PKRA - Duitsland - Kevin 1ste!
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Uitslag:
1. Kevin Langeree
2. Youri Zoon
3. Aaron Hadlow
1. Joanna Litwin
2. Bruna Kajiya
3. Karolina Winkowska
UPDATE 2:
Singles
1:Kevin Langeree
2:Aaron Hadlow
3:Youri Zoon
4:Reno Romeu
chicks:
1:Joanna Litwin
2:Bruna Kayija
3:Karolina Winkowska
4:Angela Peral
UPDATE 1:
We hadden een beetje waterschade doordat we op het strand sliepen..
Verslag 1 van Into The Wild!
Vannacht lekker geslapen op een parking!!
Gisteren waren er trials met niet normaal veel deelnemers.
Heats van 3 personen waarvan de winnaar direct naar het main event mocht, de tweede moest dan door naar de tweede ronde van de trials en zo 2x winnen en dan mocht die dan ook naar het main event.
Steve, Mowgli en Tijn mochten direct naar het main event.
Tijn, Johnno en Ian Curry(Belg) waren het eerst aan de beurt. Tijn had een super heat met veel cleane landingen. Vette Kiteloop KGB en veel meer. Johnno had ondanks pijn in z'n ribben een mindere heat en Ian had wat teveel kracht in z'n 12.
Steve had een super goeie heat die meer op een chillsessie leek omdat hij constant met een lach op het gezicht naar de toeschouwers keek.
Mowgli deed gewoon zijn ding in de verkeerde heat, maar hij mocht gelukkig zijn juiste heat nog varen. Heel moeilijk was het niet omdat er een tegenstander ontbrak en de andere dude probeerde tot 3maal toe een straight handlepass zonder succes. Maar al bij al heeft Zack(zo heet Tack hier in Duitsland) wel clean gevaren en veel tricks geland.
Johnno, Forest en Jerrie moesten nog hard werken om er te geraken maar ze slaagden er allemaal in!
Jerrie moest in de tweede ronde tegen Forest en nog twee andere gasten. Forest won, en Jerrie moest nog een paar heats varen. De grote vriendelijke reus slaagde erin om zijn andere heats te winnen en mocht ook door.
Johnno moest ook nog wat heats en na het verliezen van zijn kite tijdens een belangrijke heat slaagde hij er nog in om de heat te winnen!
Annie zit rechtstreeks in het main event, dus we zien vandaag wel gebeuren wat gebeuren zal.
Volgens mij is er echt nog nooit zo'n grote opkomst geweest op een PKRA want er waren 33 mensen die meededen aan de qualificaties!!
Het evenement is, zoals vorige jaren, een groot dorp die in het midden van het strand geplaatst is.
We begrijpen niet echt bepaald hoe die Duitsers denken, want heel het PKRA-dorp stond gisteren onder water..
Springvloed is de dooddoener.
Ik ga nu eerst ontbijten en ik hoop vanaf nu regelmatiger updates te kunnen doen.
We hebben nu een chille plaats gevonden voor onze tent, dus nachtrust is er vanaf nu ook!!
peace en tot vanavond misschien als de wind goed blijft..
Aaron, Kevin (laaste 2 keer winnaar in Duitsland) of Youri? Wie gaat deze keer de beste zijn. Na de spannende strijd op Fuerte ventura moet het deze keer ook wel spannend worden. Zullen de heren hun vorm kunnen behouden of worden ze er al in de singles uitgekickt door opkomend talent?
Want het is vakantie in Nederland en Belgie, Duitsland is dichtbij dus misschien dringt er wel een rookie door tot het main-event en geeft deze de gevestigde orde klop
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En gelukkig maar dat een hoop mensen vakantie hebben en Duitsland dichtbij is want onze nieuwe admin Ostendlocal gaat infiltreren in het PKRA kampement en ons alle dagen van de laatste nieuwste en roddels voorzien
De wind lijkt het nog een beetje af te wachten, maar het is de Duitse Waddenzee en de Nederlandse Waddenzee kennende moet ook dat goed komen
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Riders:
Tijn van Esch
Christophe Tack
Annie de Jong
Johnno Scholte
Jerrie van de Kop
Kevin Langeree
Youri Zoon
Steve Verelst
Day 5 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 29 – Overcast skies hovered the competition site this morning and temperatures gradually reached a comfortable 21° Celsius. The gentle breeze that blew during the morning would eventually dictate the day’s events, reaching a maximum of only 15 knots which was below PKRA standards.
A lot of the tourists visiting the Kitesurf World Cup 2009 got a dose of sunshine while visiting the 12 km long by 2 km wide beach.
PKRA race director Olaf Van Tol announced during the 10:00 am riders meeting that the course races will be held in the morning followed by the freestyle events in the afternoon in anticipation of a more favorable wind forecast.
PKRA racers led by Kite Masters champion Bruno Sroka made their way to the starting line as kiteboarding enthusiasts cheered from the beach. Two races were completed for the day which wrapped up around 1:00 pm.
