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)

wow that looks cool , only down side is im such a JAFA .

what is the best place to stay close to the event ?

You could always pitch a tent in a paddock behind the sand dunes....

Jimmy send me a PM and ill see if i cant help to arrange you somewhere to stay.

Sounds absolutly awesome!

But..... Tim, i would like you to add to that list "expression session" under Kite Buggy. Why did you think that we cant have the buggys freestyling like the boards....

Blame Kennie, Of course we can do a Buggy 'Expression Session', would be great to know how many kite buggy guys can actually get one off the ground....might have to get Perrin down here, there's an idea!
Tim 8)

Is Kennie still in town? Thought he was off to Canada....anyway...

O and who did the t-shirt graphic? looks good

Kennie is here, if he's not at work he's ripping it up at the Estuary, his riding is getting pretty smooth with some slick freestyle, like quite a few of the Groms down here.
Mike Chapman helped me out, & much appreciated!

Wicked. I do like this years design very nice, but that kitesurfer is jumping dangerously close to the pier aint he? o well im sure he knows what hes doing.......?

See all down at the challenge its going to be a good one!

horah! looking forward to coming back up, had a session yesterday in mad wind with craigs 12m synergy, hope youve been practicing cos i havint gotten any worse

I'm on an express flight back to NZ ... boarding tomorrow afternooon 8)

Now we are up to 2 (3 if Mason's is ridable) airborne buggies and I'm sure that a certain PL user from the deep south also has the potential to get all 3 wheels off the ground...

My latest homebrew creation is almost ready to hit the production line as well...

Also, I have organized a 'dedicated photographer' to show up at the beach for a couple of hours. Hoping to put together a few short videos featuring the CHCH landkiters in action.

I'm feeling pretty excited about this one.
Will.

that would be me...

getting it off the ground is easy, it's just getting it to land without bending it that is tricky

??????? still didnt think it was that windy, i wasn't even proper powered on the 12, and still had the 10 to spare

But have you gotten any better? I have got back into the buggy once or twice so looking forward to the weekend.

As long as I remember and have nothing else on I'm likely to make an appearance with camera bag.

If I don't score some buggy time with grand master hanson I'll be clicking some off.

Was at the Yoda session at waikuku, but after late winds, a work callout and blustering winds later on I didn't stick around.

Well they had launch from somewhere!

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)

Dam , it's my son's birthday on the 8th and this Island is just to long.
and I've just finshed my full carbon 3 wheeler buggy, did a 40 km ROAD test at work this morning down hill with no kite :twisted: that's the buzz you need to start the day with. :shock:
have a good weekend of fun with out me :cry:

so, how was it ?

Average.

Highlight for me was cruising under the brand spanking new 24m synergy from PL in 5-7 knots. It is officially my "new" favourite kite (replacing the 13mtr G2)

Most people got a good session in on the estuary on Sat. night, which was followed by many antics, including guitar hero sessions that lasted the entire night.

Unfortunately, the tides and wind weren't working out for us on Sunday.

But, it's always good to just hang out on the beach with a bunch of kiting addicts, sharing stories of that 25knot NEer that got away....

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)

The giant called. He wants his 24m2 sleeping back back!

Cheers to whoever let me have a splat of their 8m Viper. Was fun to get hands on some power again.

Got a couple saturday. Seems I should have stuck around to the late hrs and come back on Sunday when I thought it would be equally as dead :/






Of course I was shooting the buggy! sheesh.

That pic of my son Harrison riding on the mountainboard with me is priceless....awesome!
Tim 8)

ha cool, didnt even see him on first look

Just like you never noticed the extra person in the bottom one?