Kiteboard Masters 2010 In Photos!

[SF Windsports]

Great stuff, Rick! Looking forward to the whole series!

Originally Posted by RickI

How did it go on Sunday? The weather degraded (lots of ran, not much wind), up this way in late morning.

Didn't make it down to Crandon on Sunday - shooting at Pompano for a little bit instead. Likewise decrease in wind and rain there as well.

Keep your shots coming!

[miamikiteboarding]

hey Rick,
Congratulations...on the fotos as usually, you pick the best snapshots !

The event was a blast, Blessed by the wind ( such luck regarding the season ) on saturday and enough wind again on Sunday to complete the event with Strapless Contest and Relay padleboard Races, ran by Gary Menk from Fuacata sports & Jimmy lewis.

The SUP team races was very fun and entertaining, with team of 3 (2 guys,1 girl) such as : MKB, ASI miami, Kiteshop, Euro Trash, France, cabrinha, Treasure Trove, Miami Kite Repair.

It has been certainly one of the best event we have run in Crandon: Wind & weather, Turn out, Organization, participants from all florida, race level, and a great Spirit on the beach all weekend.

The Award ceremony of the Racing and the Freestyle was done during the party at The Bayside Hut on Saturday evening.
Sunday's fun (and free) contests were awarded at Miamikiteboarding's new Kite School building right on Crandon Beach by the kayak concession.

Here are the Results :

Freestyle MEN:
1 Tommy Fields
2 Damion Leroy
3 Brandon Bowe

Freestyle WOMEN:
1 Stacey Fonas
2 Jamie Fields
3 Melissa Gil

Racing MEN
1 Damien Leroy
2 Mathieu Kerjean
3 Gary Menk

Racing WOMEN:
1 Melissa Gil
2 Jamie Fields

Racing JUNIOR
1 Tommy Fields

Racing SENIOR
1 Kent Marinkovic - also 2nd overall )

SUP Relay RACES :
1- The Kiteshop Miami
2- Adventure Sport Miami
3- Euro Trash

Strapless Contest results:
MEN
1 Matt Collins
2 Damien Leroy
3 Loni Morris

WOMEN
1 Melissa Gil
2 Jamie fields

More fotos of various photographers are posted on Miamikiteboarding Company Facebook Page and soon to be updated on our website www.miamikiteboarding.com with videos of the event coming up thanks to Brandon Green our dedicated shooter all weekend.

Thank you for the huge support of all the volunteers who joined MIAMIKITEBOARDING team to help running the logistic and organization smoothly and effortlesly.

THANK YOU for all the SPonsors who made theis event Possible : The KITESHOP in key biscayne & Miami beach; STARKITE, SEALANE LUXURY CONDOS In Cabarete, South Florida Kiteboarding, NPX , BLIX GRAPHICS, KITADDICT , and NEIL HUTCHINSON the race director, without whom our event won;t be waht it became !

Stay tunes for more Photos ,
see you next race at Crandon Beach.

[ricki]

You're welcome and thanks for the fun event Christophe, here's more ...






Kent does his famous board levitation trick.



There goes Aaron












Rounding the outer mark



Inbound in a hurry






Damo and Kent racing to the finish



You're not seeing double, you're seeing twins, I think



Still more to come