|
|
#1
02-25-2008, 10:49 PM
|
|||
|
|||
Key West Spring Break, College Comp Style
Last year Triton Kiteboarding and The Kitehouse hosted the first ever college kite comp over Spring Break in Key West. This year we have evolved into a five stop tour consisting of 8 major SE schools and a national presence that is surely to build.
This will be the ultimate qualifier for SE College Riders who want to attend the National College Championships at The Velocity Games in TX in May. Here's a quick glimpse of some of last years antics. This year will surely put it to shame Here's the rough schedule, official Press Release will follow soon Friday March 14th, 9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens(Collegiate Riders Only) 10:30 a.m. - Boarder-X 1:00 p.m. Beach BBQ (BYO Food & Beverages) 3:00 p.m. Course Races (2-5 Short Courses) 5:00 p.m. Smathers Clean-up 6:30 p.m. Event Riders meet at Mallory Square for Sunset Celebration, Photo/Vid op and Duval Bar Crawl. Saturday, March 15th 10:00 a.m. Riders Meeting All Day Freestyle Expression Session Different Disciplines to be voted on, riders and select judges will fill ballots to declare winners. There will be over 15 different award titles to win. 3:00 p.m. DJ Kulcha Shok spins the finest tunes down on smathers beach for all the spring breakers watching (Expression Session Continues) (During this time we will also be having a beach graffiti/art demo as some of our top awards will include functional original art from College Competitors) 6:30 p.m. Smathers Cleanup 10:00-2:00 p.m. Willie T's After Party The Homegrown Band from Bermuda Awards Ceremony, Drink Specials, Beer Pong, Maddd Mojito's, and the finest Bermy Swizzle Sunday, March 16th (Roll-over day) If both freestyle and boarder-x were completed we will host an open boarder-x for remaining riders and locals. 10:00 a.m. Riders Meeting Schedule TBA Weather/Wind Pending Monday, March 17th St. Patties Day, 'Nuff Said Sponsors will include: The Kitehouse, Triton Kiteboarding, Cabrinha Kiteboarding, Slingshot Kiteboarding, X-Rated Kiteboarding, CollegiateKiteboardingAssociation, WaterCultureInc, Watersports West, Red Bull, Arnette, Transcend Apparel, Dakine, and much more to come!!! Go to CollegiateKiteboardingAssociation.com for registration information you must be an active college student to ride in this event, you must bring a current student I.D. to prove this Riders who have attended previous tour stops will be given priority in event entry, Max Capacity of 32 Riders, Registrations Required Before Event. There will be a pro division for any current college students with rider sponsorships. I'm sure rick can help us out with a recap of some of last years top photos, though this will certainly be bigger and better. Here's another Video from the 3rd stop to our tour of this year: Contact Matt Sexton at TritonKiteboarding@yahoo.com for further Inqueries. 
|
|
#2
02-26-2008, 08:19 AM
|
||||
|
||||
|
It was a fun event last year. A write up following the first time competition appears below:
 Matt Sexton of Eckerd College Triton Kiteboarding Club had an idea. He wanted to have a kiting competition among kiters from various colleges. Florida has lots of venues for such a thing but as it was planned for Spring Break, why not have it on Key West? Eckerd College has a tradition of sending leaders out into the world to delve into things marine, here's just one more case.  So, time to mount up and head off to Cayo Hueso or Bone Island. Photo from 1880's and "The Forgotten Frontier" by Arva Moore Parks He started making plans, pulling together resources and assistance from The Kitehouse and X-RATED KITEBOARDING among other sponsors. So with hard work it came together and riders from about six colleges joined in. There are likely to be more next year. Mother nature wasn't to be left out and catered 20 kt. and higher incredible sideshore winds for virtually the entire week of riding. There were freestyle and slider competitions through the week for the college folks and on the weekend, pro riders and non-students were allowed to enter the comp. for the boardercross as well.  The launch. Click photo for full sized image. This may be the first collegiate kiteboarding competition, certainly in Florida, perhaps anywhere. So, that gives it something in common with other new sports in years past. A look at some of those other sports will be tossed out throughout the article for contrast.  The collegiate riders get ready to shred into the week Special thanks to Allen and Daniella of http://www.thephotoboat.com/ for providing low res. copies of so many great images from the complete event. Some of us stuck at work couldn't make it down to Key West until Friday evening, after things had been running for five days. If anyone wants higher res. copies of their images from Photoboat get in touch with them to make arrangements.  Spring Break in Key West and a kiting competition, got spectators? You bet.  Even got lifeguards, with sound!  Another first, University of Pennsylvania's crew team stirring things up with an unexpected day's win at the Henley Regatta in England, 1901. http://www.archives.upenn.edu/histy/...ty_henley.html  Enough background, let 'em rip The full article with lots more photos continues at: http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=3670 .
__________________
FKA, Inc. transcribed by: Rick Iossi
|
|
#3
02-26-2008, 09:27 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Quote:
|
|
#4
03-11-2008, 08:47 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
This just went up ...
Quote:
__________________
FKA, Inc. transcribed by: Rick Iossi
|
 |
|
|
Linear Mode
