ST HONNERE

Windscape International Kite Festival

he 12th Annual Saskpower Windscape International Kite Festival was held June 25 & 26 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. 50+ kite fliers gathered from all over North America and one guest, Bert Maetens, came from Belgium.

millennium+falcon

The millennium falcon of the 'Les Sens Ciel' kite club in a nice setting with my cyclops eye kite

Sled kite

You always have to have it with you

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Kitchen man in action on the kite festival westende 

Jan

Designed by Jan Claes;  Made by Bert Maetens:   An inflatable single line kite.... The edge of the octagon kite is a tube, The sail sits at the front of the tube.  

Jan

Flying our inflatable kites at the kite festival in Westende.  Designed by Jan Claes;  Made by Jan, Geert and me.

Windscape Canada!

Looking forward to fly my kites next week at the windscape festival in Canada next week!
See more... at the following website

Bert Maetens

Bert spends his professional life in a suit, but in his spare time he has become to be known as the Antwerp City kite flyer.
When he is not spending time on the kite field on the left bank of the river Schelde that runs through the city, you might find him flying a Holy Man kite over a park, castle or other beautiful site in the Flemish countryside that he photographs from up high. The pictures which he makes from this unusual angle are published on his website, and occasionally in newspapers or magazines.
Bert also builds one-line kites. The style and shape are often inspired from traditional Japanese kites but using modern building materials. He got also a large collection of display kites.  The design is pure, with few lines, often in black with highlights in red, yellow or green.
When the weather is not so great – which happens in Belgium – Bert flies indoor kites, which he also builds himself, with a wingspan of up to 2,5 m.
Bert has travelled the world with his kites, attending festivals all over Europe, and in Singapore and Borneo.

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