ricki
02-22-2009, 11:09 AM
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Crandon_Sat_Oblique.jpg
Miami Kiteboarding was catching up, completing two events that suffered from light winds last year. As it happened, MKB and all the participants lucked out with the 2009 continuation of the 2008 Miami Kiteboard Masters. The wind delivered, just long enough to run all the race and free style heats, yeeha! The venue Crandon Park off Downtown Miami on Key Biscayne, FL
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Ken_IMG_8307.jpg
Walking in, some folks are already out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Melissa_IMG_8111.jpg
There's Melissa's, lets trail along
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Launch_IMG_8123.jpg
Folks are getting setup
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/setup_IMG_8128.jpg
It's still early, later on the entire beach was covered up with kites
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Agata_IMG_8115.sized.jpg
Agata, one of the organizers from MKB says hi
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Event_IMG_8364.jpg
Another great event at Crandon, the beach a bit later on
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Lonny_s_IMG_1515.jpg
Lonny goes strapless on a skimboard and does very well too!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inga.jpg
Inja sets up
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/K_n_P.jpg
Paula helps Kent with his pre-race warmup. Paula was heading out to a triathlon, needing to warmup herself she lifted Kent a few times after.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Gebi_n_Damo_IMG_1582.jpg
Damo and Gebi
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Levitation_IMG_1521.jpg
Kent practices board levitation, beats leashes. May the force be with you?
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inga_001.jpg
Inja heads out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Agata.jpg
Agata rides
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Todd_1.jpg
Todd shreds along
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/L_n_A.jpg
Aagata and Lonny head out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Todd_n_Stewie.jpg
Stewie jumps over Todd?
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Crowd.jpg
Specators, spectating!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Mike_n_Inga_IMG_1826.jpg
Mike and Inja
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Capt_Meeting_IMG_8350.jpg
Captains meeting, this time for free riding
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album376/course.jpg
Here's the course that Kent, Neil and Christophe constructed. It was a good concept allowing a reaching race in both directions, action well in view of the spectators onshore, with the island in the lee of the racers for most of the run and dramatic views of the racers charging down the line. The ran THREE of these with time left over for a bunch of free style runs, well done guys! Shots of the various heats are mixed together below.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Start.jpg
Waiting for the start of the course race offshore
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack_3.jpg
Charging down the line
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/SEVEN_IMG_1926.jpg
I thought there were six, but it looks like there were SEVEN kites tangled in one of the three races by the outer mark. I don't think I've ever seen seven kites tangled at the same time before. The winds lightened at points, the folks had to sine their kites and were a bit too close. This happened in the middle race, not to be repeated in the third.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack_2.jpg
Gebi rounds the mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/melissa_2.jpg
Melissa moves up from behind
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Ken_n_Melissa_round_IMG_1743.jpg
Ken comes up on Melissa
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack.jpg
Getting kind of thick but in good order, here!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Fields_transitions.jpg
Tommy transitions around the mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inja_n_Barbi_IMG_8341.jpg
Inja and Barbie capture the action
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Rounding.jpg
Coming and going at the outer mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Raft.jpg
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Finish.jpg
Damo heads in
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_leads.jpg
Kent in the lead by a good margin
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_n_Todd.jpg
Kent and Todd at the finish
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Gebi_finishes.jpg
Gebi rides in
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Melissa_stretches.jpg
Melissa stretches out in the minutes between heats
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Felicia_Hunter_Billy_IMG_8413.jpg
Felicia, son Hunter shooting video while Billy sports a great new concept in mobile video
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Racing_Results.sized.jpg
Race results
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Female_Winners.jpg
The women winners are up
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Winners.jpg
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_n_Neil_IMG_8374.jpg
Thanks to Neil, Kent, all the riders, volunteers and sponsors for making these events happen. They are a lot of hard work and planning but well worth it!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Christophe.jpg
Thanks Christophe of MKB for bringing the event together!
