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The II-nd edition of the Polish Cup-FORD KITE CUP took place last weekand at Jurata, the most popular summer destination located at the Hel penisulla.
The best Polish kitesurfers along with the guests from Russia and Lithuania met to fight it out in three kite disciplines: Freestyle, Best trick and Kiteloop for 25000 PLN fund by event sponsors Ford, Sony, Quiksilver and Naish.
The first contest day was without sufficient wind , so organizers ran a wakeboarding contest to please lots of spectators and competitors, who were ready for any action on the water. They showed lots of skill and spectacular action, as well as some awesome crashes.
On the second day organizers moved the event location to a small island at the bay, due to the direction of the wind, where the conditions were better and wind was more consistant.
Shortly after landing on that island, competitors started their warm up and the first discipline: Freestyle single elimination had started.
Most of the latest moves had been seen and some of the heats were really close, due to the improved skills of the riders. Mobe 5, front mobe to blind, Kl slim chance, kl flat3, blind judge, 313, grabbed KGB and moves similar that have only been seen in the semi's and finals.
Biggest surprize came from 15 year old girl, Karolina Winkowska, who competed against the men and advanced to the semifinals causing some serious upsets. With the tricks she performed like: kl s-bend to blind, blind judge, and to biggest surprize: cleanly landed kl hp, She battled for highest prizes.
But for her semifinal opponent 17-years old Victor Borsuk, it was not enough. He has previously perfectly executed, Mobe5, front Mobe, Slim Chance, KGB, Blind Judge, 313 , some nice grabs and clearly advanced to the final where He met Janek Korycki, who beat a fiercly competitive Lukasz Ceran in the semis.
The final heat was worth to watch, as both of the riders, Janek and Victor perfectly executed their tricks, with speed and nice style. But at the and it was Janek who won the final.
The second elimination was run shortly after and the results of the final four remained the same, with another spectacullar final between Victor and Janek. Both were in top form, but again it was Janek who landed more powerful tricks and kl hp with grab and was announced the Winner of Frestyle discipline.
After short brake second discipline: kiteloop was run. This time it was Victor who did the most radical downloop and won, leaving Janek with second and Karolina with third place.
Than again after short brake the third discipline was conducted: Best trick, where Height and technical dificulty were counted 50/50% .
Again it was Victor who showed the best trick; high, but at the same time really powered Mobe. Second was Janek with KL HP, third Lukasz Ceran, and 4-th Karolina Winkowska!
What a Day for that little girl Warrior!!
What a great Day of competition. Wind, Sun, Fun and the spectacullar kite action on the water!
Results & prizes at FORD KITE CUP –Jurata
Freestyle:
1. Janek Korycki 3 000z³
2. Victor Borsuk 2 000z³
3. £ukasz Ceran 1 700z³
4. Karolina Winkowska 1 500z³ – Surf it special prize
5. Miko³aj Szweda 800z³
6. Tomasz Lebecki 500z³
7. Anton Pegov 250z³
7. Marek £ojek 250z³
Downloop
1. Victor Borsuk 600z³ + Sony H5 camera
2. Janek Korycki 450z³ + Quiksilver watch
3. Karolina Winkowska 350z³ + Naish harness
4. Rafa³ Mackowiak 250z³ + Quiksilver wetsuit
Best Trick
1. Victor Borsuk 600z³ + Sony MP3 Player
2. Janek Korycki 450z³ + Quiksilver wetsuit
3. £ukasz Ceran 350z³ + Naish backpack
4. Karolina Winkowska 250z³ + Roxy T-shirt
Freestyle Masters:
1. Tomasz Lebecki 600z³
2. Marek £ojek 300z³
3. Oleg Eropunov 100z³
Wakeboard:
1. Janek Korycki 600z³
2. £ukasz Ceran 300z³
3. Marek £ojek 200z³
4. Victor Borsuk 100z³
Special prize for: Karolina Winkowska- Roxy T-shirt
Kiterooming:
1. Victor Borsuk Sony MP3 Player
2. Janek Korycki Quiksilver Sunglases
3. Marek £ojek Quiksilver organizer
Special prize for: Karolina Winkowska - Roxy watch
Lucky drow betwen participants„ Roxy watch†– goes to: Tomasz Lebecki
Invitation “Ford Kite Cupâ€
Ford Kite Cup is a series of four kite competitions which will be held during July and August in four popular summer locations in the north of Poland.
The main discipline will be Freestyle, judged by PKRA rules, and depending on the conditions the remaining disciplines will be Slider/Kicker and Downloop (most radical one) or Big Air/Best trick.
In Leba a Big Air/Best Trick is planned instead of slider/kicker.
Total prize money for whole tour will be 85 000PLN (20 000 EUR) in cash and prizes.
Depending on the quantity of participants, the first 12 – 16 will be prized.
