2007 Nitinaht Windfest Schedule
Kiteboarding Contact Mark Sprungmann
Windsurfing Contact Bobsun
source: Mark Sprungmann
www.nitinaht.ca
Labels: announcement, contest, event, nitinaht, windfest
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
2007 Bridge of the Gods Kiteboarding Festival
DO YOUR WIND DANCE!!!
This years event will begin on Friday, July 20. There will be a Freeride Session going down where riders will judge each other for the top overall rider. This is not a mandatory event day, however there will be lots of photographers, media and videographers present, so we strongly suggest you try to make it out.
The Main Freestyle event will be on Saturday, July 21 with a first possible start time of 10:00 am. Athlete sign in will be between 8:00-9:00 am. The cost of Registration is $50.00 for mens and women, or $25 for junior and masters. It is payable by check or cash at check in. There will be a mandatory riders meeting at 9:30 am. All pre registered athletes are required to check in Saturday morning. If you do not show up your spot will be given to someone on the waiting list. During the event athletes will receive a complimentory BBQ lunch, compliments of the Organizers.
Saturday Evening following the event there will be a post event dinner in Stevenson and a Party to follow at the at the Walking Man Brewery. Come prepared to stay the night and enjoy the party. Remember, camping is available for all (includes bathrooms & showers) for $10. Friday and Saturday night at the Skamania County Fair Grounds in Stevenson.
Sunday is a potential roll over day in the event the wind shuts off on Saturday. Otherwise there will be a downwinder to Home Valley with a shuttle service (6 miles) open to all. There will be skate ramps on site, so bring your board to ride while waiting for the wind!
Thank You, and see you there!
Renee Hanks
The 7th annual Slingshot Bridge of the Gods Kiteboarding Festival is made possible by the generous support of Slingshot Kiteboarding, Walking Man Brewing, DaKine, Guayaki Yerba Mate, City of Stevenson and the Port of Skamania County.
p.s. If you have any additional comments or questions please contact Renee Hanks at info@dabridge.us
source: www.dabridge.us
Labels: announcement, event, Gorge, travel
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Flexifoil Ion2 12.5 m kites have issues
Flexifoil Ion2 12.5m kites purchased between 1st May 2007 and 30th June 2007 have had the front toggles sewn at 30 degrees off from the correct orientation which causes a reduction in strength when flown in 5 line mode. No problems have been found with kites flown in 4 line mode. Please note that no other sizes of Ion2 in the range are affected.
If you intend to use your kite in 5 line mode, or want to take up the offer of the free modification, please return your kite only (no bag/bar/lines/pump) to your closest Flexifoil Repair Centre where a reinforcement will be added to take the 5th line loads in one of two ways...
Two modification options:
1. Fast-fix - a fast modification for demanding riders. You will be able to see that the kite has been fixed, but you will receive your kite back within 10 working days.
2. Flexifoil-Quality-Fix - a more involved modification which will be un-noticeable to the untrained eye, but will take up to 30 working days.
Please remember to include your full name, address and phone number with the package and to include a receipt for your postage costs. Once your kite is ready to be returned to you the Flexifoil Repair Centre will call you to arrange for reimbursement of your postage costs.
Kites should be sent to:
ProKiteSurf
623 N. Chaparral St.
Corpus Christi
TX 78401
USA
Tel: +1 (361) 883-1473
source: www.kitesurfnews.com
Labels: announcement, company, product
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Squamish Spit gets a new site map!
The Squamish Windsports Society today released it's ready for print Site Map and Use Guidelines. The sign will now go into production and be installed on the side of the container for all visitors to read.
The sign includes Safety Rules for Spectators as well as for Users of the area.
You can view a PDF version of the sign:
Right click here and save.
The Squamish Windsports Society... is a non-profit society providing sailors with access to high wind sailing where the Squamish River meets Howe Sound. Squamish, BC, Canada has more high performance sailing days on the water than most other places in North America. Just north of Vancouver and south of Whistler, Squamish's offshore warm winds and sunshine are a blessing to all those people familiar with cold and blustery storm fronts which power windsurfing and kite sails in most other places across the country.
Source: Squamish Windsports Society, Gary Smith
Labels: announcement, service, Squamish, SWS
