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A Hot Kite Event Is Coming To Florida, SOON!
![]() Homing in on St. Pete Beach, FL, USA But first, lets get the Pre-Race Party Going!!! ![]() The beach in front of Bongos, a nice beachside bar and restaurant. CLICK FOR FULL SIZED IMAGE ![]() There's a race in the works down the Gulf Coast from Honeymoon Island in Duneden to Bongos on St. Pete Beach, roughly 25 miles, more with tacking. ![]() Jay, Chris, Toby, Amber and a ton of area riders are pulling together to make this a great event, again! They have also go way above the call of duty and have raised CASH prizes for both women and men contestants, way to go! There was a good turnout of local riders and folks from other areas of Florida. I understand one fellow drove in from Atlanta to check things out! ![]() The party got going around sunset and memorable one to boot. This followed an action packed day of demos of kites. A bunch of us also did a dry run down the race course. It was interesting and informative. ![]() ![]() Brandon with Best hangs out in lady's garb with a fellow model, looks good. ![]() Moving around the table left to right, there's Barb, Tim, Chris, PJ, Trent and Julie (sorry!). (NOTE: Please help me out with missing or miss identified names, thanks!). ![]() Irma, CJ and Tiff hangout. Stay tuned, the party was on All Hallows Eve, these rippers will undergo a sea change soon. ![]() There was even a dry "how to self-rescue" clinic given by Steve on the beach with a bow kite. ![]() ![]() The event has a tee shirt modeled by Matt ![]() Jay launched into a pre-race Captains meeting touching upon starting procedures, logistics, sea conditions and possible hazards during the race in 25 kt. NW winds. ![]() Somethings up in the second story bar. Hmmm, let's head up. ![]() The flip side. Somebody got a rush Photoshop hem job, wonder who? Some outfits are just too hot! ![]() Neat costumes, hey guys, where's yours? ![]() PJ, Josh, Tammy and crew get things going. ![]() Amber (Pippi LS) on the right paired with Tammy (of Sherwood Forest) on the left, brief folks on extensive media attention planned for the event. Great costumes! ![]() Jay organizes riders pulling starting positions out of a pumkin held by Tammy with Julie looking on. We're talking about up to 100 riders here. Starting position is going to be important. ![]() Mira pulls hers ![]() So does Damien riding for Cabrinha. His is the one on the right, doesn't look real happy. ![]() This guy on the other hand is OK with things. ![]() Sponsors donated a lot of great stuff including the SS Machine kite that Chris just won, yeeha! ![]() The sun has set as the night moves on ![]() Checkout photos from last year's excellent events at: http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=1169 http://fksa.org/viewtopic.php?t=1171 Be sure to checkout the event website for additional information on this exciting contest! http://www.tampabaykitemasters.com/ Good winds and have fun!
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Rick, the "mystery lady" is Julie Orkins.
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