We had a blast during our first visit to the (6th) Renesse International Kite Festival with nice weather, good atmosphere[…]
Mixtape: Designs By Christian Derefat
Mixtape #3 features a few sportkite designs by Christian Derefat from Belgium. Most of Christian’s designs are available as open[…]
Tricksparty Weekend Zeebrugge 2023
Here’s a little recap of our annual Tricksparty weekend at Zeebrugge, Belgium. The Tricksparty Belgium crew arranged yet another great[…]
Mixtape: 90Three
Mixtape #2 features a few clips from older video’s of the 90Three family of open source trickkites. The plans and[…]
Ulzburger Kites Break Standard In Very Light Wind
Another clip of the Break Standard sportkite by Ulzburger Kites. This was shot at the beach near the Windchime in[…]
Mixtape: MugenKites
Mixtape #1 features some of Gabor Nagy’s (MugenKites) kite designs. Gabor builds are very high quality and a lot of[…]
OSTK Episode 35: Break Standard
Episode 35 of Open Source Trickkites features the new sportkite design from Birger Garbe of Ulzburger Kites: Break. The Break[…]
Le Neutron Ultralight
Finally some nice enough wind and weather to hit the “polder” meadows. Le Neutron Ultralight sportkite was designed by Christian[…]
90Three Standard: First Session Of 2023
My recent trip to Terschelling was very windy. The forecast mentioned a little dip in the wind for the early[…]
Kitehouse Sharp Ultralight
It has been a while since the last kite session. Winter has come and so it’s thermo underwear, beanies and[…]
Pilot #8: Flic-Flac
The 8th round of ‘PILOT’ features Lucas, Lars, Carlo and Ronald who all perform the FLIC-FLAC trick at De Zandmotor[…]
Flying Wings Silver Fox 2.2 Ultralight
The Silver Fox 2.2 is a kite designed by Lam Hoac and produced by Flying Wings. This particular kite is[…]
Pilot #7: Insane
The 7th round of ‘PILOT’ feature André, Lars, Krijn and Ronald who all perform the INSANE trick at the De[…]
CR/KRD Fury Standard
Beautiful October weather with very light wind so I rode my bicycle to the beautiful “Kwade Hoek” beach near Ouddorp.[…]
Family Festival Texel October 2022
Here’s a small edit of a fun day at Family Festival De Koog, Texel. Saturday was cancelled due to very[…]
Ulzburger Kites [Return] Standard
Here’s a little clip of a very nice morning session with the [Return] std by Ulzburger Kites at Formerum aan[…]
Quicky #7: Karel | 90Three STD
A few months ago at the Groene Punt, Rockanje. The wet sand at low tide produced some strange fog. Quite[…]
OSTK Episode 34: [Return] Mini Super Ultralight
Episode 34 of Open Source Trick Kites features the [Return] Mini by Ulzburger Kites: a 86% version of Birger Garbe’s[…]
100Sixteen SUL | Lars Fakkeldij
This video features Lars Fakkeldij flying his 100Sixteen SUL kite. This is the 116% version of the 90Three Open Source[…]
l’Atelier Kites Cesium
The Cesium is a mid sized freestyle kite by french manufacturer l’Atelier Kites that was released in 2005. Frame is[…]
Pilot #6: Wap Doo Wap
The 6th round of ‘PILOT’ feature Ronald, Fred, André, and Lars who all perform the Wap Doo Wap trick at[…]
Midsummer Bootcamp 2022
Here’s a recap of the 2022 Midsummer Bootcamp in Burgh Haamstede, Zeeland. Great wind, nice weather and good friends make[…]
90Three Mid Vented
Nothing more relaxing after a long bicycle ride than to stand in the water and fly your kite. The wind[…]
Le Quartz Standard
This Le Quartz from the belgian designer Christian Derefat was built in 2009 using the step-by-step building guide from Tom[…]
MugenKites Assassin Ultralight
Brought the Assassin UL by MugenKites on a bikeride to the Katwijk Skatepark. Mopped the wet miniramp and had to[…]
90Nine Mini Vented
The Mini Vented is basically a 90Nine standard but with 2 small vents added in each wing built by Krijn[…]
Level One BadAss Super Ultralight Egmond Aan Zee
Had a very nice short session with the Level One BadAss super ultralight at Egmond aan Zee beach just before[…]
