2010 Gold Coast Kitesurfing Pro Final Day

The final day of the Gold Coast Kitesurfing Pro 2010 competition ended with an action packed day of kiteboarding entertainment beginning with the Red Bull Boarder Cross and ending with an extravagant closing ceremony awards Gala. It was the first time in PKRA history that all competitors and crew had the opportunity to put away the board shorts and show off their fashionable glamorous attire.

[See photos at http://www.extremeelements.tv]

The Red Bull boarder cross is a discipline that all competitors are willing to partake. Riders rushed to the start line in hopes of being the fastest to swivel around the Red Bull buoys edging their way to the final obstacle near the shore where jumping over the last Red Bull sausage buoy was mandatory. The wind was rather light therefore many riders, especially the girls had a difficult time completing the final task crashing into the final obstacle. F-One rider Mitu Monteiro (F-One, CPV) skimmed through the water like a rocket, finishing in first place enabling him the Red Bull Boarder Cross discipline champion title. German rider Mario Rodwald (North, GER) followed closely behind Monteiro taking second place while French competitor Julien Kerneur (Takoon, FRA) took third. In the women’s division, Jalou Langeree (Naish, NED) rushed her way to the finish line in the blink of an eye enabling her the women’s Red Bull Boarder Cross discipline title while Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR) takes second place and Karolina Winkowska (Slingshot, POL) followed in third place.

A group of five Parachutist jumped from an airplane more than 10, 000 feet above the event site landing directly on the beach where competitors, spectators and crew watched in amazement marking the end of a fantastic day and the end of the victorious 2010 PKRA World Tour season. During the award ceremony Gala, the newly crowned 2010 PKRA Men’s Freestyle World Tour Champion Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS) arrived with his friends in a limo where he was greeted by fans.

The ballroom was extravagantly decorated; Cabrinha kites hung from the ceiling, tables were elegantly set and fit for any king. Event organizer Anton Richardson thanked everyone with his warm and friendly speech giving praise to his many accomplices for all their hard work and dedication over the past year as well as all the organizations and sponsors who helped make this event possible.

PKRA tour manager Mauricio Toscano honored all the riders for their hard work and dedication to the sport over the years and for reigning the PKRA World Tour the most valuable and prestigious kiteboarding tour in the world. This year’s near flawless season has led the PKRA World Tour as well as the sport of kiteboarding to new heights and the 2011 PKRA World Tour season will mirror nothing less than success and triumph for subsequent years.

The PKRA Gold Coast Kitesurfing Pro 2010 event is sponsored in part by Nissan, Cabrinha, Red Bull, Gold Coast International Hotel, Fakie and The Temple with official partners Queensland Events, Gold Coast City Council, Tourism Queensland, Gold Coast Tourism, Katz Management, Glamorous Life Swimwear, Lovebirds Australia, Mojoz Swimwear with special support by Minotaur Sports Management Party Ltd. MSL – Michael Sing Lawyers, Keystone Events and 12 Below.

Congratulation to all the 2010 PKRA World Tour Champions!

RED BULL BOARDER X

MEN

1. Mitu Monteiro (F-One, CPV)
2. Mario Rodwald (North, GER)
3. Julien Kerneur (Takoon, FRA)

WOMEN

1. Jalou Langeree (Naish, NED)
2. Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR)
3. Karolina Winkowska (Slingshot, POL)

MEN’S FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS)
2. Alex Pastor (Airush, ESP)
3. Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED)

WOMEN’S FREESTYLE WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Gisela Pulido (Airush, ESP)
2. Bruna Kajiya (Flexifoil, BRA)
3. Karolina Winkowska (Slingshot, POL)

MEN’S WAVE WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Guilly Brandao (Mormaii, BRA)
2. Mitu Monteiro (F-One, CPV)
3. Ian Owczarzak Glaza (Mormaii, BRA)

WOMEN’S WAVE WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Gisela Pulido (Airush, ESP)
2. Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR)
3. Ainhoa Garcia (Airush, ESP)

MEN’S RACING WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Julien Kerneur (Takoon, FRA)
2. Olivier Dansin (North, FRA)
3. Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA)

WOMEN’S RACING WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Caroline Adrien (Cabrinha, FRA)
2. Kari Schibevaag (Ozone, NOR)
3. Kristin Boese (Best, GER)

Teri Kitesurf Pro 2009 TV Show Released

Extreme Elements, LLC, the leading extreme sports video production outfit has just released the latest tv show video from the last Tour stop of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) for this year. Dubbed the Teri Kitesurf Pro 2009, the video was shot on location in New Caledonia in the South Pacific for the last leg of the PKRA 2009 Kiteboarding World Tour.

