Selected by attending membership at each annual AKA Convention, the Peoples Choice award is purely based on general appeal and popularity, sometimes making winning this award more exciting than Grand Champion.
Below is a partial photo gallery of People’s Choice winners, if you can help us fill in missing years (info/photos), please contact portal AT kite DOT org to volunteer.
2019 – Seaside, Oregon
Kite – Cliff Pennell – “Ruby Red”
Accessory – Lindsey Johnson – “Northern Lights for Kites”
2018 – Shreveport, Louisiana
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2017 – Ocean City, Maryland
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2016 – Seaside, Oregon
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2015 – Enid, Oklahoma
Kite – Alexa King
Accessory – Alex Meyer
2014 – Nags Head, North Carolina
Kite – Jon Trennepohl
Accessory – David Tuttle
2013 – Seaside, Oregon
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- Kite – Ron Bohart
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- Accessory – Steve de Rooy
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- KAP – Matt Cyphert
2012 – Enid, Oklahoma
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- Kite – Alexa King
2011 – Wildwood, New Jersey
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2010 – Seaside, Oregon
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- Kite – John Pollock
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- Accessory – Linda Sanders
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- KAP – Jim Powers
2009 – Rochester, Minnesota
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2008 – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Kite – Glen Haynes
Accessory – Debbie Von Bokern
KAP – Pete Dolphin
2007 – Ocean Shores, Washington
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- Kite – Bazzer Poulter
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- Accessory – Linda Sanders
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- KAP – Doug Davlin
2006 – Des Moines, Iowa
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- Kite – Eric Wolff
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- Accessory – Bill Schumacher
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- KAP – Pierre Lesage
2005 – Ocean City, Maryland
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2004 – Seaside, Oregon
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2003 – Dayton, Ohio
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- Kite – Pete Dolphin
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- Accessory – Arnold Stellema
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- KAP – Dan Brinnehl
2002 – Ocean City, Maryland
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- Kite – Jose Sainz
2001 – Billings, Montana
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2000 – Treasure Island, Florida
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1999 – Muncie, Indiana
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1998 – Ocean Shores, Washington
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1997 – Wildwood, New Jersey
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1996 – Santa Monica, California
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1995 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1994 – Wildwood, New Jersey
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1993 – Seaside, Oregon
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1992 – Lubbock, Texas
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1991 – Jacksonville, Florida
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1990 – Seaside, Oregon
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1989 – Honolulu, Hawaii
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1988 – Chicago, Illinois
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1987 – Washington, DC
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1986 – Newport, Rhode Island
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1985 – San Diego, California
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1984 – Nashville, Tennessee
Kite – Jon Burkhart
1983 – Columbus, Ohio
Kite – Hammamatsu Team
1982 – Detroit, Michigan
Kite – Adrian Conn
