This summer we celebrate 35 years since the founding of the San Diego Kite Club.
So lets work on your knowledge of SDKC history. Below are 20 questions about our past.
Answering these questions will require much research on this website. Largely The Archives!
Anyone who answers a minimum of 80% of the questions correctly will be entered into a drawing.
The Prize? A one year SDKC new membership or a renewal of your current membership. Three prizes total.
Send your answers to the WebApprentice no later than 7 July 2025. Drawing at the July Meetup.
Three Entries, Three Winners: Robert Freed, Don Fox, Russ Dickison. You Gotta Be In It To Win It.
For The Curious The Answers Are Now Listed Also
Question 1
We all know Dan Willan was our Founding Father and First President and we all know Ziggy Santa Maria is our current President. Name three other past Presidents.
David Corning, Greg Lawrence, Walt Thompson, Fred Martin, Ron Despojado, Tori Cable, Neil Tuthill, Daryld Gutierrezz, Marshall Morgan, Bill Petruska (sp?)
Question 2
July 2025 is our 35th Anniversary, so we were founded in July 1990. When did we officially become an AKA Affiliate Club?
Jan 29, 1991 – March 1991 Skylines page 7
Question 3
How much were dues July 1991?
$12 – Membership Form – Skylines July 1991 issue page 7
Question 4
For our 25th anniversary, Jul 11, 2025 was declared San Diego Kite Club Day by the City of San Diego. Who signed the Proclamation?
Kevin Faulconer – from a photo in 25th Anniversary story
Question 5
At the Ocean Beach Kite Festival 1993 – which club member got his own car in the parade?
Virgil Dalton – photo caption 1993-1994 OB Kite Festival story
Question 6
What animal did Ron Despojado impersonate at the Mini Kite Workshop in 2020?
Cat – photo and caption Mini Kite Workshop 2000 story
Question 7
In October 2012 SDKC was asked to fly custom kites at the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic. Where was the event held?
(I am pretty sure this site was destroyed by fire a couple years ago)
Will Rogers State Park – from text Polo Classic Oct 2012 story
Question 8
Who cooked the hot dogs at Dinner And A Rev 2013?
Lolly – photo caption Dinner and A Rev 2013 story
Question 9
How were the aerial photos taken at Fan For Life 2013?
Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) – from text FanForLife 2013 story
Question 10
Who was the sponsor of Fan For Life 2015 ?
{Hint: They had a custom kite in the air)
UCSD Health Systems – text and ROK photo FanForLife 2015 story
Question 11
How much candy was dropped at the 2014 Seal Beach Kite Festival?
(Take note OB Kite Festival!)
17 lbs – text Seal Beach Kite Festival 2014 story
Question 12
Who won the New Years Eve Fighter Kite Challenge in 2009?
Victor won it all – text in NYE Fighter Kite Challenge 2009 story
Question 13
Where did the Kite Flying Law Breakers get into trouble in December 1992?
(Yes, just another run in with Parks and Recreation plus Police!)
La Jolla Shores – text in Skylines Jan/Feb 1993 page 1
Question 14
In January 1994 what was All About Kites motto in their advertisement?
He Who Dies With The Most Kites …. Still Dies! But Until That Time You Can Get All You Want At…. Skylines Jan/Feb 1004 page 12 advertisement
Question 15
When was the last actual hardcopy SDKC Newsletter issued?
Sep 2001 – Newsletter Archive
Question 16
How many Hadzicki brothers are flying at the 1990 Belmont Shores Kite Championships?
Three – Jim Joe David – Text and Video 1990 Belmont Sport Kite Championships story
Question 17
Where was Walt’s ‘Missing Banner’ on Day 13 of its travels?
Kite Country – The Missing Banner Story
Question 18
At the Up In The Air Festival in 2013 who balanced a kite on their head – no hands needed?
Monica – photo caption Up In The Air 2013 story
Question 19
What was for lunch at May 2015 meeting?
Tacos – text May 2015 Memorial story
Question 20
What was the contest at the Rev Shootout 2018?
Pop The Balloon – Rev Shootout 2018 story