After seven races, still unbeaten Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) extends his lead further by dominating today’s races yet again, crossing the line ahead of everyone else. He is now almost 14 points ahead of his nearest competitor, Olivier Dansin (North, FRA), who made a surprising comeback. The French rider trailed Sroka to the finish line along with North teammate Dirk Hanel in an ultimately exciting first race of the day. The two North riders were neck-and-neck in the first race, crossing the finish line at the same time. Rallying to second place overall with 18 points, Dansin managed to elevate his overall standing via a second place win in the last race of the day while Hanel dropped to third place overall as a result of a 5th place finish in the last race.
An exciting twist also unfolded in the women’s racing division as Steph Bridge (North, GBR) continues to dominate the games crossing the finish line ahead of the women in the second race of the day. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) launched a surprise attack in today’s events, redeeming herself from yesterday’s consecutive losses by finishing first in the opening race and second in the last race. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished both races in third place. As a result, Boese once again occupied the 2nd spot overall with 12.7 points while D’Ortoli dropped to number three overall with 13.7 points.
Over to the Freestyle events, the competitors have been as anxious as kids in a candy store anticipating perfect wind conditions.
Practice makes perfect proves to be true as in the case of Nobile rider Mike Blomvall (SWE) powered by his 14-meter kite. Blomvall landed a whopping 12 tricks during his heat against Naish rider Alex Pastor (ESP). Among them were several switch tricks, a switch kgb and a switch slim chance versus the 8 tricks executed by Pastor who was underpowered on a smaller kite. Power, execution and kite position were the deciding factors in winning against Pastor who had several outstanding tricks as well including a front mobe to blind and a double s-bend pass.
Johnno Scholte (Slingshot, NED) had a winning heat landing a kiteloop handle pass, flat 360 and blind judge over countryman Jerrie Van De Kop (Best) who landed several tricks including a blind judge with aerial handle pass and s-bend to blind.
Race Director Van Tol released the riders and called the day off at exactly 2:30 pm after the second heat due to diminishing wind conditions.
Tomorrow’s weather forecast looks very promising with strong, near gale force winds of 30 knots which will surely be a day full of huge and high-flying tricks.
The mandatory riders meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am with the first possible start of 10:00 am.
The Palmolive for Men 2009 Kitesurf World Cup is supported by the German beer company Jever. A German beer brand, named after the town where it is has been brewed since 1848.
Course Racing Results (after 7 Races)
Men:

1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) – 4.2 pts.
2. Olivier Dansin (FRA, North) – 18 pts.
3. Dirk Hanel (GER, North) – 20 pts.
Women:

1. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) – 5.5 pts.
2. Kristin Boese (GER, Best) – 12.7 pts.
3. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, Cabrinha) – 13.7 pts.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Lately, the wind has been about as unpredictable as a drunken bee. In the middle of all this randomness however, PKRA Race Director Olaf Van Tol manages to run a perfect event, doing what he does best – fulfilling an extremely demanding and stressful job and still managing to carry a warm, welcoming smile.
Today was no exception. Sunny blue skies prevailed throughout the day with temperatures reaching a high of 22° Celsius but the gentle breeze that was, foiled the opportunity to conduct the Freestyle event which requires stronger winds. As a result, Van Tol decided to release the Freestyle riders early to make way for the Racing events and cap the day full of excitement.
The mandatory riders meeting was held on time at 10:00 am and the racers got started at 10:45 am. PKRA’s extreme kiteboard racers flew their way across the finish line to the delight of the spectators watching from the beach. A total of three races were completed just before lunch and the competition wrapped up for the day at 12:30 pm.
Five time world champion Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, GBR) as well as teammate Petr Tyushkevich (Flexifoil, RUS) managed to briefly take advantage of the light breeze to practice tricks even if they were underpowered on their 12-14m kites. Mike Blomvall (Nobile, SWE) was also out on the water landing some fancy moves preparing for the Freestyle competition.
Course Racing Highlights
Once again Cabrinha-sponsored Bruno Sroka (FRA) dominated today’s games by winning all three races. Short of saying deja vu, he is again on top of the leader board with a total of 2.8 points after 5 races. In a show of racing ability, North’s Dirk Hanel (GER) wearing jersey #32, finished in second place overall with a total of 13 points, up three notches from number 5 overall in yesterday’s results. Currently tied in third place are Sami Gali (Best, ESP) – up 3 notches from number 6 and Olivier Dansin (North, FRA) whose rank was unchanged from yesterdays overall results. Both riders have a current score of 14 points.
In the women’s results, it is yet another victorious day for North power racer Steph Bridge (GBR) who finished way ahead of the rest of the ladies in today’s second and third races with a total of 2.8 points. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished in second place overall after managing to cross the line first in today’s opening games. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) dropped in 3rd place overall after 5 races with a total of 10 points after finishing third in all of today’s races.
Course Racing Results (after 5 Races)
Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) – 2.8 pts.
