PDCK Instructor become WAINMAN HAWAII Team Rider!!

We would like to congrat Dylan for being now part of the WAINMAN HAWAII Team, here is a little about him:

Please present yourself, tell us a bit about you?

My name is Dylan Shewfelt. I was born in Canada on November 28th in 1991. I was relocated to Mexico at the age of nine. Started snowboarding in Canada when i was 4 and later continued in Colorado throughout high-school. In 2009 i moved back to Mexico and having a lack of snow I had to look for something else then snowboarding to keep myself challenged. Thats how I came to discover and practice kiteboarding in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

How and when did you get involved in the Kiteboarding industry?

After my first beginner lesson the kiteschool offered me a job, which I was more than happy to take. I could easily say that I didnt leave the beach since then. Even the thought of missing out on some wind makes me nervous. From the beginning my passion for kiting overgrew everything and felt more than natural to live that lifestyle day-by-day. Since then I teach and train during the winter seasons in Playa del Carmen with PDC Kiteboarding School( www.pdckiteboarding.com) at the Sandos Playacar Resort and discover new spots around the world in the off-season. Making sure that I kite as much as my body can take and a little bit more...

What are your last accomplishments?

 In the last 3 years i have been improving a lot and receiving compliments for my riding and style on the water.
I also had the opportunity to participate in the Freestyle competition of the PKRA 2012 in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
 Recently becoming a Team Rider for Wainman Hawaii( www.wainmanhawaii.com) and Mobekitewear, and i thank them for believing and supporting me.

PKRA Mexico, Day 1.

Playa del Carmen PKRA 2011

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Racing Kiteboard World Cup & Freestyle Pro

Location : Playa Del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Mexico

Registration : Online registration fee for this event is $100 and it is due by Mar-15-2011. Late registration or onsite registration will incurr a $25 late fee.

PKRA 2010.

Intercontinental Hua Hin Kiteboarding World Cup adds Asian Qualifier and SUP event.

Hua Hin, Thailand is not only known for its legendary beaches, friendly people and delicious spicy food. This year will mark the first ever professional kiteboarding event in the history of Asia, making this the perfect place to host Asia's first ever Pro Kiteboarding event. Asia will be a new era for the sport, as its region is expected to become part of the annual pro tour event lineup.

This mega event will start up with a special PKRA Asian qualifier event held from March 12th-14th. Registration for this event will take place on March 11th with an entry fee of $50 US.

This event will have a freestyle discipline as the qualifier discipline as well as a long distance race and high jump competition. The PKRA international crew will be running this event, which will ensure the highest quality of event logistics and judging.

There will be cash and kite equipment prizes for all winners, so make sure you enter for some good fun and great prizes. The top 2 male and top 2 female finishers will be given the chance to test themselves against the world’s best as they will automatically be entered into the main event of the PKRA International freestyle competition as wildcards.

Holding a world-class event in Asia will not only promote the sport of kiteboarding, but it will offer a chance for new talent to take center stage and to encourage Asian riders to compete. Therefore, for all Asian citizens that will compete in the PKRA Asian qualifier competition, the $50 entry fee will cover BOTH the PKRA Asia event as well as the entry fee for the PKRA International event starting on March 15th.

The top kiteboarders from around the world will then take the spotlight as they compete in the Intercontinental Hua Hin Kiteboarding World Cup, a grand slam PKRA event, sanctioned by IKA/ISAF which will feature Freestyle, Course Racing, and Board Off, disciplines from March 15th-20th. Registration for the Intercontinental Hua Hin World Cup will take place on March 14th.

As an added highlight, an SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard) competition has been added to the list of disciplines featuring; a 100m sprint, 1000m long distance and a zig-zag course race around buoys. The SUP competition will be held every morning at 9:00am from March 16th-18th, and will have equipment prizes for the winners.

PKRA Thailand promises to be an event to be remember, and will set a high standard for professional kiteboarding competitions in the entire Asian continent. Don’t forget to register

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South Pacific kiteboarding competition graduates to the big league by hosting the final event of the 2009 PKRA World Kiteboarding Tour

Oct-03-2009
The 9th Edition of the Teri Kite Surf Pro 2009 will take place from the 25th to the 29th of November 2009 on Pointe Magnin, Nouméa, New Caledonia, home to the world’s largest enclosed lagoon.

