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2014 – Nags Head, NC

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2013 AKA Convention37th Annual American Kitefliers Association Annual Convention and Grand Nationals

Nags Head, NC

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Sport Kite

Place Name Score
Open Individual Outdoor Unlimited
1 Jackie Maciel 66.722
2 Steve Lewis 60.978
Novice Individual Dual-line Precision
1 Tim McMackin 43.833
2 Donald Jacobs 42.1
3 Sharon Wilson 34.3
Experienced Individual Dual-line Precision
1 Stuart McCullough 55.967
2 Jack Wilson 55.133
3 William Smoot 54.067
4 Jackie Maciel 53.133
Masters Individual Dual-line Precision
1 Darren Skinner 69.067
2 Lisa Willoughby 61.5
3 Richard Mervine 59.533
4 Marc Conklin 58.367
Experienced Pairs Dual-line Precision
1 Rhody Riders 45.733
Experienced Individual Multi-line Precision
1 Carol Pittman 66.367
Masters Individual Multi-line Precision
1 Castel Pittman 74.433
2 Mark Quirmbach 73.233
3 Karl Berg 65.367
4 Joanna Chen 63
5 Steve Lewis 54.567
6 Mike Mosman 51.113
7 Dave Ashworth 38.933
8 Marc Conklin 27.267
Open Pairs Multi-line Precision
1 N Sync 64.867
2 The Minkees 56.367
Novice Individual Dual-line Ballet
1 Tim McMackin 50.267
2 Sharon Wilson 44.333
3 Donald Jacobs 44.2
Experienced Individual Dual-line Ballet
1 Jack Wilson 61.667
2 Jackie Maciel 57.133
3 Stuart McCullough 55.467
4 William Smoot 55.267
Masters Individual Dual-line Ballet
1 Dennis Smith 72.6
2 Marc Conklin 72.133
3 Richard Marvine 65.533
4 Rosanna Rosanova 61.4
Experienced Pairs Dual-Line Ballet
1 Rhody Riders 47.6
Masters Pairs Dual-line Ballet
1 Skywalkers 68.4
Open Team Dual-line Train Ballet
1 Heaven Help Us 44.867
Experienced Individual Multi-line Ballet
1 Carol Pittman 66.667
Masters Individual Multi-line Ballet
1 Dennis Smith 78.133
2 Karl Berg 72.333
3 Mark Quirmbach 71.6
4 Castel Pittman 69.533
5 Joanna Chen 69.133
6 Steve Lewis 66.733
7 Lisa Willoughby 63
8 Marc Conklin 57.467
9 Mike Mosman 54.6
10 David Ashworth 49.733
Open Pairs Multi-line Ballet
1 N Sync 79.600
2 Parkway South 70.333
3 The Minkees 65.133

Indoor

Open Individual Indoor Unlimited Ballet
Place Name Choreo Exec Enter Tiebreaker & Deductions Score
1 Jeffery King 82.00 79.80 79.60 81.090
2 David Ashworth 69.40 70.40 66.40 69.200
3 Richard Mervine 44.40 37.60 37.60 41.680

 

Single Line Indoor (Demonstration)
Place Name Choreo Exec Enter Tiebreaker & Deductions Score
1 James Fletcher 72.20 70.40 73.60 71.960
2 David Ashworth 66.40 70.00 66.80 67.360
3 Michael Stuligross 64.60 65.80 67.80 65.380
4 Jackie Maciel 63.20 61.40 62.20 62.600
5 Joanna Chen 59.40 56.60 63.20 59.270

AKA Kite Making Special Awards

  • 2014 Flight and Handling - Ken McNeill - Reprise

    2014 Flight and Handling - Ken McNeill - Reprise

  • 2014 Visual Appeal - Alan Ballou - The Missing Peice

    2014 Visual Appeal - Alan Ballou - The Missing Peice

  • 2014 Craftsmanship - Christian Baden Powell - Taranis

    2014 Craftsmanship - Christian Baden Powell - Taranis

  • 2014 Structural Design - Jon Trennepohl - Suspended Wing Delta

    2014 Structural Design - Jon Trennepohl - Suspended Wing Delta

  • 2014 Novice Flier #1 - Dennis Foster - New York Beauty

    2014 Novice Flier #1 - Dennis Foster - New York Beauty

  • 2014 Novice Flier #2 - Alan Ballou - The Missing Piece

    2014 Novice Flier #2 - Alan Ballou - The Missing Piece

  • 2014 Novice Flier #3 - Karen Mault - Smile

    2014 Novice Flier #3 - Karen Mault - Smile

  • 2014 Innovative Kite - Jon Trennepohl - Suspended Wing Delta

    2014 Innovative Kite - Jon Trennepohl - Suspended Wing Delta

  • 2104 Traditional Materials - Chuck Jones - Hargrave Box Kite

    2104 Traditional Materials - Chuck Jones - Hargrave Box Kite

  • 2014 Special Recognition - Merle Balmer

    2014 Special Recognition - Merle Balmer

  • christian-baden-powell

    Christian Baden Powell – "Taranis"