Tricksparty Zeebrugge 2022
After a two year hiatus because of obvious reasons it was time to have a Tricksparty weekend in the beach[…]
90Nine Vented Ultralight
The 90Nine is the bigger brother of the 90Three open source trickkite (239cm width). This ultralight version (Nitro Lite rods)[…]
MugenKites Lazarus Mini
A low wind sunset session with the Lazarus Mini sportkite by MugenKites at Oostvoorne beach. This scaled down version of[…]
70Eight
The 70Eight is the 190 cm wingspan version of the 90Three open source trickkite built by Krijn Hemminga. The accent[…]
MugenKites 9th Wonder
Variable offshore winds and some nice early spring weather at De Zandmotor beach. The 9th Wonder sportkite by MugenKites can[…]
Benson Kites Minigem
Foggy conditions at Meijendel Beach. The Benson MiniGem is the smaller version of the Gemini. Fun and agile little kite.[…]
Quicky #6: Lars | MugenKites Assassin Utralight
First Zandmotor session of the year together with Lars. Great weather and a nice breeze. Sound on! Enjoy!
Back To The Old School: CdC The Kick Ultralight
I recently aquired this The Kick UL sportkite from it’s designer: Robo Spitters. It was built in the mid 90’s[…]
MugenKites Lizard Standard
The Lizard is one of Gabor Nagy’s (MugenKites) older sportkite designs. First concept was finalised in 2013 and Gábor Böszörményi[…]
CKD Intention
The Intention is Canvas Kites Designs’ larger wing sportkite. With almost 250 cm of wingspan it aims at elegance and[…]
Quicky #5: Karel | 90Nine Mid Vented
Had a new years day session with the 90Nine Mid Vented open source trickkite at the Noordsvaarder, Terschelling. Winds were[…]
Canvas Kite Designs Crux Standard
My first proper session with the Canvas Kite Designs Crux Standard in moderate to strong winds at Meijendel beach. Last[…]
Quicky #4: Ronald | 90Three STD
Ronald and André went for a flying session at the Slufter beach (Maasvlakte 2) today and I decided to join[…]
MugenKites Precog Mini
The wind forecast predicted a nice sea breeze just after sunrise. Arrived at the Zandmotor beach early to take the[…]
Superfly 10 Year Anniversary
The Superfly was released 10 years ago on 11-11-’11 by Chris Goff and a while later production taken over by[…]
Add-A-Trick
A fun kite game to play while flying with your friends, inspired by skateboarding: Add-A-Trick. Start by deciding who goes[…]
90Three Vented Superultralight
Summer conditions in october! I rode my bike from Rotterdam to the beautiful Oostvoorne beach to test the 90Three Vented[…]
Wind Festival Texel 2021
Here’s a little video recap of our first kite festival since 2019: Wind Festival Texel 2021 at the De Koog[…]
90Six Standard Skyshark
Another nice kite on loan from Krijn: 90Six STD Skyshark version. This kite is framed in Nitro LS, P200 ULE,[…]
Benson Kites Deep Space
Here’s a short video of Benson Kites Deep Space std. Had a corrupt video file of the other angles due[…]
Level One BadAss SUL in Zero Wind
Early morning session with the BadAss superultralight in zero wind conditions at Formerum Beach, Terschelling. This kite is sooooo slooooooow.[…]
Ulzburger Kites Escape STD
Probably the best (open source) sportkite in my quiver right now. Birger designed quite the proper kite. Just a little[…]
OSTK Episode 33: 90Three 6mm
Open Source Trickkites episode 33 features the 90Three kite with a 6mm pultruded carbon frame flown at Domburg beach in[…]
KRD Element
This is the original (unmodified) KRD Element designed by Chris Goff and was built by Kite Related Design. The kite[…]
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90Three Superultralight
Summer in Holland! Nothing beats a trip to the beach on a warm day. Brought my 90Three SUL kite with[…]
Quicky #3: Karel | Level One BadAss Superultralight
Quicky number three: Karel flying the Level One BadAss SUL at “De Zandmotor”. Filmed by Lars.