Kiteboarding is one of the fastest growing, highly sought after extreme sports on the planet, and what better place to wrap up this years world tour than one of the most outstanding and remarkable locations of the world.

The combination of strong easterly trade winds mixed with pristine crystal clear and flat-water make for the perfect freestyle riding conditions. The world’s most famous and radical freestyle kiteboarders will dispute the coveted kiteboarding PKRA world title.

Five times world champion Aaron Hadlow is focused on making history yet again by fighting to win his 6th straight world title. Kevin Langeree proved that he is not going down without a fight and is more determined than ever before since his win in Germany. Langeree has his heart and mind set on winning his first PKRA World Title.

These Kings of kiteboarding will have to compete to their maximum potential as they face extremely tough competitors from Youri Zoon, who is stronger than ever, and local hero, Tom Hebert who is one of the best riders in the world.

In the women’s division, Bruna Kajiya will be on schedule to win her first PKRA world tour title, however, the Polish wonder girls, Karolina Winkowska and Joanna (Asia) Litwin, (winner of the Germany event) will make for an extremely tough and unpredictable competition.

In addition to the freestyle competition, a long distance race will be held from the Phare Amedée to Nouméa event site. This is a fun, and highly anticipated race where windsurfing legend and sponsor of the event, Robert Teritehau will be competing.

The Teri Kite Surf Pro 2009 event is organized by the Kiteboarding League of New Caledonia, LVLNC, the private titles sponsors are Teri , Nissan, Orangina, Ramada Plaza and SeaDoo. Special support from: NRJ, Air France, RFO Nouvelle Caledonie, and Total.

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Current Ranking:
Rank Competitor Name Nationality Sponsors Points
1 Aaron Hadlow United Kingdom 2540
2 Kevin Langeree Netherlands 2454
3 Youri Zoon Netherlands 2363
4 Reno Romeu Brazil 1788
5 Alex Pastor Spain 1734
6 Andy Yates Australia 1698
7 Cesar Portas Spain 1593
8 Petr Tyushkevich Russian Federation 1513
9 Michael Schitzhofer Austria 1458
10 Sebastien Garat France 1448

Kite Masters Freestyle Wrap Up - Portimao, Portugal 2009

Day 1 - Kite Masters 2009

Praia de Alvor (25 July 2009) – The much anticipated start of the prestigious Kite Masters World Tour 2009 kicks off with a thrilling display of speed and power courtesy of the PKRA racers who participated in the third annual Kiteboard Course Racing World Tour 2009. Perfect weather conditions greeted the crowd at the beach along with the athletes although the much sought-after wind which fuels the games arrived later during the race. After a long period of waiting, the event got underway at approximately 2:00 pm and was participated by the crème de la crème of kiteboard racing.
The wind was particular light during the first two races but gradually picked up after the 45-minute break for the third and final race of the day which concluded at 5:00 pm. The first race of the day lasted approximately 23 minutes and progressively got faster with the final race only taking 17 minutes. Most of the competitors started on their largest kites (15m / 16m for the men) but eventually switched down one size for the final race. Bringing the crowd on their feet and leading the race after day one is Cabrinha’s Bruno Sroka (FRA) who is making a comeback after taking a break from last year’s racing events. The French racer dominated all three races with convincing wins. It was apparent that Sroka have been busy training and has worked very hard on his board and speed during the off-season. Unfortunately, last year’s champion Charles Deleau (North, FRA) is racing on borrowed gear due to lost luggage. The French rider is hoping to get his gear later today so he can climb his way back up to the top to defend his world championship title against Sroka who was World Champion in 2007. Meanwhile, American Jesse Richman, another Cabrinha rider is currently in second place while North’s Sean Farley (MEX) completes the top three. On the women’s side, Steph Bridge (GBR) of North Kiteboarding once again dominated all three races and even beating many of the men, since both men and women started at the same time. Fabienne D’Ortoli (FRA) riding with a Naish kites ranked second overall after day one followed by Kari Schivebaag (NOR) of Ozone. After the races, the competition switched over to the Kite Masters freestyle events where 12 men’s heats and 4 ladies heats were completed. In the men's division within group 1 Sebastian Garat (RRD, FRA) currently has 4 points while Abel Lago has 2 points. In group 2 Michael Schithofer (Naish, AUS) and Jesse Richman (Cabrinha, USA) each has 1 point while Danilo Nacarato has 2 points. In group 3 both Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha, ITA) and Gonçalo Gomes each has 2 points and finally in group 4 both Kevin Langeree (Naish, NLD) and Charles Deleau (North, FRA) each has 2 points. Over in the women's heats within group 1 Karolina Winkoska (Naish, POL) and Marilou Lavale each has 2 points as is the same situation in group 2 with both Jalou Langeree (Naish, NLD) and Steph Bridge (North, GBR) each having 2 points.The day’s event concluded at around 7:00 pm while tomorrow's rider meeting is set for 1:00 pm and first possible start at 1:30 pm local time. Presented by The Gest Group under the leadership of Director General Erich Steffen and Event Coordinator Eduardo Piloni, these premium kiteboarding events will run from June 24 – 28, 2009 at Praia de Alvor, Portimao. These events will be hosted by the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) – the globally recognized professional kiteboarding organization.