Kite Making Results

 

SKY DISPLAY
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 CARLOS SIMOES SEA HORSES Y 7.07 7.20 7.07 6.97 28.30
2 JAMES GIBSON NIGHT TRAIN 6.87 6.60 6.33 6.37 26.17
3 DONALD JACOBS PENGUIN DJ Y 4.33 5.17 5.90 5.97 21.37
4 DONNA MCGEE BLACK CLOUD DOLPHIN Y 0 0 6.07 6.27 DNF
5 BILL SCHUMACHER 1ST PLACE UGLY TIE CONTEST 0 0 5.97 6.27 DNF
STUNT/SPORT KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 JON TRENNEPOHL PRO D XL 7.93 7.63 8.33 8.10 32.00
2 DAVID ASHWORTH SUNRISE 7.47 7.37 7.53 7.53 29.90
3 JESSE LAMP SS V.2 6.70 6.70 7.17 7.40 27.97
4 PHIL BRODER O SIYEZA 6.33 7.00 7.13 7.10 27.57
5 DONALD JACOBS DEVIN ROW Y 6.87 6.73 6.87 6.67 27.13
6 KRISTI PERINO MUSE Y 6.67 6.93 6.63 6.27 26.50
FIGHTER KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 BOB HEGMAN PIZZA! PIZZA! 6.67 6.30 7.70 8.07 28.73
2 BILL SCHUMACHER HAVING A ABAD DAY? 6.27 6.20 6.20 6.30 24.97
3 JAMES GIBSON SAM 5.93 6.37 6.20 6.30 24.80
4 JESSE LAMP GENTLE BREEZE 6.00 5.00 6.20 6.43 23.63
FIGURE KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 CARLOS SIMOES ANTIQUE TUBE RADIO Y 6.77 7.07 6.70 6.67 27.20
2 KRISTI PERINO WHITE SWAN Y 5.97 6.23 5.70 5.80 23.70
DELTA KITES & DERIVATIVES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 DICK MACIEL LIGHTNING 7.33 7.33 8.23 7.87 30.77
2 ROBERT LOCKHART BUNCH OF BOXES 7.10 7.13 8.03 7.73 30.00
3 DAVID TUTTLE URBAN NINJA YIN YANG 6.73 6.57 7.33 7.13 27.77
4 DONALD JACOBS SWOOSHIE Y 6.30 6.07 6.70 6.50 25.57
5 JESSE LAMP SLIGHT DETOUR 0 0 6.67 6.63 DNF
FLAT KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 CHRISTIAN BADEN POWELL DORILYS 7.23 7.97 8.83 8.67 32.70
2 JON TRENNEPOHL BERMUDA BEACH 7.60 7.33 8.63 8.53 32.10
3 DENNIS FOSTER NEW YORK BEAUTY Y 7.50 7.43 8.70 8.30 31.93
4 ALAN BALLOU BLUES MAN Y 7.13 7.33 8.40 7.77 30.63
5 KAREN MAULT SMILE Y 6.97 6.83 8.03 7.43 29.27
6 DAVID TUTTLE NAGS HEAD SUNSET 7.13 7.23 6.93 7.17 28.47
7 PHIL BRODER CARDINALS 6.77 6.83 7.17 7.20 27.97
BOWED KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 CHRISTIAN BADEN POWELL TARANIS 7.37 7.90 9.03 8.97 33.27
2 DENNIS FOSTER TAMARA’S ILLUSION Y 7.63 7.53 8.50 8.00 31.67
3 KEN McNEILL MACSTAR 7.43 7.50 8.43 8.23 31.60
4 DAVID TUTTLE RAINBOW WINGS 5.70 7.07 7.83 8.00 28.60
5 DICK MACIEL HIGH CONTRAST 6.70 6.83 7.17 7.13 27.83
6 KAREN MAULT PENELOPE Y 6.37 7.10 7.17 6.77 27.40
7 CARLOS SIMOES POPPY POINTER Y 6.53 6.67 6.77 6.67 26.63
8 PHIL BRODER RUHE 6.33 6.13 6.47 6.80 25.73
SOFT AND FLEXIBLE KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 KEVIN SHANNON ART DECO JAZZ 7.43 7.77 8.37 8.23 31.80
2 ALAN BALLOU THE MISSING PEICE Y 7.53 7.97 8.23 7.83 31.57
3 DAVID TUTTLE RAINBOW MIST 7.20 6.83 6.93 7.27 28.23
4 KAREN MAULT THE EAGLE Y 6.60 6.07 6.97 7.07 26.70
CELLULAR & DIMENSIONAL KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 KEN McNEILL REPRISE 8.03 7.77 8.57 8.87 33.23
2 JON TRENNEPOHL SUSPENDED WING DELTA 7.67 7.60 8.57 9.00 32.83
3 MEARL BALMER TURBOFLEX 6.77 7.40 8.20 8.97 31.33
4 DAVID TUTTLE BICELL SPLIT 7.23 7.30 7.93 7.73 30.20
5 CHRISTIAN BADEN POWELL GOPRO KITE 7.57 6.63 7.50 7.20 28.90
6 MIKE DERTIEN RED BOXER Y 7.33 7.23 6.67 6.50 27.73
7 RUSSELL SCHWARTZ WHITE ROHM Y 6.93 6.10 6.63 6.67 26.33
8 CHUCK JONES HARGRAVE BOX KITE Y 4.67 6.03 7.43 7.53 25.67
9 KAREN MAULT BOUNCE Y 5.97 6.13 6.57 6.20 24.87
ROKKAKUS
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 KEVIN SHANNON FRANKENSTEIN 7.20 7.67 8.00 7.53 30.40
2 DENNIS FOSTER RICKY TIM’S KALEIDOSCOPE Y 7.13 7.50 8.10 7.17 29.90
3 CHRISTIAN BADEN POWELL THE BEAST 6.83 6.70 7.47 8.07 29.07
4 ALAN BALLOU CONVENTION LOGO ROK Y 6.80 6.57 7.93 7.47 28.77
5 DAVID TUTTLE RUBIK CUBE 7.07 7.27 7.30 7.10 28.73
6 PHIL BRODER SPEAK EASY 7.17 7.60 6.71 6.50 27.98
7 KAREN MAULT SCRAPS Y 7.07 7.17 6.60 6.47 27.30
8 CARLOS SIMOES WIND CLIMBER Y 7.03 6.57 6.77 6.53 26.90
9 JESSE LAMP BIG DRIPS 6.47 6.43 6.80 6.47 26.17
10 GREG LAMOUREUX MARVIN THE MARTIAN Y 6.20 6.27 6.03 6.00 24.50
COOPERATIVE KITES
Rank Competitor Kite Novice? Flight Visual Crafts Struct Total
1 MICHAEL DALLMER JR FLAME PILOT 7.17 7.27 7.67 7.63 29.73
2 PETER DOLPHIN REMEMBERANCE ARCH 5.33 6.40 6.37 6.43 24.53