2. Dirk Hanel (GER, North) – 13 pts.
3. Sami Gali (ESP, Best) – 14 pts.
Women
1. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) – 2.8 pts.
2. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, Cabrinha) – 7.7 pts.
3. Kristin Boese (GER, Best) – 10 pts.
Tomorrow’s riders meeting is set for 10:00 am with a first possible start at 10:30 am.
The Palmolive for Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009 is majorly sponsored by Palmolive for Men in cooperation with We Love, TV14, Jever and the local government of St. Peter-Ording, Germany.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Day 3 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany - A lot of the fans were out on the beach this morning in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite kiteboarder in action. Day 3 of the Palmolive Kitesurf World Cup in St. Peter-Ording, Germany was a very successfully day under a bright, warm and beautiful blue sky.
Today’s weather was just what the doctor ordered, lots of Vitamin D for everyone to share. The temperature reached a high of 22 degrees Celsius, with nearly cloudless skies and fluctuating winds averaging 12 knots.
Smiling, happy people surrounded the event site today and the joyous atmosphere was extremely contagious.
Organizers have made it possible for everyone wanting to shake the stress away by providing fun evenings of music and dancing with live DJ’s every night of the week.
The mandatory riders meeting was held exactly at 10:00 am as scheduled. However, the Freestyle competition, which was scheduled to start at 10:30 am was cancelled for the day by race director Olaf Van Tol because of light winds. Instead, Van Tol announced that the Racing event will be held in place of the Freestyle as racing requires less wind to run.
In effect, the Freestyle riders were released early in the day, which gave them the opportunity to catch up with old friends, share some laughs and have a little bit of stress-free fun before the continuation of the freestyle event tomorrow.
Ruben Lenten (NED, Slingshot) was yet again “On The Loose†making an appearance today at the event site in St. Peter-Ording. He warmly greeted old friends as well as eagerly excited fans.
The course racers had nearly perfect conditions today, enabling them to glide gracefully across the North Sea with much ease. The races ran smoothly with no major problems other than a disqualification due to line entanglements.
Once again, Portimao KiteMasters Racing champ Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) powered his way through the finish line in the only race held during the day. This time wearing jersey number 3, Sroka is beating an old drum once more, commanding a well-deserved victory and is now at the top of the scoreboard. Local rider Eddy Lansild
finished in second place followed by French racer Sebastien Salerno (Gin Kites). This ties Salerno in second place overall with fellow French rider Oliver Dansin (North) with 7 points each while Lansild moved to number 3 position with 9 points.
In the women’s division, racing powerhouse Steph Bridge (North, GBR) crossed the finish line ahead of the other women putting her in lead position with 2 points overall. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) finished in second while Portimao Kitemasters race runner-up Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished in third. The day’s result did not change the overall standings as Bridge still maintains top position. A total of 23 racers competed in today’s event and all managed to finished within the time limit except for James Johnsen of Denmark who was disqualified because of line entanglement.
The event was called off for the day around 3:30 pm because the wind died down to a grinding halt. Tomorrow’s forecast looks a bit more promising and hopes are still high for the Freestyle competition. The skippers meeting is set for 10:00 am with the first possible start at 10:30 am.
Course Racing Results (after 2 races)
Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA)
2. Sebastien Salerno (Gin Kites, FRA)
3. Olivier Dansin (North, FRA)
Women:
1. Steph Bridge (North, GBR)
2. Kristin Boese (Best, GER)
3. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA)
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Day 1 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 25 - The best kiteboard riders in the world are in Germany once again for the 4th Tour stop of the 2009 PKRA World Tour. For the fourth straight year, the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) is holding the competition at St. Peter-Ording - the largest beach of all PKRA Tour stops. A total of 60 men and women are participating in this event which will run until August 2 for a chance at over 50,000 Euros in prize money.
Dubbed as the “Best Organized Kiteboarding Event in the World,†the Germany event kicked off day one with the trial elimination round of the men’s division. Cloudy skies with brief rain showers prevailed during the day. The temperature was at a bearable 18° Celsius with the winds increasing at a steady pace averaging approximately 15 knots.
Day One got underway with a 9:30 am riders meeting at the beach. The 10:00 am start was delayed by about an hour due to some technical problems so a second announcement was made by Race Director Olaf Van Tol at 10:45 am declaring an 11:30 am start. There were a total of 49 men registered so 33 battled it out in the trials. Most of the riders were on their 9 to 11-meter kites
Kiteforum.com’s founder Toby Bräuer was at the scene all day for some ultimate board-off performance to the delight of the crowd. The spectators at the beach began to gather in numbers as the day wore on to cheer for their favorite riders and see who would win a spot in the highly anticipated Singles Freestyle competition.
Around 1:00 pm, the weather took a turn for the worse. Overcast skies with sections of cumulonimbus clouds hovered along the beach forming a line of severe thunderstorm with strong winds and rain soaking the competition area. An hour later, the announcer declared that due to the extremely high tides and strong onshore winds, the event site would be flooded and all vehicles parked at the designated parking areas would have to be moved as quickly as possible to avoid having a severely salt water-drenched vehicle.
