RACE is On !!! - Kiteboard Masters Pt. I
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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/...a_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/...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/...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/...o_IMG_1582.jpg Damo and Gebi http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/...n_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/...a_IMG_1826.jpg Mike and Inja http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/...g_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/...d_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/...ransitions.jpg Tommy transitions around the mark http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/...i_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/..._stretches.jpg Melissa stretches out in the minutes between heats http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/...y_IMG_8413.jpg Felicia, son Hunter shooting video while Billy sports a great new concept in mobile video http://www.fksa.org/albums/album378/...ults.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/...l_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 ... |
Great Photos Man
sorry I didn't introduce myself when we "chatted".. shame on me Next time then... I am working on my photos also soon in this forum, facebook and my site http://www.tropical-paradise-kitesurfing.com Take care Thierry |
Great event.... my pics are up at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...709104&l=0f4cd no need to register to view them, feel free to use them Rick...
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Loaded for bear but shooting kiters?
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-...22202_8860.jpg From: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...3803198&page=3 Nice setup! |
Just noticed this shot going back through the archives. It is the largest tangle I have seen to date. It is amazing how fast they untangled and resumed racing on the whole.
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