competitions

Kitemakers Competition in 2022

As reported in previous issues of Kiting, there are a number of changes in this year’s Kitemakers Competition. These changes are meant as an experiment for one year. The goal is to encourage more member participation in kitemaking and flying activities at the Convention. The biggest change: every field competition will be judged by the competitors themselves. Fliers will rank the kites being flown in their category and the highest ranked kite will win the category.

Competitive Categories for Kitemakers

Flat Kites
Bowed Kites
Cellular and Dimensional Kites
Soft and Flexible Kites
Delta Kites
Sky display, including arches & ribbons, kite trains, centipedes
Fighter Kites
Figure Kites
Open

Sport Kite Competition in 2022

In April, the 2022 Sport Kite Committee conducted a survey of our membership to estimate the number of sport kitefliers coming to this year’s Convention. There were sufficient responses to host outdoor sport kite demonstrations, several outdoor sport compe-tition events, and two indoor sport kite competition events. The seven sport kite competition events we anticipate hosting at this year’s convention are:

Competitive Categories for Sport Kites

Individual Dual-line Precision (Open Class for all skill classes)
Individual Dual-line Ballet (Open Class for all skill classes)
Individual Multi-line Precision (Open Class for all skill classes)
Individual Multi-line Ballet (Open Class for all skill classes)
Open Individual Outdoor Unlimited

Indoor Sport Kite Competition Events

Open Individual Indoor Single-line
Open Individual Indoor Unlimited

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Flying Competitions

Some kitefliers enjoy competing against their fellow kitefliers to enhance their skills or reputations or to receive other awards.

Kitefliers are judged in flying single sport kites to music, teams of sport kites, and flying precision maneuvers. Teams of people flying trains of multiple kites with long tails is certain to please a crowd every time

Kitemakers’ Competitions

There are many kites that fly well, but that’s only the beginning. Kites can be enormous displays of beautiful artwork that fly like a dream. The combination of kite styles, colors, tails, designs, and patterns is unlimited.

A Variety of competitions

AKA has established rules for competitions involving sport kites, kitemakers, persons who enjoy fighter kites or Rokkaku battles, and kite aerial photographers.