Day 2 started cool with a light offshore breeze with the front that cause the rain and onshore wind having passed through overnight. By eleven o'clock we had a 15-20 knot southerly to start the comp. Three head height and over peaks to choose from in the comp area. So the Masters, Legends and Open divisions got underway with the conditions as close to perfect as possible, Wedge Island really turned it on! The competitors coming from Margaret River through to Geraldton (plus a few from Europe and North America) worked their way through some 24+ heats. It's pretty safe to say everyone enjoyed the day, the competition, the kitesurfing, the Monster Girls haha but just not the Wedge Island sand!!!

Results:

Masters:
1st - Ben Mardon
2nd - Phil Downing
3rd - Jim Charette

Legends:
1st - Russ Curtin
2nd - Mark Hampton
3rd - Ray Quahs

Open:
1st - Ryland Blakeney
2nd - Niall Barrett
3rd - Dan Jones

Ingrid from Indian Skye Photography photographed the whole event. She literally took hundreds of photos available in print or digital download. Please check out her website indianskye.com also a short highlights video will be available within the week.

A huge thanks to Kite Addiction who were our sponsor for the third year in a row. Thanks to the WAKSA crew in planning including approval and the guys that helped over the weekend from setting up to pack down. Thanks to the scarborough boys for judging and generally lending a hand. Thanks to phil for a long day of timekeeping. Thanks to Rich Swingewood for the trophies that he hand made - a huge personal effort and they looked great.

For all competitors that were not at presentation your trophies and prizes are available for your collection at Kite Addiction. Remember EVERYONE gets a prize so head and see Dan or Reg at Kite Addiction and let them know your a competitor and you weren't at the presentations and they will sort you out.

Has anyone got photos

It was an awesome event. Russ did a sensational job. One of the most organised comps I have been too :)

We will be keen to come again and again. Kids even has a blast playing in the dunes.

Pics will be available soon from http://www.indianskye.com .. Ingrid has heaps of photos to sort through so keep visiting the page for updates :)

You might also get some updates and pics from her facebook page www.facebook.com/IndianSunsetPhotography

Cheers

Shan

Many thanks to Russ and all those that volunteered that made it such a great weekend.

tightlines said...
Decided I need more practice so have hung around up here for another day currently at Lancelin just about to go for a surf but may even head back to Wedge for a kite when the wind kicks in, is there anyone still around that's keen to hook up for a kite at passage or Wedge.

Tighty the next event is the L2L so you should be out on your race board.

Some day one photos now up

http://www.indianskye.com/galleries

Great job with the event as always Russ- 3 years straight and every year ran smoothly! i know theres alot of behind the scene hours too with heat draws and alot of other things- much appreciative of all the effort you have put in to run this event every year! Also Kite Addiction have supportered the event for 3 years giving every competitor a prize which is awesome and every competitor walks away stoked! also all the waksa voluntees, crew responsible for trophies, and the judges for sitting on the beach for 6hours straight. yew


still scraping sand out of my eyeballs

Thanks Russ, Richard, judges WAKSA and the limpy guy on the flag.



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The results were:
Women's
1st - Shannon Ducker
2nd - Anh-Dow Trinh
3rd - Anastasia Pankina

Juniors
1st - Matthew Short
2nd - Billy Hampton
3rd - Nathan Marshall

Amateurs
1st - Tony Dod
2nd - Patrick Jeannerat
3rd - to be announced after count back

Slack said...
Hey Rich those trophies look awesome and must have taken you some time.

...photos of the trophies by any chance...?