Today was a blast, we had a solid 20 knts once 2 o'clock came around. Mike hall was on the PA the whole day while the crew from photoboat.com buzzed around on the course in two specially rigged zodiacs taking documenting all the fun.
There were tons of spring breakers loungin on the party island all day long, cheering the kiters down wind in the zone. Schools at the event included eckerd college and fsu, while there were loads of students at the event from colleges/ universities in georgia, michigan, texas, and north carolina.
Tomorow there will be a slider event following the same schedule as today, registration at 9:30, riders meeting at 10:30 and first heat at 11:00 if the wind doesnt kick in till 2:00 like today then we will play it by ear.
Wednesday, will be a collegiate kiteboarding promo party all day at smathers beach untill 2:00, we will be demoing Nobile and Underground boards and having a free kite demo. By 3:00 PM everyone will head over to willie-t's on Duval St. From 3:00 untill close Triton Kiteboarding will be hosting a massive kite party, headlined by Bermuda's #1 reggae band, The Homegrown Band. There will be the latest kitesurfing videos such as the brand new snow kite dvd Entropy, playing all over the big screen tvs throughout the bar. There will be drink specials all day offered by Beleza Pura Fine Brazilian spirits, local drink prices for all kiters.
Thursday will be the same exact schedule with an all day collegiate kite demo, we will be introducing the sport to all college spring breakers on the beaches with hopes of starting other clubs throughout the country. The Homegrown Band will start at Willie T's at 11:00 and play till close. Drink Specials are the same and different event sponsors will be advertised throughout the night, in very entertaining fashions.
Friday, Neil Hutchinson of X-Rated Kiteboarding. will be coming into town to wrap up the collegiate event with a boarder-x. The event will be capped at 32 riders. This event will include both collegiate and general riders. First priority going to college riders. Friday night The Homegrown Band will be playing their final show and we will be hosting an awards ceremony for all the college riders.
Saturday, We will hold another boarder-x wind permitting, this will be explained further within a day or two once the forecast is locked in, but this will be an open event.
Come out and enjoy the festivities, if you have questions stop by smathers beach across from the airport all week or contact mike hall at 727 667 5718. We will release some photos of all the fun by wednesday. Email
sextonmg@eckerd.edu, or
TritonKiteboarding@yahoo.com for info other info.