Photos, Day I - Jupiter Kiteboarding Invasion 2010
Year 7 of this great event came off yet again. Wind was a bit light the first two days, but filled in nicely by the third. I'll start off with photos from Saturday. Things go nicely in the morning for a short time but eventually winds clocked too far side offshore to make it feasible to continue the event. They were forced to put the competition on hold until Sunday. As a result, I didn't photograph as many folks as I would have liked to, made up for that on Sunday however. So, if you see some people missing, hang in there as they should show up in the next installment. Even though the winds were lighter and adverse on Saturday, there was more sun. Sunday, unlike what the name implies was overcast and fairly dark, had great wind though!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/GOPR0021.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/0_IMG_1864.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/24_IMG_9902.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/28_IMG_9848.jpg Neal Hutchenson of Slingshot is major mover and shaker in kiteboarding events throughout Florida and beyond does his customary excellent job announcing the event. Garry Menk, distributer for Jimmy Lewis boards scores, not for the first time either. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/15_G.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/26_G.jpg Damo of Cabrinha http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/16_IMG_9594.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/30_IMG_9760.jpg Here goes Jon Modica with Cabrinha, hope he remembered to put superglue on his feet. Some of his strapless moves are amazing. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/9_G.jpg Julian Wohlrab just before touch down http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/50_G.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/27_G.jpg All sorts of ways to move across the water, I go with Damo's selection http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/12_IMG_1898.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/12_G.jpg Dimitri of Epic pops a nice one http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/11_IMG_9720.jpg Damo, Katrina, Lonny and Ian catch up on the beach http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/14_MG_9715.jpg Tommy Fields kicks up some spray http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/21_IMG_9547.jpg Joe Ruscito of Best gets ready as Melissa with Cabrinha helps with a launch http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/8_G.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/17_G.jpg Looks like Lonny is flying up to catch that kite, literally! A new sport is born, tackle kiteboarding. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/20_IMG_9963.jpg Bill Werme shoots! Bill has done an excellent job of capturing superb stills of this event for years. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/20_G.jpg Stacey of Best illustrates the wing shape of the kite or is she asking a question? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/19_MG_9557.jpg Jessic Sickinger all the way down from Canada heads out http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/15_G.jpg Helga looks over her shoulder http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/16_G.jpg Debbie Jackson eases over a ramp http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/Jamie.jpg Jamie pops one as Jessica and Helga head out http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/17_G.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/18_G.jpg Helga is into standup bigtime, shown here in a role reversal http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/Tommy.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/22_IMG_9524.jpg Dimitri poses with his new kites http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/beach.jpg http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/29_IMG_9963.jpg The qualifiers for the event seem a bit extreme, have to walk this thing first?! http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/25_G.jpg No wind? No problem, just take your kite for a nice run. Folks started doing standup for a while after the wind shifted side off. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/standup.jpg Packet paddles into one http://www.fksa.org/albums/album476/sup_village.jpg How many girls can you fit on a standup board anyway? http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/10_G.jpg Neil was a BMX racer in another life across the sea. Shown here counseling a young up and comer before his first descent down to the beach. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album480/11_G.jpg The young fellow on his way. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album477/0z_IMG_1917.jpg So, that's it for Saturday. I may add some more shots to this post, so stay tuned. Next comes Sunday with all that wind and riding, just not a lot of light! . |
Thanks Rick,
Looking forward to the day 2 pics, sun or no sun. Dunc |
2010 Jupiter Invasion / lost camera
Thanks Rick for all the pictures. They are awesome!
I can't wait to see the rest. We had great pictures too, but we lost our camera at the beach. If someone finds it, it is an Olympus Stylus Tough (orange) on a blue neoprene case. Please contact Packet 954-816-2524 Thanks, See you all in the next event. Helga |
Thank you both! Working on day two now, may need to spread the shots over a couple of posts.
I hope someone gets in touch regarding your lost camera. You folks were back close to the dune among all those kiters. Fingers crossed on its return. |
Here are the results of the competition:
Womens: 1) Jessica Sickinger 2) Helga Goebel 3) Debbie Jackson Pro: 1) Billy Parker 2) Damien LeRoy 3) Matt Collins Amateur: 1) Trey Sedalik 2) Luke Nagashima 3) Brandon Cordina Masters: 1) Richie Gardner 2) Mike Carson 3) Victor Mathison BIG AIR: 1) Jeremy Lund There's a late addition, fastest kite run on foot in deep water to Tommy Fields. http://www.fksa.org/albums/album478/Tommy_Runs_s.jpg Makes sense to ditch the board and the extra weight |
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