The event which ran from the 25th of November to the 29th was organized by The Kiteboarding League of New Caledonia LVLNC. It was the most talked-about and the most exciting Tour stop this season because the world champions were not known until the last heats of the Freestyle events. The top three contenders for the World Title were Youri Zoon, Aaron Hadlow and Kevin Langeree. Although not in contention for the World Title, Spanish rider Alex Pastor won the Freestyle event. Dutch rider Langeree was crowned the new Freestyle world champion while Bruna Kajiya won the women’s world title.

The video also showcases the amazing talents and stunts of the PKRA athletes who hails from all around the world, highlighting the excitement as well as the beauty of the people and the island of New Caledonia. Watch the amazing Freestyle event from start to finish and be thrilled by the action. The video runs for twenty six minutes and can be viewed on these links:

Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqAc0y4lEcY

ExtremeElements.tv
http://www.extremeelements.tv/teri-kitesurf-pro-tv-show-pkra-kiteboarding-wolrd-tour-2009

Extreme Elements, LLC is a global company providing travel & tour, video production and internet distribution services. Our travel and tour business caters to extreme and the adventure community around the world, offering adventure travelers a one-stop travel shopping experience. Our client-focused video production and internet distribution services produces state-of-the-art, high definition extreme sports videos. We are very well-known in the extreme sports industry particularly kiteboarding and wakeboarding for creating powerful film and video productions that create a long-lasting impression in the minds of the clients and viewers. Founded in 2007, Extreme Elements, LLC is headquartered in Florida, USA and maintains offices in France, Venezuela and the Philippines.

PKRA Charity Kitesurf Board Auction

The PKRA Board, in association with Turbulence, Flexifoil and Surfers Against Sewage presents:

The opportunity to win a unique piece of kitesurf artwork.

Johara Sykes-Davies, Turbulence and Flexifoil pro rider on the PKRA world tour, has been travelling the world with an extra board for the year.

The idea started with Charlie from Flexifoil, who donated a plain white Krunk kiteboard shaped by Cu in Fuerteventura, from his garage at home.

After we gave the board a little clean we thought we would try and create a unique piece of artwork. We thought it would be perfect raise much needed funds to help Surfers Against Sewage tackle their campaign for clean, safe recreational water, free from sewage effluents, toxic chemicals, nuclear waste and marine litter. So the board has done over 10000 miles this year, gathering over 60 signatures from riders, names and faces on the world tour on one side of the board. The other side of the board is plastered in all the manufacturers’ and sponsors’ stickers.

The board finally returned to North Wales and was handed over to local hero and woodwork master, Derek Link. Derek has created a large wooden frame with polycarbonate front and back, so it can be viewed from both sides. The board is supported diagonally and is held in by custom-made stainless steel brackets. This piece will sit either in its own self supporting stand or can be hung a number of ways.

The finished piece would be a superb talking point in any office, home, shop or club and comes with a presentation album detailing the board’s journey, showing photos of it being signed in the PKRA world tour spots.

The PKRA tour covers some of the worlds’ best kiting locations and runs throughout the year. The tour includes the best of the best of freestyle kitesurfing. Flexifoil rider Aaron Hadlow has dominated the PKRA world tour, winning five consecutive world titles.

For your chance to check out more shots of the board and get bidding you can find the board on the Turbulence EBay store http://stores.ebay.co.uk/TurbulenceExtremeSports or for the direct link go to:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320312380239&ssPageName=STRK:MESC:IT

The board will be on the site from 4pm on Tuesday 21st October 08 to 4pm Tuesday 28th October 08. So for your opportunity to invest in a significant piece of kitesurfing history whilst raising money for the super eco charity Surfers Against Sewage, get online and get bidding. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity!

All proceeds from the sale of the board will go to the S.A.S team.

