Tampa Kitemasters Pre-Party In Photos!!!
A Hot Kite Event Is Coming To Florida, SOON!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/sat1.sized.jpg Homing in on St. Pete Beach, FL, USA But first, lets get the Pre-Race Party Going!!! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/..._1_s.sized.jpg The beach in front of Bongos, a nice beachside bar and restaurant. CLICK FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/sat2.sized.jpg There's a race in the works down the Gulf Coast from Honeymoon Island in Duneden to Bongos on St. Pete Beach, roughly 25 miles, more with tacking. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/3_G.jpg Jay, Chris, Toby, Amber and a ton of area riders are pulling together to make this a great event, again! They have also go way above the call of duty and have raised CASH prizes for both women and men contestants, way to go! There was a good turnout of local riders and folks from other areas of Florida. I understand one fellow drove in from Atlanta to check things out! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/4_G.jpg The party got going around sunset and memorable one to boot. This followed an action packed day of demos of kites. A bunch of us also did a dry run down the race course. It was interesting and informative. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/6_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/7_G.jpg Brandon with Best hangs out in lady's garb with a fellow model, looks good. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/8_G.sized.jpg Moving around the table left to right, there's Barb, Tim, Chris, PJ, Trent and Julie (sorry!). (NOTE: Please help me out with missing or miss identified names, thanks!). http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/10_G.jpg Irma, CJ and Tiff hangout. Stay tuned, the party was on All Hallows Eve, these rippers will undergo a sea change soon. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/9_G.jpg There was even a dry "how to self-rescue" clinic given by Steve on the beach with a bow kite. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/11_G.sized.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/12_G.jpg The event has a tee shirt modeled by Matt http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/14_G.jpg Jay launched into a pre-race Captains meeting touching upon starting procedures, logistics, sea conditions and possible hazards during the race in 25 kt. NW winds. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/19a.sized.jpg Somethings up in the second story bar. Hmmm, let's head up. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/19bmod.sized.jpg The flip side. Somebody got a rush Photoshop hem job, wonder who? Some outfits are just too hot! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/19c.sized.jpg Neat costumes, hey guys, where's yours? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/17_G.jpg PJ, Josh, Tammy and crew get things going. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/16_G.sized.jpg Amber (Pippi LS) on the right paired with Tammy (of Sherwood Forest) on the left, brief folks on extensive media attention planned for the event. Great costumes! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/23_G.sized.jpg Jay organizes riders pulling starting positions out of a pumkin held by Tammy with Julie looking on. We're talking about up to 100 riders here. Starting position is going to be important. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/15_G.sized.jpg Mira pulls hers http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/18_G.jpg So does Damien riding for Cabrinha. His is the one on the right, doesn't look real happy. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/21_G.sized.jpg This guy on the other hand is OK with things. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/22_G.jpg Sponsors donated a lot of great stuff including the SS Machine kite that Chris just won, yeeha! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/20_G.sized.jpg The sun has set as the night moves on http://www.fksa.org/albums/album210/19d.sized.jpg Checkout photos from last year's excellent events at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=1169 http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=1171 Be sure to checkout the event website for additional information on this exciting contest! http://www.tampabaykitemasters.com/ Good winds and have fun! |
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Rick, the "mystery lady" is Julie Orkins.
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