All the International riders are most welcome to enter the Events and to visit the beautifull country of Poland.
Pre-registration is via e-mail [email protected] or by phone +48 502 345 500
Winds at that period are varry from 10-20 knots, but may rise to 30knots.
Dates:
6-9 of July in Leba (around 100 km north/west from Gdansk Airport)
20-23 of July in Jurata (around 50 km north from Gdansk Airport. Small town located on Hel penisulla)
28-30 of July in Jastarnia (around 45 km north from Gdansk Airport. Small town located on Hel penisulla)
25-27 of August in Sopot or Rewa (around 10 km or 30 km from Gdansk Airport)
More informations can be found at: www.fordcup.com
or contact Event Director: Mirek Stepniewski +48 502 345 500 ,
e-mail. [email protected]
Race information and Instructions of Polish Cup:
Ford Kite Cup
27-30 July 2006
1. EVENT:
“Ford Kite Cup†Kitesurfing Contest will be held from Thursday 27 of July till Sunday 30 of July at Jastarnia.
2. ORGANIZATION:
The “Ford Kite Cup†will be organized by:
Eureka, Warszawa, ul. Ko?obrzeska 30; +48 22 642 83 84
Bo Sport, Warszawa, ul.Wa? Miedzeszy?ski 377; +48 22 616 04 34; www.bosport.pl
3. DISCIPLINES:
Freestyle Kite, Kite Downloop, Best Trick/Big Air – are the disciplines scheduled for the event.
Judging critteria for the Freestyle are the same as beeing used in PKRA and are posted on their web page www.pkra.info. Big Air/Best Trick discipline judging critteria will be posted on Official Notice Board, prior the event.
Best kiteloop discipline will be judged based on “WOW factor†which means: the most radical and most spectacular one wins! Only succesfully landed kiteloops will be scored.
4. PARTICIPANTS:
All participants have to preregister to the event by e-mail: [email protected] or by phone: +48 502 345 500 not later than to 27 July 2006.
Completed registration forms must be checked in before 9:30 am on 28 of July at the Race Office located at the beach.
To fulfill succesfully registration, riders must show up valid insurance and health certificate allowing to compete. Riders under age of 18 must have written permission of parents or lawful minders to compete in Kite Event.
The maximum number of entries for the event shall be 40 men and 12 women.
There will be no qualification rounds at the start of the contest.
Organizers reserve right to presead 4-8 best competitors taking on the basis 2005 and 2006 results of: PKRA, KPWT, Fly to Redbull KOTA, Warriors of the Wind, Polish Championships, Quiksilver Kite Jam. The rest of registered competitors will be drawn for their seading, after the whole registration will be done. First preregistered will drawn first
After first succesfylly finished Freestyle discipline, next seeding will be upon actual ranking.
5. ENTRY FEE:
Entry fee for the Event is: 50 PLN
6. DAILY SCHEDULE
July 27, 2006
17:00 – 21:00 Registration for all Competitors
July 28, 2006
8:00 – 9:30 Registration for all Competitors
10:00 – 10:30 Skippers meeting and group drowing
10:30 – 19:00 Freestyle, Downloop contest, Big Air/Best trick
July 29, 2006
9:00 – 9:30 Skippers meeting
9:30 – 19:00 Freestyle, Downloop contest, Best Trick/Big Air
19:30 – Evening Party
July 30, 2006
Rezerve Day, prize giving and closing ceremony
The scheduled disciplines will be determined each day depending on suitable conditions for each discipline
7. SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY:
It is the sole responsibility of each competitor to decide whether or not to start or to continue the race and to provide for his/her safety.
The safety of the kiteboard equipement shall be the sole responsibility of the competitor, who must be ensured that the equipement is adequate to face the conditions that may arise in the course of the contest.
The organization will not be responsible for any loss, damage, death or personal injury however caused to the competitor as a result of their participation in the contest.
If the Judges, Race Director, Beach Marshall or Rescue Crew deems any competitor to need assistance, the competitor shall accept this assistance and shall follow the directions and instructions given by above.
During the “slider/kicker†contest and training sessions all competitors are oblighed to use helmets. Impact vests are recomended to be used during all disciplines.
Safety and fair play are the most importand aspects of the competition. Unsafe riders will be disqualified. Common sense will be executed on the water. Priority rules will be posted on the ONB before start of the event.
Competitors that are not sportsmanlike and don’t show courtesy to other competitors while crossing or passing during the heat , launching or otherwise will be penalised and/or disqualified from the event.
8. ADVERTISEMENT:
All competitors shall wear official sponsors vests during any activity on the water as practise sessions and competing.
Competitors will check in with the Beach Marshal 2 heats prior to competing and will recive colored vests, which will identify them to judges while competing.