Neox | EOLO Sport
The Neox trick kite by EOLO Sport was released in 2006. This ready to fly package was great value for[…]
90Six
Krijn had a slightly smaller print of the 90Nine templates lying around and decided to build 2 sails: hence the[…]
Level One BadAss Superultralight
The SUL is the (almost) no wind version of Level One’s popular BadAss sport kite. The pultruded frame combination and[…]
90Three Ultralight
Our late friend Pierre ter Bogt introduced us to this wonderful flying spot: the enormous north beach of Burgh Haamstede[…]
l’Atelier X-Masque Rage
The X-Masque by l’Atelier Kites is the small version of the their iconic Masque sportkite. The Rage version with it’s[…]
Quicky #2: Karel | 90Three 6mm
Quicky number two: Karel flying the 90Three 6mm version at “De Zandmotor”. Filmed by Lars. Plan files for the 90Three[…]
Quicky #1: Lars | Escape STD
Lars flying the Ulzburger Kites Escape Standard at the Zandmotor beach. The Escape is a open source kite designed by[…]
Level One BadAss Ultralight
Winter in Holland! Finally some snow, ice and nice wind to enjoy. Brought the Level One BadAss ultralight sportkite to[…]
MugenKites Ziggy Standard
Another small video from my Terschelling trip. This time i fly the MugenKites Ziggy STD. Winds were a little offshore[…]
HQ Mantra
The Mantra by German manufacturer Invento HQ was released in 2020 and is the new “flagship sportkite” from the brand.[…]
MugenKites Assassin Ultralight
Sun and a nice sea breeze to kick off 2021! Could be worse. Went for a short afternoon beach session[…]
90Three 6 Millimeter first flight
The weather and wind conditions allowed me to go to the beach and test my 90Three framed with 6mm pultruded[…]
OSTK Episode 32: Escape STD
Open Source Trickkites episode 32 features Birger Garbe’s (Ulzburger Kites) latest design: Escape. My Escape was delivered by mail and[…]
MugenKites Lazarus XL Standard
The XL is the larger version of MugenKites’ open source kite Lazarus. Flown in SUL wind at Formerum beach, Terschelling.[…]
Pilot #5: Comete
The 5th round of ‘PILOT’ features Bram, André, Ronald, Lucas and Lars who all perform the Comete trick at the[…]
MugenKites Strange Thing Standard
Gabor (MugenKites) experimented with adding winglets to his Strange Thing kite design. It looks very striking IMHO. It gives the[…]
90Three STD Contis Plage
The temperature is dropping fast and so are the leaves. Here’s a little flashback to much nicer weather a few[…]
KRD Element
Flying the KRD Element kite designed by Chris Goff at the Zandmotor beach in a light breeze. This Element was[…]
OSTK Episode 31: 90Three80 Super Ultralight
This episode of Open Source Trickkites features the 80% version of the 90Three. This particular kite is SUL framed in[…]
Mugen Kites Precog Part 2
This is a short clip of a beach session in light wind with my Mugen Kites Precog. Gabor builds excellent[…]
Glidin’ Urban Ninja
The Urban Ninja by Horvath: a great alternative to dual line trick flying when the wind dies. Lars and Lucas[…]
OSTK Episode 30: 90Nine Super Ultralight
Episode 30 (!) of Open Source Trickkites features the 90Nine Super Ultralight flown at the enormous Maasvlakte 2 beach in[…]
WildKite Barracuda STD
Testing the Barracuda STD by WildKite (Simo Sivonen, Finland) in very smooth sea wind at the Meijendel beach. Thanks to[…]
Dot Matrix
Gabor (MugenKites) kindly sent me his Dot Matrix sportkite to try. It’s a fun little modern classic and very capable[…]
OSTK Episode 29: Mugen Kites Lazarus Ultralight
Rode my bicycle to the enormous Zandmotor beach for a quick evening session with the Lazarus Ultralight built by Mugen[…]
Shove-it | Deep Space UL
The Shove-it is a fun trick. Kites like the Benson Deep Space UL are very suitable to perform the[…]
Pilot #4: Taz Machine
The 4th episode of ‘PILOT’ features Bram, Carlo, Ronald and Lars who all perform the Taz Machine trick at the[…]
Level One | ONE
The ONE by German kite manufacturer Level One is a so called “Cruiser Kite” developed by Peter Maternus (PAW). It’s[…]
Back To The Old School: Benson Outer Space
This episode of BTTOS features the classic Outer Space by Benson Kites. This kite is framed in Structil High Mod[…]
100Sixteen
Sunday afternoon bike ride to the beach at Monster. Brought my 100Sixteen kite to fly a little during the golden[…]
Matrix Ultra Light
The Matrix is an open source trick kite designed by Mario di Biase and Alberto Cavati from Italy (custom sail[…]
Pilot #3: Half Axel
The 3rd episode of ‘PILOT’ features Fred, Lucas, Bram, Marcel, Wilfred and Ronald who all perform the Half Axel trick[…]
Back To The Old School: HQ M-Light
The M-Light is a small light wind trick kite (width: 160 cm) designed by Christoph Fokken for HQ Kites. It[…]
Pilot #2: 540
The 2nd episode of ‘PILOT’ features Krijn, Ronald, Bram, Fred, Wouter and André who all perform the 540 trick at[…]
Level One BadAss Standard – Part 2
Lars and i shot some additional handheld gimbal footage of the Level One BadAss during a very nice early morning[…]
90Three SUL & STD Terschelling
Bram got lucky on his weekend trip to Terschelling. Beautiful weather and very smooth breezes. Here’s a little clip, shot[…]
Game of T.R.I.C.K. #1
Challenge your mates to a game of T.R.I.C.K. Rock Paper Scissors to decide who goes first (offence). Offence performs[…]
PILOT #01: Rolling Susan
The first episode of ‘PILOT’ features Andre, Lars, Lucas and Carlo who all perform the Rolling Susan trick at[…]
Level One BadAss Standard
A few weeks ago i recieved a BadAss STD by Level One demo kite to review. During my holiday i[…]
90Three STD Morning Session
Early sunday morning session with the 90Three STD at Lies Beach, Terschelling. Such a nice way to start the day.[…]
Tricksparty Bootcamp Burgh Haamstede 2019
Another great bootcamp weekend at Burgh Haamstede, Zeeland with the Tricksparty crew. Kites, wind, beers, beaches and BBQ. What else[…]
Back To The Old School: Prism Fanatic
Last week i picked up a brand new Prism Fanatic kite at Ron Berkhout’s place. I really love the colors[…]
Midsummer 90Nine Super Ultralight @ De Zandmotor
Lars Fakkeldij brought his freshly built 90Nine Super Ultralight in Caribbean Blue to “De Zandmotor” in a very nice midsummer[…]
OSTK Episode 28: Magnet Micro-Pack Strong
Open Source Trickkites episode 28 features the Magnet Micro-Pack Strong. The Micro-Pack is a travel kite with 3 piece Leading[…]
OSTK Episode 27: Ulzburger Kites End Of Line Standard
Episode 27 of Open Source Trickkites features the End of Line standard by Birger Garbe (Ulzburger Kites). The plans for[…]
Back To The Old School: Flexifoil Stranger Ultralight
Last year i found one of my grails: the Flexifoil Stranger Ultralight. This is the Icarex version with Skyshark Competition[…]
LRDV Bray-Dunes 2019
Here’s a little edit of sunday at La Ronde des Vents 2019 in Bray-Dunes, France. I (KarelOh) was not there,[…]
100Five @ Zandmotor
Lars build a 105% XUL version of the 90nine which results in a 248cm wingspan. After some balance tweaking ‘she’[…]
Tricksparty Zeebrugge 2019
Lars shot and editted this video of our weekend at the Tricksparty Zeebrugge 2019 competition. A lot of wind, but[…]
Mugen Kites Precog
Another great design by Gabor Nagy from Hungary: the Mugen Kites Precog. Pretty kite, nice pressure, good tracking and very[…]
l’Atelier Cesium Continental
Here’s a short video of the Cesium Continental kite by l’Atelier from France. This is the ultralight version of the[…]
Mugen Kites Strange Thing
Here’s a little clip of today’s session with the Strange Thing by Mugen Kites. The wind was quite variable but[…]
OSTK Episode 26: Invictus
This episode of Open Source Trickkites features the Invictus. A kite designed by Davide Equizzi. It precedes the Sixth Sense[…]
Indoor Rosmalen: Krijn’s 40th Birthday Bash
This is a short impression of an indoor kite meeting to celebrate Krijn’s 40th birthday. Enjoy!
Ginkelse Heide 2019 Season Kickoff
Lars made this edit of a kite meeting at the Ginkelse Heide in Ede. Great weather (especially for February), a[…]
Mugen Kites Ultimate Standard
Spring is early this year. Went for a little morning session with the Mugen Kites Ultimate. Fun kite. Köszönöm to[…]
Lucas with End Of Line LW
Shortly after attending the 2017 Den Helder Tricksparty as a spectator Lucas Bouma bought his first trickkite: a second hand[…]
Ziggy Ultralight Winter Session
Here’s a little video of a very nice winter session with the Ziggy UL designed by Gabor (Mugen Kites). I[…]
SKD Kymo Autumn Session
I recently recieved a box of kites on loan from Hungary. Gabor (Mugen Kites) also included a Kymo by Sportkitedesign[…]
Tricksparty Afterparty 2018
The 2018 Tricksparty season was one of the best to date. All events had the best wind and weather conditions[…]
Windfestival Texel 2018
This whole season was truly amazing. Every single event we attended was packed with ridiculously good weather, lab grade wind,[…]
Vliegerfestival Scheveningen 2018
Short impression of another lovely sunday afternoon with my daughter at the 40th annual Scheveningen Kite Festival. Enjoy!
90Three Standard Terschelling
This video is an impression of two separate sessions with the 90Three STD at the Lies and Formerum beach, Terschelling.[…]
HQ Zebra
https://youtu.be/KsE2gzY3Rs4 This video features the Zebra kite by Invento HQ. The kite flown is the production model demo kite. Krijn[…]
Vliegerfeest Aan Zee Den Helder 2018
Video #100(!!!) was shot at the 10th Vliegerfeest Aan Zee Den Helder. Sadly this will be last kite festival in[…]
OSTK Episode 25: Sparrow
Episode 25 of Open Source Trickkites features the Sparrow designed and released by Peter Maternus (PAW) and built and flown[…]
Back To The Old School: HQ Obsession 1999
This episode of BTTOS features the HQ Obsession 1999. This kite and i will probably never be real friends due[…]
Back To The Old School: HQ Matheson Midi
I recently found this kite for sale online. The Midi was one of my grails for a very long time.[…]
Het Groene Strand
Quick session with Wilfred at Het Groene Strand, Terschelling. Flying the 100Sixteen and STX 1.8 in a very smooth breeze.
Sieger’s Vliegers Powerdelta’s
Flying my sister’s 2 stack of Sieger’s Vliegers (†) delta kites at the Formerum beach, Terschelling in quite a gale.[…]