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VELOCITY WOMEN!!! - Photos and Story
Velocity Games '03 launched a heated competition among nine highly talented professional women riders...
Some attacked the kicker and slider to hurl skyward. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ne_s.sized.jpg Anke Kirchner Flys Off the Kicker Others demonstrated skill defying gravity in the sky over Corpus Christi Bay. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ys_s.sized.jpg Julie Gilbert Pops One, Windsurfers Converge For larger image click: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ert_flys_s.jpg Yet others excelled in both forms of aerial bombardment! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...reds.sized.jpg Laurel Eastman (right) and Bri Chmel (left), Shred http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...33_s.sized.jpg Rene Hanks Slides By the Slider, For Now ... The women demonstrated a different, lighter and more "floaty" dynamic that was intriguing to watch. This resulted in some nice glide distances. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...Big_jump_s.jpg Bri Chmel GOES LONG! Bri is sponsored by North Kiteboarding, Black Flys Eyewear, EXCESS Kiteboarding and SOS kiteboards. As the competition proceeded the competitive pressure increased and the kites flashed even more hard and fast with each heat. These women were loaded for bear and hell bent for leather as they used to say. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...36_s.sized.jpg Bri churned up! and http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/Three.jpg Three to go ... Anke recently won the Wadell Creek competition and despite being a wave riding natural actually has a strong wakeriding background. She was the World Cable Wakeboarding Champ a few years ago! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...o_pulls_in.jpg[img] Anke Kirchner, throws a move off the kicker with Mauricio Abreu closing in. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/2_G.jpg Julie Simsar gets ready ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/.../7_G.sized.jpg Julie Goes OFF! She has been riding for all of SIX MONTHS, amazing! She did get a sound start in Cabarete and now shreds in the Carolinas. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/10_G.jpg Stylin' In the Captain's Meeting http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/1_G.jpg Jody Taliaferro Walks, Getting Ready For Competition Time Jody is sponosred by Cabrinha, LMG Kiteboards, Zeal Optics, Rainbow Fins, and Excess clothing. She will soon head out to the Gorge for the King of the Gorge comp for prime shredding later this month! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...28_s.sized.jpg Rig time ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...II_s.sized.jpg Anke Warms Down After Her Heat http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/Julie_G.jpg Julie Gilbert Styles In the Captain's Meeting In Her Interview Rigout Julie lives in Maui, HI and is sponsored by Cabrinha. She was introduced to kiteboarding by champ rider Chris Gilbert. Julie related a first experience with a trainer kite and being dragged into some bramble bushes to be treated to some liberal scraping. Only in those honking Maui winds. She liked it so much that she married the guy and lucky Chris! Is kiteboarding great or what?! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...n_II.sized.jpg Julie Puts the Tough Questions to Champ Rider Chuck Patterson http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...l_II.sized.jpg Laurel Eastman Flashing Her Famous Smile! Laurel is sponsored by Wipika, Da Kine Hawaii, Hotel Caracol, Off Da Lip, Freeriders, and Merlin. She is gearing up for PKRA competitions in Cabarete, Holland, Italy and Brazi.l http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ends.sized.jpg Time To Get To It http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...R2_s.sized.jpg The View Towards the NW and Downtown Corpus Christi Click for larger image: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ames_VR2_s.jpg http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...R1_s.sized.jpg Mina Sets Up To Shoot the Action Click for larger image: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ames_VR1_s.jpg http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/8_G.jpg Rene Hanks Gets Ready to Go! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...13_G.sized.jpg Jody Meets Windsurfer http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...18_G.sized.jpg and, Off To the Races! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/3_G.jpg Julie Heads Back From the Aircraft Carrier Lexington? http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...21_s.sized.jpg Coming and Going ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/.../6_G.sized.jpg Bri Chmel Shreds http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...19_s.sized.jpg Coming about ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...24_s.sized.jpg Up ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...30_G.sized.jpg Attack of the Windsurfers http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...34_s.sized.jpg Up and Out! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...32_s.sized.jpg Flying ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...rigs.sized.jpg Dana Rigs, Rebecca Walks ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ff_s.sized.jpg Anke Jumps and Glides ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...II_s.sized.jpg Dana Pops One http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...es_s.sized.jpg Dana Pinto Slides With Friends ... Dana hails from Santa Cruz, CA and loves to ride Waddell. She is ponsored by Caution, Jonah, Rainbow, Da Kine, Sessions http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ne_s.sized.jpg Laurel Flys Off ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...f_it.sized.jpg Laurel Shreds For the Shear Joy of It! So, that is a first installment about the NINE Pro Women that came to compete at the Velocity Games. Impressive moves, lots of skill, women are raising the bar in kiteboarding competitions. Coming soon... Part II HELP! If there are mistaken identities, corrections or additional information such as current sponsors, etc., PLEASE email them to me at <flkitesurfer@hotmail.com> Thanks! Copyright FKA, Inc. 2003 Originally posted at: http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11031 |
VELOCITY WOMEN!!! - Photos and Story
Velocity Games '03 launched a heated competition among nine highly talented professional women riders...
