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Advertising Feature
KITEBOARDING FOR CANCER EVENT GUIDE February 10, 2009
February 10, 2009 KITEBOARDING FOR CANCER EVENT GUIDE Advertising Feature
Kiteboarding
KB4C Maps and Schedule of Events
soaring to new heights
Friday February 13th
- Rider Registration Deadline/Meet & Greet
• 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at “The Tap”
4245 Rochdale Boulevard
Registration/Donation deadline for all
riders to turn in donations collected and
have the funds go towards the prizes
allotted.
• Each rider participating in KB4C must sign
a waiver if you didn’t register online
• Each rider must sign a video release form
• All Riders will be given their KB4C bag of
goodies and schedule of events/ maps for
the race conditions.
Saturday February 14th
- Event Day with backup day on the 15th
• 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Kids/Spectators
Registration (with donation - sign up for
sleigh rides & opportunity to fly a Kite)
• 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Kids/Spectators Sleigh Rides behind Kiters & Trainer Fly Time
• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Celebrity Kite – Mayor Pat Fiacco vs. Regina Chief of Police
Troy Hagen in a “Battle of the Best”
• 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sleigh Rides (with donation - Horse Drawn sleigh rides around
the KB4C site from Heated tent to Heated Tent)
• 1:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. Taylor Volkswagen KB4C Kicks off with an Endurance Race
50+ kites flying!
• 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Speed Race, High Jump / Long Jump Events
To end the day’s festivities at 6pm ages 19+ will reconvene at The Tap, 4245 Rochdale Boulevard, where the silent auction
will be held and prizes awarded. A rough calculation of money raised will be announced the night of the event.
Sunday February 15th
– Backup Event Day/RETRO Kite
Sunday is the backup event day due to the wind/weather conditions. If KB4C event day
is held on Saturday as scheduled we will hold Sunday as a RETRO Day….bring out your
old gear.
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WIND-from the southwest
WIND-from the east
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By Tony Playter
For L-P Specialty Products
Kiteboarding is new, exciting, and extremely-addictive for local
sports enthusiast Scott Degelman. Worldwide, small groups of
people have been experimenting with windsurf sails and wing
designs in an attempt to harness the wind as a power source for
snowboards. Until recently, however, they had marginal success.
“Ten years ago, we didn’t have any training videos or manuals
to use as a guide; it was all done by trial and error,” said
Degelman. “We took quite a few scary bumps with the early kites
but we knew we were onto something.”
Kiteboarding, whether on the water or the snow, is now one of
the fastest-growing sports in the world. It has become much safer
and easier to learn due to the advances in technology, kite design,
safety release systems and instruction. With these new
innovations, kiteboarding has evolved to suit different types of
riders, terrain and wind conditions.
“I’ve tried most of the crazy sports out there but kiteboarding is
the best of the best,” Degelman. “It feels like driving a sports car
on strings. You can snowboard up and down hills for hours
without lift lines, jump well over 20 feet high, and land as soft as
can be.”
Degelman Industries Research and Development Department
personnel also share their boss’s interest in kiteboarding as over
half of the staff members are kiteboard fanatics.
“There is usually quite a bit of kite chatter in the office and we
actually post the weekly wind forecast on a white board,” added
Degelman.
Aaron Hackel, Degelman’s friend
and fellow kite enthusiast, has played
the key role in organizing the KB4C
event. Hackel feels a responsibility to
help promote the sport for a worthy
cause, and the proceeds from the
event will be donated to the Canadian
Cancer Society. Degelman Industries,
a sponsor of the upcoming inaugural
Supporting the
cure for cancer
KB4C Course Race Notes
• Course size is set to take 15-20 minutes per lap, actual size
will vary dependent on conditions.
• 5 minute warning sound with red flag will be displayed at the
start line at 12:55 p.m.
• Start 5 minute red flag up and sound signal.
2 minute red flag down, yellow flag up and sound signal.
0 minute yellow flag down, green flag up and sound
signal.
• Course Sequence
Start (upwind between flag and yellow tetrahydral)
Green Tetrahydral #1
Yellow Tetrahydral #2
Green Tetrahydral #3
Finish (on reach between yellow tetrahydral and flag)
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“I’ve tried most of
the crazy sports
out there but
kiteboarding
is the best of the best,”
Kiteboarding for Cancer event in
Regina on February 14, is expecting
approximately 40 kiteboarders from
across North America to experience
the Regina event.
“You also get to meet a lot of great
people who have a passion for
kiteboarding around the world,” said
Degelman. “It’s a language on its own
similar to the surf culture, but
perhaps more addictive and physical.
I have heard this from so many new
people after a good water or snow
session: ‘This is the BEST sport ever!’”
Saskatchewan is one of the best
places to kiteboard year round.
“We have lakes, endless fields of
powder and plenty of wind,” said
Degelman. “I think it’s pretty funny
every time I hear someone complain
about our wind in Saskatchewan. If
people only knew!”
www.escapesports.ca
339 Ave A, Saskatoon
244-7433