Miami Kite masters 2015 - April 18 & 19 Crandon

[miamikiteboarding]

Hi folks ,

The MIAMI MASTERS 2015 are coming up in 10 Days !!

Slalom Races & Freestyle Contest this year.

Categories : Men - Women - Senior >50 - Youth<18

The Masters has been the longest kitesurfing competition in Florida since 2004. Initially called "Kite 4 Girls" it became a global Men & Women contest over 2 days in 2008 .

This 11th edition of the Masters is dedicated to Irma Harris who passed away last week.
She was a pioneer in the women kitesurfing community and always attended each kite events in Florida. We will honor her sweet and bright personality during this event.

Here is Irma's celebration page on FB : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irma-...45619335535932
and a donation link to help raising money for her funerals : http://goo.gl/3mOVjI

As for the event , a raffle and a Silent Auction will be run with numerous prizes from local and national brands : Boards, harnesses, Carbon Paddles, ...and much more !

Registration available online on www.miamikiteboarding.com in couple of days .
We all hope to see you there .
MKB team -



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[ricki]

Looking forward to it, hope we get some wind!

[ricki]

I just heard the event is back on for both Saturday and Sunday. That is starting tomorrow the event is going off!

[ricki]

Damo LeRoy posted a description of events on Sunday during the competition:

"Event report from Damien LeRoy:

2015 Kite Masters in Miami FL

Competitors from all over traveled to the 11th annual Kite Masters and caught some of the best conditions Miami, FL has to offer. It was a perfect day with winds averaging around 16 knots with beautiful blue skies. Riders Like Hope Levin from the Turks & Caicos Islands was on hand with an incredible showing as she cleaned up for the women! Winning the women’s slalom race and the women’s pro freestyle.

In the Men’s pro division it was a blast from the past as riders like Jon Modica put on a twin tip for the first time in years. Billy Parker, Damien LeRoy and Drew Christianson had a great show down in the finals putting on a show for the crowd, to see who could walk away the 2015 Kite Masters Champion.

The event belonged to the Jr. Division. The ages varied from 13 to 16 years of age. These kids were on another level pushing each other harder and harder in every heat. Cabrinha riders cleaned up with Joseph Prieto, Roman Rose and Jacob Olivier took the top three spots. Not to mention the showing from riders like James McGrath, Andy Umana and Andre Basic who were on fire throughout the whole event.

A big thanks goes out to Neil Hutchison for organizing and running a great event. Not to mention all the support from the volunteers on hand helping out all the athletes throughout the whole day! To all the parents who had athletes in the Jr. Division you should be very proud. Great watching the future potential!

Final results:

Mens Pro Freestle:
1st Damien LeRoy “Cabrinha”
2nd Billy Parker
3rd Drew Christianson

Mens Jr Division Frestyle:
1st Joseph Prieto “Cabrinha”
2nd Roman Rose “Cabrinha”
3rd Jacob Olivier “Cabrinha”

Mens Pro Slalom:
1st Damien LeRoy “Cabrinha”
2nd Billy Parker
3rd Drew Christianson

Mens Jr. Division Slalom:
1st. Roman Rose “Cabrinha”
2nd Jacob Olivier “Cabrinha”
3rd Andre Basic “Cabrinha”

Women’s Freestyle Pro:
1st Hope Levin
2nd Melissa Gil “Cabrinha”

Women’s Slalom Pro:
1st Hope Levin

Masters:
1st Enrique Gianello “Cabrinha"