This year' Kite Racing Nationals will be the first National Racing Comp' in Australia, I hope you've booked your flights and registered for this years' comp in Alva beach (QLD)!?

We are going to try to make the Racing Competition as accessible and as fun as possible:

- we will most likely run 2 categories: 1 for Twin-Tips, and the other one for Race-& Surf-boards (if numbers are really high >50 riders, we'll split riders in more categories)

- we want to run as many races as possible in order to get all the riders entering the comp' to run as many races as they can. So, we will make everyone starting at the same time, per category. This is good for the riders to improve their skills during the comp' and get hooked into racing :0) having 20+ riders starting at the same time will for sure be a pretty intense moment for the riders, and also great to watch from the beach!

- the course shapes will be decided closer to the competition dates, but we will most likely have a starting line away from the beach, and a first upwind mark close (-ish) to the beach, then the other marks will depend on tides, riders numbers, and wind. A Windward/Leeward with Offset?Mark will probably be the best option.

- the target time for the first finisher will be around 15 minutes, with the last ones expected to be done in 30 minutes

- the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions & scoring system will be available on-line, on the website: www.KiteboardingNationals.com in a few days, in the Event Info page

- get yourself comfortable with right of ways and starting procedures by downloading the IKA pdfs on the Nationals website on the Event Info page at: http://www.kiteboardingnationals.com/2011-aknt#!__2011-aknt/event-info

(don't forget to get yourself a watch with chrono for the start!)

- Finally, as many riders will get to Alva before the 22nd of April, we'll try to run a few training races (maybe on the 21st, nothing sure yet though), to get the starting boat crew, the racing committee and a few riders used to racing before the big day :0)

Tell us what you think, and see you all very soon in Alva!!!

here are a few raceboards pictures, the tri-fins seem to be back in the game!? there are a few trifins new North Race-boards on the podium...!

Back to 3 Fins now!?

Has anybody else got a whistling sound coming from the fins of the raceboard?
What causes it? What can you do to get rid of the noise?

The guy that won most of the races in Thailand was on a 3 fin custom thing that he has been using the last year or so and it resembles the shape of an egg surfboard haha. My guess is this is why everyone went back to 3 fins.

eneour said...

This year' Kite Racing Nationals will be the first National Racing Comp' in Australia, I hope you've booked your flights and registered for this years' comp in Alva beach (QLD)!?

We are going to try to make the Racing Competition as accessible and as fun as possible:

- we will most likely run 2 categories: 1 for Twin-Tips, and the other one for Race-& Surf-boards (if numbers are really high >50 riders, we'll split riders in more categories)

- we want to run as many races as possible in order to get all the riders entering the comp' to run as many races as they can. So, we will make everyone starting at the same time, per category. This is good for the riders to improve their skills during the comp' and get hooked into racing :0) having 20+ riders starting at the same time will for sure be a pretty intense moment for the riders, and also great to watch from the beach!

- the course shapes will be decided closer to the competition dates, but we will most likely have a starting line away from the beach, and a first upwind mark close (-ish) to the beach, then the other marks will depend on tides, riders numbers, and wind. A Windward/Leeward with Offset???Mark will probably be the best option.

- the target time for the first finisher will be around 15 minutes, with the last ones expected to be done in 30 minutes

- the Notice of Race, Sailing Instructions & scoring system will be available on-line, on the website: www.KiteboardingNationals.com in a few days, in the Event Info page

- get yourself comfortable with right of ways and starting procedures by downloading the IKA pdfs on the Nationals website on the Event Info page at: http://www.kiteboardingnationals.com/2011-aknt#!__2011-aknt/event-info

(don't forget to get yourself a watch with chrono for the start!)

- Finally, as many riders will get to Alva before the 22nd of April, we'll try to run a few training races (maybe on the 21st, nothing sure yet though), to get the starting boat crew, the racing committee and a few riders used to racing before the big day :0)

Tell us what you think, and see you all very soon in Alva!!!

Is this what has been decided or is it still open for debate?

I was thinking it might not be such a good idea with the all in starts. With it being the first nationals held in Australia and not many people having experience or knowledge of the rules i think there could be too much Chaos and too many people being taken out on the start line.

It would be a shame to see a better racer being taken out on the start line by some aggressive kook that doesn't know the rules

just throwing it out there


Also a couple of questions

Is it true that it is really shallow at Alva and the big race fins might be an issue?

Will races be held back to back??

Can we please get a heads up here on SB when the Sailing Instructions become available.

sir ROWDY said...

The guy that won most of the races in Thailand was on a 3 fin custom thing that he has been using the last year or so and it resembles the shape of an egg surfboard haha. My guess is this is why everyone went back to 3 fins.

similar innovation as in sailboarding
racing on eggs

Damo said...

I was thinking it might not be such a good idea with the all in starts. With it being the first nationals held in Australia and not many people having experience or knowledge of the rules i think there could be too much Chaos and too many people being taken out on the start line.

It would be a shame to see a better racer being taken out on the start line by some aggressive kook that doesn't know the rules

just throwing it out there


Also a couple of questions


Is it true that it is really shallow at Alva and the big race fins might be an issue?

Will races be held back to back??

Can we please get a heads up here on SB when the Sailing Instructions become available.

the whole freestyle and racing competition area will have at least 1.5m water depth.
no need to worry about fins!
Also shallow areas will be marked.

At the PKRA on the goldy there were 6 experienced riders in a heat and that was chaotic 20 @ once will be hilarious

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More of the latest, this guy is powering along in the waters off kanaha on Maui

Muxu said...

Hey!
all this sounds soo exciting! I just wanna ask if you guys are having a Men and Women Races or unisex ones? Cheers! See you there
xM

Hi,

im pretty sure we will separate ladies and men for racing titles.

INTHELOOP said...

Kitepower Australia said...

More of the latest, this guy is powering along in the waters off kanaha on Maui

pretty dramatic

Lucky he's got that waterski grip.

Kitepower Australia said...

I vote for all in groupsex racing, Rowdy you should take charge of that!!

Race them all together score them seperate.

Bummed I didn't get my S**t together to get up there for this.

JohnnoKeys said...

In the states they race with 20 -30 people and handle it , don't worry, this is called racing. Go to kiteforum.com Cabrinha race series 2011 racing & you will see 20 plus kites in the sky racing at 100% April 2011, probably the most advanced races today, Johhny H , Adam K race here. I will try and attach the link when I work out how to use this Mac.

A MASSIVE box got here today. This must be a serious race kit, need an extra van to get it down to alva haha

All yours big fella