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2018 AKA Convention – Shreveport, Louisiana

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41st Annual American Kitefliers Association Annual Convention and Grand Nationals – Shreveport, Louisiana

Here are all the results from the Grand National Sport Kite Championships and the Kitemaking events from the 2018 AKA Annual Convention in Shreveport, Louisiana
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Sport Kite

PlaceNameScore
Experienced Individual Dual-line Ballet
1Brett Morris61.400
2Laurie Ramos40.800
Experienced Individual Dual-line Precision
1Brett Morris54.333
2Laurie Ramos36.500
Experienced Individual Multi-line Ballet
1Michael Diehl60.733
2Brett Morris49.933
Experienced Individual Multi-line Precision
1Brett Morris55.200
Masters Individual Dual-line Ballet
1John Barresi82.933
66.933Donna Houchins79.067
3Jon Trennephol70.800
4John Gillespie70.667
Masters Individual Dual-line Precision
1Joihn Barresi66.500
2Aaron Champie65.367
3Darrin Skinner63.133
4Donna Houchins56.733
5John Gillespie35.867
Masters Individual Multi-line Ballet
1John Barresi81.067
2Jon Trennepohl72.800
3Steve Kline46.933
4Aaron Champie46.800
Masters Individual Multi-line Precision
1John Barresi76.533
2Steve Kline62.200
3Aaron Champie52.433
Masters Team Dual Line Ballet
1AirZone Flight Team (Aaron Champie, Darrin Skinner, John Gillespie66.933
Masters Team Dual Line Precision
1AirZone Flight Team (Aaron Champie, Darrin Skinner, John Gillespie63.800
Novice Individual Dual Line Ballet
1Michael Diehl53.800

Indoor

Open Individual Indoor Single Line
1Richard Cairncross77.717
2Mitch Cordover73.333
3Donna Houchins72.167
4Mialaney Scott70.433
5Laurie Ramos66.433
6Jon Trennepohl64.117
Open Individual Indoor Unlimited Ballet
1John Barresi89.817
2Richard Carncross81.650
3Jon Trennepohl81.450
4Donna Houchins79.35
5Steve Kline74.983

Kite Making Results

GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION: 

 

Bowed
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Chris Hanson8.6008.9338.9338.86735.333
2Donna Houchins8.8678.9008.3008.53334.600
3Jon Trenepohl7.4678.8678.9009.06734.301
4Christian Baden-Powell8.5337.9678.0008.06734.301
5Mike Shaw8.3008.2337.7678.20032.500
6Marshall Harris8.2678.4006.9007.36730.934
7James Gibson8.7337.9006.9676.93330.533
8Mitch Cordover7.1007.5337.1677.60029.400
9William Schumacher7.6337.7336.8006.96729.133
Cellular
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Chris Hanson7.8008.7009.1338.90034.533
2Mike Dertian8.6008.3678.5338.50034.00
3Christian Baden Powell8.4678.4008.2338.53333.633
4Chuck Jones7.5677.7007.7677.26730.301
Delta
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Chris Hanson8.4008.0007.9338.43332.766
2Deb Lenzen7.6338.4007.9008.23332.166
Fighter
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Bob Hegman7.5678.16784678.50032.701
2William Schumacher85007.7007.4007.16730.767
3Jim Gibson7.8337.9337.2677.26730.300
4Chuck Jones7.2677.8337.3677.30029.767
5Carl Anderson7.0007.2337.3677.46729.067
Figure
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Christian Baden-Powell7.6338.6008.4679.00033.700
2Marshall Harris7.6678.5007.6337.90031.700
3Richard Carincross7.6008.4337.9677.56731.567
Flat
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Deb Lenzen8.2338.6677.9678.70033.567
2Chris Hanson8.6338.6007.8678.26733.367
3Christian Baden Powell8.1008.4677.8678.20032.634
4Marshall Harris7.9338.6007.6007.73331.866
Indoor
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Richard Cairncross8.9008.6008.5678.53334.600
2Donna Houchins8.5678.6008.2678.36733.801
3Bob Hegman8.3337.8338.1008.20032.466
Rokkaku
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Marshall Harris8.1008.2337.4677.86731.667
2Tom Wallbank7.2677.8007.7007.33330.100
Stunt
PlaceKite BuilderFlightVisual AppealStructural DesignCraftsmanshipScore
1Donna Houchins8.5008.7008.6678.83334.700
2Richard Cairncross8.0678.0007.0007.13330.200

 

Special Award Winners
Mixed Media Award Carl AndersonFighter
Traditional Materials Chuck JonesCellular
Most Innovative Bob HegmanIndoor
Special Recognition Mitch Cordover
Novice Kitemaker
1st Place Marshall HarrisFlat & Bowed
2nd Place Tom WallbankRokkaku

Highest Scores in each Scoring Criteria

Highest Score in Flight – Highest Score in Visual Appeal – Highest Score in Structural Design

Highest Score in Craftsmanship

Fighter

Fighter Skills Experienced
1
2
3
Fighter Experienced
1
2
3

Rokkaku

Individual Rokkaku
1
2
3
Team Rokkaku
1
2
3

Miniature Kites

GRAND CHAMPION : SusieJo Skinner – Isis, Egyptian Goddess
Beauty
1SusieJo Skinner – Isis Egyptian Goddess
2Donna Houchins – Mermaid
3Mitch Corcover – Very Small Kite
Flight
1 SusieJo Skinner – Isis Egyptian Goddess
2Mitch Cordover – Very Small Kite
3Donna Houchins – Mermaid
Originality
1 SusieJo Skinner – Sled Kitties
2Mitch Cordover – Very Small Kite
3SusieJo Skinner – Isis Egyptian Goddess
Smallest Size
1 SusieJo Skinner – Wishful Thinking
2Mitch Cordover – Very Small Kite
3Donna Houchins – Maple Leaf