38th Annual American Kitefliers Association Annual Convention and Grand Nationals – Enid, OK
Here are all the results from the Grand National Sport Kite Championships and the Kitemaker events of the 2015 AKA Annual Convention held in Enid, Oklahoma
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AKA Kite Making Special Awards
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2015 Grand Champion - Jon and Karen Burkhardt - We Became Birds
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2015 Flight & Handling - Simon Crafts - Suzaku
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2015 Structural Design - Jon & Karen Burkhardt - We Became Birds
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Jon & Karen Burkhardt - "We Become Birds"
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2015 Traditional Materials - Mike Shaw - Cambo 1
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2015 Mixed Media - Russell Schwartz - Rhomboid Box
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2015 Innovative Kite - Loik Lamalle - Ed Inverse
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2015 Craftsmanship - Jon & Caren Burkhardt - We Became Birds
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2015 Special Recognition - William Shumacher - Pony Express
Kite Making Results
| Rank | Novice? | Contestant Name | Kite Name | Flight | Visual | Crafts | Struct | Total |
| TRAINS & ARCHES (combined categories) | ||||||||
| 1 | Barbara Meyer | Give Peace a Chance | 6.60 | 6.80 | 7.07 | 6.53 | 27.00 | |
| 2 | Phil Broder | O Siyeza | 6.20 | 6.80 | 7.03 | 6.70 | 26.73 | |
| 3 | James Gibson | Colored Train | 7.37 | 7.03 | 5.60 | 5.50 | 25.50 | |
| 4 | William Schumacher | Winner – Ugly Tie Competition | 4.73 | 5.30 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 22.33 | |
| 5 | Y | Mike Dertien | Kitepillar | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 6.37 | 12.47 |
| SKY DISPLAY | ||||||||
| 1 | Barbara Meyer | Pattern Evolution | 7.63 | 7.67 | 7.63 | 7.60 | 30.53 | |
| 2 | Y | John Gillespie | Ring Snake and Roller | 4.70 | 5.33 | 5.77 | 5.83 | 21.63 |
| 3 | Kathy Nixie | Dolphin Windsock | 4.93 | 5.17 | 5.60 | 5.50 | 21.20 | |
| FIGHTER KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | William Schumacher | Recycled | 6.53 | 6.40 | 6.30 | 6.27 | 25.50 | |
| 2 | James Gibson | Moth | 6.37 | 6.50 | 6.13 | 6.23 | 25.23 | |
| DELTA KITES & DERIVATIVES | ||||||||
| 1 | Barbara Meyer | Tosa | 7.67 | 7.57 | 7.37 | 7.10 | 29.70 | |
| 2 | Phil Broder | Moon and Stars | 7.00 | 6.90 | 6.87 | 6.63 | 27.40 | |
| 3 | Y | Marie Pippenger | Singing The Blues | 6.70 | 6.67 | 6.10 | 6.03 | 25.50 |
| 4 | Kathy Nixie | Peace Dove | 6.33 | 5.70 | 6.20 | 6.03 | 24.27 | |
| FLAT KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | Jon Burkhardt | The Red One | 7.47 | 7.37 | 7.70 | 7.47 | 30.00 | |
| 2 | Deb Lenzen | Sweet Home Arizona | 7.57 | 7.83 | 7.53 | 7.03 | 29.97 | |
| 3 | Alexa King | Beautiful Quilt | 7.13 | 7.20 | 7.50 | 7.27 | 29.10 | |
| 4 | Mike Shaw | Cambo 1 | 7.23 | 7.50 | 7.20 | 7.13 | 29.07 | |
| 5 | Barbara Meyer | Tangled | 6.93 | 6.73 | 7.47 | 7.27 | 28.40 | |
| 6 | Y | Marie Pippenger | Mariner’s Compass | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.47 | 6.37 | 26.83 |
