Old Fashioned Mailing Address
San Diego Kite Club
3279 Geddes Dr.
San Diego, CA 92117
Email us anytime
president@sandiegokiteclub.org
The president email is best used for all club matters. Most of which will be shared with the board members.
webapprentice@sandiegokiteclub.org
The web apprentice email is best used for article submissions so we can share your kite adventures. Also, feel free to share any website feedback or report anything that looks off or isn’t working correctly.
(Ziggy) Aaron Santa Maria
President
Dave Souter
Vice President and club photographer
David Corning
Secretary and past president of 20 years
Don Fox
Treasurer &
Region 12 Director of the American Kitefliers Association
Dan Willan
Club Founder, the man who launched this club in 1990
Rick Spurgeon
Web Master & Kite Aerial Photographer
Getting To Know Your Board Members
Dave Soutar – Vice President
I have been flying kites since I was a child, but a usual, life took its normal course. We went up to visit our grown children where my youngest asked if I would like to go with here and fly she had a pretty little delta! I said sure! this was in the pandemic so it took a while to find a kite for myself to fly (pilot) after a little searching I found an old kite shop with a number on the door, “call if you need a kite” gave a call, and in a little while I was a proud owner of a red “grateful dead” colored foil. the whole family walked over to the park to fly. I was hooked all over again. After our visit with my children, my wife said to me that she had found the San Diego Kite Club on the web and that I should join, dropped in on a few Saturday flies. So I joined the old fashion way pen, paper and check! Love to Fly!
Rick Spurgeon – Web Master
My oldest T-Shirt says I have been flying and been a club member since 1998. I started flying when my kids were small. They got board and I didn’t. Maybe the grandkids will do better. I fly many kinds of kites: Single Line, Dual Line, Quad Line, Fighters, Indoor, Outdoor, My own and Other Peoples. I also do some Kite Aerial Photography. I fly store bought and home made kites. I am the master of non but I fly for fun.
Ziggy Santa Maria – President
I started flying in 2023 because of Ray Miller flying a 12 stack of Hyperkites in Oceanside, San Diego CA. Instantly got the kite bug and followed Ray Millers orders to go into Kite Country and visit owner Victor Heredia. I purchased my very first kite from Victor. He recommended me to attend a San Diego Kite Club fly. My first meetup with the club was filled with learning and meeting people. I saw Don Fox flying a quad line revolution kite and purchased one just a couple months later. I now enjoy all things kiting including controllable single line kites, dual line, quad line, etc. I truly love being apart of this club, hanging with members of our kiting fellowship and helping the club grow. I was elected president recently and with great pride. I hope to help many people find kiting and help those that already fly, enjoy it even more.