membership Secretary Patrick Bonneau +44-795-474819 1 Terrace Road fax +44-795-474819 Sittingbourne Kent ME10 4SF England President Jobin Paul +44-225-466661 Unit 119 Central Park Petherton Road fax +44-225-464188 Bristol BS14 9B2 England Chairman Cartwright Tony +44-81-8081280 78 Dongola Road London N17 6EE England Secretary Reynolds Paul +44-71-4311202 43 Lancaster Grove London NW3 4BH England Event Co-ordinator King Andy +44 71 8361666 The Kite Store Ltd 48 Neal Street fax +44 71 8362510 London WC2H 9PA England Australia Lyons Gary +61 3 5313630 51 Glenhuntly Road Elwood fax +61 3 5256500 Melbourne Australia 3184 Austria Georgi Helmut +43 222 5050260 Fly High Argentinierst. 16 A-1040 Wien Austria Belgium Leclercq Jean Pierre +32 3 889 5459 Kraeyhoevelaan 6 B-2880 Bornem Belgium Canada Poy Jim +1 416 2799573 749 Cameron Ct Missiauga Ontario L5C 3B8 Canada Finland Salanne Simo +358 0 513070 Makslahdentie 19 C 9 SF-02140 Espoo Finland France Wolfe-Patrick Julian 5 Place Gargarine 93200 St Denis fax +33 1 48297970 Paris France Germany Erfurth Thomas +49 6192 6394 Pfarrgasse 20 D-6238 Hofheim/TS fax +49 6192 25936 Germany Hawaii Loera Robert +1 808 9225483 Kite Fantasy 2863 Kalakaua Avenue fax +1 808 9229404 Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 USA Ireland Clancy Pat Hayestown County Wexford Ireland Italy Vaginini Marco +39-6-5405015 Via dei Georgofili 94 00147 Roma fax +39 6 5411887 Italy Japan Hashimoto Saturo +81 424 650023 2-172 Suzuki-Cho Kodaira Tokyo 187 Japan Netherlands Van Amerongen Michiel +31 1180 37526 Van Kleffenslaan 21 4334 HA Middleburg Netherlands New Zealand McKay Colin P.O. Box 228 Albany May Road, Albany Hill Auckland New Zealand Switzerland Weisskopf Reudi +41 61 3130156 Klunenfeld Strasse 13 Birsfelden 4127 Switzerland UK Thomas Martin +44 924 897950 14 Rose Farm Rise Altofts, Normanton West Yorks, WF62 PL England USA Sugarman Robbie +1 516 9223508 P.O. Box 188 West Shore Road Mill Neck, NY 11765 USA Belgian Kite Association: ------------------------- le Nouveau Cervoliste Belge c/o Jacques Durieux rue de la Houssiere 45 B-1435 Hevillers phone (from Belgium) 010/656200 The Kite Society of Great Britain --------------------------------- Membership of the 'Kite Society of Great Britain' brings you four issues of 'THE KITEFLIER' plus other occasional mailings. Each member receives a membership card entitling them to free entry to most kite UK festivals and a discount ranging from 5to 150n kite purchases from the majority of kite retailers in the UK. Cost !8.00 per year Individual !9.00 Family in same household !6.00 O.A.P. !9.00 Overseas surface mail !12.50 Overseas air mail Contact: The Kite Society of Great Britain, P.O. BOX 2274, Gt Horkesley, Colchester, Essex CO6 4AY - - - - - - - - - - - - - Good Winds and Tight Lines! Dan Rubesh Wind Wizard, Purveyor of UUCP: {ucsd, nosc}!crash!danr GO Stunt Kites & Accessories ARPA: crash!danr@nosc.mil FLY A P.O. Box 5747 INET: danr@crash.cts.com KITE! Ventura, CA 93005 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =