The QuadKites.org project

QuadKites.org is a free, volunteer-run, non-profit project focused first on quad-line sport kites.

It gives people who want to take part the means to discover quad-line flying, progress and broaden their practice. By connecting resources, languages and communities across countries, the project also seeks to bring people closer together and help new ideas circulate.

Quad-line kites are our starting point, with deliberate connections to the wider kite world.

The goal is not to replace existing initiatives, but to complement them and better connect the people who bring them to life.

The site is mainly written and maintained by Alban Kites, with help from contributors from the kite community.

To open these doors, we produce new content when useful and make existing resources easier to find, understand and reuse. We may reference, restore, summarize, translate, contextualize or connect them, without trying to merge everything into a single method or replace the work of their authors.

The content covers in particular:

• individual, team and megateam flying;
• building or choosing kites and gear;
• sharing our experience.

Kite flyers have been sharing their knowledge for over 30 years in clubs, forums, their own websites and more recently on social networks. An important part of the project is preserving these tutorials, plans, archives, videos and field notes that are scattered or hard to find, while keeping their authors and context clear.

A few examples:

• the return of Addict Kite le mag as an archive;
• documentation and translation of over 100 team maneuvers;
• restoration of building resources shared by Yves Ganne, Polo Kites, Punk Sportif and other builders;
• restoration of Revomania, with its plans and historical documentation around Revolution kites;
• the update and translation of Tom’s Kite Building Site, an excellent website dedicated to building a dual-line kite.

Discover a selection of projects preserved or restored by QuadKites.org on the Restored websites and resources page.

• People who want to discover quad-line kites, progress and deepen their skills
• Experienced kite flyers looking for inspiration, new ideas and encounters
• DIY enthusiasts who want to build their own kites and gear
• Anyone passionate about kites and ready to share their experience

A quad-line kite is a kite flown with four lines. It can move in every direction, stop in mid-air and perform tricks, ballets and freestyle.

These kites appeared around the 1990s and have gained many followers around the world. You can easily see them at festivals and competitions. They are known by many names:

• in French: cerf-volant 4 lignes, révo, révolution;
• in English: quad kites, quads, quad line kites, revs, rev-styles, revolutions, four line kites, four lines;
• in German: vierleiner stabdrachens, vierleiners;
• in Italian: aquilone a 4 cavi, rev.

These kites may seem harder to fly than dual-line kites at first. After a few hours, they become very rewarding: they offer precise control, clean stops, reverse flight and a different way to play with the wind.

We focus on quad-line kites, but we do not fly with blinders on. Many pilots also enjoy dual-line and single-line kites, and some topics naturally cross those boundaries.

When a resource is useful beyond quad-line kites, we keep the door open.

QuadKites.org moves forward through feedback, corrections, shared resources and support that keep these contents accessible.