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Almost two weeks from the kick off of the Jim Beam Cabo Frio Kiteboard World Cup, 3rd stage of the 2005 KPWT, and we already can announce a beautiful competition board.
Indeed, this specific event, mixing freestyle and wave riding is attracting more and more pro riders everyday on the online pre-registrations.
Sure that the Wave Masters session scheduled as an aside competition additionally represents a particular challenge for most riders : it promises a thrilling fight on the water between the waves specialists and the freestyle stars, nonetheless highly skilled in wave riding!…
The competition board is therefore composed of a variety of riders, in terms of nationalites – 12 countries represented so far ! - and styles – wave riders, freestylers.
Needless to say, the members of the 2005 KPWT top 6 will be there : face to the 2005 leader, Mickael Fernandez (FR), we’ll thus find Antoine Auriol (FR) and Charles Deleau (FR), 2nd equal in the world ranking; yet the menace might come from the italian Stefano Maselli, 4th in the ranking, revelation of the year! The young freestyler Thomas Coquelet (FR), ranked 5th , will on this event have to prove that he’s as good in waves as on flat water, and beware of Ruben Salvador (SP) newcomer on the KPWT and ranked 6th , who astonished everybody during the last event in Turkey.
Face to them, the best brazilian riders will defend their country : among others, we expect the members of the national Top 5, Marcelo Cunha, Reno Romeu, Bernardo Monteiro, Marc Conrad.
On the wave specialists side, we’ll find riders coming from all over the world : Hervé Bouré (FR), 2003 & 2004 Wave Masters champion, Peter Petersen from South Africa, Nick Toussaint from Mexico, John Matthews from Maui, Pablo Llanos from Argentina…
Others nationalities will be highly represented : Portugal with Nuno Figueiredo and Tiago Rocha, Russia with Evgueni Novozheev, Spain with the local champion Ivan Vergel, Australia with Miguel Willis, etc…
To finish, the women board is, like in the last stage in Turkey, composed of confirmed talents, like Noelia Nunez, the spanish leader of the 2005 world ranking, Julie Simsar (FR/Tur) who won the last event, and of course the 2004 world champion Gisela Pulido. Face to them, the Brazilian Champion, Carol Freitas, might nonetheless bring changes in the present ranking…
Kiteboard Pro World Tour – since 1999
Praia do Forte – Cabo Frio – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil – September 2/10, 2005
Wave & Freestyle – Speed Crossing – 30 000USD
Organization : KPWT and Partners
General Coordination : Blue Orange & City of Cabo Frio
KPWT info :
This event will be a premiere in Cabo Frio, wich has never hosted any international kitesurf
event so far.The Jim Beam Cabo Frio World Cup is the fourth event of 2005 saison.
Launched in 1999, the Kiteboard Pro World Tour is the professional world cup of Kiteboarding
that promotes the sport and its star riders on an international level. The series of 7 events
crowns the men and women world champions, for Senior and Junior divisions.
The Jim Beam Cabo Frio world cup will feature the world’s top 32 professional kiteboarder’s
men and 10 professional Women.
Event Dates : September 2nd to 10th
September 2nd to 3rd : registrations 2 to 6pm / 3rd 7pm opening ceremony
September 4th to 9th : daily competitions – skippers meeting at 10am / activities at night
September 10th : final main event freestyle / 7pm : prize giving ceremony
The city and area :
Cabo Frio is located at 150 km North of Rio de Janeiro. Famous for its long beaches and its
white sand dunes, Cabo Frio is the most developed city of the “Sun Coastâ€. The Portuguese
built the Sao Mateus Fortress, in 1620. It names the city’s most beautiful and famous beach,
the “Praia do Forte†(Fortress’ beach).
The spot of Praia Forte, Cabo Frio :
Here, the clear waters are an invitation to practice of water sports. Indeed, Cabo Frio is a
paradise with 13km of beach, one of the best place for kiteboard being Praia do Forte. Other
spots are close to this main beach : Praia das Dunas, Praia do Foguete, Praia de Cabo Frio,
and Praia da Barra. Located downtown, Praia do Forte has many bars and restaurants
around, besides the kiosks on the sand.
The wind and wave conditions :
Good easterly wind and wave spot, 5 at 6 windy days per week between 15 to 35 knots.
Laguna at 10-20 min with flat water.
Classic break sandy bottom, direction left, fast, and powerful, length normal (50 to 150m)
good day normal (50 to 150m).
All tides, swell size starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+ swell
direction East, South.
Accomodation facilities :
Reduced prices for the riders at the Joalpa Hotel - Rua dos Cravos, 02 - Cabo Frio – RJ (4
blocks from the competition site).
Please contact the reservation service : + 55 22 2645 4848 / [email protected]
http://www.joalpa.com.br/cabofrio/index.htm
Prices including breakfast (but not airport transfert ) :
Single : BRL 70,00 / Double :BRL 90,00 / Triple : BRL 120,00
(1 USD = 2.31001 BRL / 1 EUR = 2.85507 BRL)
How to get to Cabo Frio :
Nearest airport is Rio de Janeiro International
Take a taxi from the airport to the Bus Central Station (downtown Rio) to take the bus to Cabo
Frio (2 hours drive – approx 15-20 BRL – 2 departures per hour)
Where to rent a car :
Contact LOCCAR : Tel : +22 2647 4202 / mobile : 9221 0348 or 9216 6099
Email : [email protected]
Rua das Arapongas, 4 – Cancela 1 – Foguete – Cabo Frio - RJ
Race team :.
Ian Young (AUS) will be the race director, he has 6 years experience in kiteboarding and
previously managed various kiteboard competitions. Francisco Costa (Por) will be the Head
Judge. He will manage the judging team, composed of Matthew Smith (New Zealand) Jan
Christoph (Ger) and Neil Merad (FR) as judges.
