KITESPORTS CHALLENGE 2008


Kitesurf - Wavemaster Challenge
Downwinder

Kite Buggy - Speed Challenge

Kite Landboard - Speed Challenge
Expression Session

BBQ, PARTY, SPOT PRIZES

Order your T-Shirt/Hoodie before the event

Tee $30/ Hoodie $50

Meet at South Brighton beach (just south of Surf Club) 10am
Register Early & get your Tee or Hoodie. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Ph. 03 3845310 or 021542770

Thanks to our SPONSORS:
Peter Lynn Kites, DAKINE, Underground Kiteboards,
Groundswell Sports, KITESPORTS, Stance DVD Magazine

Larger pic of TEE ( Hoodie will have pic on the back with Kitesports written down the arm)

PETER LYNN KITES have very generously put up a 5m Pepper II for grabs for the fastest buggy run over the weekend. They will be sending up their latest race buggy to help us get the good times in... take out the fastest time on the race buggy & Pepper II kite & you'll get to take the 5m kite home!
I'm sure competitors will be lining up for this one!
See you on the weekend!
Cheers, Tim 8)

I got a funeral to go to saturday morning, so I guess I'll have to get to ChCh late afternoon or sunday... gotta be done.... was really looking forward to it too



Craig

Yeah, less than ideal conditions this year....
Saturday was a light NE during the afternoon that kicked up to 10-11 knots at South Brighton Beach mid to late afternoon as we were losing the low tide, still a bit of kiting fun to be had landboarding & buggying, & a couple of people in the water.
The Estuary session late pm was a good blowout for those wanting some power on the water.
'Underground' sponsored an Epic BBQ at Cookies pad in the evening, this turned into the 'Master YODA' party scene with tunes from 'Sing Star' & 'Guitar Hero' in separate zones, pumping out backbeats till 5am!
Sunday was hot & a Westerly wind kicked in, a few keen kiters boosting on landboards, a 30knot SW prevailed so we bailed for the Domain, tide was low so John Thyne instigated a clean up of obstructions in our lesser known kite spot. When tide started to rise only Nico got out before the wind faultered....
At the evenings prize giving Anthony & Craig Hopkins let us all know how the wind went SE & they had 20 knots on our beloved pooie just before meeting us at the Sandbar....good on ya!

We had some great support from the local players , I'd like to thank Peter Lynn Kites, Underground, DAKINE, Stance Magazine, Groundswell, & KITESPORTS, plus all the keen kiters who participated, from as far as Nelson down to Dunedin... I think everyone came away with a good feeling of what the kiting scene here in Christchurch is all about... or at least a good hangover!
Cheers, Tim 8)

Where are all those photos that were taken???

Only there sat and didn't take many at all.