A reminder that rider briefing is 12noon SHARP tomorrow for kickoff soon after! Don't be late and juniors be pumped up and ready to roll straight after briefing is conditions are good enough.
Great day today crew! See ya tomorrow!
It's looking pretty good out there early on crew. The wind is up around 15kts at Outer Harbour and is showing signs of lifting a little at the airport already (inland). At Semaphore there's already a few knots SW so we're looking prime for a comp today.
Remember the RIDER BRIEFING is 12noon SHARP today. Juniors and Ams, have your gear ready to roll at the end of the briefing. If the wind is up, we'll be pushing the Go button straight away.
Folks, we have a LOT to get through today so please keep an eye on the draw board and be at your heat, ready to go when you're up. We'll do our best to keep you informed, if you have any questions, come see me in the judges/commentary box.
Cheers,
Jordan.
thankyou SAKSA for another great event well organised
good times had by all, good to meet some new people as well, cograts to all the winners,watching the finals in all divisions was amazing i think kiteboarding is strong her in south oz and has come a long way once again thankyou
What a great weekend! Thanks again for all the crew that came out to support the event, was fantastic to see so many people down there enjoying themselves. I had an absolute blast, and was such a good vibe on the beach. Its a credit to the local kite community.
Congrats to all the winners, u were all ripping. Spewin i had to run off before the finals but sounds like they were mental! Looking forward to next year already.
Anyone get some good pics throughout the day yesterday? Would be awesome to see if you can put a few up.
THE WRAP UP
What an amazing weekend ! Great conditions on the Sunday and great competition showcasing some incredible riding.
These events take alot to organise and require alot of support so I want to get some big thankyous out there.
First of all to the sponsors-
Danny James and Blade Kiteboarding- Stoked to see a young lad walk away with a brand new Blade kite board thanks to your generosity, Kevin looked pretty darn happy too !
Bastien and Nobile- harnesses, board bags, sunnies and more- everyone got something good.
Trav Murphy and Elements Kiteboarding school- pimpin playa jackets, t shirts and hats.
Fletch and Onboard- hookin up the goodies from Xcel wetsuits, North/ Ion and Cabrinha
Thanks to these sponsors everyone walked away from the comp with some really cool prizes !
Thanks to Red Bull for hooking up some product and the Tent- it was a popular refuge on Saturday.
A big shout out to the helpers-
Troy "the rock"Robeck- if it needed doing this man got it done....massive effort from regos to draws.
Tim Clark- Judged the whole comp without a break and did a dam fine job of it, cheers Tim !
Robin "poodle" Higham- the man behind the bbq all weekend..Thanks Rob.
John "Chopsy" Sellar- one of the silver tongued commentary team, very entertaining
Shaun Crocker- dealt with all the sponsors and made sure stuff was happening leading up to the comp.
Harry Williams- helped with alot of judging and other impromptu assistance
The rest of the judges- Rhys Gardner, Blake Reichelt, Matt Goodwin, Josh Fletcher, Vicki Parsloe, Brett Wilkinson.
Cheers to all the helpers who gave a hand setting up and packing up as well !
Of course where would we be without such a fantastic venue to hold the comp- thanks to the Grange Sailing Club- Don, Rod, Mick, Trevor the list goes on. We are welcomed and made to feel at home in this fantastic venue and we sincerely thank them for their hospitality.
This year we had 45 competitors and the closest competition I have seen at a State Titles. One of the best events I have been to and I have been to alot. We owe alot this year to the new Comps Director, Jordan Roberts. His efforts to make this comp better showed- the setup was grand, the organisation was good and the event ran really smoothly. Big Props Jordo- super effort !
So- who won.....I'm glad you ask-
Amateurs-
1st Sven
2nd Steve Rofe
3rd Bastien
4th Dale Bubnow
Masters-
1st Scott Easton
2nd Evan Higham
3rd Andy Cassingham
4th Shaun Crocker
Grand Masters-
1st Dave Salisbury
Juniors-
1st Corey Capaldo
2nd Dion Do
3rd Kevin Doveton
4th Henry
Womens-
1st Jacqui Hockaday
2nd Loura
3rd Catherine Tanner
4th Raechel Anderson
Mens-
1st Martyn Bone
2nd Ben Windings
3rd Jordan Grimes
4th Rhys Gardner
Thanks to all the competitors for the spirit of competition- great sportspersonship and an amazing vibe.
Cheers
Geoff
big word up to all that showed up to ride, watch and of course help out.
Ive been away from the kiting scene for a while, but its was great to see the willingness to help out, the mateship and of course the sicko riding is still very alive in the SA kite community.
bring on the next comp and the next chance to meet up for a shred again.
cheers
JR
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Here's a few random pics of the day. & what an awesome day of S.A. kiteboarders going OFF!! 
All pics By Jody of JLG Photography... Except a few by me.
I'll post some more later... 
To all the Saksa crew...and all the great sponsors.Congrats on a great ran comp ,was well worth the 6.5 hr drive from Lincoln even if the mrs gave me the ****s all the way!!
Nice shirts,trophies and a great crew, except you ANDY!!!!! I really want to thank all the crew that came to my aid after i were wiped out by an RPM on the beach....it was great to feel LOVED! And thanks for driving all the way home Jacqui with me in the back of the troop giving you the ****s!!!
Thanks again SAKSA.Top Stuff!
You gonna get it Phil.......dont worry next year you will be Grand masters old boy!xxx