Disciplines :
This international event will be composed of a main discipline and possible other races :
• Freestyle & Wave - 25000$ prize money - Main discipline : The winner will gain
1000pts, taken into account in the world overall ranking. The race will be conducted
as follows :
a) 100% freestyle if no waves
b) wind sideshore to sideoffshore : 100% wave + kick out (no jump)
c) wind onshore : 50% Freestyle / 50% wave
d) wind sideshore to sideonshore :100% wave ( 1 starboard jump, 1 porttack jump)
• Wave Masters session - 2000 $ prize money
For the riders interested, we’ll organize a Wave Masters session, one day during the event
(date to be announced according to the riding conditions) at Massambaba, a 100% wave spot
at about 10 kms north of Cabo Frio :
- no extra registration fee
- The entry is reserved for the riders registered and participating in the main
freestyle/wave event, men and women - 20 seats maximum (selected out of prequalifications
if necessary)
- 2000 $ prize money and specific official ranking
- photo / video shooting
• Extra discipline TBC (Best Trick or Speed Crossing) – 3000 $ prize money
Format of the main wave - freestyle event :
The competition will be conducted in heats as follows :
1st round : heats of four competitors – One/ One if possible
2nd round : heats of four competitors – One / One if possible
quarter finals : heats of two competitors
semi finals : heats of two competitors
final : heat of two competitors
Winner and Loser brackets take 2 days to finish.
World Champions title Story Men’s :
KPWT 2004 Mickael Fernandez (FR)
KPWT 2003 Charles Deleau (FR)
KPWT 2002 Mark Shinn (UK)
KPWT 2001 Julien Sudrat (FR)
KPWT 2000 Christopher Tasti (FR)
World Champions title story Women’s :
KPWT 2004 Gisela Pulido (SP)
KPWT 2003 Rebecca Nicholson (AUS)
KPWT 2002 Fabienne D’Ortoli (FR)
KPWT 2001 Fabienne d’Ortoli (FR)
KPWT 2000 Stefani Gamble (NZ)
World Junior Champions title story
Men’s :
KPWT 2004 Tom Hebert (N.C)
World Junior Champions title story
Women’s :
KPWT 2004 Gisela Pulido (SP)
2004 KPWT title holders :
KPWT 2004 world champions Mickael Fernandez and Gisela Pulido will defend their title
during this 2005 season. With their various 2004 victories (Jim Beam kiteboard World Cup in
Turkey, Alcatel Kitesurf Pro in Nouméa, etc...), they proved their wide range of talents and
regularity. Nonetheless, needless to say, they will have to face many other talentuous
champions...
Challengers :
Charles Deleau, 2004 vice world champion, Antoine Auriol, 2nd overall KPWT 05, Stefano
Maselli 4th overall ranking KPWT 05, and, among many others, for Women, Noelia Nunez top
overall ranking 05, Julie Simsar, Carol Freitas champion of Brazil…….
Next event :
Perth Kiteboard World Cup – Kitesurf event part of the Gravity Games H20 2005
Margaret River / Perth / Australia - October 6/9 2005
Freestyle and kitecross for a total 30 000 $ prize money
More info : www.kiteboardpro.com
Calendar 2005 :
Como Lake Kiteboard World Cup, Italy – Como Lake, La Punta, Sorico - June 28th/July 3rd
Jim Beam Kiteboard World Cup, Turkey – Burc Beach, Istambul – July 17th/24th
Jim Beam Cabo Frio World Cup, Brazil – Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro – September 2nd to 10th
Perth Kiteboard World Cup, Australia – Perth – October, 6th/9th
St Gilles Kiteboard World Cup, France – St Gilles Croix de Vie - 26th October / 2rd November
Alcatel Kitesurf Pro, New Caledonia – Noumea, November 20th / 27th
Cape Town Kiteboard World Cup, South Africa - Cape Town – December 13th /18th Final
Technical team :
Frédéric Gravoille, Promoter
Bénédicte Samzun , Event Manager
Stephen Marret, Speaker
Christophe Michot, Photographer
Lucas Reboul, Production Director
Tommy Reboul, Cameraman
Luis Miguel Matos, Cameraman
Arnaud Delon, Web Designer
Antoine Rose, FTP services
Media : FTP pictures services :
For pictures, please contact Christophe Michot :
[email protected]
Media : National and International TV news :
International news available for each day of competition
There will be international news for the final day of event. DvCam PAL tapes with split no
music & Effects audio tracks (tapes to be clearly labelled with series title and episode
numbers in English). English language time-coded script (to be provided both in hard copy
and sent via e-mail).
[email protected]
Media : Highlights TV programme :
26’ highlights for TV, Internet and DVD is available for worldwide distribution .
Betacam SP, Digital or Dvcam PAL and NTSC tapes with split no music & Effects audio
tracks (tapes to be clearly labelled with series title and episode numbers in English) Premix or
Fullmix english version. English language time-coded script (to be provided both in hard copy
and sent via e-mail).
[email protected]
Sponsors:
Title sponsor :Jim Beam
Institutional & partners : City of Cabo Frio
Special thanks to : Joalpa Hotel, Hookipa Gardens
For further information :
please visit : www.kiteboardpro.com
And/or contact Frédéric Gravoille, Promoter of the Tour: [email protected]
or Bénédicte Samzun, Event Manager and Coordinator : [email protected]
Tel / Fax : 00 33 (0) 1 46 44 46 94
Rider"s registration for the event : www.kiteboardpro.com
Press accreditation by E-mail : [email protected]
More informations and the 2005 KPWT Calendar :
www.kiteboardpro.com