Brazil Freestyle KiteExtreme Change of Date

Due to the Natural Disaster in the form of torrential rains and landslides that has seriously affected the State of Piaui, Brazil during the month of May, the 2009. KiteExtreme Freestyle event will be moved to October 14 – 18, 2009. For updates on the event check the PKRA Website at: http://www.pkra.info

PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam celebrates 8th straight year in Fuerteventura

For eight years in a row, the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) – the world’s leading professional kiteboarding organization – is bringing the events back to Fuerteventura soil. The event dubbed “Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam 2009,” will be a five-day event of extreme kiteboarding action. The highlights will include Freestyle and Kite-Loop Competition to be participated in by professional riders from more than 18 different countries. Organized by Pro Center René Egli through its owner René Egli, featuring €33,000 in total prize money, the Fuerteventura event is well-known as the most extreme PKRA Kiteboarding World Tour event be cause of guaranteed strong winds.
The kick-off games will start on July 17, 2009 with the Inscription & the Welcome Party and will run until July 22. Expect to see some of the best freestyle kiteboarders live in action performing their biggest jumps and difficult tricks, push ing themselves in the extreme conditions. In addition to the freestyle this year will feature a kite-loop competition which guarantee spectacular extremely high jumps as the riders get that extra lift created as they loop their kite while in mid-air.
The venue will be Playa Sotavento, without a doubt the best beach in Fuerteventura and a paradise of immense ecological prosperity. The area abounds with sunny weather condition and strong winds blowing at an average of 18 to 35 knots. These, combined with an average water temperature of 22 degrees Celsius (71.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and a general wind direction of side offshore to side shore makes the beaches of Sotavento a perfect and spectacular setting for the PKRA Grand Slam event.
Reigning Fuerteventura men’s freestyle champion Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, GBR), who also won the title here in 2006 is the top favorite, while top challengers Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED) and Sebas- tien Garat (RRD, FRA - who won second place last year) may give Hadlow a run for his money.
In the women’s division, 3-time Fuerteventura champion Gisela Pulido (Slingshot, ESP) is the favored rider to win this year but with the likes of Bruna Kajiya (Best, BRA) and Susi Mai (Cabrinha, GER) at the helm, the young Spaniard would have to push herself to the limit once again to retain the title.
The Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam is organized and presented by Pro Center René Egli in cooperation with the townhall of the municipality of Pájara, the government of Fuerteventura & the Canary Islands, and through the sponsors Hotel Meliã Gorriones, Tropical, Cabrinha and Neil Pryde.

