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Archive for the “Other” CategoryThe 2008 Fuerteventura Kitespeed Grand Slam came to an end today with another two exciting races in conditions from 25-35 knots. It was again a hard fight between Sebastien Cattelan, Robert Douglas and Alex Caizergues.
Cattelan ended the event with two more bullets and clearly took the event win, but it was very close between the second and the third place. The better end was then for Robert Douglas, only one point ahead of Alex Caizergues, and also rewarded by a new american kitespeed record of 40.21 knots. In the womens fleet both Sjoukje Bredenkamp and Charlotte Consorti took one victory, leaving Charlotte with a perfect score after 8 races. Katja Roose came in third. The 2008 Fuerteventura Speed:World:Cup continues from Friday on with the ISWC Speed WIndsurfing World Championship, running til the 2nd of August and presenting the top 70 speed windsurfers of the world. [Source: Speed:World:Cup] Welcome to Issue 9 of the Iksurfmag.
This issue we have an interview with Aaron Hadlow and a massive fideo feature on the Red Bull Kite Punk with over 50 minutes of footage. Enjoy! [Source: iksurfmag] A man who was praciticing kitesurf in Valdevaqueros, Tarifa, died yesterday drowned after being trapped between his kite lines. Around15.30, the 112 was alerted that a man was unconscious at the beach, and they send there a health service, Civil Guard and Civil Protection. The man was treated immediately with first aid measures but the doctor could only certify his death. The sources have indicated that so far the identity of the deceased is still unknown and that the Judicial Police of the Civil Guard has opened an investigation. [Source: 20minutos] The third day of extreme kiteboarding competition here in Portimão, Portugal concludes after a perfect day of pure adrenalin rush and heart-pumping kitesurfing action. The compulsory riders meeting on the beach started right on schedule at 1:00 pm with the race starting at 1:30 pm. The wind was already picking up earlier in the day so the Course Racing event led off with two races first, followed by the Kite Masters tournament before ending the day with one final race. Although the wind velocity was not as strong as yesterday, it was very much consistent throughout the day. In today’s events highlights, the North team once again dominated today’s games grabbing the first and second place finishes in two out of three races. Charles Deleau (FRA) is still on top of the scoreboard after eight races. Deleau finished today’s first two course races ahead of everybody else but was disqualified in the third because a kite tangle at the start. His teammate, Sean Farley (MEX) came in second place on the first two runs followed by Best Kiteboarding’s Sami Gali (ESP). Farley was not able to finish the final race and with the two North riders out of contention, the Spanish champion took the opportunity to cross the finish line in first place followed by Naish’s Wilson Veloso (BRA) and Takoon’s Bruno Sroka (FRA). Another North rider, Dirk Hanel (GER) finished in fourth place. Overall Standing After Eight Races: 1. Charles Deleau (FRA, North) - 4.2 pts. In the women’s races, North’s Steph Bridge (GBR) is still way ahead of everyone else in the scoreboard chart, also winning today’s first two races and finishing third in the final race. Best Kiteboarding’s Gina Esteva (ESP) trails Bridge in second place after being disqualified in the first race of the day before finishing second in the last two races. Cabrinha’s Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA) had her best finish of the event so far crossing the finish line ahead of all the women in the last race after finishing 2nd and 3rd in Race 1 and 2 respectively. After eight races, the North team still dominates the race with both Bridge and Deleau on top of the women’s and men’s scoreboard respectively. The first two course races finished by 3:00 pm then switched over to the Kite Masters Tournament which lasted until 5:30 pm. A total of 12 heats for the men and 4 heats for the women were completed. First to run the heats in today’s Kite Masters Tournament were Charles Deleau (FRA) against top seed Kevin Langeree (NED) who won the heat with 3 board-offs, mobe, KGB and slim. The multi-disciplined French rider did 2 board-offs and a KGB but won against Forest Bakker (ESP) in heat #19. Langeree also defeated New Caledonian Tom Hebert in heat #21 with 2 board-offs, mobe, 313, KGB, front mobe and s-bend to blind with aerial handle pass against Hebert’s rodeo flip to disco twist and rail flip board offs, slim, and KGB. After defeating