 

Fighter

Novice Skills
1 David Corning
2 Jim Gibson
3 Jesse Lamp
Experienced Skills
1 Bob Hegman
2 Rich Durant
3 Cat Gabrel
Novice Line Touch
1 David Corning
2 Jim Gibson
3 Tim McMackin
Experienced Line Touch
1 Lisa Willoughby
2 Bob Hegman
3 Jim Gibson

Rokkaku

Individual Rokkaku
1 Glenn Davison
2 Harold Ames
3 Chuck Holmes
Team Rokkaku
1 Akuma

  • Glenn Davison
  • Christian Baden Powell
2 Charley Don’t Run

  • Chuck Holmes
3 Mona Lisa

  • Lisa Willoughby
  • Jim Cosca

Miniature Kites

Flight
1 Jim Martin “Red & Black” [J-k2]
1 Jim Martin “Firebird” [J-k3]
3 Glenn Davison “Crossbreed” [G-k2]
Beauty
1 Barbara Meyer “Barb’s Favorite” [B-k4]
2 Barbara Meyer “Large Diamond” [B-k2]
3 Barbara Meyer “Astro Glide” [B-k3]
Originality
1 Barbara Meyer “Large Diamond” [B-k2]
2 Jim Martin “Red & Black” [J-k2]
2 Glenn Davison “Crossbreed” [G-k2]
Size
1 Glenn Davison “Red” [G-k1] 13/16 inches
2 Jim Martin “Butterfly” [J-k1] 14/16 inches
3 Barbara Meyer [B-k1] “Small Diamond” 2 inches
2014 Special Awards
Grand Champion Barbara Meyer “Large Diamond” [B-k2]
Judges Special Award Jim Martin “Butterfly Arch”
Judges Special Award Glenn Davison “Crossbreed” [G-k2]