Cabarete 2009

Jun-05-2009
The Dominican Republic Cabarete event, has been has being a classic PKRA World Tour event over the last 7 years. This great location know as the Caribbean Kiteboarding Mecca, has hosted many years the highest standard Kiteboarding event in the world where the absolute best in the world have competed. Unfortunately in 2009 the economic world crisis has hit the Dominican Republic very hard and the event this year is not able to support the High Standards of the PKRA World Tour. Over the last few weeks the event organizer, the rider’s committee and the PKRA managing body have being discussing, different options to deal with the crisis and adjust the event to the current economic situation.
However the options have not being feasible since they would greatly compromise the high standards of the PKRA World Tour establish by the best riders in the world, and make the event something far away from a World Championship event. Therefore the decision was to call off the 2009 event, and wait for better times and organize the official “Cabarete World Cup” as a high standard kiteboarding event in 2010.
The next official PKRA event will be the Course Racing event at the Portimao Kite Masters, and the next official freestyle PKRA event of the year will be the Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam 2009. Notice of race coming soon. 100% confirmed.

PKRA World Tour Schedule Changes.

Zoon Youri

In the last few weeks there has been as series of worldwide events that have affected the PKRA 2009 World Tour Schedule. Due to the worldwide economic crises, the PKRA Tarifa event was not able to get the necessary budget to host the PKRA World Cup, and they have gone another route. As of today the Tarifa 2009 event has been cancelled. We are confident, that as early as 2010, as soon as the economy recovers PKRA will be back to this popular location.The swine flu epidemic is also affecting PKRA, since the authorities and sponsors of the Cabarete event, in the Dominican Republic are reluctant to schedule any type of events until this epidemic crisis subsides. Therefore to give more time for this to happen the organizer has decided to postpone the event to the dates that have open by the cancelation of the Tarifa Event. So the new dates for Cabarete 2009 are July 1st – 5th 2009. This event has already all the necessary support to take place, and the only factor that will be affecting its realization is how the swine flu epidemic develops on the next couple weeks. There will be constant updates on the PKRA website about it. On a final note, the next PKRA World Tour event on the calendar will be the Kite-Masters Portimao event in Portugal. June 24 – 28. 2009. Press release and information about the event to be out next week.

Final Results.

The awards ceremony for the Freestyle winners started at around 15:00h in the center of the event village and the massive crowd packed around the stage to see their favorite athletes and the prizes given out to the winners. The ceremony lasted for about 30 minutes. Freestyle Discipline Results

1
Aaron Hadlow
United Kingdom
1000
2
Youri Zoon
Netherlands
885
3
Kevin Langeree
Netherlands
790
4
Alex Pastor
Spain
710
5
Reno Romeu
Brazil
650
6
Sebastien Garat
France
610
7
Mario Rodwald
Germany
585
8
Tom Hebert
New Caledonia
585
9
Michael Schitzhofer
Austria
530
10
Andy Yates
Australia
530

Day 5 - Mondial Du Vent 2009

Best Trick Results:
Men:
1st - Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) Mobe 7 2nd
- Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED) Mobe 7 3rd
- Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha, ITA) Slim Chance to Blind
Women:
1st - Bruna Kajiya (BRA) Blind Judge 2nd
- Gisela Pulido (Airush, ESP) Slim Chance 3rd
- Angela Peral (North, ESP) Blind Judge
All the infos at http://www.prokitetour.com/

Mobe 720 : A heelside Backroll with a frontside 720 landing wrapped or passing the bar in the air, we consider more difficult to pass the bar in the air.

Blind Judge Heelside Raley with a backside 180 AKA Railey to Blind

Kiteboarding competitions 2009 (PKRA)

Heat #15A Romeu, R (2)
Zoon, Y (1)

Heat #15B Hadlow, A (1)
Pastor, A (2)

Heat #16W F Zoon, Y (2)
Hadlow, A (1)

Heat #17L F Pastor, A (1)
Romeu, R (2)

Heat #16W F Winner: Aaron Hadlow
Heat #17L F Winner: Alejandro Pastor

PKRA 2008, Playa del Carmen

Morning training before the contest.

Kevin Langeree, Netherlands, Naish, training at Mamitas Beach

Playa del Carmen, Mexico.

PKRA 2008, Morning Session.

Thanks Sarah Kenyon for the photography.

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