upwind challenge
TBC
Time: 11:45am*
Start Place: Refer appropriate wind direction course map (below).
Skill Level: Confident kite boarder, ability to self-rescue / pack down, confidently rides upwind and down wind.
Safety: All the following items must to be worn Buoyancy Aid (legally required as more than 400m from shore). All the following items are recommended to be worn Helmet, Kite Knife and Wetsuit. After the event concludes, the event area needs to be clear, ready for the Windsurfers speed event.
The Saturday upwind challenge is an opportunity for kite boarders to test their skills by who can get the furthest up wind in one run across the bay. This event is being run between 2 buoys, where kiters start on the downwind side of the start buoy and see how much further upwind they can achieve from the finish/marker buoy. This challenge in not a speed race, instead it requires knowledge, good technique in speed and board control, put together with accurate kite flying. The challenge is being run over a 30 min window with participants doing as many attempts as they wish. Judging will be from a boat, which is making a finish line and there’ll be only a winner awarded. There is going to be an official start, (Refer Official Start Guide) and signalled event finish.
Refer to event briefing PDF for alternate condition courses.