UPDATE!!! Race Day at Crandon Beach Park changed to SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16th

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“A Day at the Races!” moves to Sunday on an EPIC forecast! but wait, there's more..

Riders Andre Phillip, Damien Leroy, John Modica, and Kevin Steen will be on hand this weekend and because we're pretty sure DRE DON'T RACE, we have Garry "Special Ops" Menk welding a 36 foot rail in the ASM warehouse so that the boys can put on a show before and after the races.

We'll be bringing a section of the NPX kicker to the beach along with our "pro's only" rail (cheap translation: it is a t-bar construction and wicked as hell... can you say CONTUSION) so these props are only for very experienced riders that have already been pre-authorized to ride them (another cheap translation for you: if we haven't seen you riding rails in the mags, we won't be seeing you ride them Sunday at Crandon).

As stated below... this is a free event for racers, but normal restrictions apply for Crandon Park.

Crandon Beach Park, Miami
SUNDAY, November 16th

Presented by

Adventure Sports Miami & Miami Kiteboarding

Sponsored by

Dakine, NPX, Cabrinha Kiteboarding


When: SUNDAY, November 16th, 2008
Where: Crandon Beach Park (Miami Kiteboarding Site)


Registration: 9-10 a.m.
Rider Meeting: 10:30 a.m.
Racing Starts: 11 a.m.
Race Fee: 0, Nada, Zipo, FREE but…

All riders will be required to sign an event waiver and must have an IKO insurance number. Those that don’t have IKO insurance must sign in with Miami Kiteboarding and pay $10 insurance fee and will receive an IKO card. They are then eligible to purchase individual kitesurfing liability coverage at $78 per year. This will be good for future events and, according to MKB is valid worldwide.

Start: Timed sequence start from the boat
Pre start warning: several short horn blasts
5 minutes: single horn blast and raise of white flag
4 minutes: white flag down
1 minutes: single horn red flag up
START: red flag down with horn

Target time for each race: 12 – 15 minutes for first finisher

Number of races: maximum of 5 races to be completed. 1 discard will be awarded after 5 races are complete.

Prizes from Dakine, NPX, and Cabrinha will be awarded to the first 3 finishers in men’s, women’s, and masters (40 plus) OLIVER!



STAND UP and PADDLE!! NO WIND, NO PROBLEM!!!

SUP RACES: We will be setting up an interesting Stand Up Paddle Board race that will emphasize board control just as much as power and speed. This will be “Mano Y Mano”, featuring head to head racing of only two riders at a time. Winners will advance through heats to meet in final rounds.

Adventure Sport Miami will have a few SUP’s on hand for riders to use during their heats. Prizes will be awarded to the top 4 finishers.



The course


The venue on a much more crowded day, you'll have the place to yourself by comparison


Crandon Park.
Photo by JP Robinson