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Since 1996 (yet see roots since 1978)}
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Jeremy Walker, David Culp, Dean Jordan ,
Sites:  Palo Alto, CA  and   Martinez, CA.
KiteShip USA, Kite Ship Corporation

• Stanford
• UC Davis
• 1978: kite powered boats in 1978 when 24 years old.
• Johnny Walker Speed Weeks in 1978--1981
• Schmirnoff Speed Weeks in 1986--1988 in Weymouth, England
• Hydrofoil
• OutLeader rule-legal spinnaker replacement kite
• Author
• KiteShip1996
• [ ] 1984 kitesurfing patent? Verify. Find.
• * Roeseler, W; Culp, D, "KiteSailing Progress," Sailtech '89, AIAA and SNAME, Stanford, CA, 1989.
  * Roeseler, W, Schmidt, T, Beattie, A, Roeseler, C, Culp, D, Long, L, McGeer, T, & Wallace, R, "The Case for Transport Sailcraft," SNAME World Aviation congress, Los Angeles, CA 1996.
  * Culp, D; "On KiteTugs," The Amateur Yacht Research Society, 1997
  * Culp, D, De Winter, F, Swenson, R, "The KiteShip Project," Millenium Solar Forum, ISES, Mexico City, 2000.
  * Culp, D; "Free-Flying Sails for Sailing and Powered Vessels," 5th International Conference, Engineering of Sport, Davis, CA, 2004.
  * Culp, D; "Single Fluid Kiting; the TwinFoil Concept," proposal submitted to NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC), 2005.
  * Culp, D; Jordan, D, "Low Drag, Low Cost Suspension Line Technology for Parachutes," Final SBIR report to US Army Airdrop Team, Natick, MA, 2005.