| The 2009 Kite Masters and Kiteboard Course Racing World Tour head to Portimao |
| Saturday, 30 May 2009 17:24 |
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After the overwhelming success of the 2008 event, the alluring city of Portimao, Portugal will host again, two of the most electrifying and action-packed kiteboard competitions of the year. The Kite Masters World Tour and the Kiteboard Course Racing World Tour.
In conjunction with the freestyle event, the third annual Kiteboard Course Racing World Tour 2009 will feature the best of breed kiteboard racers in the world for a series of extreme racing events using different course formats. In 2008, two North riders dominated the racing events, grabbing the top two podium spots led by 2008 PKRA World racing champion Charles Deleau and teammate Sean Farley of Mexico who won the last two races in dramatic fashion. Each year, the PKRA organizes the “PKRA World Tour”, - a series of professional freestyle kiteboarding tournaments held in different countries from South America to Europe to determine the world ranking. Every competitor starts with zero points at the beginning of the World Tour. The rider who collects the most points at the end of the season is ranked World Number One. The PKRA World Tour typically runs from April to October. However, the 2009 season will mark the debut of a new host – the French “sui generis” collectivity of New Caledonia, located in the southwest Pacific, so the competition this year will run until November. As the fastest growing water sports today, kiteboarding takes a lot of physical and mental discipline to master, not to mention a lot of dedication, training and love for the water. Only the proficient, skilled, and innovative in the art of kiteboarding has the right to be crowned the master of the sport. With the Kite Masters and ISAF-IKA sanctioning, the PKRA is hopeful that kiteboarding will soon become an Olympic sport for the world to enjoy. Source: PKRA |












