What's Coming Up? Instructor Courses, Season Launch Kiteboarding Expo, Kite-Foil Announcements and More!
Published Thu 11 Jul 2019
As we head into the second half of the year, we are busy planning the 2019-20 season. The Season Launch is on the horizon and there are heaps fun and exciting opportunities to get involved with!
Keep reading to find out about upcoming Instructor Courses, Season Launch Kiteboarding Expo, international competition success, kite-foil racing and our winter membership!
Instructor Courses
There are two Level 1 Instructor Courses planned for October in Adelaide and the Sunshine Coast! This course is designed to teach you the valuable skills about teaching kiteboarding and set you on a path to independently teach our great sport!
| Adelaide Lvl 1 Instructor Training Course | Wed 09 Oct 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019 |
| Sunshine Coast Lvl 1 Instructor Training Course | Wed 23 Oct 2019 - Sun 27 Oct 2019 |
Season Launch Kiteboarding Expo Series!
All systems are go for the Season Launch Kiteboarding Expo series coming to a beach near you from September 7. Don't miss out on the event this year, with new equipment demos, education, community activities and a bunch of great prizes that can be won! All you need to do is register for the event (it's free!) and come down on the day where you will meet a bunch of like minded water enthusiasts & have a whole lot of fun!
Saturday 7th September - Golden Beach, Queensland
Saturday 14th September - Kurnell, New South Wales
Sunday 29th September - Pt Malcolm, Adelaide
Saturday 5th October- Leighton Beach (Near the FSLSC), Western Australia
Saturday 12th October - St Kilda, Victoria
Kite Foil Events Announcement!
We are stoked to announce the dates of the National Championships (in Melbourne) and two State Titles coming up this season! Kite-Foil racing is on it's way to Paris 2024 Olympics and this is your chance to get a taste of the sport at a grassroots level. Who knows? You might go on to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympics! First time racers are encouraged to get involved in this exciting aspect of our sport and competitors can compete in the open class with no equipment restrictions!
| Queensland Kite Foil State Championships | Sat 21 Sep 2019 - Sun 22 Sep 2019 |
* Registrations for the Queensland Kite Foil State Titles is required by end of July!
| Victorian Kite Foil State Championships | Sat 12 Oct 2019 - Sun 13 Oct 2019 |
| Australian Kite Foil Championships | Sat 18 Jan 2020 - Tue 21 Jan 2020 |
International GKA success!
Huge congratulations to James Carew climbing his way to finish 2nd place in the men’s and also to Peri Roberts taking 4th place in the women’s double elimination at the GKA Kite-Surf World Tour stop at Sylt!
