Red Bull Lighthouse to Leighton

The WAKSA wildcard entry was auctioned off on EBay, all proceeds going to Redkite, was well received. The highest bidder paying $314.99 for the pleasure. Good onya mate!

Get down to Leighton Beach around 1pm to watch the freestyle demo’s or have a go on a trainer kite while you wait for the 110 competitors to cross the line, but don’t get there much after the start at 2.30pm as the record (24min 30 sec) may well be broken this year!

Good luck to all those taking part, we hope you’ve been “holding up the wall” strengthening those legs!

Kitestock 2013

 
Tickets go on sale early next week, $150 for the 3 day event (incl. all kite events, entertainment, brunch and dinner, t-shirt and a few other goodies)

Video Competition – What Kitesurfing in WA means to you? Priory Hotel Dongara, Friday 15 February, 7.30pm

Calling all amateur film makers of all ages!

Rough Guidelines for your movie:
•    Maximum 5 minutes long. (no minimum)
•    Theme – What Kiting in WA means to you? (A broad topic so get those creative juices flowing)
•    Keep it relatively family friendly please.
•    You do not have to attend KS to enter, however we suggest you attend to plug your entry!
So dust off your GoPro’s and get filming! There will be great prizes on offer, judging will take place on the night!

Redkite Downwinder

In case you missed it, you didn’t, the event has been postponed to March 2013.
Register now and get fundraising, great prizes up for grabs.

Department of Transport (DoT)

 
At the latest December committee meeting the DoT were invited to share their plans for the future of the sport that we all love. The finer details will come to light within a few months, however no cause for any major concerns.

The discussion revolved around safety at sea and how best to mitigate the risks we as kiters take when venturing offshore.

WAKSA has also requested annual quarterly statistics on any incidents involving kite surfers. This will help WAKSA and the wider WA kite surfing community identify potential trends that emerge and how best deal with them.

If you have any concerns at all please email us waksa@waksa.org.au

To All Members in the Northern Suburbs of Wanneroo

For an upcoming project involving the Wanneroo Council and WAKSA we require the knowledge and support of members using the beaches from Yanchep to Two Rocks.

If you regularly kite at these beaches we need your input. We will not need a lot of your time and we would appreciate it if you could contact Gerhard by email gmd@vk6gmd.com and leave a telephone number for him to ring back and get you informed what this is all about. We appreciate your help in this important matter.

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