John Barresi

Who is John Barresi?

John Barresi is an American sport kite flier and designer, and has been the editor and owner of Kitelife magazine since late 2002, a role now shared with his wife Takako Barresi.

One of the most prolific and active sport kite fliers in the world, John started in the kiting community as an enthusiast in August 1990. He started at a competitive level in 1991 and has since secured top rankings in a variety of sport kite disciplines with occasional breaks.

In addition to his competition experience, he has also been a traveling kite performer during most of his career, demonstrating and performing in well over a dozen countries worldwide both individually and as a member of various teams.

Attending the 2006 World Sport Kite Championships in Berck sur Mer France as a judge, he participated in organized quad line team flying for the first time and impassioned by his experiences there, formed Team iQuad with friend David Hathaway immediately upon returning to the United States.

In 2007 he partnered with Revolution Kites to design the B-Series kite, a "signature series" quad line kite with which along with Team iQuad, served to fuel a rapid growth in the North American quad line community, particularly in the area of team flying.