FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Neil Hutchinson, Spokesperson
Phone: 954-647-7228
Fax: 954-267-2516
Email:
Nhukusa@aol.com
Web:
www.bahamacrossing.com
Bahamas Kite Race
X-Rated Kiteboarding would like to announce that its 2006 Bahamas Kite Race has been postponed several months. The reason for this is a complete restructuring of the event which made headlines around the world in 2005 as sixteen teams of kiteboarders signed up to make the inaugural trip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to the island of North Bimini in the Bahamas. The upcoming race will be much more difficult that the previous event with a few twists added to challenge every level of rider. Due to the increased difficulty, X-Rated Kiteboarding will host several “Qualifying Events” throughout Florida. The Bahamas Kite Race will be an “invitation only” event. All athletes will have to qualify or be of a very high level of skill and invited to enter the event and will be pre-seeded based on qualifying results.
Over the next few months, X-Rated Kiteboarding will host numerous events including long down wind races, Boarder-X’s and more. During any X-Rated event, points shall be awarded to athletes based upon their final finishing positions. Upon the conclusion of the season, riders’ points will be tallied and the top riders will be awarded a place in the next Bahamas Kite Race. With this format, media coverage will be bigger than ever and sponsorship will be of a high level.
Last year we proved to the world that it could be done. This time we want to make it bigger, better and safer for everyone. We first want to make it safer, first of all by increasing the number of committee boats from one to three and include extra air support. We want to have a large financial purse to race for in an attempt to offset the cost of the winner’s expenses and more. All riders will need to be of a very high level of kiteboarding skill and all having earned their positions.
Keep an eye out via e-mail, forums and the official
www.xratedkiteboarding.com website for our first event at the end of November 2006. It will be a downwind race from Jupiter Beach, Florida to Tiki Beach in Fort Lauderdale.
If anyone has any questions please feel free to e-mail or call me directly.
Cheers,
Neil Hutchinson