Signatures on the board:

Julian Kidd	Maki Wiggins	Madison Van Heurick
Seb Garat	Maciek Kozerski	Fabiene D’Ortoli
Janmores	Gina Gali	Paul Caswell
Alex Caizergues	Johara Freedom Sykes-Davies	Jemma Grobellaar
Bruna Kajiya	Jack Shoulder	Audrey Meyer
Lex Dekker	Adam Withington	Pauline Boussard
Tom Herbert	Charles Delau	Denzil Williams
Hannah Whitely	Cesar Portas	Danny Rodriguez
Bruno Sroker	Mario Rodwald	Gisela Pulido
Jo Wilson	Kevin Langeree	Jalou Langeree
Karolina Winkowska	Julian Hosp	Ali Barrett
PKRA Race Director Erik	Susi Mai	Dirk Hanel
PKRA Judge Carlos	Sam Light	Olaf Van Toc
Brunaski Carrillo	Aaron Hadlow	Kirsty Jones
Yeuri Zoon	Angela Peral	Jason Furness
Bjorn Viane	Ania Grzelinska	Forest Bakker
Elena Pitoulis	Ruben Lenten	The Kiteworld Crew
Toby Bromwich	Alvaro Onieva	Mauricio Tuscano
Sami Gali	Tom Court	Manuel David Rondon (Gnogno)
Alex Pastor	Mikael Bloomvall	Peter Tyshkevich
Reno Romeu	Mark Jacobs	Arygen Gonzales

PKRA 2008 - Chile Final Day

Wave Competition Awards Ceremony

Today started out nice and sunny but with no wind. The temperature in the morning was at 12 degrees Celsius while wind speed was 4-5 knots with bright and clear sunny skies. However, cloud covers moved in the afternoon and still without sign of any wind coming. Mauricio Toscano - the head of the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association decided to go out kiting and had to be rescued at sea because there wasn’t enough wind to land on the beach.

After lunch, the Movistar Kiteboard World Cup 2008 in Matanzas, Chile concludes with an awards ceremony at the beach for the Wave Competition. Under an overcast sky, the organizers prepared for the day’s event which culminated in the awarding of trophies and cash prices for the winners which started at 3:00 in the afternoon and finished at about 4:00 pm. The original plan was to hold an expression session before the awarding ceremony but there wasn’t enough wind to do so. After the ceremony, the organizers and competitors were interviewed by the local media before everyone left the event site.

Wave Competition Results:

1st Place - Guilly Brandao (Mormaii, BRA)
2nd Place - Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED)
3rd Place - Drew Beavis (North, AUS)

Congratulations to Guilly Brandao for winning the Wave Event for 2 straight years and to all the other winners and participants of the Wave Competition. See you all next year for another exciting Tour of the PKRA 2009 season.

PKRA 2008 - Chile Day 6

No Wind Day

The sixth day of the Movistar Kiteboard World Cup 2008 started with less fog than the past two days. Partly cloudy skies dominated the first half of the day which quickly turned into overcast skies by 11:00 am onwards. The wind was light in the morning, at 4 to 5 knots average but showed signs of picking up which it did, peaking at 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Since the people at the beach were waiting for the swell to come back, there wasn’t any competition for today.

There were several riders such as Tom Court (North, GBR), Tom Hebert (Airush, New Caledonia), Andy Yates (Slingshot, AUS) and Etienne Lhote (Fone, FRA) who spent a few hours building a dam on the beach from a river that flows out onto the ocean. On the other hand, some of the riders just chilled the day out watching movies on their laptops or surfed the Internet.

There were a few adventurous souls who also went kiting at a spot upwind from the event site, located at a river mouth, including Sky Solbach (North, USA), Drew Beavis (North, USA), the Brazilian riders including Guilly Brandao (Mormaii) and PKRA staffs Mauricio Toscano and Antoine Jaubert.

The event site in Matanzas, Chile is approximately 140 km from the nation’s capital of Santiago. It is a very small village where a lot of extreme water sports are practiced due to its reliable wind conditions, strong waves and remoteness. This time of the year, the average swell reaches 3-meters while the average wind speed is 11 to 15 knots (4 bft.), cross or cross-onshore. As these past days have demonstrated, the average 15 knots breeze is very typical but doesn’t have enough power to sustain the kites for some heart-pumping kiteboarding action.

Tomorrow’s weather forecast tells the same story with light wind and no swells so it is still a waiting game at the competition site.