Those are just some of the shots, still have to cover the free style. More to come ...
Miami Kiteboarding was catching up, completing two events that suffered from light winds last year. As it happened, MKB and all the participants lucked out with the 2009 continuation of the 2008 Miami Kiteboard Masters. The wind delivered, just long enough to run all the race and free style heats, yeeha! The venue Crandon Park off Downtown Miami on Key Biscayne, FL
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Ken_IMG_8307.jpg
Walking in, some folks are already out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Melissa_IMG_8111.jpg
There's Melissa's, lets trail along
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Launch_IMG_8123.jpg
Folks are getting setup
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/setup_IMG_8128.jpg
It's still early, later on the entire beach was covered up with kites
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Agata_IMG_8115.sized.jpg
Agata, one of the organizers from MKB says hi
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Event_IMG_8364.jpg
Another great event at Crandon, the beach a bit later on
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Lonny_s_IMG_1515.jpg
Lonny goes strapless on a skimboard and does very well too!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inga.jpg
Inja sets up
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/K_n_P.jpg
Paula helps Kent with his pre-race warmup. Paula was heading out to a triathlon, needing to warmup herself she lifted Kent a few times after.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Gebi_n_Damo_IMG_1582.jpg
Damo and Gebi
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Levitation_IMG_1521.jpg
Kent practices board levitation, beats leashes. May the force be with you?
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inga_001.jpg
Inja heads out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Agata.jpg
Agata rides
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Todd_1.jpg
Todd shreds along
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/L_n_A.jpg
Aagata and Lonny head out
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Todd_n_Stewie.jpg
Stewie jumps over Todd?
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Crowd.jpg
Specators, spectating!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Mike_n_Inga_IMG_1826.jpg
Mike and Inja
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Capt_Meeting_IMG_8350.jpg
Captains meeting, this time for free riding
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album376/course.jpg
Here's the course that Kent, Neil and Christophe constructed. It was a good concept allowing a reaching race in both directions, action well in view of the spectators onshore, with the island in the lee of the racers for most of the run and dramatic views of the racers charging down the line. The ran THREE of these with time left over for a bunch of free style runs, well done guys! Shots of the various heats are mixed together below.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Start.jpg
Waiting for the start of the course race offshore
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack_3.jpg
Charging down the line
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/SEVEN_IMG_1926.jpg
I thought there were six, but it looks like there were SEVEN kites tangled in one of the three races by the outer mark. I don't think I've ever seen seven kites tangled at the same time before. The winds lightened at points, the folks had to sine their kites and were a bit too close. This happened in the middle race, not to be repeated in the third.
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack_2.jpg
Gebi rounds the mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/melissa_2.jpg
Melissa moves up from behind
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Ken_n_Melissa_round_IMG_1743.jpg
Ken comes up on Melissa
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Pack.jpg
Getting kind of thick but in good order, here!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Fields_transitions.jpg
Tommy transitions around the mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Inja_n_Barbi_IMG_8341.jpg
Inja and Barbie capture the action
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Rounding.jpg
Coming and going at the outer mark
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Raft.jpg
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Finish.jpg
Damo heads in
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_leads.jpg
Kent in the lead by a good margin
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_n_Todd.jpg
Kent and Todd at the finish
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Gebi_finishes.jpg
Gebi rides in
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Melissa_stretches.jpg
Melissa stretches out in the minutes between heats
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Felicia_Hunter_Billy_IMG_8413.jpg
Felicia, son Hunter shooting video while Billy sports a great new concept in mobile video
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Racing_Results.sized.jpg
Race results
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Female_Winners.jpg
The women winners are up
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Winners.jpg
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Kent_n_Neil_IMG_8374.jpg
Thanks to Neil, Kent, all the riders, volunteers and sponsors for making these events happen. They are a lot of hard work and planning but well worth it!
http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/Christophe.jpg
Thanks Christophe of MKB for bringing the event together!
Those are just some of the shots, still have to cover the free style. More to come ...