At 2:20 pm, another announcement was made advising everyone that the Singles Freestyle competition is postponed for the day after the men’s trials due to the extremely high coastal tides which reached its peak at 4:30 pm.
There were mostly new Dutch and German riders in the trials which made it slightly difficult for the judges to cope with identifying who’s on the water and made sure they were judging the right competitor. Nevertheless, all went very well and each rider in the heats was identified properly and everyone was judged correctly.
While not everyone could execute them, it was apparent that riders had to be able to perform not just regular or sent handle passes, but powered handle passes to qualify for the main event. Some of the common tricks saw from the riders were blind judge, 313, blind judge with aerial handle pass, slim, mobe, kite loops, krypts, raley to blind, back to blind air pass, kiteloop with aerial handle pass and sent handle passes.
All qualifiers performed a very high level of riding but there were plenty of crashes along the way because of the onshore and gusty winds. Compared to the pre-qualified competitors who can perform and land up to 20 moves in a 7-minute heat, the qualifiers were able to do about half of that. A reminder of just how good the twelve pre-qualified riders are in different conditions.
It was also obvious that experience played a major role in today’s events, especially in positioning during the heat. In the onshore winds and sandbars on the inside, the more experienced riders started as far upwind as possible to keep out of the shallows and upwind away from the beach and shore break. On the other hand, the less-experienced or underpowered drifted close to the beach, limiting the area where they can land their tricks. They also had to fight upwind each tack before a trick which limited the variety of moves they could perform. Riders starting and staying upwind had plenty of free space to perform their moves than be kiting on the same line as their competitor and tangling or running into traffic at the bottom of the competition box near the shore.
Overall, the event went smoothly with not too many mishaps other than a couple of disqualifications due to line entanglements. During heat #12, Monty Scholz, (Naish, GER) was disqualified due to a line entanglement with another competitor. Unfortunately, he was leading the heat before the mishap. In Heat #15, Erik Volpe (Slingshot, ITA) was also disqualified due to another line entanglement with one of his opponents. In the following heat, Stephan Brenner (Catapult, AUT) lost after breaking his leash while Tom Schüller (North, GER) crashed his kite hard onshore in heat #17. Fortunately for him, a kind and eager spectator ran out into the cold North Sea to help him re-launch his kite.
The day concluded at 3:30 pm while tomorrow’s mandatory riders’ meeting is set to take place at 10:00 am with a first possible start at 10:30 am.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Riders:
Tijn van Esch
Christophe Tack
Annie de Jong
Johnno Scholte
Jerrie van de Kop
Kevin Langeree
Youri Zoon
Steve Verelst
Day 5 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 29 – Overcast skies hovered the competition site this morning and temperatures gradually reached a comfortable 21° Celsius. The gentle breeze that blew during the morning would eventually dictate the day’s events, reaching a maximum of only 15 knots which was below PKRA standards.
A lot of the tourists visiting the Kitesurf World Cup 2009 got a dose of sunshine while visiting the 12 km long by 2 km wide beach.
PKRA race director Olaf Van Tol announced during the 10:00 am riders meeting that the course races will be held in the morning followed by the freestyle events in the afternoon in anticipation of a more favorable wind forecast.
PKRA racers led by Kite Masters champion Bruno Sroka made their way to the starting line as kiteboarding enthusiasts cheered from the beach. Two races were completed for the day which wrapped up around 1:00 pm.
After seven races, still unbeaten Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) extends his lead further by dominating today’s races yet again, crossing the line ahead of everyone else. He is now almost 14 points ahead of his nearest competitor, Olivier Dansin (North, FRA), who made a surprising comeback. The French rider trailed Sroka to the finish line along with North teammate Dirk Hanel in an ultimately exciting first race of the day. The two North riders were neck-and-neck in the first race, crossing the finish line at the same time. Rallying to second place overall with 18 points, Dansin managed to elevate his overall standing via a second place win in the last race of the day while Hanel dropped to third place overall as a result of a 5th place finish in the last race.
An exciting twist also unfolded in the women’s racing division as Steph Bridge (North, GBR) continues to dominate the games crossing the finish line ahead of the women in the second race of the day. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) launched a surprise attack in today’s events, redeeming herself from yesterday’s consecutive losses by finishing first in the opening race and second in the last race. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished both races in third place. As a result, Boese once again occupied the 2nd spot overall with 12.7 points while D’Ortoli dropped to number three overall with 13.7 points.
Over to the Freestyle events, the competitors have been as anxious as kids in a candy store anticipating perfect wind conditions.
Practice makes perfect proves to be true as in the case of Nobile rider Mike Blomvall (SWE) powered by his 14-meter kite. Blomvall landed a whopping 12 tricks during his heat against Naish rider Alex Pastor (ESP). Among them were several switch tricks, a switch kgb and a switch slim chance versus the 8 tricks executed by Pastor who was underpowered on a smaller kite. Power, execution and kite position were the deciding factors in winning against Pastor who had several outstanding tricks as well including a front mobe to blind and a double s-bend pass.
