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In terms of events, the calendar isfull . On the 27th and 28th of April,France has the 2nd Open duTougnet, a team-only competitionbeing held in the broader context ofthe Cerroling Festival, which also includesthe annual meet of KAPWA(the International Kite Aerial PhotographyAssociation) . Judges will includethe U .S .A.'s Robbie "Juan"Sugarman, Viv Walters, and HelmutGeorgi (Austria's STACK National Director). A number of French nationalcompetitions are in the planningstage as I write and Montpellierhosts the European Cup, which willinclude Individual and Team competitionin all categories, during the30th and 31st of August and the 1st ofSeptember .Major team-only competitionsseem to be the path that many largefestival organisers have chosen as away of, hopefully, pleasing thecrowd and the stunt fliers and notstealing the limelight from single-linespectacles . In this vein, the famousSchevenningen Festival, in Holland,is staging The North Sea Cup (15thand 16th of June), and the BerlinFestival holds the 2nd Berlin Cup,won by Top of the Line in 1990, theweekend of the 21st and 22nd ofSeptember .In the U .K . Seaham, Sunderland, isholding a pairs ballet and teamevent on the 11th and 12th of May .The Washington, Tyne and WearFestival of the Air is holding a teamonlycompetition on the 6th and 7thof July and the Bristol InternationalKite Festival, September 7th and 8th,sees the 3rd Kite Store Open TeamStunt Kite Championship which waswon by Top of the Line in 1990 . TheKite Society of Great Britain's NationalStunt Kite Championships, withindividual and team competition inall categories, is set for the 28th and30th of June, Blackheath, London .Various other European countrieswill be confirming dates for theirNational competitions in the nearfuture .As a post script to all of the above,it is important to add that Europeanevents have adopted AKA/STACKrules wholeheartedly .Finally, Ashton Park, Bristol is the sitefor the 2nd World Cup Sport KiteChampionships . The event, which ispresented by American Kite Magazineand hosted by STACK, will takeplace on September 14th and 15th .