KB4girls 2010 worldwide tour with Kristin Boese sets second kite-boarding clinic date at Melbourne, Australia, Feb 10-11

The KB4girls clinic in Melbourne is organized in cooperation with the St Kilda Festival and the “Week of the Wind” kite-boarding and sailing event.

TAMPA/LONDON/PERTH, Dec. 17: KB4girls kite-boarding 2010 worldwide tour is setting up its second clinic in Melbourne, Australia - led by nine-times world champion Kristin Boese and her team. If you are a female kiteboarder and looking to sharpen your skills and learn some new moves here is your chance to work personally with a world champion instructor.

St. Kilda is Melbourne’s most famous beach and the KB4girls clinic will take place on its shores within the activities of the Week of the Wind which will for the first time be part of Australia’s popular St Kilda Festival. During this Week of the Wind activities, all kitesurfers are invited to join the group and follow a bus to many of the great kite spots. KB4girls will be part of this movement, kiting perfect locations every day and teaching the female kiteboarders in the group their next new moves.

George Ierodiaconou, organizer of the Week of the Wind, said: "We are proud to have Kristen Boese as our guest of honour at Week of the Wind. Kristen's worldwide initiative to attract women to kiteboarding is important to the sport’s development in Australia.”

"We are honored that the girls of the KB4girls tour will come and join in the fun. They are the ideal ambassadors for our sport and our event which will introduce kiteboarding to over 300,000 people at the 2010 St Kilda Festival."

“It’s St Kilda Festival’s 30th birthday,” says Adele Denison, festival producer, “and we’re excited to have Week of the Wind as part of the program. It’s sure to be a spectacular event and great that Kristin is involved with her KB4 Girls program to encourage female boarders to take their kiting skills to the next level.”

Boese has confirmed Charlotte Simsar as her co-trainer for Melbourne, saying: “While Charlotte has experience competing in national and international competitions she is also a certified kite-boarding instructor. She will be the perfect support in giving the participating girls as many pro tips as possible and teach them many new moves too.”

Another big highlight of the week will be the national championships in Kiteboarding being held on the weekend. Boese will also undertake competition coaching for these girls registered for the clinic that want to get into competing. In effect, she will lead them through the contest with tips and pointers and instruct them in what to be aware of and what to avoid.

She said: “Some girls need a bit of extra motivation to get into competitions and many just don’t dare trying. However, I would really like to motivate more girls to get into competing and with me standing by their side during their first competition it just makes this step easier for them. I am very excited about the opportunity to guide the girls through the national championships!”

With demo-gear sponsored by Best Kiteboarding and tour rash-vests from DaKine the KB4girls will be equipped with only the best products and will be able to push themselves to the next level.

Sign up fast to secure your place at this fantastic event and take your riding to another level!

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EVENT: KB4girls in Melbourne / Victoria

PLACE AND DATE: during St. Kilda Festival, Week of the Wind, St. Kilda Beach/Melbourne, February 10-11, 2010

FURTHER INFO: Minimum requirements for participation are the ability to kite independently and go upwind as well as the supply of your own equipment. Every participant needs to have kite insurance and is responsible for herself.

ACCOMODATION: for this 2 day clinic and the one week event most participants will need accommodation. While the hotel Urban offers special rates for participants of the Week of the Wind there also are Backpackers close by that offer affordable rates. Further information can be found on the registration website at www.kb4girls.com.

REGISTRATION FEE: 30 AU$ that will be donated towards the protection of our oceans (more info coming soon!)

REGISTRATION AT: http://www.kb4girls.com/schedule.html

REGISTRATION CLOSES: January 31, 2009

BUS SHUTTLE AND CATERING: event packages that include shuttle-service to all the different spots and breakfast and lunch can be booked for the Week of the Wind and start at 99 AU$. Otherwise you will need your own transportation and refreshments.

CONTACT FOR KB4girls/MELBOURNE:

mail@kristinboese.com

+61 44 744 2338 (AUS)

www.KB4girls.com

Twitter: KB4girls/ kristinboese

Facebook : KB4girls / Kristin Boese

Initial schedule for the KB4girls Tour:

Augusta, WA Australia 8-10 January 2010

Melbourne, VIC Australia 10-11 February 2010

Kahului, Hawaii, USA April 2010

El Gouna, Egypt May 2010

Cornwall, UK June 2010

Fischland, Germany July 2010

Malmo, Sweden July 2010

Hood River, Oregon USA TBD

Bay Area, California USA TBD

Spain, TBD