| BOWED KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | Mike Shaw | Reza’s Paradox | 7.27 | 7.23 | 7.30 | 7.20 | 29.00 | |
| 2 | Robert Lockhart | Pensive Lady | 6.30 | 7.07 | 7.60 | 7.67 | 28.63 | |
| 3 | Barbara Meyer | Snake In TheGrass | 6.80 | 7.27 | 7.33 | 7.17 | 28.57 | |
| 4 | Y | John Gillespie | Tequila Sunrise | 6.80 | 5.93 | 6.87 | 6.97 | 26.57 |
| 5 | Chuck Jones | Ryder | 7.00 | 7.13 | 5.90 | 6.40 | 26.43 | |
| 6 | William Schumacher | Pony Express | 7.00 | 6.70 | 6.20 | 6.23 | 26.13 | |
| 7 | Phil Broder | Affiliation Of Assimilation | 4.67 | 5.83 | 6.83 | 7.00 | 24.33 | |
| SOFT AND FLEXIBLE KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | Y | John Gillespie | Old Glory Sled | 6.43 | 6.47 | 6.13 | 6.00 | 25.03 |
| 2 | Kathy Nixie | Parafoil | 5.97 | 5.97 | 6.07 | 6.07 | 24.07 | |
| CELLULAR & DIMENSIONAL KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | Simon Crafts | Suzaku | 7.97 | 7.83 | 8.43 | 8.30 | 32.53 | |
| 2 | Y | Mike Dertien | Sunrise Fly | 7.57 | 7.70 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 29.93 |
| 3 | Loik Lamalle | Ed Inverse | 6.30 | 6.67 | 7.73 | 7.73 | 28.43 | |
| 4 | Phil Broder | In Dog We Trust | 7.00 | 6.63 | 6.97 | 7.13 | 27.73 | |
| 5 | Russell Schwartz | Rhomboid Box | 6.90 | 6.77 | 6.70 | 7.00 | 27.37 | |
| 6 | Chuck Jones | Cambered Hargrove Box | 5.70 | 6.00 | 6.23 | 6.63 | 24.57 | |
| ROKKAKUS | ||||||||
| 1 | Alexa King | Herman | 7.03 | 6.97 | 7.83 | 7.57 | 29.40 | |
| 2 | Deb Lenzen | Marcy | 6.90 | 6.93 | 7.27 | 7.30 | 28.40 | |
| 3 | Mike Shaw | Stallion’s Sunset | 6.83 | 7.30 | 7.00 | 6.90 | 28.03 | |
| 4 | Phil Broder | A Wonderful Sun | 6.33 | 6.23 | 7.30 | 7.10 | 26.97 | |
| 5 | Y | Jon Gillespie | Roc Of Japan | 6.73 | 6.13 | 6.10 | 6.17 | 25.13 |
| COOPERATIVE KITES | ||||||||
| 1 | Jon & Karen Burkhardt | We Became Birds | 7.93 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.67 | 33.27 | |
| 2 | Phil Broder | Shades Of Gray | 6.77 | 5.90 | 6.77 | 6.83 | 26.27 | |
| 3 | Barbara Meyer | Jones At 2 | 6.27 | 5.87 | 6.47 | 6.47 | 25.07 | |
| 4 | Kathleen Nixie | Box Kite Train | 5.43 | 5.70 | 5.80 | 5.47 | 22.40 | |
| NOVICE KITEMAKERS | ||||||||
| 1 | CELL 2nd | Mike Dertien | Sunrise Fly | 7.57 | 7.70 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 29.93 |
| 2 | FLAT 6th | Marie Pippenger | Mariner’s Compass | 7.00 | 7.00 | 6.47 | 6.37 | 26.83 |
| 3 | BOW 4th | John Gillespie | Tequila Sunrise | 6.80 | 5.93 | 6.87 | 6.97 | 26.57 |
| 4 | DELTA 3rd | Marie Pippenger | Singing The Blues | 6.70 | 6.67 | 6.10 | 6.03 | 25.50 |
| 5 | ROK 5th | Jon Gillespie | Roc Of Japan | 6.73 | 6.13 | 6.10 | 6.17 | 25.13 |
| 6 | SOFT 1st | John Gillespie | Old Glory Sled | 6.43 | 6.47 | 6.13 | 6.00 | 25.03 |
| 7 | SKY 2nd | John Gillespie | Ring Snake and Roller | 4.70 | 5.33 | 5.77 | 5.83 | 21.63 |
| 8 | TRAIN 5th | Mike Dertien | Kitepillar | 0 | 0 | 6.10 | 6.37 | 12.47 |
| CRITERIA TOP SCORES | ||||||||
| FLIGHT & HANDLING | Simon Crafts | Suzaku | 7.97 | 7.83 | 8.43 | 8.30 | 32.53 | |
| VISUAL APPEAL | Jon & Karen Burkhardt | We Became Birds | 7.93 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.67 | 33.27 | |
| CRAFTSMANSHIP | Jon & Karen Burkhardt | We Became Birds | 7.93 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.67 | 33.27 | |
| STRUCTURAL DESIGN | Jon & Karen Burkhardt | We Became Birds | 7.93 | 8.03 | 8.63 | 8.67 | 33.27 | |
