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rbojarski · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:20 am Post subject: 2005 Fort Worden Wrapup

I'll start off this thread....

Great weekend at Fort Worden, even though I got sick and had to leave early. This was my first trip up to the Fort and let's just say I was truly impressed by the conference. MANY classes offerred the whole weekend by some of the top kite builders around. Awesome kite raffles after each meal on Friday and Saturday. Great weather the whole weekend. Great to hang out with fellow kiters and especially fellow forum members knotty ronda and woodpeckr.

I personally attended the workshops conducted by Mike Mosman and Paul & Helene Morgan. Both kites were fairly easy to build, after you learned a couple of necessary tricks to get the assembly done. Both classes provided the necessary parts and materials, and great sets of build instructions.

Many thanks to all the instructors and all who worked so hard to put this event on every year. It is quite an amazing gathering of the kite making clans!

The raffles offerred everything from the smallest kite related trinket, thru donations from Premier Kites, and up to some great hand-made kite, especially the Fort Worden logo kite from Phil Scharf of England. And all could be had for only 25 cents a ticket. Many thanks to Marla and company for their tireless efforts in producing the raffles.

Too many other folks to mention and thank. My apologies to all that I may have missed. Can't wait for next year!

Ray Bojarski

robkite · Joined: 30 Apr 2004 Posts: 110 Location: Olympia, WA

Well it was a great time by my standards, good friends, lots of kite to learn about. I took Dan Kurahashi's class on edo style kites. other than that I poked my head in to lots of other classes and took pictures. Well there was another thing if you stuck around until the annual meeting, you would have seen our six year President Steve Milspaugh step down. And they elected me President. I never heard the train coming but I think I was railroaded because there wasn't anyone else on the ballot. However I am looking forward to this as Ft Worden planning committee is a great group to work with.
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Robkite
Rob Pratt
robcp@msn.com
Ft Worden Kitemaker conference web site: www.kitemakers.org

KiteSquid · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:58 am Post subject:

Rob,

You will do a GREAT job as president!!!!!!

You have an OUTSTANDING team in place!!!!!

They will make Ft Worden a success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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VR/
KiteSquid
AKA TakoIka
AKA Harold
King George VA

P.S. Yet another post by the Squid..... Shocked

Doesent he ever shut up???

P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.

woodpekr · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:17 pm Post subject:

Charles Bojarski · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 2:51 pm Post subject:

Rob:

Best of luck in your new position!

I know what it feels like to be railroaded in to taking an office. It happened to me several years ago. The experience I gained was well worth it.

Good winds..Charlie

EBGB · Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:53 pm Post subject:

Congratulations Rob!

I suspect you'll be very good at the job!

We'll look forward to seeing one of your kites with a train on it. Very Happy

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Take care,
Take flight!

Don Ostey

knotronda · Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 3:14 am Post subject:

RUN, Rob, RUN!!!

knotronda

OH, sorry my warning didn't get to you before you walked into the meeting. Steve Milspaugh did a great job as the chief announcer and prez. You have a great team in place and we will be looking forward to next year's conference. Thanks in advance. Sorry my warning didn't get to you sooner. Shocked

KR

woodpekr · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:53 pm Post subject:

here's what I got accomplished at Fort Worden:
Kichi Taco

Redmond Tribute kite. THe sail is done I've got miles of tails to do

Mighty Mite

AND I had a great time!
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Rich Durant
Portland, Oregon

KiteSquid · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:23 am Post subject:

Rich,

You were bussy this year!!!!!!!!!! but that does not supprise me after haveing you as a student in the Janus class!!!!!!

Great looking kites!!!!!!!

I hope you learned a lot!!!!!!!
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VR/
KiteSquid
AKA TakoIka
AKA Harold
King George VA

P.S. Yet another post by the Squid..... Shocked

Doesent he ever shut up???

P.P.S. The wind is like the air, only pushier.

knotronda · Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 9:38 pm Post subject:

Rich also plays well with others. I really like the new 'kite anchor' that he shared with me at the Fort. I went out and got more! Thanks Rich!

knotronda