SQUAMISH WIND FESTIVAL BIG AIR COMPETITION

[Thor]

JULY 27th FROM 2PM-4PM.
*REGISTRATION ON SITE AT NOON*

Lots of prizes, giveaways and beer.

Like the Squamish Wind Festival FB page here>> https://www.facebook.com/SquamishWind
Like the KITE CLASH FB page here >> https://www.facebook.com/KiteClash
Like the Squamish Windsports Society page here>> https://www.facebook.com/squamishwinds?ref=br_tf

Rider: ADAM VANCE
Photo: JIM HEGAN

[joelhampshire]

Another sweet event, great to see!

Worth noting that this is the date of the ironman. Anyone coming from whistler or Pemby need be to out town quite early. I know for me, if I don't leave Pemby by 6.30am I'll get stuck with road closures

[Thor]

Thanks Joel, great info buddy.

I'm predicitng a big turnout and this will be great practice and an advantage for anyone who is also entering KITE CLASH the following weekend.

Anyone wanting to enter the Squamish Windfest Big Air Comp on July 27th should be at the spit to register by noon and we will be having a competitors meeting at 1:00, practice at 1:30 and the first heats will start at 2pm

FYI there is no entry fee for this one guys and absolutely anyone can enter. There will be a Men's and Women's comp.

[Kieran]

Ironman Canada won't create a ton of traffic - most people won't finish until after dinner.

[Thor]

Right on thanks that's good to know. Iron man is cool I guess.
I'm glass man.

[Thor]

Headsup you guys the SQUAMISH WIND FESTIVAL WINDSPORTS GEAR SWAP is on Saturday, July 26, from 8 to 10 a.m. FREE at Pavilion Park.

follow the Squamish Wind Fest on FB >> https://www.facebook.com/SquamishWind

[Thor]

FYI it is completely FREE to enter this one and it is a judged King of the Air style BIG AIR COMP with 70% of your score based on height and 30% based on style.
The awards have arrived and are just awesome.

Registration starts at 12:00pm at the Squamish Spit this Sunday. The riders meeting is at 1:00, practice at 1:30 and all the action starts at 2:00pm sharp.

[Slappy]

Where is the boosting going to take place with a 1.3m tide at 2:00 pm?

[Thor]

you best stay home Slappy if you're afraid

[Thor]

More great news..
On top of the trophies and bragging rights, the Men's and Women's SQUAMISH WIND FESTIVAL BIG AIR winners will also be getting either 2 tickets from Sunwolf for white water rafting or 2 tickets for the whistler sliding centre. They will also get a Squamish wind fest t shirt and a very special brew.
Wind fest has activities all over Squamish all weekend including a concert tonight and a wind sports gear swap tomorrow morning. Check the fb page in my 1st post for more info.

[Thor]

Wow what an event. The crowd was unbelievable and such a high level of skill from everyone. Thanks to Denham, eileen, Andrea and Alyssa from the SWS.
Thanks to Merz for DJ action.
Thanks all around to everyone who entered.
Steve TULK is tha man, makes up for the patience I lack for sure lol.
Huge thanks to Jim Hegan of coarse as well as Nicolas Hesson for the great shots that are rolling in.
Major thanks to grand Cayman Champ The Birdman for helping judge.
Thanks to beer.
The wind was light but you guys made it spectacular.
Next weekend we run the nationals and expect things to run just as smooth. If anyone encounters an issue during next weekend's Kite Clash please come talk to me.

Men's result
1st Place Sam Medysky
2nd Place Dan Druet
3rd Place Franz Schitshofer

Women's results
1st Place Jessica Winkler
2nd Place Josee Fontaine
3rd Place Nadia Beaupre

Finally big ups to the Squamish Wind Fest peeps. Top notch.

[RevTyler]

Is there any video footage of the competition?

[jusgivner]

If anyone wants to help out in any way at all next weekend please get hold of me. We could use a few people for set up and launch/land duties. BEER.
Thanks to everyone Thor already mentioned and the competitors, you guys did an amazing job of making the tough conditions look good. Also thanks to all the kiters for respecting the competition area and just generally bringing positive vibes to the spit. This weekend id going to be awesome

Steve
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[Thor]

Is there any video footage of the competition?

Will you settle for us on the radio https://m.soundcloud.com/darrenmcpeake/ ... am-medysky

There's some vids showing up on fb. Check out the kite clash page.