iQuad - Members

John Barresi
Portland, OR USA

Flying since the age of fifteen, John first picked up a sport kite in 1990 on the Marina Green in San Francisco... Now in his 30's and having flown in over a dozen different countries, he's been fortunate enough to make kiting his life's dedication.

As one of the most prolific and successful sport kite competitors in North America, John has earned national championships in nearly every discipline, including his role as one of the members of three national champion dual line sport kite teams in 1993, 1995 and 1997 respectively, each of which represented the USA in the World Championships.

John was voted American Kite Magazine’s Experienced Class “Rising Star” (like rookie of the year) by his kite flying peers in 1992, and in 1997 he was again recognized by his peers, this time as the “Outstanding Flyer” among all Masters Class competitors. In the 11 years that American Kite Magazine was published, John is the only flier to have ever received both the “Rising Star” and “Outstanding Flyer” awards.

These days he flies as team captain on iQuad and works hard as both owner and editor in chief of Kitelife.com, the largest kiting web site in the world. With a bi-monthly Internet magazine, hours of video, out of print publications, a discussion forum, photo galleries and more, Kitelife is devoted to promoting and facilitating kiting worldwide.

Most recently, John became the youngest ever recipient of the Steve Edeiken (or Kiteflier or the Year) Award, nominated by his peers and awarded by our own American Kitefliers Association at their annual convention in October of 2008.


Silver Fox Fun	Zen Play	Body Work in Buenos Aires

Wolfman Dogstake	Dock Play 3	Shadow Flying

Steve de Rooy
Victoria, BC Canada

Steve de Rooy

Steve has been involved in all aspects of kite flying for well over twenty years, over half of that with Revolution kites. He's also spent a number of years in the power kite flying arena - kite buggying, kite surfing and mountain boarding. If there were any other avenues of kiting that Steve COULD be involved in, rest assured, we would see him out there doing it.

From the very beginning of this addicting sport, Steve was involved in single line and dual-line kites. Now, back in full force and flying Rev kites, Steve has joined the International quad-line team, iQuad. With iQuad, his enjoyment primarily comes from watching new fliers come out and try this wonderful sport. Steve has only competed once during his kiting career and decided early on that rather than compete, the enjoyment he gets from flying Rev kites was more, “what more can I do with my kite?", and no concern for "points".

The adrenaline rush of a 'Cirque du Soleil' approach to kite flying is what makes this sport truly challenging (and fun!). Steve is one of the very few people who can fly TWO Rev kites at the same time. We'll do the math for you here -- that's TWO quad-line kites, FOUR handles and EIGHT lines. Most of us can barely fly ONE quad-line kite, and the prospect of flying two is completely out of the question. Steve does it as if he's been doing it his whole life. Amazing.


Flying 2 Pros	Flying 2 Zens

Takako Barresi
Portland, OR USA

Steve de Rooy

Originally from Japan, Takako (also known as "TK") has been a sport kite enthusiast since 2004 in both dual and quad line flying (team and individual), performing and competing in Tokyo, Japan until she moved permanently to the USA in October of 2009… Between events, she is one half of the duo behind Kitelife Magazine along with her husband John Barresi, and regularly trains with him at their home field in Portland.

She also flies as a member of the pairs team “REVOL” with John, and officially joining iQuad in 2010, TK is very much looking forward to performing with the team at events all over the world, continuing to share the passion of kite flying with her teammates and learning about other cultures.

Off the kite field, TK’s background is in marketing and art, which she applied to a ten-plus year career in Tokyo and is now using to great effect as co-owner of Kitelife Magazine.

JD Fabich
Rogue River, OR USA

Steve de Rooy

Now in his 20's, J.D. has been flying kites for more than half his life. He first picked up a kite after attending the Brookings kite festival in 1998. He started competing in 2005 and had won numerous competitions, but in 2006, he joined Team iQuad and has since retired from formal competition.

As an original member of iQuad, J.D. is among some of the best flyers in the world and his of skill with Revolution kites is right up there with the best… His ability to quickly learn complex maneuvers and perform them in a variety of conditions has earned him the nickname "Mr. Fabulous" among his friends. Kiting has led him around the world to places like England, Colombia, New York, Ontario, and Michigan, and even an appearance on the American TV program, 'Good Morning America'.

J.D. also enjoys snowboarding, movies, cars, and is currently attending college and studying for a degree emergency medical technology and eventually anesthesiology.

Bazzer Poulter
Lakewood, WA USA

Bazzer Poulter

Before becoming a full time kite builder, Bazzer attended Art College and Theatre Design College where he specialized in rigging, set and lighting design, skills which served him well in that industry for several years.

Since moving to the USA from England, he quickly earned a reputation as one of the finest kite makers around, winning several awards in AKA National Kite Making Competition and producing a limited number of his unique single line creations under his company name (Glued to the Blue).

Joining iQuad in 2007, Bazzer quickly earned a core slot on the team… In addition to his team duties on iQuad, Bazzer co-designed the Zen for Revolution along with John Barresi, and manufactures all Pro models for Revolution Kites, making him one of the most prolific masterpiece designers in the world.

David Hathaway
Burnaby, BC Canada

David Hathaway

Also know as “Monkey”, iQuad co-founder David Hathaway has been flying sport kites for 14 years, and with 12 of those on Revolution kites exclusively, he founded the first dedicated discussion group and web site for this type of kite, called REVisions. Starting his competition career in 2006, he’s accumulated 4 AKA Nationals trophies since then, along numerous NWSKL individual and pairs championships. An Internet geek by day, a writer/photographer for Kitelife magazine, David is also involved in 2 music groups in the Northwest.

Outside of kiting, David is also a founding member of two longtime bands in Canada called Roots Roundup and Dubfreque.


Indoor Competition	Outdoor Competition

Joji Davis
San Leandro, CA USA
David Hathaway

Scouted by John Barresi on one of his trips to the Berkeley Kite Festival, Joji was quickly recruited as an alternate pilot for Team iQuad and first participated with the team in 2009 at the Washington State International Kite Festival.


Flying on the Marina Green	Flying at the Berkeley Kite Festival