Johnno Scholte (Slingshot, NED) had a winning heat landing a kiteloop handle pass, flat 360 and blind judge over countryman Jerrie Van De Kop (Best) who landed several tricks including a blind judge with aerial handle pass and s-bend to blind.
Race Director Van Tol released the riders and called the day off at exactly 2:30 pm after the second heat due to diminishing wind conditions.
Tomorrow’s weather forecast looks very promising with strong, near gale force winds of 30 knots which will surely be a day full of huge and high-flying tricks.
The mandatory riders meeting is scheduled for 9:30 am with the first possible start of 10:00 am.
The Palmolive for Men 2009 Kitesurf World Cup is supported by the German beer company Jever. A German beer brand, named after the town where it is has been brewed since 1848.
Course Racing Results (after 7 Races)
Men:

1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) – 4.2 pts.
2. Olivier Dansin (FRA, North) – 18 pts.
3. Dirk Hanel (GER, North) – 20 pts.
Women:

1. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) – 5.5 pts.
2. Kristin Boese (GER, Best) – 12.7 pts.
3. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, Cabrinha) – 13.7 pts.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Day 4 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 28 –What else can bring a tinge of sun and heat into the moderately cool and sometimes rain-soaked competition area of the German Tour stop? Three scorching races participated in by some of the best kiteboard riders in the world.
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 28 –What else can bring a tinge of sun and heat into the moderately cool and sometimes rain-soaked competition area of the German Tour stop? Three scorching races participated in by some of the best kiteboard riders in the world.
Lately, the wind has been about as unpredictable as a drunken bee. In the middle of all this randomness however, PKRA Race Director Olaf Van Tol manages to run a perfect event, doing what he does best – fulfilling an extremely demanding and stressful job and still managing to carry a warm, welcoming smile.
Today was no exception. Sunny blue skies prevailed throughout the day with temperatures reaching a high of 22° Celsius but the gentle breeze that was, foiled the opportunity to conduct the Freestyle event which requires stronger winds. As a result, Van Tol decided to release the Freestyle riders early to make way for the Racing events and cap the day full of excitement.
The mandatory riders meeting was held on time at 10:00 am and the racers got started at 10:45 am. PKRA’s extreme kiteboard racers flew their way across the finish line to the delight of the spectators watching from the beach. A total of three races were completed just before lunch and the competition wrapped up for the day at 12:30 pm.
Five time world champion Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, GBR) as well as teammate Petr Tyushkevich (Flexifoil, RUS) managed to briefly take advantage of the light breeze to practice tricks even if they were underpowered on their 12-14m kites. Mike Blomvall (Nobile, SWE) was also out on the water landing some fancy moves preparing for the Freestyle competition.
Course Racing Highlights
Once again Cabrinha-sponsored Bruno Sroka (FRA) dominated today’s games by winning all three races. Short of saying deja vu, he is again on top of the leader board with a total of 2.8 points after 5 races. In a show of racing ability, North’s Dirk Hanel (GER) wearing jersey #32, finished in second place overall with a total of 13 points, up three notches from number 5 overall in yesterday’s results. Currently tied in third place are Sami Gali (Best, ESP) – up 3 notches from number 6 and Olivier Dansin (North, FRA) whose rank was unchanged from yesterdays overall results. Both riders have a current score of 14 points.
In the women’s results, it is yet another victorious day for North power racer Steph Bridge (GBR) who finished way ahead of the rest of the ladies in today’s second and third races with a total of 2.8 points. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished in second place overall after managing to cross the line first in today’s opening games. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) dropped in 3rd place overall after 5 races with a total of 10 points after finishing third in all of today’s races.
Course Racing Results (after 5 Races)
Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (FRA, Cabrinha) – 2.8 pts.
2. Dirk Hanel (GER, North) – 13 pts.
3. Sami Gali (ESP, Best) – 14 pts.
Women
1. Steph Bridge (GBR, North) – 2.8 pts.
2. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA, Cabrinha) – 7.7 pts.
3. Kristin Boese (GER, Best) – 10 pts.
Tomorrow’s riders meeting is set for 10:00 am with a first possible start at 10:30 am.
The Palmolive for Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009 is majorly sponsored by Palmolive for Men in cooperation with We Love, TV14, Jever and the local government of St. Peter-Ording, Germany.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Day 3 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany - A lot of the fans were out on the beach this morning in hopes of catching a glimpse of their favorite kiteboarder in action. Day 3 of the Palmolive Kitesurf World Cup in St. Peter-Ording, Germany was a very successfully day under a bright, warm and beautiful blue sky.
Today’s weather was just what the doctor ordered, lots of Vitamin D for everyone to share. The temperature reached a high of 22 degrees Celsius, with nearly cloudless skies and fluctuating winds averaging 12 knots.
Smiling, happy people surrounded the event site today and the joyous atmosphere was extremely contagious.
