World wide indoor kiters
The following list are places where you can fly indoor kites:
Germany
City: Schüttorf
Contact: Tobias Emsmann
Website: none
In Schuettorf, bei Enschede werden auch Indoor-Kite Wettbewerbe durchgefuehrt. Der lokale Drachenverein hat Trainingsmoeglichkeiten in je einer von drei vorhandenen Hallen.
City: Dortmund
Contact Daniel Flinkmann
Website: TSC Indoor Kiting
Die Dortmunder Indoor Gruppe gibt es nun seit 2002. Wir sind im Moment ca. 10 aktive Piloten und trainieren regelmässig Samstag zwische 2 bis 3 Stunden. Besucher sind natürlich immer willkommen (wie bei jeder Indoor-kite Gruppe).
City: Velbert
Contact: Jürgen Petz
Website: Petzkite
Der TVD Velbert in Velbert bei Wuppertal hat eine 3 fach Halle und trainiert momentan einmal pro Woche.
City: Kerpen
Contact: Johannes Ahrends
Website: SSK Kerpen
In Kerpen bei Köln, trainiert der SSK drei mal in der Woche in einer grossen 3-fach Halle. Ueber die Webseite vom SSK bekommt man weitere Informationen zu den Trainingsmoeglichkeiten.
City: Wolfsburg
Contact: Herbert Buerke
Website: Team Just for Fun
Das Team Just for Fun ist momentan nicht am trainieren, würde sich aber ueber Drachenbegeisterte freuen, die sich fuers Indoor kiten interessieren. Von Zeit zu Zeit macht das Team Just for Fun auch Indoor-Veranstaltungen.
City: Wismar / Ventschow
Contact: Heinz Meurisch
Website: Die Fleigend Fischköpp
Ueber eine Schule in Ventschow bei Wismar ist der Verein de fleigend Fischkoepp an eine Halle gekommen und trainiert dort regelmaessig. Ueber die Webseiten bekommt ihr weitere Informationen.
City: Altenburg
Contact: Uwe Low
Website: DrachenSpass
Ueber den Verein Medizin Altenburg kann in einer Turnhalle in Altenburg Indoor geflogen werden.
City: Graefenhainichen / Wittenberg
Contact: Uwe Klimke
Website: Klimke Kite
Uwe und Matthias Klimke trainieren sporadisch in Turnhallen in Graefenhainichen und Wittenberg.
City: Leipzig
Contact: Dietmar Schlottig
Website: DrachenJongleure
Die Drachenjongleure und viele weitere Piloten trainieren sporadisch in verschiedenen Hallen und Plaetzen (sogar im Hauptbahnhof). Dietmar ist fuer den Leipziger Bereich der richtige Ansprechpartner.
City: InnSalzach / Altötting
Contact: Roland Laner
Website: KitesInnov
Roland Laner ist ein einzelner Pilot, der unbedingt mehr Indoor-Kiter in seiner Region, Landkreis Altötting, Region InnSalzach, sucht. Solltet ihr auch zum Indoor-Kiten Lust haben, kontaktiert ihn einmal und ihr koennt gemeinsam versuchen etwas aufzubauen.
France
City: St Quentin en Yvelines + Plaisir
Contact: currently unknown
Website: www.ladp.insys.fr
Currently no informations. Just the Website above. There should be indoor kite training in St Quentin en Yvelines and Plaisir, north france.
City: Prouvy, North France
Contact: Dominique Miquet
Website: Cerf Volant Service
Currently no stated informations. Please ask Dominique if there are more information. A second place, where eventually information get be found is the Miztral Website .
City: Moissy, North France
Contact: Franck Lejard
Website: Cramay’ailes
Franck is training in a sports hall Noyer Perrot. He also have a nice indoor kite website, so visit his pages. You can also find dates, when it’s possible to indoor kite. Let Franck know, before doing anything. He is a very friendly person.
United Kingdom
City: Newport on Tay, Scottland
Contact: Wilson MacDuff
Wilson is training alone in large sports hall of a school in Newport on Tay.
City: Oakwood, Derby
Contact: Jim White and Ian Newham
Website: Midlands Kite Fliers
Jim and Ian are are flying indoor in the Oakwood Leisure Centre.
Japan
City: Tokyo
Contact: Aoki
Website: Aocky
Aoki is currently not training any more and is looking for a new sports hall. He is flying a Feather XTC (custom color: rasta-colors) as an indoor kite.
Taiwan
City: Taipei
Contact: Bell Chiu
Website: http://home.kimo.com.tw/kiteteamenvy/
Bell Chiu is training a little group of students indoor. Bell Chiu also builds the 2 liner indoor kite soul and the 1 liner fighter kite Pollen. He always looks for new indoor kiters in taiwan.
USA
City: from Pismo Beach to San Diego, South-CA
Contact: Glen E. Rothstein
Website: VCKF Website
The Ventura County Kite Flyers and Southern California Sport Kite League are not regulary training (at the moment) but they are using every chance to kite indoor. They are currently trying to get a regulary indoor-fly time. Ask Glen Rothstein if you live in South California. He can help you out.
City: Kansas City, KS
Contact: Dave Ellis
Website: Kansas City Kite Club
In the Kansas City Kite Club there are several indoor-kiters. Currently they don’t have a regulary place to fly indoor, but they are training a place outside, where they have “near-indoor-climate”. Ask the KCKC if you life in their area for more help.
City: Seymour, CT
Contact: None
Website: ConnectiKITERS Website
They are training in a school sports hall. check out their website for more information.
City: Hull, MA
Contact: None
Website: www.kone.org
Currently no more information. Check out their website.
City: Marblehead, MA
Contact: None
Website: www.kone.org
Currently no more information. Check out their website.
City: NewPort, RI
Contact: None
Website: www.kone.org
Currently no more information. Check out their website.
City: Grand Rapids, MI
Contact: Ron Kramer
Website: www.houseofphotography.com
Ron Kramer is training in the Coopersville school sports hall. On his website there are also some more information and videos regarding indoor kites.
City: Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact: Jeff
Website: Jeffs Website
Jeff would like to get the step into indoor kiting. If you live in his area, please contact him. Eventually he already have a place to fly and you can also join. Check out his Website too.
Norway
City: Oslo
Contact: Sven Arnesen
Website: Aerialis
The Aerialis Kite Club has experience in indoor kiting, but currently just a far too expensive tennis hall to kite. Contact them if you have another possibility to fly indoor, but need advice or contact them if you would like to kite indoor. In the winter season they have at least 2 or 3 scheduled days where the fly indoor.
Colombia
City: Bogota
Contact: None
Website: Club Kogui
Currently I don’t know any contact persons, but the Kite Club Kogui in Bogota Colombia made an indoor festival, so there will be some indoor kiting activity in Bogota. I will change this entry, when I hear more from them :-)
Italy
City: Bologna
Contact: Luca and Tullo
Website: Kite Club Zero51
Tullo and Luca are two of currently 5 Indoor-Kiters in Bologna in Italy. They are training on a regular base in bologna, but only in the Winter time from September to Febuary. There is an indoor championship in Italy too. Tullo and Luca can help you if you need more details. The Website of Zero51 does also have very nice videos. Check it out.
Netherlands
City: Den Helder
Contact: Bram Bijlhout
Website: FlyingKites.nl
Harold and Bram fly every week in the winter time in Den Helder in North Holland. Harold is very experienced and Bram is flying since 2005. If you like to join them, please contact them, because they would love to have more indoor kiters flying together.