An extract from the "boardroom news" on www.aksa.com.au
From a phone conference meeting of the AKSA board on Monday 31th May 2010.
Submissions had been received from two parties requesting hosting rights to the season 2010/11 AKSA National Titles Events. After careful consideration of the online applications and thorough investigation of all supporting documentation provided it was resolved that the events be split between the applicants.
2011 AKSA National Freestyle & Racing Titles be awarded to the Townsville based applicants with the events to be run at Alva Beach QLD.
2011 AKSA National Wave Titles be awarded to the Victorian applicants with the event to be run at Warrnambool Vic.
Dates & full details will be posted here on www.aksa.com.au as each phase of organisation is completed.
Congratulations to both applicants. Judging by the quality of the applications Australia can expect to see yet another step up in the standard of national competition organisation this coming season.
humbug - whats music got to do with kiting ffs 
Next you'll be telling us you will be putting those slider thingys out there for everyone to hit 
But if you must have music 
then Yves Klein Blue arent far away 
Now that would really pull a crowd & blow everyone out of the water 
To make puppet happy maybe make it a Vampire comp and have all the Twilight teens rock up
Can't wait - got rough dates for us?
Hi guys,
This event is the one!
We have a great venue to provide the best in accommodation options, food, music/entertainment off the water and of course the many riding options Alva offers, from flatwater pools to deep channels and waves.
We have the opportunity to cater an event for the mixed disciplines of kiteboarding all in the one place! We want the freestyle nationals this year to be mixed with a wakestyle nationals and course racing!
The wakestyle event will be judged by wakeboarders primarily and will consist of a mix of park and flatwater based tricks within the wakestyle genre, that is kite low, powered and of course fully committed with appropriated gear selection ie. boots etc!
Racing will be course racing following similar rules etc to that which is taking off on the world stage.
Freestyle nationals will follow AKSA ruling and be similar to all other freestyle nationals following as closely as possible to the PKRA format including (fingers x'd) judges from the PKRA itself!
We are planning to have all disciplines open for all riders, that is you can compete in all or just choose one! The entry fee will cover everything from your competition to food and allow you some accommodation options including the use of the surf club for hot showers and sleeping. For those who wish to sleep in a more quiet location there will be camp grounds, hotels on offer within walking distance of the event site!
We are in discussions about whether or not to have an overall champion, one who excels in all disciplines or for this year let it run and have three champions? Of course there is the possibility that it could be the same person or at least a champion of two disciplines!
This is the time to put suggestions forward to.... (as Marvin mentioned previously), me -if it involves the actual kiteboarding comps, or Marvin for overall event management!
If you have your say now, we have nearly a year to get it right, and this time cater for all styles except of course waves. If we get it right, then everyone and every style has no option but to come, ride and enjoy Alva and of course the off the water vibe will be amazing!
Keen as.....
Chris Wardell
e. cwardell@bestkiteboarding.com
Hmm these places might be great places to kite but they are an absolute pain for people to get to
not only a plane flight but a drive in a hire car as well - for a few hours
the poor dudes from WA - it will be even worse - 2 flights to get to townsville
attending one these will set you back about a grand after you have bought flights , hired a car, accom, food and entry fees
I guess you could start saving up for it now
Hey Marvin - Remember Anzac day weekend is the Core slider Jam in WA... If they're keeping it the same weekend as last year anyway...
Queens birthday would be better - and provide a winter kiting option for many East coasters... It's so far away but!!!
Iam with rhys porter have it queens b'day something happening in the middle of the year for the people that dont get to kite in winter cause of no wind . Bring it on should be a top event .
More information on the 2011 Surf Nationals in Warrnambool to come over the next few days, the Warrnambool guys are stocked to be hosting.....!
The entertainment/live acts to run with the event look impressive......we also have a local festival running in town over that weekend, that will provide plenty of coverage and spectators.
Being a few hours from Melb. and the airport we are currently securing a number of deals to make the trip down our way as cheap as possible, eg. 50% off rail travel from the city (V/Line even offered to put on an extra carriage for gear), cheep accommodation, etc.
Cheers
For people who dont know Warrnambool is a town of about 35000 people. We are securing cheap travel to town and the Warrnambool City Council have told us that people coming to this event will be offered discounts on all types of accomidation. We have beautiful clean beaches and want to host a competition that is inclusive of all riders ability in a non evasive way. For example a free ride session on one of the days that may include big air and good tryers awards/prizes. People may be quick to critisies but I can assure you that the community are right behind this event. I personaly are putting my hand in my pocket in a big way even though my business has nothing to do with kiteing. Volunteers from the coast guard will be on the water during the entire event making it possible to host the event in offshore winds and adding to the safety component. We will also have a large contingency of volunteer qualified first aiders. The Warrnambool area has been featured on the reasently released movie The Dirty South, a Ben Wilson movie. We do see the entertainment component of the event important as not only will it ramp it up but also attract a large amount of spectators to our event that would not normally view kite boarding. Dont need to tell you lot how that could enhanse our sport. The entertainment is going to be amazing!!! Some names you may want check out on the internet are Grant Smiley, Heath Renata, Andy Murphy, Yatch Club DJ's, Jon Course, Tommy Richardson, Bomba and Ash Grunwald.
Anyway hope you all can make it and support this event.
Events like this are important to regional areas
Whoops 
Got Aussie day and Anzac day mixed up lol - Core's on the 26th Jan. as Choicey said...
25th April - Anzac works too..
April is good for me I'm slowing down and can get up there hopefully with a bit of a hook up,
Sorse is back boys next year and will be bringing some newi crew :)
Hmm Masters and open I think..
Time to hit the Trampampolineee :)
and get some time on the water myself..
ps hope we get to do racing at half time through the sand bars :)
Snowboard instructing, and then running my own kite school and engaged, all last year..
Next season back into the thick again. Running the school teaching advanced lessons and building up my repoirtoire again with some new tricks :)
