Australian Kitesurfing Wave Nationals 2008 Results

Had a wicked week, thanks again to everyone involved and well done to all the place getters.
As usual it's always great to catch up and go riding with everyone.
I have posted some photos from the hollywood dressup night. It was a blast!

Special thanks to all the organisers. How good was the saturday!! Epic conditions.

xx angie

Great night!!!
thanks for everything!! this was a fun competition!

Thanks to AKSA and all the other sponsors for this great week!!

see you next time!

keep up the good work

Marine

Is the "game" still one?
Does it go for ever?
I'm so scared to say the special word.

Great week, awesome conditions, got a lot of it on tape will try to find time to edit some and let people see how good the location, waves and wind (eventually) were.
First 2 days we had almost zip wind, then just enough on the Friday to have some fun and run some heats with a storm building in the arvo and killing it early, then Saturday, the swell had peaked at around double to triple overhead on the sets, with wind building from 12-15 knots in the morning to around 25 to 33 in the afternoon, really amazing to see the competitors out in conditions like that!! Ordinary humans would not dare!
A late storm killed it on Saturday and then Sunday was 15-20 early dropping to 10-12 knots by the end of the full double elimination heats.
An awesome effort by the event dictator, and his crew of loyal slaves!

Highlights for me was being amongst the cream of the cream of Oz wave kiters, seeing their gear and the amicable way they all ineract with each other and help each other on and off the water. Got to see the new Slingy T3, spoke with the designer a bit, caught up with old mates, got invited into that game and was caught by Keahi twice, but never managed to get him or any of the other groms.
We did get even with Keahi when he was trying to sort his lines out though, took him over an hour to realise there was nothing wrong with them!!! LOL's lots of the other riders were in on the tricks that were being played on him, very funny!
The Friday night Hollywood stars event, incredible effort by some people, still do not know who was behins some of the cossies!
Watching Glen compete with his two very young and loud sons cheering him on from the judging tent.
The human hooter - awesome!
The MC work by Glens sons, including their renditions of humpty dumpty, and other pre schooler songs over the PA!! Classic! Had everyone smiling.
Daniel Smiths near miss with the rocks out the back, only some quick thinking same his bacon and sheer luck saved my board and kite!
But also his incredible riding on the 9M Ozone Edge on Saturday on the South side of the Middle Beach rocks. I have never seen anyone ride so fast and turn with such power, and in huge surf conditions. He got a few pretty amazing jumps too, the kite leterally blew him away, and he has decided he wants to ride for Ozone now, so welcome to the team Daniel.
The nightly games of fooze ball back at the motel with Glen, Mark, Glen, Frank, Leanne, etc, etc, there were no rules and up to 3 players per side, I have video, the tilts were full on, with the table at head height at times!

Downside is I may have lost some footage I shot, so am going to get myself a decent lappy to download each days footage too in future.

And on a final note had a really nice 1 hr session at my favourite flat water spot on the way home! Eventually getting blown off the water on my 14M SB3, but when I started I was only just powered enough to go upwind and get the fins out on a transition. Had to self land on a tiny bit of grass neaxt to some kite easting trees, from the water, not for the faint hearted or those who might hesitate!

Bring on next year and the freestyle nats next month.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

sick comp once agian, good wind had an awesome time. sick spot. thanks to the organisers and everyone that helped out.

so whos kite was that ozone 11m edge