Any competitor that does not wear aprpppriate colored vest or sponsors vest will not be scored and will be disqualified from his heat. After the competitor has completed his heat the colored vest must be returned to the Beach Marshall when returning to the beach.
9. OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD:
The Official Notice Board (ONB) will be displayed in the Race Office.
Any changes in the contest instructions will be posted on ONB. All Competitors have the responsibility of checking the ONB periodically for any changes.
The scheduled discipline and heat sequence will also be notified on the ONB at least 30 minutes before the start of the first heat. Each competitor is responsible for checking his heat number and appropriate colored vest.
The Official Flag Pole (OFP) will be located next to the judges tower on the beach.
The starting signals shall be:
a). Warning signal - Red flag displayed
b). Preparatory signal - Yellow flag displayed
c). Starting signal - Green flag displayed
Other Signals:
ICF „N†Blue/White squares - Raised to signal abandonment of a heat that is in progress
ICF „AP†White/Red stripes (postponement) - Raised to signal a dely before the start of a heat or a break in competition.
It is responsibility of each competitor to check regularly the ONB and OFP for changes in competitions.
10. LAUNCHING AREA:
Competitors are requested to keep and launch their kites only from the launching area located on the beach during the competitions. Keep this area clear of any object other than kiteboard equipement. Keep completely clear of any equipement the shore of this area (aprox. 5 meters from the sea) that will be considered as a safety area.
11.COMPETITIONS AREA:
Only competitors competing during his/her qualifying heat are requested to kite on the competitions area that will be determined by buoys.
12. PENALTIES AND FINES:
A competitor may be disqualified if:
I.They sail or fly the kite in the competition area while the competition is going on, other than during his/her qualifying heat.
II.They do not stack safely his/her equipemet on the launching area to prevent it from flying away.
III.They do not wear the sponsors vest while competing or practising on the water, as well as do not wear the right color vest during his/her qualifying heat.
IV.They do not respect the safety rules.
V.Attitude or action of the competitor during the contest are against the promotion of the image of the sport and the sponsors of the contest.
VI.They fail to obey verbal or written instructions.
13. CHANGES TO KITEBOARDING INSTRUCTIONS:
The Race Director has the authority to make any necessary changes in the kiteboarding instructions due to time or weather instructions. Any changes will be posted on Official Notice Board at least 30 minutes before the starting time of the heat or heats concerned.
14. PRIZES:
Total purse of prizes in Polish Cup „Ford Kite Cup†is 85 000 PLN ( 45 000 PLN in cash and 40 000 PLN in prizes delivered by Tour sponsors: Sony, Quiksilver, Naish), divided equally between each competition: 10 000 PLN in cash and 10 000 PLN in prizes. Remaining 5 000 PLN will be distributed between the Overall “Ford Kite Cup†Winners.
In case that there will be no official event results, 5 000 PLN in cash and all 10 000 PLN valid prizes will be used to increase the next events prizes.
The remaining 5 000 PLN in cash will be divided equally between Event participants.
Riders who place on the top 8 of each discipline are required to attend the Official Award Ceremony of each event. The Penalty for missing the awards ceremony will be a fine equal to their prize money.
The Winners of the whole Tour “Ford Kite Cup†in Freestyle discipline for Men and Woman will be additionally prized by high quality Sony Digital Cameras.
Beside the prizes for winners in each category, there will be valuable prizes drawn in each stop of the “Ford Kite Cupâ€
All riders who will start in all four “Ford Kite Cup†competitions will take part in a special prize draw: A trip to PKRA in Brazil
15. POINTS & CLASIFICATIONS
Places in Freestyle will be awarded in similar way as in PKRA tour in following order::
Place Points Place Points Place Points
1 1000 5 640 13 440
2 880 6 585 17 400
3 780 7 530 25 365
4 700 9 485 33 340
In case of succesfully finished Freestyle in all four contests „Ford Kite Cup†worst result will be discarded, so only three best results will count. In case that only three or less valid Freestyle results, there will not be any discards and all of valid Freestyle wesults will count..
The overall winners of “Ford Kite Cup†in Woman & Man will be competitors who will collect the bigger amount of points, after discarding the worst result (if that situation will occure)
The last contest in the Tour “Ford Kite Cup†25-27 of August will be Polish Championship. Winners of that contest will be awarded by Polish Champions Titles.
16. RULES AND PROTEST:
The contest will be governed by:
I.This Notice Of Race and Kiteboarding Instructions.
II.Oral and Written Instructions given by the Race Director..
There will be no protests or disputes taken into consideration during this event. The Race Director has the final say in all matters.
Race Director: Mirek St?pniewski e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +48 502345500
Head Judge: Adam Szyma?ski
The Judges: Sebastian Rogi?ski, Kasper Orkisz
Beach Marshall: J?drzej Orkisz
fordcup.com
