The Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton - The #1 Kite Boarding Race In The Southern Hemisphere IS BACK for Year 10!
All you need to know is here: www.lighthouse2leighton.com.au
This year we have increased the available spots to a whopping 150 competitors who will be given the chance to take up the challenge of the 2019 Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton, bragging rights and a stake in the prize pool.
The race is scheduled to take place on Saturday 7th December 2019, with a first reserve day of Sunday 8th December (and a potential start time from 14:00hrs). A crossing time of between 20 and 30 minutes is expected for the winner depending on conditions.
Additional Reserve Days are scheduled for Saturday 14th December and Sunday 15th December in the event of insufficient or too much wind on either the 7th or 8th December. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the Open Division male and female winners, runner up and third place and likewise for the winners, runner up and third place in the Twin Tip Division.
Red Bull have supported the race with fantastic cash prizes and this year for the first time the TT prize pool is the same as the Foil/ Open category! Equal prize money for Open Division male & female racers: 1st $1000 + a GoPro Hero7 Black; 2nd $500; 3rd $250 for each gender.Equal prize money for Twin Tip Division for male & female racers: 1st $1000 + a GoPro Hero7 Black; 2nd $500; 3rd $250 for each gender. The value of the cash prizes totals $7,000. The value of the trophies exceeds $4,000. A call out for volunteers to help in the smooth running of our race day will be made in early November, via our partners at KWA, with volunteer help welcomed at Rottnest Island (approx. 8 spots) and at Leighton Beach (approx. 15 spots). More info to follow. FYI: If you click on www.lighthouse2leigthon and are directed to the 2018 website, you likely will need to clear your cache/ or simply click here: www.cvent.com/events/the-2019-red-bull-lighthouse-to-leighton/archived-8d3874a390824cd6877e6dc979d4bf4c.aspx