Some attacked the kicker and slider to hurl skyward. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ne_s.sized.jpg Anke Kirchner Flys Off the Kicker Others demonstrated skill defying gravity in the sky over Corpus Christi Bay. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ys_s.sized.jpg Julie Gilbert Pops One, Windsurfers Converge For larger image click: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ert_flys_s.jpg Yet others excelled in both forms of aerial bombardment! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...reds.sized.jpg Laurel Eastman (right) and Bri Chmel (left), Shred http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...33_s.sized.jpg Rene Hanks Slides By the Slider, For Now ... The women demonstrated a different, lighter and more "floaty" dynamic that was intriguing to watch. This resulted in some nice glide distances. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...Big_jump_s.jpg Bri Chmel GOES LONG! Bri is sponsored by North Kiteboarding, Black Flys Eyewear, EXCESS Kiteboarding and SOS kiteboards. As the competition proceeded the competitive pressure increased and the kites flashed even more hard and fast with each heat. These women were loaded for bear and hell bent for leather as they used to say. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...36_s.sized.jpg Bri churned up! and http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/Three.jpg Three to go ... Anke recently won the Wadell Creek competition and despite being a wave riding natural actually has a strong wakeriding background. She was the World Cable Wakeboarding Champ a few years ago! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...o_pulls_in.jpg[img] Anke Kirchner, throws a move off the kicker with Mauricio Abreu closing in. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/2_G.jpg Julie Simsar gets ready ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/.../7_G.sized.jpg Julie Goes OFF! She has been riding for all of SIX MONTHS, amazing! She did get a sound start in Cabarete and now shreds in the Carolinas. http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/10_G.jpg Stylin' In the Captain's Meeting http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/1_G.jpg Jody Taliaferro Walks, Getting Ready For Competition Time Jody is sponosred by Cabrinha, LMG Kiteboards, Zeal Optics, Rainbow Fins, and Excess clothing. She will soon head out to the Gorge for the King of the Gorge comp for prime shredding later this month! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...28_s.sized.jpg Rig time ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...II_s.sized.jpg Anke Warms Down After Her Heat http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/Julie_G.jpg Julie Gilbert Styles In the Captain's Meeting In Her Interview Rigout Julie lives in Maui, HI and is sponsored by Cabrinha. She was introduced to kiteboarding by champ rider Chris Gilbert. Julie related a first experience with a trainer kite and being dragged into some bramble bushes to be treated to some liberal scraping. Only in those honking Maui winds. She liked it so much that she married the guy and lucky Chris! Is kiteboarding great or what?! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...n_II.sized.jpg Julie Puts the Tough Questions to Champ Rider Chuck Patterson http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...l_II.sized.jpg Laurel Eastman Flashing Her Famous Smile! Laurel is sponsored by Wipika, Da Kine Hawaii, Hotel Caracol, Off Da Lip, Freeriders, and Merlin. She is gearing up for PKRA competitions in Cabarete, Holland, Italy and Brazi.l http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ends.sized.jpg Time To Get To It http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...R2_s.sized.jpg The View Towards the NW and Downtown Corpus Christi Click for larger image: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ames_VR2_s.jpg http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...R1_s.sized.jpg Mina Sets Up To Shoot the Action Click for larger image: http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ames_VR1_s.jpg http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/8_G.jpg Rene Hanks Gets Ready to Go! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...13_G.sized.jpg Jody Meets Windsurfer http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...18_G.sized.jpg and, Off To the Races! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/albuq23/3_G.jpg Julie Heads Back From the Aircraft Carrier Lexington? http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...21_s.sized.jpg Coming and Going ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/.../6_G.sized.jpg Bri Chmel Shreds http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...19_s.sized.jpg Coming about ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...24_s.sized.jpg Up ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...30_G.sized.jpg Attack of the Windsurfers http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...34_s.sized.jpg Up and Out! http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...32_s.sized.jpg Flying ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...rigs.sized.jpg Dana Rigs, Rebecca Walks ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ff_s.sized.jpg Anke Jumps and Glides ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...II_s.sized.jpg Dana Pops One http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...es_s.sized.jpg Dana Pinto Slides With Friends ... Dana hails from Santa Cruz, CA and loves to ride Waddell. She is ponsored by Caution, Jonah, Rainbow, Da Kine, Sessions http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...ne_s.sized.jpg Laurel Flys Off ... http://gallery.kiteforum.com/albums/...f_it.sized.jpg Laurel Shreds For the Shear Joy of It! So, that is a first installment about the NINE Pro Women that came to compete at the Velocity Games. Impressive moves, lots of skill, women are raising the bar in kiteboarding competitions. Coming soon... Part II HELP! If there are mistaken identities, corrections or additional information such as current sponsors, etc., PLEASE email them to me at <flkitesurfer@hotmail.com> Thanks! Copyright FKA, Inc. 2003 Originally posted at: http://www.kiteforum.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11031 |
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