Hebert, Langeree went up against Bakker, clearly out-styling the young Spaniard rider with a blind judge 3, mobe, board-off, and a dead man 360. Fabio Martins (POR), who still have to win in the Tournament lost to Gonzalo Gomes (POR) in heat #16. Martins landed a one-footer but no complete board-off against Gomes who landed a board-off tail grab and slim. In the 17th heat, Danilo Nacarato (POR) grabbed his second win of the Tournament against countryman Joao Fotainhas (POR) with a board-off, raley, slim and mobe. Fotainhas landed a s-bend, slim, kiteloop and kiteloop with aerial handle pass but no board-off. In the following heat, Mads Johansen (DEN) won with a board-off and mobe against Borja Rodriguez (ESP). In the 20th heat, local champ Rui Meira (POR) lost to Sebastien Garat (FRA) who landed 2 board-offs, a front mobe, blind judge with aerial handle pass, slim, 313, and a kiteloop handle pass winning with more variation and power. The French athlete then clearly overwhelmed Borja Rodriguez (ESP) in the next heat with 4 board-offs (board flip), slim and raley, with the young Spaniard managing to land only two kiteloops. Before the day was over, Garat added one more to his roster of downed rider after defeating Jacobsen in heat #25 with a 313, KGB and slim. [Source: PKRA] The Kite Masters - Portimão World Tour’08 just started!
The third stage on PKC will take place in Costa da Caparica at Nova Vaga beach, on the 5th and 6th of July.
Cabrinha presented their 2009 boards. Kitemovement already show you a couple of photos of the boards, but now it’s the oficial release. Custom The 2009 Custom is our premier Wakestyle twintip board. For the 2009 Custom, we’ve expanded on the 3D bottom concept we started one year ago. The quad concave channels have been increased in definition throughout the tips for a more aggressive bite. The increase in channel depth allows the board to be ridden finless when needed. This is perfect for hitting sliders or performing wakestyle tricks between hits on the obstacles. Adding to the improved bottom shape is the reduction of the concaves through the center of the board. This is especially helpful when landing big tricks slightly off axis. The forgiving center section gives the rider a stable, less catchy landing platform while the concave tips provide all of the bite needed.We have moved to a wood core on the custom for added durability and a smoother ride. Caliber
The Caliber is our newest edition to the Cabrinha board line-up. The Caliber is a Freestyle / Freeride model with excellent speed and tracking abilities. The Caliber features a wider tipped outline and has a lower rocker line than the Custom, which makes it quick to plane and get you through the light spots. The Caliber takes full advantage of its 3D bottom shape to deliver a high level of edge control. The Caliber also features a flat center section for a smoother ride and easy landings. The 3D X deck provides torsional rigidity to keep the tips from washing out when edging hard. The Caliber is built with our Wood Core, which delivers unparalleled strength while staying lightweight. If you like to ride hard and fast and want the ultimate performance for Freestyle or Freeriding, the Caliber is the board for you. Prodigy
Everyone from pros to bros sing the praises of a wood core board. Wood cores provide a dampening through choppy waters to deliver a smooth ride. The Prodigy, with its Pauwolina wood core is an All Round Freeride performer. When it comes to multi styles of riding the Prodigy is up for the task. The new Prodigy has been updated with a new wider outline. Plasma
The Plasma is our new, dedicated light wind board design. The design brief was centered on making a board that would be ridden in the threshold conditions of 10-12 knots. We not only wanted a board which would plane quickly but would deliver a high level of performance suited for light wind riding. The result is a lightweight twin tip design with a wider, parallel outline and off center 3-D section and foot positioning. The PVC core Plasma has excellent tracking abilities and knack for getting a rider upwind in marginal conditions. Beside these new models, Cabrinha will comercialize the 2008 S-Quad and Imperial. [Source and photos: Cabrinha] Here you can see the full set of 2009 RRDs boards. Photos were taken in the 2009 RRD meeting that tooka place in Egypt. Poison LTD 2009 Placebo and BS46 Venom 2009 Toxic Wave Pro Wave Fusevi 2009 Meštar RRD
[Source : AdriaKite.com; Photos:7Bofora.com] Kevin and Gisela won the Double Elimination during PKRA Cabarete 2008. Men: Women: [Source: Kiteforum.com] |
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