Washington State International Kite Festival in Long Beach

The Washington State International Kite Festival -- called "Wisk-If" by regulars -- is now in its 17th year. If you love kites - if you even just like kites, Long Beach is for you. From the hard core aficionados to the weekend kite tourist, Long Beach offers some of the best kites flown on the North American continent..

Here are a few examples kites from 1998. Click on the thumbnail for larger image.
Photos courtesy of Robin Haas, Dan Whitney, and David Gomberg
Rotating Box Stars & Stripes Circoflex Bright Tetrahedral Brassington Cellular Tucker Lion Art Ross Flowform Tucker Flames Monkey Brain Edo Tony Rice Angle Rok Cubes
Line Poppers Popper Launch Prism Triad Train
Queen of Hearts Mini Hata Mini Genki Peace Genki New Shape Mock Rok Stunter Stack Tuminia Mace Schweiman Ghost Deltas Tony Rice Dragon Tony Rice Dragon Tony Rice Dragon Two Ducks Flip-Flop Rok Two Ducks Rok Two Ducks Flip-Flop Rok
Rok Double Delta Conyne Time Flies Eddy Trilobite Backside Kite Parade Schweiman Bols

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