The event will take place in Maroochy River Mouth, Cotton Tree, QLD and will only run in 20+ knots of wind. We are locking in a number of weekends in February to ensure we have the most optimal wind conditions. There will be four major categories to ensure we can engage and encourage kiteboarders of various skills and levels to participate.

Please read the details below and register accordingly.

LOCATION: Maroochy River Mouth, Cotton Tree, QLD, 4558

WIND WINDOW: 10th and or 11th February; 24th and 25th February as back up dates

CONDITIONS: 20+ knots

CATEGORIES

• King of Queensland
  the best of the best in Queensland will compete to showcase their skills and fight for their chance to take the crown and win some high-value prizes from our generous sponsors
• Queen of Queensland
  we are welcoming our extremely talented ladies to compete for the title of the Queen of Queensland and win some royal prizes 
• Prince/Princess of Queensland
  we are opening this exciting and important category for our under-18 shredders as we look forward to seeing the mind-blowing progress from our next generation of champions 
• Big Air Open Session
  open session for everyone who wants to compete against their mates, beat their personal records, win a number of prizes and get some serious bragging rights for the year to come. 

SCORING
King, Queen and Prince/Princess of Queensland
We will take into account the height, technicality and variance/style of your tricks. Stay tuned for more details.

Open Category
We are partnering with WOO in our Open category to help determine the winners. You do not need a WOO to compete and we will be providing the devices and mounts for our competitors in the Open category to use during the event if they do not already have one.

ELIGIBILITY
You must be a current Kiteboarding Australia member to compete. Find the most suitable membership option for you:

• Event membership - $76

One-off membership that is only valid for the Big Air 2023 event.

• Full membership - $191

Annual Kiteboarding Australia membership gives access to our exclusive insurance, including recreational public liability and personal accident insurance. It also lets you participate in all Kiteboarding Australia events, competitions, and clinics.

Kiteboarding Australia is a non-for-profit organisation and every member contributes to delivering the highest standards of education and training to local schools and instructors, while enabling us to advocate for kiteboarding and winging on the national level as well as with the local councils. This means that our favourite beaches remain open for practicing the sport, promoting convenient parking, high safety standards and many more elements crucial for the growth and development of our favourite sport.

Start practicing your best big air tricks and loops to be ready for this epic event this February.