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VOL . 1 NO. 3 SPRING, 198926 THE TEXAS GULF COAST CHALLENGEThe Precision Flyer's Event . . . and Texasbraggin' rights, to boot!272829BELMONT PARKCash up for grabs in the Intermediate Division .GREAT LAKES NATIONALSWhat you need to know to get In onthis hot Midwestern event .EAST COAST STUNT KITE COMPETITIONPre-event information on the biggest of them all .3 LETTERS6 STUNTER'S NEWSCompetitions, contests, and cryptic notesfrom all over!15161820243044HAWAII CHALLENGECompetition results hot from the fields!SHORT LINESMore tips and quips from the Wizard .THE SEDGWICK TAPESLee Sedgwick, one of the innovative leadersin the sport, shares his secrets of flying .This issue : KITESKIING .FIGHTER KITESOK, folks . . . you asked for it! First up,Rick O'Shea from Jacksonville, FL!THE BOOK OF ALThe last of 'The No Secrets Handbook'for Dual Line Stunt Kite Stunt Kites .SKQ'S PRODUCT REVIEWSThe largest review section of stunt kitesever published . 14 pages of new ones!ADVERTISERS' INDEX45 EVENT CALENDAR47 KITE STORE DIRECTORYON THE COVER : Gary Counts, Dan Buxton, and EricWolff forming the Mega-Team . Toledo, OH . Foregroundkite by Lee Sedgwick/Sue Taft .Photo by Cris BatdorffCopyright © 1988 by CRIS H. BATDORFF. Allrights reserved .Reproduction in any form, in whole or inpart, is strictly prohibited without prior writtenpermission of the publisher.Stunt Kite Quarterly is the only magazine inAmerica devoted solely to the sport ofstunt kite flying, Editorial offices arelocated at 356 River Street, Manistee, MI49660, telephone : (616) 723-6338 . StuntKite Quarterly's mailing address is : P.O . Box468, Manistee, MI 49660 .Editor and Publisher : Cris H . BatdorffAssociate Editor : Al Hargus IIIComputer/Ancillary Services : Harlan LinkeGraphic Design : Dale KIrchenbergPhotographic Consultancy Services : RonMuszynsklEditorial Advisory Board :Al Hargus IIIFran GramkowsklEric WolffJohn PerusseJudy NeugerRoger ChewningSubscriptions to Stunt Kite Quarterly:$12 .00 for one year (U .S.A. and possessions);$16 .00 for one year (all othercountries) . Foreign drafts must be in U .S.dollars payable through a U .S . bank or thepost office . Single copies of current orback issues are available for $3 .50 eachfrom listed distributors or Stunt Kite Quarterly'seditorial offices .Change of Address:Attach or copy mailing label in a letter,giving new address. If mailing label iswrong, please correct it .Advertising:Rates and information sheets are availableupon request .Non-solicited Contributions:Editorial contributions, including, but notlimited to articles and photographs arealways encouraged . Notification is requiredif contribution is submitted to anyother publication . Return of materials mustbe requested along with a self-addressedenvelope with adequate return postage .Stunt Kite Quarterly reserves first publicationrights in published materials unlessotherwise specified . Guidelines for submissionsare available upon request . Accuracyof contents rests with the individualcontributor, Stunt Kite Quarterly being heldharmless in the event of inaccurate copy,The views presented in Stunt Kite Quarterlyare not necessarily those of the editor,staff, or editorial advisory board .Closing dates:Advertising : eight weeks prior to publicationdate.Editorial : six weeks prior to publicationdate .