Are you ready to rumble...?

The Canterbury Kite Champs are on, being organised by members of the Canterbury Windsports Association (CWA). The format is the same as last year, with rider participation and judging over the weekend for the main trophy (Men & Women), plus lots of spot prizes.

Every one is welcome, but riders must be or become members of the CWA. Start time is 9:30am Saturday Dec 10 at the Estuary Windsurf Area, with a BBQ on Saturday nite, and prize giving from 6pm~9pm Sunday Dec 11 at the Bridge Bar Ferrymead Tavern.

Keep an eye on www.cwa.org.nz > Events for more details as they firm up.

John,
CWA Secretary.

This is still on. Details at www.cwa.org.nz/ckc.htm .

Metservice forecast issued at 05:10am 08-Dec-2005: Outlook: Friday:Southerly 5 to 15 knots. Some rain. Saturday: Southerly 5 to 15 knots tending northeast at night. Early drizzle, then fine. Sunday: Northeast 10 to 20 knots. Cloudy periods.

It's - still - on... weather god's permitting. I wish the Metservice would make their minds up! Bring it on.

Chch Marine Forecast Issued by MetService at 11:10am 09-Dec-2005

Forecast: Tomorrow: Variable 5 knots tending northeast 10 knots for a time in the afternoon and evening. Smooth sea becoming slight for a time in the afternoon and evening. Cloudy with fair visibility in patchy drizzle.

Outlook:Sunday:Southerly 5 to 15 knots. Drizzle.

Well done John top class event. 8)
Totally went off today, Cheers!

saw this on the news last night. was pretty funny.

We got the wind the riders needed to get results, and even made the TV3 news. All in all a successful weekend. Thanks to everyone who provided help, sponsorship, and prizes, and especially the riders. Below is a press release for the Christchurch Press - pictures to come on the cwa.org.nz/ckc.htm web site.

"The Canterbury Windsports Association held the fifth? annual Canterbury Kiteboard Championships at the Christchurch Estuary over the weekend. Light winds on Saturday meant competition was postponed to Sunday, when a brisk North Easterly developed with gusts up to 15 knots. The event started with a 2 hour rider judged 'expression session', followed by two four rider semi finals and a four rider final to decide the Open champion. There were 29 competitors, of which the youngest was eleven year old Anthony Hopkins.

And the winners are:

Open: Blair 'Cookie' Cook.
Women: Su Kay.
Junior: Martin Harris.

Best Trick: Hugh Pinfold.
Biggest Air: Tim Stockman.
Worst Wipeout: Matt Hadfield.

At the end of the day, everyone was a winner."

Regards,
John Thyne,
Secretary, CWA.

Hi John,

A must say a BIG thank you to you and the CWA for putting an yet another awesome Canterbury Champs.

The new finals format worked very well, and was certainly great to watch.

Congrats to Su on retaining her title for another year!

Martin - well done on your win in the Jnr's and I hope you enjoy your new Decay Glock kiteskate!

See you all there next year.

Dave Kay

Cheers Dave its a great prize and im totally stoaked, I never expected to win a board ah! Ill have to go hit the slider with it. 8)
The strip of graphics through the middle really tops off the looks as well.
Carnt wait to ride it.

Thanks also Su, I won the last randomly drawn prize as well and it was one of your bright blue SuK T's, pitty its a size 12 girls :? but Thanks anyway. LOL

Martin

What about Cookie? I reckon he deserves a mention for winning the open...Good effort Cookie and all the finalists for that matter!

Top event John and everyone responsible. Bloody good weekend!

well done cookie! is he still a nudist?

Got some video of the weekend, but does anyone have a place I can post a 10meg file? Vid is about 4 mins long..

Cheers

Hi Neil

you could send it to www.kiteforum.tv

or failing that send it to me at craig.knights AAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTT gmail.com and I'll stick it up at my work.....wont be a problem!

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Craig

Pictures now available at cwa.org.nz/ckc.htm - thanks Neil.

Shaan - Cookie did expose himself briefly with a body drag across the launch site wearing nothing but a sleeping bag... there may be pictures still to come.

My work here is almost done.

Canty Champs by Neil Briggs (shhh dont tell my boss it's on the server!)


fear the cloud... :shock:

Craig

Neil, You rock!

Yes - Cookie - very well done - I was super impressed with you mixing the styles up - Hoochie Glides on one tack - heart attackes on the next!

Martin - we can swap that shirt for you - drop me or su an email.

Neil - great job on the video - love your work.

Cheers,

DK

PS - been blowing from the NE since Sunday in Ruakaka, and should stay that way until at least Friday. Today it is well over 25k...

got off the water here in Dunedin at 9:40pm last night

low low tide 6 inches of water super flat and powered on my 13m, bit sketchy for jumping in water that low so it was speed speed speed. quite trippy riding the sea lettuce banks in the near dark

we've got about 30 to 35 here from the ne, what a bugger i've got to move house tonight.....

E-mail it to Lee and he can upload it to NZK