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May 2012
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July 31st - August 2nd Discipline - Freestyle and Kiteland Freestyle Jam The forecast for the event was a mixed bag of wind however going past the previous two years Walney Island always gets way more wind than predicted – and this year was no different The Pro Men and Ladies kicked off on the Friday with a building southerly. The heats were hard fought and it was a very pleased Ned Taylor to make it to his first final. James Boulding and Sam Light met Ned in an exciting action packed 7 minutes – however Sam and James were neck and neck and it was a 3 to 2 win for James Boulding The Pro Ladies also saw a great flawless first heat from Hannah Whiteley and also Holly Kennedy to meet in the final – however it was not to be in the final with Helen Thompson beating both of them with some great powered moves. Saturday dawned wet and windy and those in tents had an “interesting “night! However as registration finished with a total of 56 competitors the sun came out and the wind died as predicted – it did not take long to switch 45 degrees from the West and start building , The juniors were started with light winds however it was building fast. The Am ladies, Am Men’s and seniors and race crew had 6 hours of competition ahead of them. The wind topped out at about 22 knots which saw most riders on 7 -10 metre kites There were a few surprises in all finals with new faces and some great results Lewis WIlby surprised everyone! On the land side a Kite Jam took place with some great riding in particular from Lewis Wilby ( in a wetsuit and also competing in the Kitesurf) and Carl Kirton on the Landboards , On the buggy side Pro Kitesurfer Ali Reader took 2nd with an amazing display however it was Frazier Cohen with his immense variation of tricks that took the win. All the riders were out at the end of the day and the last man off was Tom from KiteitRight who was out as the sun came down and the moon came out at 9.30 pm – what a day Sunday dawned with a westerly wind however as it was forecast to back off as it did everyone had a freeride with prize giving at 1pm Results Kitelandboard 1st Lewis Wilby 2nd Carl Kirton 3rd Greg Chilton Kitebuggy 1st Frazier Cohen 2nd Ali Reader 3rd Karen Cartlidge Juniors 1st Dan Sweeney 2nd Jack Daykin 3rd Daniel Maurice Am Ladies 1st Polly Crathorne 2nd Sukie Robertson 3rd Megan Griffiths Am Men 1st Lewis WIlby 2nd Thomas Gaunt 3rd Sam Moore Seniors 1st Peter Whiteley 2nd Marcus Hawkins 3rd Dave Williams Pro Ladies 1st Helen Thompson 2nd Holly Kennedy 3rd Hannah Whiteley Pro Men 1st James Boulding 2nd Sam Light 3rd Ned Taylor Hosted by North West Kitesurfing Dates - July 31st-Aug 2nd Location - Earnse Bay, Walney Island, Barrow Event Sponsors- BAE Systems Location Sponsors- West Lakes Renaissance, North West Re-development Agency Co Event Sponsors- North West Kitesurfing. Sponsors providing riders prizes- Rage Watersports (board bags/rash vests £350 retail value) Sponsors providing riders prizes- West shore stores, Earnse Bay (various prizes to £100 value). Tour Sponsors- Deadman Kitesurfing, Redbull, Buff, King of Watersports Prize Fund- £2100 |
| Last Updated on Friday, 12 February 2010 17:05 |