Organizers have made it possible for everyone wanting to shake the stress away by providing fun evenings of music and dancing with live DJ’s every night of the week.
The mandatory riders meeting was held exactly at 10:00 am as scheduled. However, the Freestyle competition, which was scheduled to start at 10:30 am was cancelled for the day by race director Olaf Van Tol because of light winds. Instead, Van Tol announced that the Racing event will be held in place of the Freestyle as racing requires less wind to run.
In effect, the Freestyle riders were released early in the day, which gave them the opportunity to catch up with old friends, share some laughs and have a little bit of stress-free fun before the continuation of the freestyle event tomorrow.
Ruben Lenten (NED, Slingshot) was yet again “On The Loose†making an appearance today at the event site in St. Peter-Ording. He warmly greeted old friends as well as eagerly excited fans.
The course racers had nearly perfect conditions today, enabling them to glide gracefully across the North Sea with much ease. The races ran smoothly with no major problems other than a disqualification due to line entanglements.
Once again, Portimao KiteMasters Racing champ Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA) powered his way through the finish line in the only race held during the day. This time wearing jersey number 3, Sroka is beating an old drum once more, commanding a well-deserved victory and is now at the top of the scoreboard. Local rider Eddy Lansild
finished in second place followed by French racer Sebastien Salerno (Gin Kites). This ties Salerno in second place overall with fellow French rider Oliver Dansin (North) with 7 points each while Lansild moved to number 3 position with 9 points.
In the women’s division, racing powerhouse Steph Bridge (North, GBR) crossed the finish line ahead of the other women putting her in lead position with 2 points overall. Kristin Boese (Best, GER) finished in second while Portimao Kitemasters race runner-up Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA) finished in third. The day’s result did not change the overall standings as Bridge still maintains top position. A total of 23 racers competed in today’s event and all managed to finished within the time limit except for James Johnsen of Denmark who was disqualified because of line entanglement.
The event was called off for the day around 3:30 pm because the wind died down to a grinding halt. Tomorrow’s forecast looks a bit more promising and hopes are still high for the Freestyle competition. The skippers meeting is set for 10:00 am with the first possible start at 10:30 am.
Course Racing Results (after 2 races)
Men:
1. Bruno Sroka (Cabrinha, FRA)
2. Sebastien Salerno (Gin Kites, FRA)
3. Olivier Dansin (North, FRA)
Women:
1. Steph Bridge (North, GBR)
2. Kristin Boese (Best, GER)
3. Fabienne D’Ortoli (Cabrinha, FRA)
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Day 2 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 26 – The second day of the 2009 PKRA Tour stop being held in the North Sea coast of Germany was greeted by wonderful weather conditions. The sun was out most of the day and sunny blue skies prevailed throughout the morning and afternoon with temperatures peaking at 22° Celsius.
The mandatory riders’ meeting was held outside the riders’ tent area at exactly 10:00 am while the supposedly 10:30 am first possible start was delayed by half an hour due to the unpredictable winds.
Exactly 11:00 am, the red flag was raised kicking-off the men’s Single Freestyle eliminations. Race Director Olaf Van Tol then made a decision three minutes into the first heat to cancel the contest because of diminishing winds. The lack of wind made it almost impossible for the riders to stay upwind even on their 12 to 14-meter kites, much less perform any tricks.
Several minutes later, the wind showed a promising comeback so heat #1a was resumed. Sebastien Garat (RRD, FRA) had an easy win, landing a switch slim, 313 and a back mobe, defeating Spain’s Forrest Bakker (Flexifoil) who could only land a blind judge in the light winds.
Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) had a decent heat in the second set despite the very light winds, landing several switch tricks, blind judge with aerial handle pass, 313, back mobe, front mobe, kgb and a back mobe to wrapped. The Dutch rider defeated Thomas Paris (North, FRA) who struggled dearly in the light winds but was able to land a blind judge and a back mobe to blind.
Around 11:30 am, Van Tol decided to cancel the Freestyle competition before the third heat to move on to Speed Racing which requires less wind.
The athletes competing in the course racing competition eagerly rushed to the beach in hopes of getting out onto the water. However, the wind decided not to cooperate and completely died down so the race was called off at 2:00 pm. With the wind forecast not looking good for the rest of the day, the competition was called off and the riders were released.
The wind forecast for tomorrow does not look promising but both the competitors, organizers and sports enthusiasts are keeping their fingers crossed and their hopes in high spirits for the Singles Freestyle eliminations to push through tomorrow.
The mandatory riders’ meeting for Day #3 is set for 10:00 am with the first possible start at 10:30 am.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 26 – The second day of the 2009 PKRA Tour stop being held in the North Sea coast of Germany was greeted by wonderful weather conditions. The sun was out most of the day and sunny blue skies prevailed throughout the morning and afternoon with temperatures peaking at 22° Celsius.
The mandatory riders’ meeting was held outside the riders’ tent area at exactly 10:00 am while the supposedly 10:30 am first possible start was delayed by half an hour due to the unpredictable winds.
