Sari caught the kite bug in 2011, when she watched quad line teams fly at a festival in Vancouver’s Vanier Park. She spent that first winter practicing, mostly on her own, in BC’s Fraser Valley, through what she called her “I want to break my kite” stage. After that she flew most weekends at Garry Point in Richmond with a group of local quad fliers.

Now a veteran Northwest team pilot, Sari has flown with several teams, including the Victoria-based performance quad team Island Quad. She has been part of two quad line world records at the Washington State International Kite Festival: 81 kites in 2013 and 101 kites in 2019. Beyond team flying, she also dabbles in dual and quad line indoor flying.