Exactly 11:00 am, the red flag was raised kicking-off the men’s Single Freestyle eliminations. Race Director Olaf Van Tol then made a decision three minutes into the first heat to cancel the contest because of diminishing winds. The lack of wind made it almost impossible for the riders to stay upwind even on their 12 to 14-meter kites, much less perform any tricks.
Several minutes later, the wind showed a promising comeback so heat #1a was resumed. Sebastien Garat (RRD, FRA) had an easy win, landing a switch slim, 313 and a back mobe, defeating Spain’s Forrest Bakker (Flexifoil) who could only land a blind judge in the light winds.
Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) had a decent heat in the second set despite the very light winds, landing several switch tricks, blind judge with aerial handle pass, 313, back mobe, front mobe, kgb and a back mobe to wrapped. The Dutch rider defeated Thomas Paris (North, FRA) who struggled dearly in the light winds but was able to land a blind judge and a back mobe to blind.
Around 11:30 am, Van Tol decided to cancel the Freestyle competition before the third heat to move on to Speed Racing which requires less wind.
The athletes competing in the course racing competition eagerly rushed to the beach in hopes of getting out onto the water. However, the wind decided not to cooperate and completely died down so the race was called off at 2:00 pm. With the wind forecast not looking good for the rest of the day, the competition was called off and the riders were released.
The wind forecast for tomorrow does not look promising but both the competitors, organizers and sports enthusiasts are keeping their fingers crossed and their hopes in high spirits for the Singles Freestyle eliminations to push through tomorrow.
The mandatory riders’ meeting for Day #3 is set for 10:00 am with the first possible start at 10:30 am.
For more information please visit or contact:
http://www.prokitetour.com
Day 1 - Palmolive For Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009
St. Peter-Ording, Germany, July 25 - The best kiteboard riders in the world are in Germany once again for the 4th Tour stop of the 2009 PKRA World Tour. For the fourth straight year, the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) is holding the competition at St. Peter-Ording - the largest beach of all PKRA Tour stops. A total of 60 men and women are participating in this event which will run until August 2 for a chance at over 50,000 Euros in prize money.
Dubbed as the “Best Organized Kiteboarding Event in the World,†the Germany event kicked off day one with the trial elimination round of the men’s division. Cloudy skies with brief rain showers prevailed during the day. The temperature was at a bearable 18° Celsius with the winds increasing at a steady pace averaging approximately 15 knots.
Day One got underway with a 9:30 am riders meeting at the beach. The 10:00 am start was delayed by about an hour due to some technical problems so a second announcement was made by Race Director Olaf Van Tol at 10:45 am declaring an 11:30 am start. There were a total of 49 men registered so 33 battled it out in the trials. Most of the riders were on their 9 to 11-meter kites
Kiteforum.com’s founder Toby Bräuer was at the scene all day for some ultimate board-off performance to the delight of the crowd. The spectators at the beach began to gather in numbers as the day wore on to cheer for their favorite riders and see who would win a spot in the highly anticipated Singles Freestyle competition.
Around 1:00 pm, the weather took a turn for the worse. Overcast skies with sections of cumulonimbus clouds hovered along the beach forming a line of severe thunderstorm with strong winds and rain soaking the competition area. An hour later, the announcer declared that due to the extremely high tides and strong onshore winds, the event site would be flooded and all vehicles parked at the designated parking areas would have to be moved as quickly as possible to avoid having a severely salt water-drenched vehicle.
At 2:20 pm, another announcement was made advising everyone that the Singles Freestyle competition is postponed for the day after the men’s trials due to the extremely high coastal tides which reached its peak at 4:30 pm.
There were mostly new Dutch and German riders in the trials which made it slightly difficult for the judges to cope with identifying who’s on the water and made sure they were judging the right competitor. Nevertheless, all went very well and each rider in the heats was identified properly and everyone was judged correctly.
While not everyone could execute them, it was apparent that riders had to be able to perform not just regular or sent handle passes, but powered handle passes to qualify for the main event. Some of the common tricks saw from the riders were blind judge, 313, blind judge with aerial handle pass, slim, mobe, kite loops, krypts, raley to blind, back to blind air pass, kiteloop with aerial handle pass and sent handle passes.
All qualifiers performed a very high level of riding but there were plenty of crashes along the way because of the onshore and gusty winds. Compared to the pre-qualified competitors who can perform and land up to 20 moves in a 7-minute heat, the qualifiers were able to do about half of that. A reminder of just how good the twelve pre-qualified riders are in different conditions.
It was also obvious that experience played a major role in today’s events, especially in positioning during the heat. In the onshore winds and sandbars on the inside, the more experienced riders started as far upwind as possible to keep out of the shallows and upwind away from the beach and shore break. On the other hand, the less-experienced or underpowered drifted close to the beach, limiting the area where they can land their tricks. They also had to fight upwind each tack before a trick which limited the variety of moves they could perform. Riders starting and staying upwind had plenty of free space to perform their moves than be kiting on the same line as their competitor and tangling or running into traffic at the bottom of the competition box near the shore.
Overall, the event went smoothly with not too many mishaps other than a couple of disqualifications due to line entanglements. During heat #12, Monty Scholz, (Naish, GER) was disqualified due to a line entanglement with another competitor. Unfortunately, he was leading the heat before the mishap. In Heat #15, Erik Volpe (Slingshot, ITA) was also disqualified due to another line entanglement with one of his opponents. In the following heat, Stephan Brenner (Catapult, AUT) lost after breaking his leash while Tom Schüller (North, GER) crashed his kite hard onshore in heat #17. Fortunately for him, a kind and eager spectator ran out into the cold North Sea to help him re-launch his kite.
The day concluded at 3:30 pm while tomorrow’s mandatory riders’ meeting is set to take place at 10:00 am with a first possible start at 10:30 am.
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wazzaah had een 5 sterren sessie in Terschelling Groene Strand met maar liefst 10 - 11 knots op zijn Vari Condor (2013)
ostendlocal
24 July /
2009 /
04:12
@Roy, ben je er ook bij?
ostendlocal had een 2 sterren sessie in Oostende met maar liefst 16 - 18 knots op zijn SlingShot Fuel (2012)
sabel74
24 July /
2009 /
09:47
De Flakkee-Locals zijn erbij !!!! Om Youri aan te moedigen natuurlijk !!!!!!
Flavio
sabel74 had een 5 sterren sessie in Grevelingendam met maar liefst 25 - 35 knots op zijn SlingShot RPM (2014)
johndoe
24 July /
2009 /
10:56
hup christophe tack huup 
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johndoe had een 5 sterren sessie in Kijkduin met maar liefst 16 - 21 knots op zijn Best Bularoo (2010)
Wavecatcher
24 July /
2009 /
10:58
Tijn, Eddy en Annie zijn er ook..Steve pit een week op het strand in een tentje, hoorde ik
..Steve pit een week op het strand in een tentje, hoorde ik
johndoe
24 July /
2009 /
11:08
Quote: Wavecatcher - 24 juli, 2009 (12:58)
Tijn, Eddy en Annie zijn er ook..Steve pit een week op het strand in een tentje, hoorde ik
Tijn, Eddy en Annie zijn er ook..Steve pit een week op het strand in een tentje, hoorde ik
hij slaapt op camping...
johndoe had een 5 sterren sessie in Kijkduin met maar liefst 16 - 21 knots op zijn Best Bularoo (2010)
Wavecatcher
24 July /
2009 /
11:32
Damn, minder hardcore, maar top!..Wie zijn er nog meer: Bram, Bas, Randy(!?), Jelle, Klaas, Johnno?!
wazzaah
24 July /
2009 /
18:53
Randy zit in Mauritius met F-one dacht ik, Bas is Griekenland
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wazzaah had een 5 sterren sessie in Terschelling Groene Strand met maar liefst 10 - 11 knots op zijn Vari Condor (2013)
BramB
24 July /
2009 /
19:01
succes voor iedereen die gaat ik ga ook niet. helaas.
ik ga ook niet. helaas.
!!!!!!www.brambast.com!!!!!!
BramB had een 5 sterren sessie in Barra do Cauipe met maar liefst 20 - 25 knots op zijn JN Prima Donna (2011)
Jackee
24 July /
2009 /
19:27
beast? Wat flik je ons nou als diehard roadies van je... ;)
If I had to rate kiteboarding, it would be right up there next to shitting and cumming!
Tijn
25 July /
2009 /
07:11
present
www.TijnvanEsch.com * www.facebook.com/TijnvanEschKiteboarding * Liquid Force Kiteboarding * KiteActive.com
-DAVE-
25 July /
2009 /
07:32
Beast ! OEn, spring op de fiets of trein en hup HEEN nu ! hophop!
Dave is selfsupported by: Hanglos, Apple, Slingshot, Kitecinema, Naish, MCCormick, Daf , Seat, RedBu
-DAVE- had een 5 sterren sessie in Wijk aan Zee met maar liefst 16 - 23 knots op zijn SlingShot Fuel (2006)
Tijn
25 July /
2009 /
07:35
Quote: Wavecatcher - 24 juli, 2009 (13:32)
Damn, minder hardcore, maar top!..Wie zijn er nog meer: Bram, Bas, Randy(!?), Jelle, Klaas, Johnno?!
Damn, minder hardcore, maar top!..Wie zijn er nog meer: Bram, Bas, Randy(!?), Jelle, Klaas, Johnno?!
Wel hardcore: Steve en Ian zijn vannacht uit hun tentje geregend die naast ons op de parkeerplaats staat. De report laat nog even op zich wachten want de razende reporter heeft geen hardware.
Johnno doet idd ook mee, en Annie is ook ingeschreven. Ohja en Jerrie natuurlijk ook!
Eddy doet met de oude mannen mee, met top secret materiaal...
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